2007 Buffalo Bills
The 2007 Buffalo Bills season will be the 38th season for the team in the National Football League and 48th season overall. They will try to improve upon their 7-9 record in 2006 and are looking to make the playoffs for the first time since the 1999-2000 season.
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[edit] Coaching staff
Head coach Dick Jauron will be entering his second year with the Bills. He will be joined with Offensive Coordinator Steve Fairchild and Defensive Coordinator Perry Fewell.
[edit] Schedule
[edit] Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Time/Result | Game Site | TV | Final Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 10, 2007 | New Orleans | 8 PM EDT | Louisiana Superdome | CBS | W 13-10 | 1-0 |
| 2 | August 17, 2007 | Atlanta | 7 PM EDT | Ralph Wilson Stadium | WKBW | L 13-10 | 1-1 |
| 3 | August 24, 2007 | Tennessee | 7 PM EDT | Ralph Wilson Stadium | WKBW | L 28-17 | 1-2 |
| 4 | August 30, 2007 | Detroit | 7 PM EDT | Ford Field | WKBW | W 16-13 | 2-2 |
[edit] Regular Season
The 2007 NFL regular season schedule was announced, and brought a favorable schedule where the Bills play six of their first 10 games at home.
The Buffalo Bills 2007 regular season schedule
[edit] Season Summaries
[edit] Week 1: vs. Denver Broncos
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Tot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Broncos | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| Bills | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Game time: 1:00 PM EDT/12:00 PM CDT
- Game weather: 70°F (Windy & Rainy)
- Game attendance: 71,132
- Referee: Gerry Austin
- TV announcers: (CBS): Gus Johnson & Randy Cross
[edit] Game summary
The Bills began their 2007 campaign at home against the Denver Broncos. In the first quarter, the Bills struck first with WR/PR Roscoe Parrish returning a punt 74 yards for a touchdown. Then, near the end of the period, the Broncos got on the board with kicker Jason Elam getting a 21-yard field goal. Denver would go on to get the only score of the second quarter, as Elam kicked a 48-yard field goal.
On the opening kickoff for the second half, a scary injury occurred to Bills TE Kevin Everett, as he suffered a cervical spine injury[1]. He would end up being carted off the field and was rushed to Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital for an emergency surgery.
In the third quarter, Buffalo struck again as rookie RB Marshawn Lynch got a 23-yard TD run. Afterwards, the Broncos pulled within two as QB Jay Cutler completed a 5-yard TD pass to WR Brandon Marshall (followed by a failed 2-Point Conversion). Near the end of the fourth quarter, Cutler drove his team into field goal range and with no timeouts left by only a few seconds left, special teams came on and Elam would kick the game-winning 42-yard field goal.
With the shocking loss, the Bills began the season at 0-1.
[edit] Scoring drives
Q1 - BUF - 6:17 - 74-yard TD Punt Return by Roscoe Parrish (Rian Lindell kick) (7-0 BUF)
Q1 - DEN - 0:33 - Jason Elam 21-yard FG (7-3 BUF)
Q2 - DEN - 7:51 - Elam 48-yard field goal (7-6 BUF)
Q3 - BUF - 6:24 - 23-yard TD run by Marshawn Lynch (Lindell kick) (14-6 BUF)
Q3 - DEN - 0:54 - 5-yard TD pass from Jay Cutler to Brandon Marshall (Two-Point Conversion Failed) (14-12 BUF)
Q4 - DEN - 0:00 - Elam 42-yard FG (15-14 DEN)
[edit] AFC East
| AFC East | ||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | 2007 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 38 | 14 | Details | |||
| Miami Dolphins | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 13 | 16 | Details | |||
| Buffalo Bills | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 15 | Details | |||
| New York Jets | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 38 | Details | |||
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W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against | ||||||||||
