1997 Buffalo Bills season

1997 Buffalo Bills season
Head Coach	Marv Levy
Home Field	Rich Stadium
Results
Record	6–10
Place	4th AFC East
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1996	1998

The 1997 Buffalo Bills season was their 38th in the league. The team failed to improve upon their previous season's output of 10–6, instead finishing 6–10. The team missed the playoffs for only the second time in ten seasons.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1997 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	23	Antowain Smith	Running back	Houston
2	52	Marcellus Wiley	Defensive end	Columbia
4	120	Jamie Nails	Offensive lineman	Florida A&M
5	153	Sean Woodson	Defensive back	Jackson State
6	185	Marcus Spriggs	Guard	Houston
7	226	Pat Fitzgerald	Tight end	Texas

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	August 31, 1997	Minnesota Vikings	L 34–13	79,139
2	September 7, 1997	at New York Jets	W 28–22	72,988
3	September 14, 1997	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 22–16	78,169
4	September 21, 1997	Indianapolis Colts	W 37–35	55,340
5	Bye
6	October 5, 1997	Detroit Lions	W 22–13	78,025
7	October 12, 1997	at New England Patriots	L 33–6	59,802
8	October 20, 1997	at Indianapolis Colts	W 9–6	61,139
9	October 26, 1997	Denver Broncos	L 23–20	78,458
10	November 2, 1997	Miami Dolphins	W 9–6	78,011
11	November 9, 1997	New England Patriots	L 31–10	65,783
12	November 17, 1997	at Miami Dolphins	L 30–13	74,155
13	November 23, 1997	at Tennessee Oilers	L 31–14	23,571
14	November 30, 1997	New York Jets	W 20–10	47,776
15	December 7, 1997	at Chicago Bears	L 20–3	39,784
16	December 14, 1997	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 20–14	41,231
17	December 20, 1997	at Green Bay Packers	L 31–21	60,108

Standings

AFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New England Patriots	10	6	0	.625	369	289	W-1
Miami Dolphins	9	7	0	.563	339	327	L-2
New York Jets	9	7	0	.563	348	287	L-1
Buffalo Bills	6	10	0	.375	255	367	L-3
Indianapolis Colts	3	13	0	.188	313	401	L-1