Divisional Round: Los Angeles Raiders at Buffalo Bills (Rich Stadium), with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff: Sat January 15, 1994 at 12:30pm. Winner advances to the Conference Championship. The losing team's season is over.[1][2]
The divisional round is where the bracket is supposed to take its real shape. Los Angeles Raiders traveling to Buffalo Bills at Rich Stadium, with the league watching to see whether the better team or the better matchup wins. Bye-week home favorites carry the weight of expectation; the visiting wild-card winner walks in with no one expecting them and nothing to lose.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Los Angeles Raiders and Buffalo Bills are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Rich Stadium shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Los Angeles Raiders versus Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Los Angeles Raiders-Buffalo Bills cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Oilers | 12-4 | W11 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-7 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 7-9 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3-13 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 12-4 | W4 |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-7 | L5 |
| New York Jets | 8-8 | L3 |
| New England Patriots | 5-11 | W4 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 4-12 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 11-5 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Raiders | 10-6 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 9-7 | L2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 8-8 | W2 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 6-10 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 10-6 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 6-10 | L3 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 10-6 | W2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 9-7 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9-7 | W3 |
| Chicago Bears | 7-9 | L4 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-11 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 12-4 | W5 |
| New York Giants | 11-5 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 8-8 | W3 |
| Phoenix Cardinals | 7-9 | W3 |
| Washington Redskins | 4-12 | L2 |
1993 AFC Divisional - Raiders vs. Bills
1993 AFC Divisional Playoff Raiders at Bills plus Postgame coverage and 40 minutes of blue
1993 RAIDERS @ BILLS (1-15-94) DIVISIONAL PLAYOFF
Buffalo Bills Carwell Gardner Destroys Lionel Washington in 1993 Playoffs
1993 PLAYOFFS RAIDERS AT BILLS PART 1
1993 PLAYOFFS RAIDERS AT BILLS PART 2Los Angeles Raiders None, Buffalo Bills None
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Raiders | 0 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 017232323 |
| Buffalo Bills | 0 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 013222929 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Raiders | Jeff Jaeger 30 yard field goal | 3-0 |
| Bills | Kenneth Davis 1 yard rush | 3-6 |
| Raiders | Napoleon McCallum 1 yard rush ( Jeff Jaeger kick) | 10-6 |
| Raiders | Napoleon McCallum 1 yard rush ( Jeff Jaeger kick) | 17-6 |
| Bills | Thurman Thomas 8 yard rush ( Steve Christie kick) | 17-13 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bills | Bill Brooks 25 yard pass from Jim Kelly | 17-19 |
| Bills | Steve Christie 29 yard field goal | 17-22 |
| Raiders | Tim Brown 86 yard pass from Jeff Hostetler | 23-22 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Bills | Bill Brooks 22 yard pass from Jim Kelly ( Steve Christie kick) | 23-29 |
Buffalo Bills defeated Los Angeles Raiders 29-23 at Rich Stadium in the Divisional Round. The final scoring play was Bills: Bill Brooks 22 yard pass from Jim Kelly ( Steve Christie kick). Top line of the day: Jim Kelly: 287 pass yards on 27-of-37, 2 TD, 0 INT. Buffalo Bills move on to the conference final.[1][2]
Buffalo Bills walked out of Rich Stadium as the team that survived a Divisional Round Los Angeles Raiders will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 29-23. A one-score game throughout. The decisive points came on the fewest possible margin, which is how these matchups usually resolve. The final scoring play came from Bills: Bill Brooks 22 yard pass from Jim Kelly ( Steve Christie kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Buffalo Bills move on to a conference championship.
Buffalo Bills 29, Los Angeles Raiders 23. Round: Divisional Round. Attendance: 61923. Q2: 5 scoring plays. Q3: 3 scoring plays. Q4: 1 scoring play. Top performers:
- Jim Kelly: 287 pass yards on 27-of-37, 2 TD, 0 INT
- Napoleon McCallum: 56 rush yards on 19 carries
- Tim Brown: 5 catches for 127 yards
Divisional Round, played at Rich Stadium. Final: Los Angeles Raiders 23, Buffalo Bills 29, with Buffalo Bills taking the result by 6. **Second quarter**
- Raiders: Jeff Jaeger 30 yard field goal
- Bills: Kenneth Davis 1 yard rush
- Raiders: Napoleon McCallum 1 yard rush ( Jeff Jaeger kick)
- Raiders: Napoleon McCallum 1 yard rush ( Jeff Jaeger kick)
- Bills: Thurman Thomas 8 yard rush ( Steve Christie kick)
Third quarter
- Bills: Bill Brooks 25 yard pass from Jim Kelly
- Bills: Steve Christie 29 yard field goal
- Raiders: Tim Brown 86 yard pass from Jeff Hostetler
Fourth quarter
- Bills: Bill Brooks 22 yard pass from Jim Kelly ( Steve Christie kick)
Top performers
- Jim Kelly: 287 pass yards on 27-of-37, 2 TD, 0 INT
- Napoleon McCallum: 56 rush yards on 19 carries
- Tim Brown: 5 catches for 127 yards
| Raiders | Bills | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 15 | 25 |
| Total Yards | 325 | 355 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 14/20 | 27/37 |
| Pass yards | 230 | 287 |
| Pass TD | 1 | 2 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 2 | 3 |
| Sack yards lost | 15 | 7 |
| Net pass yards | 215 | 280 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 35 | 30 |
| Rush yards | 110 | 75 |
| Rush TD | 2 | 2 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 2 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 1 |
| Penalties | 9 | 2 |
| Penalty yards | 77 | 15 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAI | |||||
| Jeff Hostetler | 14/20 | 230 | 1 | 0 | |
| BUF | |||||
| Jim Kelly | 27/37 | 287 | 2 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAI | ||||
| Napoleon McCallum | 19 | 56 | 2 | 9 |
| Jeff Hostetler | 5 | 29 | 0 | 12 |
| Tyrone Montgomery | 9 | 22 | 0 | 7 |
| Nick Bell | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BUF | ||||
| Thurman Thomas | 14 | 44 | 1 | 8 |
| Kenneth Davis | 11 | 36 | 1 | 6 |
| Jim Kelly | 5 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RAI | ||||
| Tim Brown | 5 | 127 | 1 | 86 |
| Ethan Horton | 2 | 42 | 0 | 36 |
| Tyrone Montgomery | 3 | 26 | 0 | 19 |
| Napoleon McCallum | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Nick Bell | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| John Duff | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| James Jett | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BUF | ||||
| Bill Brooks | 6 | 96 | 2 | 25 |
| Andre Reed | 4 | 53 | 0 | 20 |
| Thurman Thomas | 6 | 48 | 0 | 18 |
| Pete Metzelaars | 5 | 43 | 0 | 17 |
| Keith McKeller | 3 | 21 | 0 | 8 |
| Kenneth Davis | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Don Beebe | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Carwell Gardner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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