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Buffalo Bills Franchise Encyclopedia
Regular Season Record (all-time) : 354-394-8
Playoff Record (all-time) : 14-15 (Last appearance after 1999 season)
Super Bowls Won: 0 out of 4 appearances
Championships Won: 2
Passing Leader (all-time): Jim Kelly - 35,467 yards
Rushing Leader (all-time): Thurman Thomas - 11,938 yards
Receiving Leader (all-time): Andre Reed - 13,095 yards
Winningest Coach (all-time): Marv Levy - 112 wins
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Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks
Glossary · * indicate playoff appearances
| Top Players | Off Rank | Def Rank | Overall Rank | Simple Rating System | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Lg | Tm | W | L | T | Pts | PtsO | PtDif | Coaches | Passing | Rushing | Receiving | Pts | Yds | Pts | Yds | T/G | Pts± | Yds± | out of | MoV | SoS | SRS | OSRS | DSRS |
| 2009 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 6 | 10 | 0 | 258 | 326 | -68 | Jauron,Fewell | Fitzpatrick | Jackson | Owens | 28 | 30 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 23 | 26 | 32 | -4.3 | 2.4 | -1.8 | -4.5 | 2.7 |
| 2008 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 9 | 0 | 336 | 342 | -6 | Jauron | Edwards | Lynch | Evans | 23 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 32 | -0.4 | -3.0 | -3.3 | -2.8 | -0.6 |
| 2007 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 9 | 0 | 252 | 354 | -102 | Jauron | Edwards | Lynch | Evans | 30 | 30 | 18 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 31 | 32 | -6.4 | 2.3 | -4.1 | -5.6 | 1.5 |
| 2006 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 9 | 0 | 300 | 311 | -11 | Jauron | Losman | McGahee | Evans | 23 | 30 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 17 | 30 | 32 | -0.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | -0.2 | 2.4 |
| 2005 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 5 | 11 | 0 | 271 | 367 | -96 | Mularkey | Holcomb | McGahee | Moulds | 24 | 28 | 24 | 29 | 13 | 27 | 30 | 32 | -6.0 | 0.2 | -5.8 | -4.0 | -1.8 |
| 2004 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 9 | 7 | 0 | 395 | 284 | 111 | Mularkey | Bledsoe | McGahee | Moulds | 7 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 8.1 | 4.6 | 3.5 |
| 2003 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 6 | 10 | 0 | 243 | 279 | -36 | Williams | Bledsoe | Henry | Moulds | 30 | 30 | 5 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 17 | 32 | -2.3 | 1.3 | -1.0 | -5.0 | 4.0 |
| 2002 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 8 | 8 | 0 | 379 | 397 | -18 | Williams | Bledsoe | Henry | Moulds | 11 | 11 | 27 | 15 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 32 | -1.1 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 2.1 | -2.3 |
| 2001 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 3 | 13 | 0 | 265 | 420 | -155 | Williams | Van Pelt | Henry | Moulds | 27 | 13 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 30 | 17 | 31 | -9.7 | 0.2 | -9.5 | -3.9 | -5.7 |
| 2000 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 8 | 8 | 0 | 315 | 350 | -35 | Phillips | Johnson | Bryson | Moulds | 20 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 3 | 31 | -2.2 | 2.2 | -0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 1999 | NFL | Buffalo Bills* | 11 | 5 | 0 | 320 | 229 | 91 | Phillips | Flutie | Linton | Moulds | 16 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 5.7 | 1.5 | 7.1 | -0.2 | 7.4 |
| 1998 | NFL | Buffalo Bills* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 400 | 333 | 67 | Phillips | Flutie | Smith | Moulds | 7 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 0.7 |
| 1997 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 6 | 10 | 0 | 255 | 367 | -112 | Levy | Collins | Smith | Reed | 29 | 25 | 23 | 9 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 30 | -7.0 | 2.5 | -4.5 | -4.0 | -0.5 |
| 1996 | NFL | Buffalo Bills* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 319 | 266 | 53 | Levy | Kelly | Thomas | Reed | 15 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 7 | 9 | 30 | 3.3 | -0.4 | 2.9 | -1.0 | 3.9 |
