2007 Buffalo Bills season The 2007 Buffalo Bills season was the 38th season for the team in the National Football League and their 48th season overall . They finished their 2007 season with a record of 7 – 9 and tied their 7 – 9 record in 2006 but failed to qualify for the playoffs , and continues a playoff appearance drought since the 1999 – 2000 season . The 8 - year playoff drought is the longest in team history . Coaching staff . Head coach Dick Jauron entered second year with the Bills , joined by Offensive Coordinator Steve Fairchild and Defensive Coordinator Perry Fewell . Schedule . Regular season . The 2007 NFL regular season schedule was announced , and brought a favorable schedule where the Bills play six of their first 10 games at home . Season summaries . Week 1 : vs . Denver Broncos . The Bills began their 2007 campaign at home against the Denver Broncos . In the first quarter , the Bills struck first with WR / PR Roscoe Parrish returning a punt 74 yards for a touchdown . Then , near the end of the period , the Broncos got on the board with kicker Jason Elam getting a 21 - yard field goal . Denver would go on to get the only score of the second quarter , as Elam kicked a 48 - yard field goal . On the opening kickoff for the second half , a scary injury occurred to Bills TE Kevin Everett , as he suffered a cervical spine injury . He would end up being carted off the field , and was rushed to Millard Fillmore Gates Hospital for an emergency surgery . It was due to the fastest application of cold ever applied to an injured spine that gave Everett a chance to walk again despite the initial grim prognosis . In the third quarter , Buffalo struck again as rookie RB Marshawn Lynch got a 23 - yard TD run . Afterwards , the Broncos pulled within two as QB Jay Cutler completed a 5 - yard TD pass to WR Brandon Marshall ( followed by a failed 2 - Point Conversion ) . Near the end of the fourth quarter , Cutler drove his team into field goal range and with no timeouts left , Denver ' s special teams came on and Elam kicked the game - winning 42 - yard field goal with no time left on the clock . With the shocking loss , the Bills began the season at 0 – 1 . Week 2 : at Pittsburgh Steelers . Hoping to rebound from a last - second home loss to the Broncos , the Bills ( with TE Kevin Everett on the mind ) went to Heinz Field for their Week 2 match - up against the throwback - clad Pittsburgh Steelers . In the first half , the Bills struggled on offense while their defense only allowed three Jeff Reed field goal ( a 34 - yard field goal in the first quarter , along with a 28 - yard and a 39 - yard field goal ) . In the third quarter , Buffalo would get their only score of the game as kicker Rian Lindell nailed a 24 - yard field goal . For the rest of the game , the Steelers dominated with QB Ben Roethlisberger completing a 1 - yard TD pass to TE Matt Spaeth later in the period , along with RB Willie Parker getting an 11 - yard TD run in the fourth quarter . With the loss , the Bills fell to 0 – 2 . Week 3 : at New England Patriots . Trying to snap a two - game skid , the Bills flew to Gillette Stadium for a Week 3 divisional fight with the New England Patriots . In the first quarter , QB J . P . Losman was immediately injured on the first offensive play of the game . He would finish the series , but ended up on the bench for the rest of the game . After New England took the lead with kicker Stephen Gostkowski ' s 24 - yard field goal , rookie QB Trent Edwards played the rest of the game for Buffalo . The Bills would get their only score of the game as RB Marshawn Lynch got an 8 - yard TD run , and a Rian Lindell field goal put the Bills ahead surprisingly 7 – 3 . However , in the second quarter , the Patriots were able to open up their running game when Bills rookie standout Paul Posluszny was lost due to a broken arm . This left passing lanes open , and for the rest of the game , the Patriots dominated . QB Tom Brady ' s 8 - yard TD pass to TE Benjamin Watson and a 3 - yard TD pass to WR Randy Moss made it 17 – 7 at the half . In the third quarter , New England continued its conquest with Brady ' s 4 - yard TD pass to WR Jabar Gaffney and RB Sammy Morris ' 4 - yard TD run . In the fourth quarter , the Patriots ended the day with Brady and Moss hooking up with each other again on a 45 - yard TD pass . With their third - straight loss , the Bills fell to 0 – 3 . Week 4 : vs . New York Jets . There were many factors that made the Bills underdogs before Week 4 - an 0 – 3 start coming off of a demoralizing loss to the New England Patriots , a