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

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Rating through time

Where Buffalo Bills sat against the rest of the league at the end of every season it played, from 1960 to 2026. Above average in 33 of 67 seasons.

70s80s90s00s10s20s12001500180019602026

Highest it ever rated
1733 2024, week 17
Lowest it ever rated
1224 1960, week 10

One point per season, at the rating it finished on, with a rule at every decade. Tap or drag any year for what it started on, where it peaked and where it finished. 1500 is the league average by construction, not a chosen line. The week-by-week detail for any season is on its own season page.

Title chances

This side's chance in each title race we forecast, frozen and scored like every forecast here.

Season titles · resolves 7 Feb 2027

Who will win the 2026 Super Bowl LXI?

12%Buffalo Bills' chance

  • Buffalo Bills12%mkt 12%
  • San Francisco 49ers11%mkt 14%
  • Minnesota Vikings10%mkt 4%
  • Everyone else67%

“mkt” is Polymarket’s price, a reference line, not advice.

0%20%3 Sept2 Nov

How the model worksSeason titles record: 100% of 3 calls right

Full odds: NFL · every title race

The Heartbreak Index43.6 · #2

The Tortured · AFL, 1965

43.6
Heartbreak
#2
of 1,138 clubs
#1
in NFL
42.9
agony · 0.7 despair
The clocks
  • AFL since 196515.4
  • NFL final appearance since 19933.1
Priced pangs
  • Wide Right · 1990 · 1.20 pangs
    Norwood, Super Bowl XXV by one kick
  • 13 Seconds · 2021 · 1.10 pangs
    Chiefs erase the lead in 13 seconds, divisional OT
  • Music City Miracle · 1999 · 0.90 pangs
    Home Run Throwback playoff dagger
Heaviest wounds

lost the final, 1993 · lost the final, 1992 · lost the final, 1991 · lost the final, 1990

One formula, every club the site covers. See the whole board →

Who controls the club

The entity that holds control today, one per franchise; co-controllers and minority holders are listed, never summed.

How this is measured

Exactly one control entity is recorded per franchise, so a portfolio can never count a club twice. Co-controllers and minority holders are shown as published and carry no weight in any total.

The chip names the evidence. Sourced: a primary source is linked (league, club, filing or tier-one outlet). Cross-checked: matched against the ownership-change sweep. Contested: disputed or mid-sale. Rows are reviewed weekly.

Stakes are as published, often only “majority”, and are not pro-rated. A record of control is not a claim about anyone’s intent or conduct.

Who controls the clubTerry and Kim Pegula
Terry and Kim Pegulafamily· 100%
Cross-checkedas of 11 Aug 2026

Minority holders: Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, Jozy Altidore (~4%)

Pegula Sports & Entertainment also holds the Buffalo Sabres.

Also controls

Terry and Kim Pegula on the owners board →

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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
67
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 seasons67
.500 or better seasons34
Most recent championship1965

Stadium history

Grouped by physical building. Naming-rights eras nested.

New Highmark Stadium

2026-present
Orchard Park, New York

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 2026 · 67 seasons · click to expand
2026Buffalo Bills
Live
Record
6-1-0
Win%
0.857
Finish
—
PF
233
PA
181
Division
AFC East
2025Buffalo Bills
Record
12-5-0
Win%
0.706
Finish
2nd
PF
481
PA
365
Division
AFC East
Playoffs
2024Buffalo Bills
Record
13-4-0
Win%
0.765
Finish
1st
PF
525
PA
368
Division
AFC East
Conf FinalDiv Title
2023Buffalo Bills
Record
11-6-0
Win%
0.647
Finish
1st
PF
451
PA
311
Division
AFC East
Div Title
2022Buffalo Bills
Record
13-3-0
Win%
0.813
Finish
1st
PF
455
PA
286
Division
AFC East
Div Title
2021Buffalo Bills
Record
11-6-0
Win%
0.647
Finish
1st
PF
483
PA
289
Division
AFC East
Div Title
2020Buffalo Bills
Record
13-3-0
Win%
0.813
Finish
1st
PF
501
PA
375
Division
AFC East
Conf FinalDiv Title
2019Buffalo Bills
Record
10-6-0
Win%
0.625
Finish
2nd
PF
314
PA
259
Division
AFC East
Playoffs
2018Buffalo Bills
Record
6-10-0
Win%
0.375
Finish
3rd
PF
269
PA
374
Division
AFC East
—
2017Buffalo Bills
Record
9-7-0
Win%
0.563
Finish
2nd
PF
302
PA
359
Division
AFC East
Playoffs
2016Buffalo Bills
Record
7-9-0
Win%
0.438
Finish
3rd
PF
399
PA
378
Division
AFC East
—
2015Buffalo Bills
Record
8-8-0
Win%
0.500
Finish
3rd
PF
379
PA
359
Division
AFC East
—

In-progress 2026 row pulled from ESPN public standings, refreshed hourly. Replaced by the canonical workbook row after the season concludes.

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.

#1 · 1992-01-261.848
L1991 SB XXVI · Wk 21
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome· Minneapolis, MN
#2 · 2023-01-221.812
L2022 Div. Playoff · Wk 20
Highmark Stadium· Orchard Park, NY
#3 · 1991-01-271.812
L1990 SB XXV · Wk 21
Tampa Stadium· Tampa, FL
#4 · 2025-01-261.794
L2024 AFC Champ · Wk 21
Arrowhead Stadium· Kansas City, MO
#5 · 2022-01-231.764
L · OT2021 Div. Playoff · Wk 20
Arrowhead Stadium· Kansas City, MO
#6 · 2021-01-241.714
L2020 AFC Champ · Wk 20
Arrowhead Stadium· Kansas City, MO
#7 · 2024-12-151.691
W2024 Reg. Season · Wk 15
Ford Field· Detroit, MI
#8 · 2024-01-211.674
L2023 Div. Playoff · Wk 20
Highmark Stadium· Orchard Park, NY
#9 · 2025-01-191.669
W2024 Div. Playoff · Wk 20
Highmark Stadium· Orchard Park, NY
#10 · 1994-01-301.641
L1993 SB XXVIII · Wk 22
Georgia Dome· Atlanta, GA
#11 · 2026-01-171.597
L · OT2025 Div. Playoff · Wk 20
Empower Field at Mile High· Denver, CO
#12 · 2024-11-171.462
W2024 Reg. Season · Wk 11
Highmark Stadium· Orchard Park, NY

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