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The 1973 Buffalo Bills season was the 14th season for the team and their 4th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Bills finished in 2nd place in the AFC East division and finished the 1973 NFL season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, the team's first winning record since 1966. Head coach Lou Saban began the second season of his second tenure with the Bills. Saban had previously led the team to the 1964 and 1965 AFL championships. It was the first season that the team played in Rich Stadium (now "Highmark Stadium") after thirteen years playing at War Memorial Stadium ("The Rockpile"). The Bills were returning from 1–13 and 4–9–1 records in 1971 and 1972, respectively. Incumbent starting quarterback Dennis Shaw found himself in a battle with rookie Joe Ferguson for the starting job. The season was defined by O. J. Simpson. The fifth-year running back became the first player in NFL history to rush for 2,000 yards in a season. Behind Simpson's record-setting season, the Bills set an NFL record for most team rushing yards in a 14-game season, with 3,088 and averaged 5.1 yards per carry, higher than every Super Bowl championship team in all of league history. Simpson was returning from his best professional season, in which he earned his first All-Pro recognition and first rushing title. In addition to establishing a then-record for single-season rushing yardage, with 2,003, Simpson established the single-season record for rushing yards gained per game (143.1 yards per game on 23.7 rushes per game, an average of six yards per carry), which still stands. The explosive offense centered on O. J. Simpson was nicknamed the "Electric Company" for its ability to turn on "The Juice" (i.e. "O. J." Simpson) (en)
La stagione 1973 dei Buffalo Bills è stata la quarta della franchigia nella National Football League, la 14ª complessiva. Con come capo-allenatore la squadra ebbe un record di 9-5, classificandosi seconda nella AFC East Division. Fu anche prima stagione nel nuovo Rich Stadium dopo 13 stagioni al . La stagione fu caratterizzata dall'impresa del running back O.J. Simpson che divenne il primo giocatore della storia a correre 2.000 yard in una stagione e l'unico a riuscirvi con un calendario di 14 partite. La sua media di 143,1 yard corse a partita rimane un record NFL. L'attacco della squadra prese il soprannome di "Electric Company". La partita del 16 dicembre 1973 in cui Simpson stabilì il record di yard corse in una stagione (it)

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Week 10: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills (en)
Week 11: Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Colts (en)
Week 12: Buffalo Bills at Atlanta Falcons (en)
Week 13: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills (en)
Week 1: Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots (en)
Week 2: Buffalo Bills at San Diego Chargers (en)
Week 3: New York Jets at Buffalo Bills (en)
Week 4: Philadelphia Eagles at Buffalo Bills (en)
Week 5: Baltimore Colts at Buffalo Bills (en)
Week 6: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins (en)
Week 7: Kansas City Chiefs at Buffalo Bills (en)
Week 8: Buffalo Bills at New Orleans Saints (en)
Week 9: Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills (en)
Week Fourteen: Buffalo Bills at New York Jets (en)

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The 1973 Buffalo Bills season was the 14th season for the team and their 4th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Bills finished in 2nd place in the AFC East division and finished the 1973 NFL season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, the team's first winning record since 1966. The Bills were returning from 1–13 and 4–9–1 records in 1971 and 1972, respectively. Incumbent starting quarterback Dennis Shaw found himself in a battle with rookie Joe Ferguson for the starting job. (en)
La stagione 1973 dei Buffalo Bills è stata la quarta della franchigia nella National Football League, la 14ª complessiva. Con come capo-allenatore la squadra ebbe un record di 9-5, classificandosi seconda nella AFC East Division. Fu anche prima stagione nel nuovo Rich Stadium dopo 13 stagioni al . La partita del 16 dicembre 1973 in cui Simpson stabilì il record di yard corse in una stagione (it)

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1973 Buffalo Bills season (en)
Buffalo Bills 1973 (it)

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