starting quarterback in Trent Edwards who was starting his very first NFL game , numerous defensive injuries of starters , and an opponent in the New York Jets that had just gotten its first win over the Miami Dolphins . Things started off well for the Bills as Edwards led the offense down into Jets territory , but a Robert Royal fumble caused by Jonathan Vilma ended a promising drive . The Jets could not get any sort of momentum from the turnover , and were forced to punt . In the second quarter , things heated up as the Bills once again managed to gain several first downs , only to see the Jets force another turnover as a deep ball by Edwards meant for Lee Evans was intercepted by Andre Dyson . Three events late in the first half led to a flurry of big plays - Bills safety Donte Whitner tackled Jets RB Leon Washington inbounds to keep the clock running , quarterback Chad Pennington faked a spike and completed a pass to put the Jets in field goal range with a couple of seconds left , and Jets kicker Mike Nugent clanged the ball off the right upright , leaving the game scoreless at the half . The second half saw the Bills take the lead on a 10 yard run by Marshawn Lynch , his second of the year . It was all set up by Edwards going 4 for 4 on the drive . The Jets tied it at 7 on an inspired drive by Pennington , who found Laveranues Coles in the end zone for a touchdown . The fourth quarter saw the Bills take advantage of the Jets when reserve defensive back Jabari Greer intercepted Pennington . The Bills cashed in as Edwards found reserve tight end Michael Gaines on a bootleg 4th down play at the Jets 1 yard line , and once again the Bills got more points when kicker Rian Lindell kicked a 46 yard field goal to make it 17 – 7 . The Jets came right back with points of their own as Leon Washington rambled in to cut the lead to 17 – 14 . After a Buffalo punt with less than 2 minutes remaining , the Jets failed to score as a forced pass by Pennington with 6 seconds left ended up in the acrobatic arms of Terrence McGee , preserving the 17 – 14 victory . The Bills took over second place in the AFC East at 1 – 3 because of the win , while the Jets fell to 1 – 3 . Week 5 : vs . Dallas Cowboys . Coming off their divisional home win over the Jets , the Bills stayed at home , donned their throwback uniforms , and played their first home Monday Night football game in 13 years against the undefeated Dallas Cowboys . In the first quarter , Buffalo got off to a fast start with DB George Wilson returning an interception 25 - yard for a touchdown , along with the only score of the period . In the second quarter , the Cowboys tied the game with QB Tony Romo completing a 22 - yard TD pass to TE Jason Witten . Afterwards , Buffalo increased its lead with kicker Rian Lindell getting a 24 - yard field goal , along with DE Chris Kelsay intercepting a Romo pass in the endzone for a touchdown . Dallas would end the half with kicker Nick Folk getting a 47 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , Dallas drew closer with Folk kicking a 29 - yard field goal . Fortunately , the Bills immediately responded with CB Terrence McGee returning a kickoff 102 yards for a touchdown . The Bills led 24 – 13 until 3 : 46 left in the fourth quarter , when the Cowboys got within 8 points with Folk getting a 37 - yard field goal . From there , things began to look grim for Buffalo as a Trent Edwards interception eventually turned into Romo ' s 4 - yard TD pass to WR Patrick Crayton . The two - point conversion was no good , but Dallas got a successful onside kick . With only 3 seconds left , Folk came out for a 53 - yard field goal . The first try was good , yet it was negated with Head Coach Dick Jauron calling time out ( repeating a move done by both the Denver Broncos in week 2 and the Oakland Raiders in week 3 ) . However , the technique that worked for Denver and Oakland for this year failed as Folk got the game - winning 53 - yard field goal as time ran out , despite the Bills defense getting 6 turnovers from Romo ( 5 interceptions and 1 fumble ) . With the heart - breaking loss , the Bills entered their bye week at 1 – 4 . Week 7 : vs . Baltimore Ravens . Coming off their bye week , the Bills stayed at home for a fierce Week 7 intraconference duel with the Baltimore Ravens . This match - up would be notable for RB Willis McGahee heading back to Buffalo to play against his former team . In the first quarter , the Bills got the first blood with kicker Rian Lindell getting a 29 - yard field goal for the only score of the period . In the second quarter , Buffalo increased