Today in Bills History: October 5

by The Historian

1963- The Bills shutout the Raiders 12-0, before 24,000 at War Memorial.

1980- Buffalo wins out in San Diego, 26-24, and at 5-0, is left as the only undefeated team in the entire NFL.

1983- Shula announces that rookie Dan Marino would start over incumbent David Woodley against the Bills that coming weekend.

1997- The Bills defeat the Lions 22-13, paced by Bruce Smith's safety of Barry Sanders with two minutes to play.