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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

1997 Buffalo BillsW1997 Buffalo Bills↗

NFL · AFC East · 6–10 (.375) · 4th in division · PF 255 · PA 367 · Coach Marv Levy · Did not qualify

◀ 1996 1998 ▶

Schedule (20 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
1997-07-26	1	@ Denver Broncos	L 10–31		Mile High Stadium	69,739
1997-08-08	3	vs Minnesota Vikings	W 19–3		Rich Stadium	32,559
1997-08-16		vs Green Bay Packers	L 3–35		SkyDome (Toronto, ON)	53,896
1997-08-22	4	@ Baltimore Ravens	W 31–28		Memorial Stadium
1997-08-31	1	vs Minnesota Vikings	L 13–34	0–1	Rich Stadium	79,139
1997-09-07	2	@ New York Jets	W 28–22	1–1	Giants Stadium	72,988
1997-09-14	3	@ Kansas City Chiefs	L 16–22	1–2	Arrowhead Stadium	78,169
1997-09-21	4	vs Indianapolis Colts	W 37–35	2–2	Rich Stadium	55,340
1997-10-05	6	vs Detroit Lions	W 22–13	3–2		78,025
1997-10-12	7	@ New England Patriots	L 6–33	3–3	Foxboro Stadium	59,802
1997-10-20	8	@ Indianapolis Colts	W 9–6	4–3	RCA Dome	61,139
1997-10-26	9	vs Denver Broncos	L 20–23 OT	4–4	Rich Stadium	78,458
1997-11-02	10	vs Miami Dolphins	W 9–6	5–4	Rich Stadium	78,011
1997-11-09	11	vs New England Patriots	L 10–31	5–5	Rich Stadium	65,783
1997-11-17	12	@ Miami Dolphins	L 13–30	5–6	Pro Player Stadium	74,155
1997-11-23	13	@ Tennessee Oilers	L 14–31	5–7	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	23,571
1997-11-30	14	vs New York Jets	W 20–10	6–7	Rich Stadium	47,776
1997-12-07	15	@ Chicago Bears	L 3–20	6–8	Soldier Field	39,784
1997-12-14	16	vs Jacksonville Jaguars	L 14–20	6–9	Rich Stadium	41,231
1997-12-20	17	@ Green Bay Packers	L 21–31	6–10	Lambeau Field	60,108

Roster (62)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
8	Billy Joe Hobert	QB	6-3	230	Washington		TRC
10	Alex Van Pelt	QB	6-1	220	Pittsburgh		ACT
13	Jim Ballard	QB	6-3	223	Mount Union College		ACT
15	Todd Collins	QB	6-4	223	Michigan		ACT
23	Antowain Smith	RB	6-2	232	Houston; East Mississippi JC		ACT
25	Rene Ingoglia	RB	5-10	202	UMass Amherst		ACT
33	Tim Tindale	RB	5-10	220	Western Ontario		RES
34	Thurman Thomas	RB	5-10	206	Oklahoma State		ACT
44	Darick Holmes	RB	6-0	237	Portland State; Pasadena College		ACT
18	Jimmy Cunningham	WR	5-8	150	Howard		CUT
80	Eric Moulds	WR	6-2	225	Mississippi State		ACT
81	Jerry Reese	WR	5-11	190			ACT
82	Mitchell Galloway	WR	5-8	178	East Carolina		ACT
83	Andre Reed	WR	6-2	190	Kutztown		RES
88	Quinn Early	WR	6-0	190	Iowa		ACT
89	Steve Tasker	WR	5-9	185	Northwestern; Dodge City CC		ACT
48	Pat Fitzgerald	TE	6-2	238	Texas		RES
84	Lonnie Johnson	TE	6-3	246	Florida State		ACT
85	Jay Riemersma	TE	6-5	256	Michigan		ACT
86	Tony Cline	TE	6-5	260	Stanford		ACT
87	Robert Coons	TE	6-5	249	Pittsburgh; Fullerton		ACT
20	Henry Jones	DB	6-0	200	Illinois		ACT
21	Manny Martin	DB	5-10	190	Alabama State		ACT
22	Jeff Burris	DB	6-0	190	Notre Dame		ACT
24	Kurt Schulz	DB	6-1	208	Eastern Washington		ACT
27	Ken Irvin	DB	5-11	182	Memphis		ACT
28	Thomas Smith	DB	5-11	190	North Carolina		ACT
31	Raymond Jackson	DB	5-10	189	Colorado State		ACT
37	Sean Woodson	DB	6-1	214	Jackson State University		ACT
40	Eric Smedley	DB	5-11	199	Indiana		ACT
46	Marlon Kerner	DB	5-10	187	Ohio State		RES
75	Marcellus Wiley	DL	6-4	275	Columbia; West Los Angeles College		ACT
77	Jim Jeffcoat	DL	6-5	280	Arizona State		RES
78	Bruce Smith	DL	6-4	265	Virginia Tech		ACT
90	Phil Hansen	DL	6-5	273	North Dakota State		ACT
91	Shawn Price	DL	6-4	290	University of U. of Pacific; Sierra JC		ACT
92	Ted Washington	DL	6-5	375	Louisville		ACT
93	Pat Williams	DL	6-3	317	Texas A&M; Northeastern State (Ok); Navarro		ACT
94	Mark Pike	DL	6-4	272	Georgia Tech		ACT
98	Sean Moran	DL	6-4	275	Colorado State		ACT
52	John Holecek	LB	6-2	242	Illinois		ACT
54	Chris Spielman	LB	6-0	247	Ohio State		RES
55	Mark Maddox	LB	6-1	240	Northern Michigan University		ACT
57	Damien Covington	LB	5-11	236	N.C. State		RES
58	Marlo Perry	LB	6-4	245	Jackson State University		ACT
59	Sam Rogers	LB	6-3	245	Colorado; West Los Angeles College; West Hills Community College		ACT
95	Bryce Paup	LB	6-5	247	Northern Iowa		ACT
96	Dan Brandenburg	LB	6-3	240	Indiana State		ACT
99	Gabe Northern	LB	6-3	262	LSU		ACT
60	Jerry Ostroski	OL	6-3	327	Tulsa		ACT
61	Dusty Zeigler	OL	6-5	305	Notre Dame		ACT
63	Bill Conaty	OL	6-2	300	Virginia Tech		ACT
68	Corbin Lacina	OL	6-4	314	Augustana (SD)		ACT
69	T. Marcus Spriggs	OL	6-3	310	Houston; Hinds CC		ACT
70	John Fina	OL	6-5	300	Arizona		ACT
72	Corey Louchiey	OL	6-8	305	South Carolina; Tennessee		ACT
73	Mike Rockwood	OL	6-10	345	UNLV		ACT
74	Jamie Nails	OL	6-6	335	Florida A&M		ACT
76	Ethan Albright	OL	6-5	260	North Carolina		ACT
79	Ruben Brown	OL	6-3	300	Pittsburgh		ACT
2	Steve Christie	SPEC	6-0	195	William & Mary		ACT
9	Chris Mohr	SPEC	6-5	215	Alabama		ACT