The 1964 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s fifth season. Buffalo was 12–2 in the regular season and won the
first of two consecutive
championships in the
American Football League
The American Football League (AFL) was a major professional American football league that operated for ten seasons from 1960 until 1970, AFL–NFL merger, when it merged with the older National Football League (NFL), and became the American Foot ...
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The 1964 Bills' defense set an AFL record by giving up the fewest rushing yards in league history, with only 918, or 65.5 yards per game. They also led the league in points allowed (242), total yards allowed (3,878), first downs surrendered (206), and rushing touchdowns allowed (four).
Buffalo's offense also led the AFL in total yards (5,206), passing yards (2,040) and total points (400).
Offseason
AFL draft
Regular season
Season schedule
Game summaries
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
Week 5
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Jack Kemp
Jack French Kemp (July 13, 1935 – May 2, 2009) was an American politician, professional Gridiron football, football player, and U.S. Army veteran. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party from New York, he served a ...
14/26, 378 Yds
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Elbert Dubenion
Elbert Dubenion (February 16, 1933 – December 26, 2019) was an American football flanker who spent his entire nine-season professional career with the Buffalo Bills of the American Football League (AFL). He played college football for the Bl ...
5 Rec, 183 Yds
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Glenn Bass 5 Rec, 147 Yds
Standings
Postseason
AFL Championship Game
Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Personnel
Staff
Roster
Player stats
Passing
Rushing
Special teams
Kicking
Punting
Awards and records
*Lou Saban, Coach of the Year
See also
* List of American Football League players
This is a list of players who appeared in at least one regular season or postseason game in the American Football League (AFL).
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* Bud Abell
* Ray Abruzzese
* Ken Adamson
* Tom Addison
* Ben Agajanian
* Harold Akin
* Ted Alflen
* Bruce Alford ...
References
External links
Buffalo Bills on Pro Football ReferenceBuffalo Bills on jt-sw.com
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Buffalo Bills
The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC East, East div ...
American Football League championship seasons
Buffalo Bills seasons
1964 in sports in New York (state)