BUFFALO BILLS
Updated: 09 july 2020
Founded: 1960
Location: Orchard Park, NY
Division: AFC EAST
STADIUM

(NEW ERA FIELD)
(71,608)

Buffalo Bills are based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area and are the only team to play in the state of New York. Originally playing in the American Football League (AFL), they joined the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.
They are the only team to win 4 consecutive conference championships (1990-1993 seasons) and also the only team to lose 4 consecutive Super Bowl titles. Prior to joining the NFL, they won 2 AFL titles in 1964-1965.
NAMES
Buffalo Bills (1960-)
AFFILIATIONS
AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE (1960-1969)
Eastern Division (1960-1969)
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE (1970-)
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE (1970-)
AFC East (1970-)
AWARDS
SUPER BOWL TITLES (0)
AFL CHAMPIONSHIPS (2)
  • 1964-1965
AFC CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (4)
  • 1990-1993
DIVISION TITLES (11)
  • AFL Eastern (4): 1963-1966
    AFC East (7): 1980, 1988-1991, 1993, 1995
PLAYOFFS APPEARANCES (19)
AFL (4): 1963-1966
NFL (15): 1974, 1980-1981, 1988-1993, 1995-1996, 1998-1999, 2017, 2019
SEASONS (SINCE 2010)
SEASON DIVISION FINISH RECORD PLAYOFFS
2010 AFC EAST 4TH 4-12 -
2011 AFC EAST 4TH 6-10 -
2012 AFC EAST 4TH 6-10 -
2013 AFC EAST 4TH 6-10 -
2014 AFC EAST 2ND 9-7 -
2015 EAST 3RD 8-8 -
2016 AFC EAST 3RD 7-9 -
2017 AFC EAST 2ND 9-7 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (@ Jaguars) 10–3
2018 AFC EAST 3RD 6-10 -
2019 AFC EAST 2ND 10-6 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (@ Texans) 22–19 (OT)
AFL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES
DATE CHAMPIONSHIP W/L OPPONENT SCORE LOCATION VICTORY #
1964 AFL W  SAN DIEGO 20-7 BUFFALO 1
1965 AFL W  SAN DIEGO 23-0 SAN DIEGO 2
1967 AFL L  KANSAS CITY 31-7 BUFFALO -
NFL SUPER BOWL APPEARANCES
DATE SUPER BOWL W/L OPPONENT SCORE LOCATION VICTORY #
1990 XXV L  NEW YORK 20-19 TAMPA -
1991 XXVI L  WASHINGTON 37-24 MINNEAPOLIS -
1992 XXVII L  DALLAS 52-17 PASADENA -
1993 XXVIII L  DALLAS 30-13 ATLANTA -
LOGOS
(1960-1961)
(1962-1969)
(1970-1973)
(1974-)
HELMETS
(1960-1961)
(1962-1964)
(1965-1973)
(1974-1976)
(1977-C.1981)
(1982-1983)
(1984-1986)
(1987-2001)
(2002-2010)
(2011-)
STADIUMS
WAR MEMORIAL STADIUM
(BUFFALO, NY)
(1960-1972)
NEW ERA FIELD
(BUFFALO, NY)
(1973-)