Buffalo Bills Trivia

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BUFFALO BILLS TRIVIA

1) What year were the Buffalo Bills founded?

1966 1976 1970 1960

The Bills began play as an original franchise of the American Football League (AFL) in 1960.

2) Who was the first head coach of the Buffalo Bills?

LOU SABAN JIM RINGO JOE COLLIER BUSTER RAMSEY

Although he was fired by Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. after only two seasons, Ramsey is credited for laying the foundation of one of the best defensive teams in the history of the AFL.

3) What was the name of the no-huddle offense the Bills used under head coach Marv Levy?

RUN AND SHOOT AIR CORYELL WEST COAST K-GUN

Employing the "K-Gun" offense, known for its no-huddle shotgun formations, QB Jim Kelly led the Bills to a record four consecutive Super Bowls.

4) Which Buffalo Bill holds the NFL sack record?

MARIO WILLIAMS CORNELIUS BENNETT BRUCE SMITH AARON SCHOBEL

In his 19 NFL seasons, Smith played in 279 games, amassing 200 sacks. As he spent most of his career in a 3-4 defensive scheme that wasn't geared toward creating sack opportunities for defensive ends, many consider the record particularly impressive.

5) Why did Bills RB Thurman Thomas miss the Bills' first two offensive plays of Super Bowl XXVI?

A FAN THREW BATTERY ACID ON HIM HE COULDN'T FIND HIS HELMET HE WAS BENCHED FOR MISSING A TEAM MEETING THEY LINED UP IN A FIVE WR SET

Thomas missed the first two plays of Buffalo's first drive because he misplaced his helmet.

6) Who was the first head coach to lead the Bills to a league championship?

CHUCK KNOX MARV LEVY THEY'VE NEVER WON A LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP LOU SABAN

The Bills won two consecutive American Football League titles in 1964 and 1965 with quarterback Jack Kemp and coach Lou Saban.

7) Who was the first Buffalo Bill elected into the NFL Hall of Fame?

O.J. SIMPSON JIM KELLY BILLY SHAW ANDRE REED

O.J. Simpson was the only player to ever rush for over 2,000 yards in the 14-game regular season NFL format.

8) Which placekicker missed a last-second field goal attempt that cost the Bills a Super Bowl?

JOHN LEYPOLDT SCOTT NORWOOD PETE GOGOLAK STEVE CHRISTIE

Scott Norwood is best known for missing a game-winning field goal attempt at the end of Super Bowl XXV.

9) What was Bills linebacker Darryl Talley's nickname?

ALL OF THESE SPIDER-MAN THE HAMMER THE DUKE OF AWESOME

While with the Bills, Talley had multiple nicknames, including "The Duke of Awesome", "Spider-Man", and "The Hammer". His cheering section at Rich Stadium was known as the "Talley-Whackers".

10) Which Bills WR stripped the ball from showboating DT Leon Lett in Super Bowl XXVII?

JAMES LOFTON ANDRE REED DON BEEBE THURMAN THOMAS

After Buffalo QB Frank Reich lost a fumble, Dallas tackle Leon Lett picked up the ball with no one in front of him and appeared ready to score on a 64-yard touchdown return. As Lett started to showboat just before crossing the goal line, hustling Buffalo wide receiver Don Beebe ran Lett down from behind and stripped the ball.