They enjoyed their third consecutive winning season, but they still failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1973.
[2] The Bills were the only team in NFL history to average at least 30 points per game and miss the playoffs, until being joined by the Kansas City Chiefs in 2004.
[3] The 1975 Bills have the distinction of giving up the most total passing yards (3,080) in a 14-game schedule during the merger era.
Defensive back Robert James and safety Doug Jones were lost to the season with knee injuries.
He is best known for his "Hail Mary" reception against New England in Week Twelve of the 1981 season, a catch which was instrumental in putting Buffalo into the postseason that year.