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Buffalo Bills

Value$5.95B

Founded: 1960 · Metro Area: Buffalo · AFC · AFC East · Home: Highmark Stadium

Top TeamBuffalo
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2
League titles
2 pre-SB · 0 SB era
15
Division titles
25
Playoff appearances
Postseason 22-23
0.494
All-time win pct
66
Seasons
since 1960

Championships

Pre-Super Bowl titles in slate; Super Bowl era titles in gold.

19641965
NFL / AAFC / AFL Championship (1920-1965)Super Bowl (1966-present)

Championship appearances

Every championship game appearance, win or loss. Solid chip = won; outlined chip = lost. Same pre-Super Bowl / Super Bowl color split as titles.

19641965SB XXV (1990)SB XXVI (1991)SB XXVII (1992)SB XXVIII (1993)

All-time record

Regular-season W-L-T498-510-8
Win pct0.494
Playoff record22-23-0 (0.489)
Championship appearances6 (2 wins)
Conference final appearances8 (4 wins)
Total seasons66
.500 or better seasons34
Most recent championship1965

Stadium history

Grouped by physical building. Naming-rights eras nested.

Highmark Stadium

1973-present
Orchard Park, New York
  • Rich Stadium 1973-1998
  • Ralph Wilson Stadium 1999-2015
  • New Era Field 2016-2019
  • Bills Stadium 2020-2020
  • Highmark Stadium 2021-2025

War Memorial Stadium

1960-1972
Buffalo, New York
Season-by-season
1960 to 2025 · 66 seasons · click to expand
SeasonTeamWLTWin%PFPADivisionFinishPostseason
2025Buffalo Bills12500.706481365AFC East2ndPlayoffs
2024Buffalo Bills13400.765525368AFC East1stConf FinalDiv Title
2023Buffalo Bills11600.647451311AFC East1stDiv Title
2022Buffalo Bills13300.813455286AFC East1stDiv Title
2021Buffalo Bills11600.647483289AFC East1stDiv Title
2020Buffalo Bills13300.813501375AFC East1stConf FinalDiv Title
2019Buffalo Bills10600.625314259AFC East2ndPlayoffs
2018Buffalo Bills61000.375269374AFC East3rd—
2017Buffalo Bills9700.563302359AFC East2ndPlayoffs
2016Buffalo Bills7900.438399378AFC East3rd—
2015Buffalo Bills8800.500379359AFC East3rd—
2014Buffalo Bills9700.563343289AFC East2nd—
2013Buffalo Bills61000.375339388AFC East4th—
2012Buffalo Bills61000.375344435AFC East4th—
2011Buffalo Bills61000.375372434AFC East3rd—
2010Buffalo Bills41200.250283425AFC East4th—
2009Buffalo Bills61000.375258326AFC East4th—
2008Buffalo Bills7900.438336342AFC East4th—
2007Buffalo Bills7900.438252354AFC East2nd—
2006Buffalo Bills7900.438300311AFC East3rd—
2005Buffalo Bills51100.313271367AFC East3rd—
2004Buffalo Bills9700.563395284AFC East3rd—
2003Buffalo Bills61000.375243279AFC East3rd—
2002Buffalo Bills8800.500379397AFC East4th—
2001Buffalo Bills31300.188265420AFC East5th—
2000Buffalo Bills8800.500315350AFC East4th—
1999Buffalo Bills11500.688320229AFC East2ndPlayoffs
1998Buffalo Bills10600.625400333AFC EastT-2ndPlayoffs
1997Buffalo Bills61000.375255367AFC East4th—
1996Buffalo Bills10600.625319266AFC East2ndPlayoffs
1995Buffalo Bills10600.625350335AFC East1stDiv Title
1994Buffalo Bills7900.438340356AFC East4th—
1993Buffalo Bills12400.750329242AFC East1stSB AppDiv Title
1992Buffalo Bills11500.688381283AFC East2ndSB App
1991Buffalo Bills13300.813458318AFC East1stSB AppDiv Title
1990Buffalo Bills13300.813428263AFC East1stSB AppDiv Title
1989Buffalo Bills9700.563409317AFC East1stDiv Title
1988Buffalo Bills12400.750329237AFC East1stConf FinalDiv Title
1987Buffalo Bills7800.467270305AFC East4th—
1986Buffalo Bills41200.250287348AFC East4th—
1985Buffalo Bills21400.125200381AFC East5th—
1984Buffalo Bills21400.125250454AFC East5th—
1983Buffalo Bills8800.500283351AFC EastT-2nd—
1982Buffalo Bills4500.444150154AFCT-8th—
1981Buffalo Bills10600.625311276AFC East3rdPlayoffs
1980Buffalo Bills11500.688320260AFC East1stDiv Title
1979Buffalo Bills7900.438268279AFC East4th—
1978Buffalo Bills51100.313302354AFC EastT-4th—
1977Buffalo Bills31100.214160313AFC EastT-4th—
1976Buffalo Bills21200.143245363AFC East5th—
1975Buffalo Bills8600.571420355AFC East3rd—
1974Buffalo Bills9500.643264244AFC East2ndPlayoffs
1973Buffalo Bills9500.643259230AFC East2nd—
1972Buffalo Bills4910.321257377AFC East4th—
1971Buffalo Bills11300.071184394AFC East5th—
1970Buffalo Bills31010.250204337AFC East4th—
1969Buffalo Bills41000.286230359AFL EastT-3rd—
1968Buffalo Bills11210.107199367AFL East5th—
1967Buffalo Bills41000.286237285AFL EastT-3rd—
1966Buffalo Bills9410.679358255AFL East1stConf FinalDiv Title
1965Buffalo Bills10310.750313226AFL East1stChampionDiv Title
1964Buffalo Bills12200.857400242AFL East1stChampionDiv Title
1963Buffalo Bills7610.536304291AFL East2ndPlayoffs
1962Buffalo Bills7610.536309272AFL East3rd—
1961Buffalo Bills6800.429294342AFL East4th—
1960Buffalo Bills5810.393296303AFL East3rd—

