Anti-Dynasty #48: 1982-87 Buffalo Bills

Before they specialized in losing Super Bowls, the Bills specialized in losing everything.

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Anti-Dynasty #48: 1982-87 Buffalo Bills
Joe Ferguson in a red helmet feels wrong, somehow.

Peak Anti-Dynasty Points: 35
Record: 27-61 (.307)
Average DVOA: -14.2%
Bottom-Five DVOA: -18.6%
Two last-place finishes in the NFL
Head Coaches: Chuck Knox, Kay Stephenson, Hank Bullough, Marv Levy
Key Players:  QB Jim Kelly, RB Greg Bell, RB Joe Cribbs, T Joe Devlin, G Jim Richter, NT Fred Smerlas, LB Eugene Marve, CB Charles Romes, S Steve Freeman
Z-Score: -4.90

"Being acquired by Buffalo," Steve Tasker once said, "was akin to being sentenced to prison in Siberia." Buffalo's not exactly known for its temperate climate, but it was the sheer hopelessness of those mid-1980s Bills that made playing there feel like punishment.