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The first 2,000-yard season was recorded in 1973 by Buffalo Bills running back O. J. Simpson, who is the only player ever to have surpassed 2,000 yards in a 14-game season; all others occurred in 16-game seasons. Simpson finished with 2,003 rushing yards, averaging six yards per carry and an NFL-record 143.1 rushing yards per game. [4]
The 1973 Buffalo Bills season was the 14th season for the team and their 4th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Bills finished in 2nd place in the AFC East division and finished the 1973 NFL season with a record of 9–5, the team's first winning record since 1966 .
Orenthal James Simpson (July 9, 1947 – April 10, 2024), also known by his nickname "the Juice", was an American professional football player, actor, and media personality who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 11 seasons, primarily with the Buffalo Bills. Simpson is regarded as one of the greatest running backs of all time, but ...
Buffalo Bills record by season Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results Awards Head coaches Refs; Finish W L T Pct; 1960: 1960: AFL: Eastern 3rd 5 8 1 .393 Buster Ramsey [8] 1961: 1961: AFL Eastern 4th 6 8 0 .429 [9] 1962: 1962: AFL Eastern 3rd 7 6 1 .536 Lou Saban [10] 1963: 1963: AFL Eastern 2nd° 7 6 1 .536 ...
The 1974 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 5th season in the National Football League, and the 15th overall. Buffalo made the NFL playoffs for the first time and reached the postseason for the first time in eight seasons. In the playoffs, they lost to the eventual champions, the Pittsburgh Steelers, 32-14 in Pittsburgh.
Bills' running back O. J. Simpson rushed for 1817 yards on the season, and set a then-record with 23 touchdowns scored for the season. Fullback Jim Braxton had 823 yards rushing. Buffalo's ground game dominated the league, with a total of 2974 rushing yards, over 300 yards more than the second best rushing total.
The 1972 season marked the return of former Bills coach Lou Saban, [a] who had previously led the team to two AFL Championships. Saban had a new offensive philosophy for Buffalo in 1972. In his first three seasons, former number one overall pick O. J. Simpson had only carried the ball an
The 1988 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 29th overall season as a football ... where he would eclipse O. J. Simpson's all-time team rushing record with ...