its lead with Lindell nailing a 26 - yard and a 35 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , the Ravens began to climb back into the game with McGahee getting a 46 - yard TD run . Fortunately , the Bills would respond with Lindell getting a 41 - yard field goal , along with McGahee ' s successor , RB Marshawn Lynch , getting a 1 - yard TD run . In the fourth quarter , Baltimore drew closer as QB Kyle Boller completed a 15 - yard TD pass to WR Derrick Mason . Fortunately , Buffalo managed to hold on for a well - earned victory . With the win , the Bills improved to 2 – 4 . Week 8 : at New York Jets . Coming off their impressive home win over the Ravens , the Bills flew to The Meadowlands for an AFC East rematch with the New York Jets . In the first quarter , Buffalo busted out early with kicker Rian Lindell getting a 30 - yard field goal for the only score of the period . In the second quarter , New York tied the game with kicker Mike Nugent getting a 27 - yard field goal for the only score of the period . During a scoreless third quarter , the Bills ' starting QB ( rookie Trent Edwards - 14 / 21 for 130 yards and 1 interception ) had to leave the game with a sprained right wrist , forcing a fully healed J . P . Losman into the game . In the fourth quarter , Buffalo took control with Lindell nailing a 40 - yard field goal , along with Losman ' s 85 - yard TD pass to WR Lee Evans . With the win , not only did Buffalo improve to 3 – 4 , but they also swept the Jets for the first time since 1997 . Week 9 : vs . Cincinnati Bengals . Coming off a season - sweeping road win over the Jets , the Bills went home for a Week 9 intraconference duel with the Cincinnati Bengals . with rookie QB Trent Edwards out for a sore right wrist , J . P . Losman got the chance to reclaim his starting job . In the first quarter , Buffalo drew first blood with Losman completing an 8 - yard TD pass to WR Lee Evans that was initially ruled incomplete . The Bengals would respond with QB Carson Palmer completing a 15 - yard TD pass to WR T . J . Houshmandzadeh . In the second quarter , the Bills went back into the lead with kicker Rian Lindell getting a 23 - yard field goal . However , Cincinnati immediately responded with WR / KR Glenn Holt returning the kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown . Buffalo ended the half with Lindell kicking a 21 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , the Bills went back to work with Lindell getting a 21 - yard field goal . However , the Bengals answered with Palmer completing a 1 - yard TD pass to FB Jeremi Johnson . Fortunatenly , in the fourth quarter , Buffalo began its final assault with Lindell nailing a 38 - yard field goal . Afterwards , rookie RB Marshawn Lynch was a key player as he threw an 8 - yard TD pass to TE Robert Royal on a trick play , along with getting his best run of the year with a 56 - yard TD run . With the win , not only did the Bills improve to 4 – 4 , but they have won three - straight games for the first time since 2004 . Losman ended the day completing 24 out of 34 passes for 295 yards with a touchdown and an interception . Meanwhile , Lynch finally managed to get not only his first 100 - yard game , but also his first 150 - yard game . He ended the day with 29 carries for 153 yards and a touchdown , along with his touchdown pass . Week 10 : at Miami Dolphins . Coming off an impressive home win over the Bengals , the Bills flew to Dolphin Stadium for an AFC East duel with the winless Miami Dolphins . In the first quarter , Buffalo trailed early as Dolphins kicker Jay Feely managed to get a 38 - yard field goal for the only score of the half . In the third quarter , the Bills began their comeback as DE Chris Kelsay sacked Miami QB Cleo Lemon in the endzone for a safety . However , the Dolphins respond with Lemon getting a 5 - yard TD run . Fortunately , in the fourth quarter , Buffalo took control as rookie RB Marshawn Lynch got a 3 - yard TD run , along with getting a 2 - point conversion run to tie the game . Later in the game , kicker Rian Lindell sealed Miami ' s fate as he nailed the game - winning 34 - yard field goal . With their fourth - straight win , the Bills improved to 5 – 4 , while Miami remains winless at 0 – 9 . This win gave Buffalo their first four - game winning streak for the first time since 2004 . Week 11 : vs . New England Patriots . Coming off their close victory over the winless Dolphins , the Bills went home to play the 9 – 0 New England Patriots , coming off their bye week . The game had just started when Randall Gay picked off J . P . Losman , which led to the Patriots first touchdown , a 6 - yard run up the middle by Laurence Maroney . After a Brian Moorman punt , the Patriots scored again , this time on a 43 - yard pass from Tom Brady to Randy Moss , with Moss ' touchdown breaking the record for most touchdowns by a Patriots receiver in a single season . However , the Bills would answer back with a 47 - yard touchdown pass of their own from Losman to Roscoe Parrish , to cut the lead to 14 – 7 , which would be the score at the end of the first quarter . However , on the first play of the 2nd quarter , Brady would hit Moss again for a touchdown from 16 yards out to give them a two score lead again . Seven minutes later , Brady threw his third touchdown of the game , again to Moss . Moss and Brady would hook up for one final touchdown in the first half when Brady hit Moss with only ten seconds left in the first half , giving the Patriots a 35 – 7 lead at the half . In the 2nd half , the Patriots would add to their lead when , on a 4th down from the 6 , Brady hit Benjamin Watson to put the Patriots over 40 points for the fourth time in 2007 . The Bills could only muster up a 52 - yard field goal by Rian Lindell . In the 4th quarter , with Maroney out of the game , Kyle Eckel scored a 1 - yard touchdown to cap off their final touchdown drive of the night . A minute after the score , Ellis Hobbs recovered a Buffalo fumble and scored from 35 - yards out to finish the scoring at 56 – 10 , a season - high for the Patriots , and the most points scored by a road team since 1976 , when the Atlanta Falcons put up 62 on the New Orleans Saints . Matt Cassel relieved Brady and finished off the rout for the Patriots . At game ' s end , New England went over 400 points scored on the season . With the loss , Buffalo fell to 5 – 5 . Week 12 : at Jacksonville Jaguars . Hoping to rebound from their humiliating home loss to the Patriots , the Bills flew to Jacksonville Municipal Stadium for a Week 12 duel with the Jacksonville Jaguars . For QB J . P . Losman , he was playing to keep his starting job . In the first quarter , Buffalo trailed early as Jaguars RB Fred Taylor got a 50 - yard TD run , along with kicker Josh Scobee getting a 46 - yard field goal . In the second quarter , Jacksonville increased its lead with Scobee kicking a 33 - yard field goal . The Bills managed to get on the board with Losman ' s 10 - yard TD pass to RB Anthony Thomas . The Jaguars would end the half with Scobee getting a 22 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , Jacksonville increased its lead with Scobee kicking a 23 - yard field goal . Buffalo managed to respond with WR Roscoe Parrish getting a 24 - yard TD run on a reverse . However , in the fourth quarter , the Jaguars took control for the rest of the game as Scobee nailed a 20 - yard field goal , QB David Garrard completing a 59 - yard TD pass to WR Reggie Williams , and RB Maurice Jones - Drew getting a 17 - yard TD run . With the loss , the Bills fell to 5 – 6 . Week 13 : at Washington Redskins . Trying to snap a two - game losing skid , the Bills flew to FedEx Field for a Week 13 interconference duel with an emotionally charged Washington Redskins . Before the kickoff , the stadium held a memorial service for Sean Taylor , as well as all players across the NFL wearing a # 21 sticker on the back of their helmets . Due to the recent poor play of QB J . P . Losman , rookie QB Trent Edwards once again got the start . In the first quarter , Buffalo trailed early as Redskins kicker Shaun Suisham managed to get a 27 - yard field goal for the only score of the period . In the second quarter , the Bills continued to trail as Suisham kicked a 28 - yard field goal . Afterwards , Buffalo got on the board as LB Angelo Crowell sacked Washington QB Jason Campbell in his own endzone for a safety . The Redskins would end the half with Suisham getting a 33 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , the Bills started to reply as kicker Rian Lindell got a 38 - yard field goal , yet Washington replied with RB Clinton Portis getting a 3 - yard TD run . Buffalo would close out the period with Lindell kicking a 43 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , Buffalo drew closer as Lindell kicked a 24 - yarder , followed by a 33 - yard field goal . On the Bills final drive , Lindell managed to set up for a 51 - yard field goal . The first try was good , but Redskins Head Coach Joe Gibbs called time out . After the first time out , Gibbs tried to call a second time out , which led to them getting called for unsportsmanlike conduct and