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Bruce King

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Buffalo Bills · RB

Bruce King recorded 28 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 3 rostered seasons with Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs.

▶Best highlights

4.3

rush yds/gm

1.7

rec yds/gm

0

playoff games

28

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Bruce King's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1987
BUFFALOBILLS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
OCT 11, 1987

Buffalo Bills vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1987

19 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1985
LOS ANGELESRAMS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 20, 1985

Los Angeles Rams vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 20, 1985

15 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1985
OAKLANDRAIDERS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEP 12, 1985

Oakland Raiders vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 12, 1985

15 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1985
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
OCT 6, 1985

Kansas City Chiefs vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Oct 6, 1985

17 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Regular Season
1985
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEP 29, 1985

Seattle Seahawks vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 29, 1985

20 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Bruce King's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 20 rushing yards

Regular Season
1985
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
SEP 29, 1985

Seattle Seahawks vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 29, 1985

20 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 8 receiving yards

Regular Season
1985
DENVERBRONCOS
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
OCT 27, 1985

Denver Broncos vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Oct 27, 1985

0 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 1 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Bruce King's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1970–1988

01
KCKING—Bruce King
KCLANIER—Willie Lanier
KCSTILL—Art Still

A proud defense cannot rebuild the champion

Kansas City Chiefs · The long quiet stretch

Kansas City made the playoffs only once in nineteen seasons as the original stars aged and the offense struggled to find direction.

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Franchise era

1985–1996

02
BUFKING—Bruce King
BUFKELLY12Jim Kelly
BUFTHOMAS34Thurman Thomas

Four consecutive AFC championships

Buffalo Bills · The K-Gun years

Kelly's no-huddle offense and a defense led by Smith reached four straight Super Bowls, an achievement defined equally by dominance and heartbreak.

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Career accomplishments

3 NFL seasons28 career games121 career rushing yards8 career receptions48 career receiving yards0 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 8, 1985Most recent: Oct 18, 1987

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history