| 1995 | NFL | Buffalo Bills* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 350 | 335 | 15 | Levy | Kelly | Thomas | Brooks | 13 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 30 | 0.9 | -1.8 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -0.4 |
| 1994 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 9 | 0 | 340 | 356 | -16 | Levy | Kelly | Thomas | Reed | 11 | 10 | 22 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 12 | 28 | -1.0 | 0.8 | -0.2 | 1.5 | -1.8 |
| 1993 | NFL | Buffalo Bills* | 12 | 4 | 0 | 329 | 242 | 87 | Levy | Kelly | Thomas | Reed | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 5.4 | -0.6 | 4.8 | 1.8 | 3.0 |
| 1992 | NFL | Buffalo Bills* | 11 | 5 | 0 | 381 | 283 | 98 | Levy | Kelly | Thomas | Reed | 3 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 6.1 | -1.9 | 4.3 | 4.7 | -0.4 |
| 1991 | NFL | Buffalo Bills* | 13 | 3 | 0 | 458 | 318 | 140 | Levy | Kelly | Thomas | Reed | 2 | 1 | 19 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 28 | 8.8 | -5.2 | 3.6 | 7.6 | -4.1 |
| 1990 | NFL | Buffalo Bills* | 13 | 3 | 0 | 428 | 263 | 165 | Levy | Kelly | Thomas | Reed | 1 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 10.3 | -1.7 | 8.6 | 5.7 | 2.9 |
| 1989 | NFL | Buffalo Bills* | 9 | 7 | 0 | 409 | 317 | 92 | Levy | Kelly | Thomas | Reed | 3 | 5 | 14 | 11 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 5.8 | -1.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 0.5 |
| 1988 | NFL | Buffalo Bills* | 12 | 4 | 0 | 329 | 237 | 92 | Levy | Kelly | Thomas | Reed | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 5.8 | 0.6 | 6.4 | -0.0 | 6.4 |
| 1987 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 8 | 0 | 270 | 305 | -35 | Levy | Kelly | Harmon | Burkett | 24 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 28 | -2.3 | 2.4 | 0.0 | -2.5 | 2.5 |
| 1986 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 12 | 0 | 287 | 348 | -61 | Levy,Bullough | Kelly | Riddick | Burkett | 20 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 28 | -3.8 | -2.0 | -5.8 | -5.0 | -0.8 |
| 1985 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 14 | 0 | 200 | 381 | -181 | Bullough,Stephenson | Ferragamo | Bell | Butler | 28 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 28 | -11.3 | 1.5 | -9.8 | -9.5 | -0.2 |
| 1984 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 454 | -204 | Stephenson | Ferguson | Bell | Franklin | 25 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 28 | -12.8 | 0.7 | -12.0 | -5.3 | -6.7 |
| 1983 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 8 | 8 | 0 | 283 | 351 | -68 | Stephenson | Ferguson | Cribbs | Cribbs | 23 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 28 | -4.3 | 0.5 | -3.8 | -3.4 | -0.4 |
| 1982 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 5 | 0 | 150 | 154 | -4 | Knox | Ferguson | Cribbs | Lewis | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 28 | -0.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | -1.9 | 3.4 |
| 1981 | NFL | Buffalo Bills* | 10 | 6 | 0 | 311 | 276 | 35 | Knox | Ferguson | Cribbs | Lewis | 20 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 28 | 2.2 | -0.9 | 1.3 | -2.5 | 3.9 |
| 1980 | NFL | Buffalo Bills* | 11 | 5 | 0 | 320 | 260 | 60 | Knox | Ferguson | Cribbs | Butler | 12 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 28 | 3.8 | 0.2 | 3.9 | -1.6 | 5.5 |
| 1979 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 9 | 0 | 268 | 279 | -11 | Knox | Ferguson | Brown | Lewis | 23 | 21 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 28 | -0.7 | 0.4 | -0.2 | -3.3 | 3.1 |
| 1978 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 5 | 11 | 0 | 302 | 354 | -52 | Knox | Ferguson | Miller | Lewis | 11 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 28 | -3.3 | -0.0 | -3.3 | -0.1 | -3.2 |
| 1977 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 3 | 11 | 0 | 160 | 313 | -153 | Ringo | Ferguson | Simpson | Chandler | 26 | 8 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 28 | 17 | 28 | -10.9 | 3.0 | -7.9 | -4.3 | -3.7 |
