The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. The Bills compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) East Division. Founded in 1959 by Ralph Wilson, they were a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) and joined the NFL in 1970 following the AFL–NFL merger. The Bills' name is derived from an All-America Football Conference franchise from Buffalo that was in turn named after western frontiersman Buffalo Bill. Since 1973 they have played their home games at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.

In their time in the AFL from 1960 to 1969, the Bills reached the AFL Championship three consecutive times from 1964 to 1966, winning twice in 1964 and 1965. They did not return to the postseason until 1974 nor win a division title until 1980.

In the 1990 season, they won the AFC Championship to reach their first Super Bowl. They lost in Super Bowl XXV. They reached the next three Super Bowls with victories in the AFC Championship. They became the first team (and as of , only team) to reach the Super Bowl four straight times.

As of the end of the 2025 season, the Bills have an all-time record of 498 wins, 510 losses, and 8 ties in the regular season, with an additional 21 wins and 22 losses in the playoffs. The team has had 30 winning seasons, 32 losing seasons, and 4 having as many wins as losses.

Seasons + Legend (#) The order of league championship won by the franchise Finish Final position in league, division, or conference Pct The team's winning percentage for the season AFL champions (1960–1969) Super Bowl champions (1970–present) * Conference champions ^ Division champions § Wild Card berth ° One-game playoff berth

+ Buffalo Bills record by season Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results Awards Head coach Finish 19601960AFLEastern3rd581Buster Ramsey 19611961AFLEastern4th680 1962 1962AFLEastern3rd761Lou Saban 1963 1963AFLEastern2nd°761Lost Divisional Playoffs (Patriots) 26–8 19641964AFLEastern^1st^1220Won AFL Championship (1) (Chargers) 20–7Lou Saban () 19651965AFLEastern^1st^1031Won AFL Championship (2) (at Chargers) 23–0Lou Saban () 19661966AFLEastern^1st^941Lost AFL Championship (Chiefs) 31–7Bobby Burnett ()Joe Collier 19671967 AFLEastern 3rd4100 19681968 AFLEastern 5th1121Joe Collier Harvey Johnson 19691969AFLEastern 4th4100John Rauch 1970NFLAFCEast4th3101Dennis Shaw () 1971NFLAFCEast5th1130Harvey Johnson 1972NFLAFCEast4th491Lou Saban 1973 NFLAFCEast2nd950O. J. Simpson (, ) 1974 NFLAFCEast2nd§950Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 32–14 1975NFLAFCEast3rd860 1976 NFLAFCEast5th2120Lou Saban Jim Ringo 1977 NFLAFCEast5th3110Jim Ringo 1978 NFLAFCEast4th5110Chuck Knox 1979NFLAFCEast4th790Jim Haslett () 1980NFLAFCEast^1st^1150Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Chargers) 20–14Chuck Knox () 1981NFLAFCEast3rd§1060Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Jets) 31–27Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Bengals) 28–21 1982NFLAFCNone9th450 1983NFLAFCEast3rd880Kay Stephenson 1984NFLAFCEast5th2140 1985 NFLAFCEast5th2140Kay Stephenson Hank Bullough 1986NFLAFCEast4th4120Hank Bullough Marv Levy 1987NFLAFCEast4th780Shane Conlan ()Marv Levy 1988NFLAFCEast^1st^1240Won Divisional Playoffs (Oilers) 17–10Lost AFC Championship (at Bengals) 21–10 (EOY) 1989NFLAFCEast^1st^970Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Browns) 34–30 1990 NFLAFC*East^1st^1330Won Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 44–34Won AFC Championship (Raiders) 51–3Lost Super Bowl XXV (vs. Giants) 20–19 Bruce Smith () 1991 NFLAFC*East^1st^1330Won Divisional Playoffs (Chiefs) 37–14Won AFC Championship (Broncos) 10–7Lost Super Bowl XXVI (vs. Redskins) 37–24Thurman Thomas (, ) (EOY) 1992 NFLAFC*East2nd§1150Won Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers) 41–38 Won Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 24–3Won AFC Championship (at Dolphins) 29–10Lost Super Bowl XXVII (vs. Cowboys) 52–17 1993NFLAFC*East^1st^1240Won Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 29–23Won AFC Championship (Chiefs) 30–13Lost Super Bowl XXVIII (vs. Cowboys) 30–13 1994NFLAFCEast4th790 1995NFLAFCEast^1st^1060Won Wild Card Playoffs (Dolphins) 37–22Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 40–21Bryce Paup () 1996NFLAFCEast2nd§1060Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Jaguars) 30–27 Bruce Smith () 1997NFLAFCEast4th6100 1998 NFLAFCEast3rd§1060Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Dolphins) 24–17Wade Phillips 1999 NFLAFCEast2nd§1150Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Titans) 22–16 2000 NFLAFCEast4th880 2001 NFLAFCEast5th3130Gregg Williams 2002 NFLAFCEast4th880 2003 NFLAFCEast3rd6100 2004 NFLAFCEast3rd970Mike Mularkey 2005NFLAFCEast3rd5110 2006NFLAFCEast3rd790Dick Jauron 2007NFLAFCEast2nd790 2008NFLAFCEast4th790 2009NFLAFCEast4th6100Dick Jauron Perry Fewell 2010NFLAFCEast4th4120Chan Gailey 2011NFLAFCEast4th6100 2012NFLAFCEast4th6100 2013NFLAFCEast4th 6100Doug Marrone 2014NFLAFCEast2nd970 2015NFLAFCEast3rd880 Rex Ryan 2016NFLAFCEast3rd790 Rex Ryan Anthony Lynn 2017NFLAFCEast2nd§970Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Jaguars) 10–3 Sean McDermott 2018NFLAFCEast3rd6100 2019NFLAFCEast2nd§1060Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Texans) 22–19 2020NFLAFCEast^1st^1330Won Wild Card Playoffs (Colts) 27–24Won Divisional Playoffs (Ravens) 17–3 Lost AFC Championship (at Chiefs) 38–24Brandon Beane (EOY) 2021NFLAFCEast^1st^1160Won Wild Card Playoffs (Patriots) 47–17Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Chiefs) 42–36 2022NFLAFCEast^1st^1330Won Wild Card Playoffs (Dolphins) 34–31Lost Divisional Playoffs (Bengals) 27–10Brandon Beane (EOY) 2023NFLAFCEast^1st^1160Won Wild Card Playoffs (Steelers) 31–17Lost Divisional Playoffs (Chiefs) 27–24 2024NFLAFCEast^1st^1340Won Wild Card Playoffs (Broncos) 31–7Won Divisional Playoffs (Ravens) 27–25 Lost AFC Championship (at Chiefs) 32–29Josh Allen () 2025NFLAFCEast2nd§1250Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Jaguars) 27–24 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Broncos) 33–30 Totals 2 AFL Championship 4 AFC Conference Championship 15 Division titles498 5108All-time regular season record (1960–2025)2223—All-time postseason record (1960–2025)5205338All-time regular & postseason record (1960–2025) Note: Statistics are up to date January 17, 2026.

See also History of the Buffalo Bills

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