the Bills moved 15 yards closer to the end zone , which reduced Lindell ' s field goal to 36 yards . In the end , Lindell managed to nail the game - winning 36 - yard field goal , squeaking a last second win in the dying seconds of the game . With the win , Buffalo snapped a two - game losing streak and improved to 6 – 6 . Week 14 : vs . Miami Dolphins . Coming off their road win over the Redskins , the Bills went home , donned their throwbacks again , and played a Week 14 AFC East rematch with the still - winless Miami Dolphins . In the first quarter , Buffalo drew first blood with rookie QB Trent Edwards completing a 13 - yard TD pass and a 28 - yard TD pass to TE Robert Royal . Afterwards , the Bills continued their early pounding as Safety George Wilson returned a fumble 20 yards for a touchdown . The Dolphins would get on the board with RB Samkon Gado getting a 12 - yard TD run , yet Buffalo would answer right back with kicker Rian Lindell getting a 51 - yard field goal , setting a new Buffalo Bills record for 18 consecutive field goals ( beating Steve Christie ' s old record of 17 ; Lindell would later miss wide left from 46 ) . In the second quarter , the Bills continued their domination with Edwards completing a 9 - yard TD pass to WR Lee Evans for the only score of the period . In the third quarter , Miami tried to rally as Gado got a 20 - yard TD run , while kicker Jay Feely nailed a 41 - yard field goal . In the fourth quarter , Buffalo would put the game away as Edwards hooked up with Evans again on a 70 - yard TD pass to secure a season - sweep . With the win , the Bills improved to 7 – 6 . Buffalo ' s 24 first - quarter points became their most since 1992 . Week 15 : at Cleveland Browns . Coming off their dominating win over the Dolphins , the Bills flew to Cleveland Browns Stadium for a Week 15 intraconference duel with the Cleveland Browns in a race for the wild card . In the first quarter , Buffalo trailed early as Browns kicker Phil Dawson managed to get a 35 - yard field goal for the only score of the period . In the second quarter , the Bills continued to trail as LS Ryan Neill ' s snap to Punter Brian Moorman went over Moorman ' s head , causing him to kick the ball through his endzone for a Cleveland safety . Later , the Browns increased their lead with Dawson just managing to nail a 49 - yard field goal . Near the end of the game , Buffalo managed to get deep into Cleveland territory . However , the Browns ' defense proved to be too much to overcome . With their first shutout loss since 2003 , not only did the Bills fall to 7 – 7 , but it also knocked them out of the playoff race . Week 16 : vs . New York Giants . Hoping to rebound from their road loss to the Browns , the Bills went home for their last home game of the season as they hosted a Week 16 interconference duel against the New York Giants . In the first quarter , Buffalo got off to a fast start as rookie QB Trent Edwards completed a 3 - yard TD pass to TE Michael Gaines and a 4 - yard TD pass to WR Lee Evans . In the second quarter , the Giants took the lead with RB Brandon Jacobs getting a 6 - yard and a 43 - yard TD run , along with kicker Lawrence Tynes getting a 42 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , the Bills regained the lead with rookie RB Marshawn Lynch getting a 3 - yard TD run for the only score of the period . However , in the fourth quarter , New York pulled away as LB Kawika Mitchell returning an interception 30 yards for a touchdown , RB Ahmad Bradshaw getting an 88 - yard TD run , and CB Corey Webster returning an interception 34 yards for a touchdown . With the loss , Buffalo fell to 7 – 8 . Week 17 : at Philadelphia Eagles . Hoping to end their season on a high note , the Bills flew to Lincoln Financial Field for a Week 17 interconference duel with the Philadelphia Eagles . In the first quarter , Buffalo trailed early as Eagles QB Donovan McNabb completed a 2 - yard TD pass to TE Brent Celek for the only score of the period . In the second quarter , Buffalo got on the board with kicker Rian Lindell getting a 29 - yard field goal . Philadelphia would end the half with kicker David Akers getting a 38 - yard field goal . In the third quarter , the Bills replied with Lindell kicking a 23 - yard field goal . However , the Eagles increased their lead with WR Kevin Curtis recovering a fumble in the endzone for a touchdown . Buffalo would answer with Lindell nailing a 22 - yard field goal , but Philadelphia held on for the rest of the game . With the loss , Buffalo ended its season at 7 – 9 , tying its record from last season .