| 1976 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 2 | 12 | 0 | 245 | 363 | -118 | Saban,Ringo | Ferguson | Simpson | Chandler | 20 | 12 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 28 | -8.4 | -0.8 | -9.2 | -2.5 | -6.7 |
| 1975 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 8 | 6 | 0 | 420 | 355 | 65 | Saban | Ferguson | Simpson | Chandler | 1 | 1 | 21 | 24 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 26 | 4.6 | 2.4 | 7.1 | 10.4 | -3.4 |
| 1974 | NFL | Buffalo Bills* | 9 | 5 | 0 | 264 | 244 | 20 | Saban | Ferguson | Simpson | Hill | 12 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 26 | 1.4 | -0.4 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 1.4 |
| 1973 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 9 | 5 | 0 | 259 | 230 | 29 | Saban | Ferguson | Simpson | Chandler | 15 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 26 | 2.1 | -1.9 | 0.2 | -1.8 | 2.1 |
| 1972 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 9 | 1 | 257 | 377 | -120 | Saban | Shaw | Simpson | Hill | 19 | 18 | 24 | 17 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 26 | -8.6 | 1.4 | -7.2 | -1.6 | -5.6 |
| 1971 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 1 | 13 | 0 | 184 | 394 | -210 | Johnson | Shaw | Simpson | Briscoe | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | -15.0 | 1.6 | -13.4 | -4.5 | -8.9 |
| 1970 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | 3 | 10 | 1 | 204 | 337 | -133 | Rauch | Shaw | Simpson | Briscoe | 23 | 17 | 23 | 8 | 26 | 23 | 12 | 26 | -9.5 | -2.8 | -12.3 | -5.8 | -6.5 |
| 1969 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 10 | 0 | 230 | 359 | -129 | Rauch | Kemp | Simpson | Moses | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 10 | -9.2 | 0.9 | -8.3 | -4.0 | -4.4 |
| 1968 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 1 | 12 | 1 | 199 | 367 | -168 | Johnson,Collier | Darragh | Anderson | Moses | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | -12.0 | 1.2 | -10.8 | -7.9 | -2.9 |
| 1967 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 4 | 10 | 0 | 237 | 285 | -48 | Collier | Kemp | Lincoln | Costa | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | -3.4 | -0.3 | -3.7 | -6.2 | 2.5 |
| 1966 | AFL | Buffalo Bills* | 9 | 4 | 1 | 358 | 255 | 103 | Collier | Kemp | Burnett | Dubenion | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 7.4 | -0.2 | 7.1 | 2.5 | 4.6 |
| 1965 | AFL | Buffalo Bills* | 10 | 3 | 1 | 313 | 226 | 87 | Saban | Kemp | Carlton | Roberson | 3 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6.2 | -0.8 | 5.4 | 0.1 | 5.3 |
| 1964 | AFL | Buffalo Bills* | 12 | 2 | 0 | 400 | 242 | 158 | Saban | Kemp | Gilchrist | Dubenion | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11.3 | -1.4 | 9.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
| 1963 | AFL | Buffalo Bills* | 7 | 6 | 1 | 304 | 291 | 13 | Saban | Kemp | Gilchrist | Dubenion | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 0.9 | -0.1 | 0.8 | -1.8 | 2.6 |
| 1962 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 7 | 6 | 1 | 309 | 272 | 37 | Saban | Rabb | Gilchrist | Dubenion | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2.6 | -0.3 | 2.3 | -1.6 | 3.9 |
| 1961 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 6 | 8 | 0 | 294 | 342 | -48 | Ramsey | Reynolds | Baker | Bass | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | -3.4 | 0.4 | -3.0 | -3.5 | 0.5 |
| 1960 | AFL | Buffalo Bills | 5 | 8 | 1 | 296 | 303 | -7 | Ramsey | Green | Carlton | Dubenion | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -0.5 | 0.1 | -0.4 | -3.4 | 3.0 |
Playoff Game Log
| Score | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Opp | Tm | Opp | ||
| 1999 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | L | @ | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 22 |
| 1998 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | L | @ | Miami Dolphins | 17 | 24 |
| 1996 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | L | Jacksonville Jaguars | 27 | 30 | |
| 1995 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | W | Miami Dolphins | 37 | 22 | |
