In 1973, his fifth year in the NFL, he became the starting center of the Bills,[1] replacing Remi Prudhomme, splitting time with Bruce Jarvis, centering between Reggie McKenzie at left guard and Hall-of-Famer Joe DeLamielleure at right guard, for a fine 9–5 team, when O.J.
[2] The Bills lost ground in 1975 with a won-lost record of 8–6, despite having the best offense in the entire NFL with 420 points (30.0 points/game).
For the second year in a row, Montler played all 14 games between McKenzie and DeLamielleure in the stout middle of the Bills offensive line.
[3] Although the same trio played together in all 14 games in 1976,[4] the team sagged to 2–12, an offense worth 20th place in scoring and a defense 24th in points allowed.
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