Buffalo Bills
Value$8.13BHeartbreak#243.6Founded: 1960 · Metro Area: Buffalo · AFC · AFC East · Home: Highmark Stadium
Top TeamBuffaloRating 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.
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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.
The Heartbreak Index43.6 · #2
The Tortured · AFL, 1965
The Heartbreak Index43.6 · #2
The Tortured · AFL, 1965
- AFL since 196515.4
- NFL final appearance since 19933.1
- Wide Right · 1990 · 1.20 pangsNorwood, Super Bowl XXV by one kick
- 13 Seconds · 2021 · 1.10 pangsChiefs erase the lead in 13 seconds, divisional OT
- Music City Miracle · 1999 · 0.90 pangsHome Run Throwback playoff dagger
lost the final, 1993 · lost the final, 1992 · lost the final, 1991 · lost the final, 1990
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Championships
Pre-Super Bowl titles in slate; Super Bowl era titles in gold.
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.
All-time record
| Regular-season W-L-T | 498-510-8 |
| Win pct | 0.494 |
| Playoff record | 22-23-0 (0.489) |
| Championship appearances | 6 (2 wins) |
| Conference final appearances | 8 (4 wins) |
| Total seasons | 67 |
| .500 or better seasons | 34 |
| Most recent championship | 1965 |
Stadium history
Grouped by physical building. Naming-rights eras nested.
New Highmark Stadium
2026-presentHighmark Stadium
1973-present- 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
1960-1972Season-by-season1960 to 2026 · 67 seasons · click to expandShow tableHide table
Show all 67 seasons
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.
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