Buffalo Bills

Buffalo Bills

First Season
1960
Team History
Buffalo Bills (1960-present)
Conference/Division
National Football League (1970-present) American Football Conference (1970-present) AFC East (1970-present) American Football League (1960-69) Eastern Division (1960-69)
Venue
Highmark Stadium (1973-present) War Memorial Stadium (1960-72)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives

This article is about the NFL team. For the defunct All-America Football Conference team, see Buffalo Bills (AAFC).

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 club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. They began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League and became an NFL franchise after the completion of the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.

Publications

Programs by season

1960s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
preseason	July 30	vs. Boston Patriots	War Memorial Stadium
preseason	August 21	at Boston Patriots	Fitton Field
preseason	August 24	vs. Oakland Raiders	War Memorial Stadium
preseason	September 4	vs. New York Titans	War Memorial Stadium
Week 1	September 11	at New York Titans	Polo Grounds
Week 2	September 18	vs. Denver Broncos	War Memorial Stadium
Week 3	September 23	at Boston Patriots	Boston University Field
Week 4	October 2	vs. Los Angeles Chargers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 6	October 16	vs. New York Titans	War Memorial Stadium
Week 7	October 23	vs. Oakland Raiders	War Memorial Stadium
Week 8	October 30	vs. Houston Oilers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 9	November 6	vs. Dallas Texans	War Memorial Stadium
Week 10	November 13	at Oakland Raiders	Kezar Stadium
Week 11	November 20	at Los Angeles Chargers	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 12	November 27	at Denver Broncos	Bears Stadium
Week 13	December 4	vs. Boston Patriots	War Memorial Stadium
Week 14	December 11	at Houston Oilers	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 15	December 18	at Dallas Texans	Cotton Bowl
1961
exhibition	August 8	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	Civic Stadium
preseason	August 18	vs. Dallas Texans	War Memorial Stadium
preseason	September 1	vs. Boston Patriots	War Memorial Stadium
Week 1	September 10	vs. Denver Broncos	War Memorial Stadium
Week 2	September 17	vs. New York Titans	War Memorial Stadium
Week 3	September 23	vs. Boston Patriots	War Memorial Stadium
Week 4	September 30	vs. San Diego Chargers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 6	October 15	vs. Dallas Texans	War Memorial Stadium
Week 8	October 29	vs. Houston Oilers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 9	November 5	vs. Oakland Raiders	War Memorial Stadium
Week 10	November 12	at Dallas Texans	Cotton Bowl
Week 11	November 19	at Denver Broncos	Bears Stadium
Week 12	November 23	at New York Titans	Polo Grounds
Week 13	December 3	at Oakland Raiders	Candlestick Park
Week 14	December 10	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
1962
preseason	August 15	vs. Boston Patriots	War Memorial Stadium
preseason	September 1	at Boston Patriots	Boston University Field
Week 1	September 9	vs. Houston Oilers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 2	September 15	vs. Denver Broncos	War Memorial Stadium
Week 3	September 22	vs. New York Titans	War Memorial Stadium
Week 4	September 30	at Dallas Texans	Cotton Bowl
Week 5	October 7	at Houston Oilers	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 6	October 13	vs. San Diego Chargers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 7	October 20	vs. Oakland Raiders	War Memorial Stadium
Week 8	October 28	at Denver Broncos	Bears Stadium
Week 9	November 3	vs. Boston Patriots	War Memorial Stadium
Week 10	November 11	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
Week 11	November 18	at Oakland Raiders	Frank Youell Field
Week 12	November 23	at Boston Patriots	Boston University Field
Week 13	December 2	vs. Dallas Texans	War Memorial Stadium
Week 14	December 8	at New York Titans	Polo Grounds
1963
preseason	August 9	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
preseason	August 24	vs. Boston Patriots	War Memorial Stadium
Week 1	September 8	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
Week 2	September 15	at Oakland Raiders	Frank Youell Field
Week 3	September 22	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	War Memorial Stadium