| Division | L | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21 | 40 |
| 1993 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | W | Los Angeles Raiders | 29 | 23 | |
| ConfChamp | W | Kansas City Chiefs | 30 | 13 | |
| SuperBowl | L | N | Dallas Cowboys | 13 | 30 |
| 1992 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | W | Houston Oilers | 41 | 38 | |
| Division | W | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24 | 3 |
| ConfChamp | W | @ | Miami Dolphins | 29 | 10 |
| SuperBowl | L | N | Dallas Cowboys | 17 | 52 |
| 1991 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | W | Kansas City Chiefs | 37 | 14 | |
| ConfChamp | W | Denver Broncos | 10 | 7 | |
| SuperBowl | L | N | Washington Redskins | 24 | 37 |
| 1990 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | W | Miami Dolphins | 44 | 34 | |
| ConfChamp | W | Los Angeles Raiders | 51 | 3 | |
| SuperBowl | L | N | New York Giants | 19 | 20 |
| 1989 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | L | @ | Cleveland Browns | 30 | 34 |
| 1988 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | W | Houston Oilers | 17 | 10 | |
| ConfChamp | L | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 21 |
| 1981 Playoffs | |||||
| WildCard | W | @ | New York Jets | 31 | 27 |
| Division | L | @ | Cincinnati Bengals | 21 | 28 |
| 1980 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | L | @ | San Diego Chargers | 14 | 20 |
| 1974 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | L | @ | Pittsburgh Steelers | 14 | 32 |
| 1966 Playoffs | |||||
| ConfChamp | L | Kansas City Chiefs | 7 | 31 | |
| 1965 Playoffs | |||||
| Championship | W | @ | San Diego Chargers | 23 | 0 |
| 1964 Playoffs | |||||
| Championship | W | San Diego Chargers | 20 | 7 | |
| 1963 Playoffs | |||||
| Division | L | Boston Patriots | 8 | 26 | |
Head-to-Head Franchise Records
| Score | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opponent | W | L | T | Tm | Opp | |
| Arizona Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 210 | 203 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 189 | 216 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 45 | 63 |
| Carolina Panthers | 4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | 115 | 69 |
| Chicago Bears | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 143 | 198 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 9 | 0 | .609 | 561 | 492 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5 | 10 | 0 | .333 | 269 | 265 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 128 | 148 |
| Denver Broncos | 18 | 15 | 1 | .545 | 798 | 757 |
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 153 | 167 |
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 230 | 165 |
| Houston Texans | 3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | 97 | 95 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 35 | 30 | 1 | .538 | 1377 | 1278 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 168 | 170 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 21 | 16 | 1 | .568 | 820 | 785 |
| Miami Dolphins | 35 | 52 | 1 | .402 | 1656 | 1911 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 191 | 260 |
| New England Patriots | 40 | 58 | 1 | .408 | 1787 | 2054 |
| New Orleans Saints | 4 | 5 | 0 | .444 | 166 | 201 |
| New York Giants | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 186 | 168 |
| New York Jets | 53 | 45 | 0 | .541 | 1995 | 1940 |
| Oakland Raiders | 16 | 19 | 0 | .457 | 716 | 794 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 194 | 198 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 11 | 0 | .421 | 345 | 441 |
| San Diego Chargers | 10 | 20 | 2 | .333 | 545 | 755 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 5 | 5 | 0 | .500 | 186 | 208 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 269 | 245 |
| St. Louis Rams | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 250 | 205 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 150 | 188 |
| Tennessee Titans | 14 | 25 | 0 | .359 | 750 | 853 |
| Washington Redskins | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 217 | 201 |