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The 1989 Buffalo Bills season was the 30th season for the team and the 20th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Bills finished in first place in the AFC East and finished the National Football League's 1989 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses. Although Buffalo won the division and qualified for the postseason, their record was a drop off from their 12–4 mark in 1988. ==Bickering Bills== The team was nicknamed the Bickering Bills because of a rash of internal conflicts within the team. During a Monday Night loss to the Denver Broncos, Jim Kelly could be seen yelling at wide receiver Chris Burkett; it would be Burkett's last game with the team, as he was released shortly after the game.〔(Buffalo Rumblings: Worst Moments In Bills History, No. 22: Bickering Bills ) | Retrieved December 30, 2011〕 Kelly was injured in a Week Five blowout loss to the Indianapolis Colts, and subsequently blamed his offensive line's blocking—notably offensive tackle Howard Ballard—for contributing to his injury.〔(Buffalo Rumblings: Top 50 All-Time Bills, No. 41: OT Howard Ballard ) | Retrieved December 30, 2011〕 In the week leading up to a Week Eight matchup with Miami, assistant coaches Tom Bresnahan and Nick Nicolau got into a fistfight while the two were reviewing game film. The biggest blowup occurred when starting running back Thurman Thomas, asking to address Jim Kelly's criticism of the offense—and the pass-catching ability of running back Ronnie Harmon in particular—criticized Kelly himself on a Rochester, NY television show. When asked what position the Bills could upgrade at, Thomas replied, "Quarterback." Thomas claimed at first that it was a joke, but later, when appearing on Paul Maguire's ''Budweiser Sportsline'' show, he stated that the team didn't appreciate Kelly's public criticism, and that Kelly should elevate his own level of play.〔(Thomas Is Above Criticism Now : Bills: Running back spoke out against Kelly last season, but he is still an important part of a now-happy family in Buffalo ) | Los Angeles Times, January 18, 1991 | Retrieved December 30, 2011〕〔(Bickering Bills aim criticism at Kelly ) | Houston Chronicle December 14, 1989 | Retrieved December 30, 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1989 Buffalo Bills season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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