Top 12 games

Highest-rated games in franchise history by the site's Game Score (ELO) metric, which combines hype, quality, stakes, and matchup rank. Losses can outrank routine wins because the formula scores game quality, not franchise spin.

#DateRoundResultMatchGame Score
11992-01-261991 SB XXVI · Wk 21L
Washington Redskins 37-24 Buffalo Bills
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome· Minneapolis, MN
1.848
22023-01-222022 Div. Playoff · Wk 20L
Cincinnati Bengals 27-10 Buffalo Bills
Highmark Stadium· Orchard Park, NY
1.812
31991-01-271990 SB XXV · Wk 21L
New York Giants 20-19 Buffalo Bills
Tampa Stadium· Tampa, FL
1.812
42025-01-262024 AFC Champ · Wk 21L
Kansas City Chiefs 32-29 Buffalo Bills
Arrowhead Stadium· Kansas City, MO
1.794
52022-01-232021 Div. Playoff · Wk 20L · OT
Kansas City Chiefs 42-36 Buffalo Bills
Arrowhead Stadium· Kansas City, MO
1.764
62021-01-242020 AFC Champ · Wk 20L
Kansas City Chiefs 38-24 Buffalo Bills
Arrowhead Stadium· Kansas City, MO
1.714
72024-12-152024 Reg. Season · Wk 15W
Buffalo Bills 48-42 Detroit Lions
Ford Field· Detroit, MI
1.691
82024-01-212023 Div. Playoff · Wk 20L
Kansas City Chiefs 27-24 Buffalo Bills
Highmark Stadium· Orchard Park, NY
1.674
92025-01-192024 Div. Playoff · Wk 20W
Buffalo Bills 27-25 Baltimore Ravens
Highmark Stadium· Orchard Park, NY
1.669
101994-01-301993 SB XXVIII · Wk 22L
Dallas Cowboys 30-13 Buffalo Bills
Georgia Dome· Atlanta, GA
1.641
112026-01-172025 Div. Playoff · Wk 20L · OT
Denver Broncos 33-30 Buffalo Bills
Empower Field at Mile High· Denver, CO
1.597
122024-11-172024 Reg. Season · Wk 11W
Buffalo Bills 30-21 Kansas City Chiefs
Highmark Stadium· Orchard Park, NY
1.462

Award winners

League-wide awards held by Buffalo Bills players or coaches. Pulled from the AP, Bert Bell, Walter Payton, and Super Bowl MVP rolls. Plus 256 Pro Bowl selections all-time.

AP NFL MVP

  • 1973O.J. Simpson · RB
  • 1991Thurman Thomas · RB
  • 2024Josh Allen · QB

AP Offensive Player

  • 1973O.J. Simpson · RB
  • 1991Thurman Thomas · RB

AP Defensive Player

  • 1990Bruce Smith · RDE
  • 1995Bryce Paup · LOLB
  • 1996Bruce Smith · RDE

AP Coach of the Year

  • 1980Chuck Knox

Bert Bell Award

  • 1973O.J. Simpson · RB

AP Comeback Player

  • 1998Doug Flutie · QB

AP Offensive Rookie

  • 1970Dennis Shaw · QB

AP Defensive Rookie

  • 1979Jim Haslett · LILB
  • 1987Shane Conlan · LILB