1966 Buffalo Bills season

Infobox NFL_season
team = Buffalo Bills
year = 1966
record = 9-4-1
division_place = 1st Eastern Division
coach = Joe Collier
stadium = War Memorial Stadium
playoffs = Lost AFL Championship
previous = 1965
next = 1967The 1966 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s seventh season. It ended with a loss in the AFL Championship.

Offseason

AFL Draft

Regular Season

eason Standings

eason Schedule

* Week 1 Sep 4 L 27-7 at San Diego Chargers
* Week 2 Sep 11 L 42-20 vs Kansas City Chiefs
* Week 3 Sep 18 W 58-24 vs Miami Dolphins
* Week 4 Sep 25 W 27-20 vs Houston Oilers
* Week 5 Oct 2 W 29-14 at Kansas City Chiefs
* Week 6 Oct 8 L 20-10 vs Boston Patriots
* Week 7 Oct 16 T 17-17 vs San Diego Chargers
* Week 9 Oct 30 W 33-23 at New York Jets
* Week 10 Nov 6 W 29-0 at Miami Dolphins
* Week 11 Nov 13 W 14-3 vs New York Jets
* Week 12 Nov 20 W 42-20 at Houston Oilers
* Week 13 Nov 24 W 31-10 at Oakland Raiders
* Week 14 Dec 4 L 14-3 at Boston Patriots
* Week 16 Dec 18 W 38-21 vs Denver Broncos

Roster

Postseason

AFL Championship Game

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Chiefs
R1=7
R2=10
R3=0
R4=14
RT=31
Home=Bills
H1=7
H2=0
H3=0
H4=0
HT=7

Kansas City Chiefs 31, Buffalo Bills 7:"January 1, 1967 at War Memorial Stadium, Buffalo, New York"

The Bills went into the 1966 AFL Championship having already won the game the previous two years. Though the game was to be played in Buffalo, the visiting Kansas City Chiefs were three-point favorites, mainly because of their explosive and innovative offense led by Head Coach Hank Stram. The Bills were a more conventional team with a solid defensive line and a running mindset on offense.

Buffalo found no offensive rhythm in the second half, and the Chiefs closed the game out in the fourth quarter with Dawson found Chris Burford for a 45 yard gain, setting up a one foot touchdown run by rookie Mike Garrett. Garrett scored his second touchdown less than two minutes later following another Bills fumble.

Scoring
*KC - Arbanas 29 pass from Dawson (Mercer kick)
*BUF - Dubenion 69 pass from Kemp (Lusteg kick)
*KC - Taylor 29 pass from Dawson (Mercer kick)
*KC - Field goal Mercer 32
*KC - Garrett 1 run (Mercer kick)
*KC - Garrett 18 run (Mercer kick)

Awards and Records

*Bobby Burnett, Rookie of the Year

References

* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/1966.htm Buffalo Bills on Pro Football Reference]
* [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1966-buf Buffalo Bills on jt-sw.com]