Editing Nate Clements (section)

====2004====
The Buffalo Bills chose not to renew Gregg Williams after finishing with a 6–10 record and not qualifying for the playoffs for a third consecutive season. The Buffalo Bills' new head coach [[Mike Mularkey]] retained Clements as a starting cornerback to begin the season, along with newly acquired free agent [[Troy Vincent]].<ref>{{cite web |title=The Football Database: Buffalo Bills roster (2004) |url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/roster/2004?sort=pos |access-date=June 5, 2018 |website=footballdb.com}}</ref> In Week 2, Clements collected a season-high seven solo tackles during a 13–10 loss at the [[2004 Oakland Raiders|Oakland Raiders]]. On October 31, 2004, he recorded a season-high nine combined tackles and was credited with half a tackle in a 38–14 victory against the [[2004 Arizona Cardinals|Arizona Cardinals]]. On November 21, 2004, Clements recorded five combined tackles, broke up a pass, and returned a punt for a touchdown for the first time in his career during a 37–17 victory against the [[2004 St. Louis Rams|St. Louis Rams]]. He returned a punt by [[Sean Landeta]] for an 85-yard touchdown in the third quarter.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Louis Rams at Buffalo Bills - November 21, 2004 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/200411210buf.htm |access-date=June 5, 2018 |website=pro-football-referebcs.com}}</ref> In Week 17, he recorded five solo tackles, a pass deflection, and returned an interception by rookie quarterback [[Ben Roethlisberger]] for a 30-yard touchdown in the Bills' 29–24 loss to the [[2004 Pittsburgh Steelers|Pittsburgh Steelers]]. The touchdown extended his streak to four consecutive seasons with a [[Pick 6 (American football)|pick six]]. He completed the [[2005 NFL season|2004 season]] with 73 combined tackles (53 solo), seven pass deflections, a career-high six interceptions, a touchdown, and was credited with half a sack in 16 games and 16 starts.<ref name="career"/> Clements also had 35 punt returns for 327-yards and a touchdown.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pro Football Reference: Nate Clements (2004) |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/C/ClemNa99/gamelog/2004/ |access-date=June 5, 2018 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref>

On January 28, 2005, Clements was named as a late replacement to the [[2005 Pro Bowl]]. He replaced [[Kansas City Chiefs|Kansas City Chiefs']] cornerback [[Patrick Surtain]] who was himself replacing [[Baltimore Ravens|Baltimore Ravens']] [[Chris McAlister]]. Both players were unavailable to play due to injuries.<ref>{{cite web |title=Nate Clements joins Pro Bowl |url=https://247sports.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/Article/Nate-Clements-Joins-Pro-Bowl-104170459 |access-date=June 5, 2018 |website=247sports.com |date=January 28, 2005}}</ref>