ception s ▁over ▁the ▁previous ▁two ▁seasons , ▁and ▁coach ▁Kay ▁Steph enson ▁hoped ▁it ▁would ▁help ▁the ▁quarter back ▁reduce ▁them . ▁Iron ically , ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁was ▁Fer g us on ' s ▁last ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁B ills , ▁and ▁only ▁year ▁with ▁the ▁red ▁hel m ets ; ▁Fer g us on , ▁after ▁ 1 0 7 ▁consecutive ▁starts ▁d ating ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁season ▁( at ▁the ▁time ▁tied ▁with ▁the ▁league ▁record ), ▁was ▁ben ched ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁Joe ▁D uf ek ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 0 . ▁Fer g us on ' s ▁inter ception ▁total ▁actually ▁increased ▁compared ▁to ▁the ▁previous ▁year , ▁and ▁he ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁at ▁least ▁three ▁more ▁teams ▁( T ampa ▁Bay ▁Bu cc ane ers , ▁Indian apolis ▁Col ts ▁and ▁Canadian ▁football ' s ▁San ▁Antonio ▁Tex ans ) ▁that ▁all ▁had ▁white ▁hel m ets . ▁ ▁NFL ▁draft ▁ ▁Notre ▁D ame ▁running ▁back ▁Greg ▁Bell ▁made ▁the ▁Pro ▁Bowl ▁in ▁his ▁ro ok ie ▁season ; ▁he ▁was ▁later ▁trad ed ▁to ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁R ams ▁in ▁the ▁block b uster ▁three - team ▁Eric ▁Dick erson ▁trade . ▁Def ensive ▁end ▁Se an ▁Mc N anie ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁team ▁for ▁four ▁of ▁his ▁seven ▁NFL ▁seasons . ▁P unter ▁John ▁K idd ▁played ▁his ▁first ▁six ▁seasons ▁with ▁Buff alo ; ▁his ▁career ▁last ed ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 1