Week 4	September 28	vs. Houston Oilers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 5	October 5	vs. Oakland Raiders	War Memorial Stadium
Week 6	October 13	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 7	October 20	at Houston Oilers	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 8	October 26	vs. Boston Patriots	War Memorial Stadium
Week 9	November 3	at Denver Broncos	Bears Stadium
Week 10	November 9	vs. Denver Broncos	War Memorial Stadium
Week 11	November 17	vs. San Diego Chargers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 12	November 24	at Boston Patriots	Fenway Park
Week 14	December 8	vs. New York Jets	War Memorial Stadium
Week 15	December 14	at New York Jets	Polo Grounds
postseason	December 28	vs. Boston Patriots	War Memorial Stadium
1964
preseason	August 8	vs. New York Jets	Phillips Field
preseason	August 14	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	War Memorial Stadium
preseason	August 23	at Oakland Raiders	Frank Youell Field
Week 1	September 13	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	War Memorial Stadium
Week 2	September 20	vs. Denver Broncos	War Memorial Stadium
Week 3	September 26	vs. San Diego Chargers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 4	October 3	vs. Oakland Raiders	War Memorial Stadium
Week 5	October 11	at Houston Oilers	Jeppesen Stadium
Week 6	October 18	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 7	October 24	vs. New York Jets	War Memorial Stadium
Week 8	November 1	vs. Houston Oilers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 9	November 8	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 10	November 15	vs. Boston Patriots	War Memorial Stadium
Week 11	November 26	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
Week 12	December 6	at Oakland Raiders	Frank Youell Field
Week 14	December 20	at Boston Patriots	Fenway Park
postseason	December 26	vs. San Diego Chargers	War Memorial Stadium
1965
preseason	August 8	at Boston Patriots	Boston College
preseason	August 21	at New York Jets	Rutgers Stadium
preseason	August 28	at Kansas City Chiefs	Veterans Field
Week 1	September 11	vs. Boston Patriots	War Memorial Stadium
Week 2	September 19	at Denver Broncos	Bears Stadium
Week 3	September 26	vs. New York Jets	War Memorial Stadium
Week 4	October 3	vs. Oakland Raiders	War Memorial Stadium
Week 5	October 10	vs. San Diego Chargers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 6	October 17	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 7	October 24	vs. Denver Broncos	War Memorial Stadium
Week 8	October 31	vs. Houston Oilers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 9	November 7	at Boston Patriots	Fenway Park
Week 10	November 14	at Oakland Raiders	Frank Youell Field
Week 11	November 25	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
Week 13	December 12	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	War Memorial Stadium
Week 14	December 19	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
postseason	December 26	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
1966
preseason	August 7	at Boston Patriots	Boston College
preseason	August 12	vs. Denver Broncos	War Memorial Stadium
Week 1	September 4	at San Diego Chargers	Balboa Stadium
Week 2	September 11	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	War Memorial Stadium
Week 3	September 18	vs. Miami Dolphins	War Memorial Stadium
Week 4	September 25	vs. Houston Oilers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 5	October 2	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 6	October 8	vs. Boston Patriots	War Memorial Stadium
Week 7	October 16	vs. San Diego Chargers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 9	October 30	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 10	November 6	at Miami Dolphins	Orange Bowl
Week 11	November 13	vs. New York Jets	War Memorial Stadium
Week 12	November 20	at Houston Oilers	Rice Stadium
Week 13	November 24	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 14	December 4	at Boston Patriots	Fenway Park
Week 16	December 18	vs. Denver Broncos	War Memorial Stadium
postseason	January 1, 1967	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	War Memorial Stadium
1967
preseason	August 14	at Detroit Lions	Tiger Stadium
preseason	August 20	vs. Boston Patriots	Aquinas Stadium
preseason	August 25	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	War Memorial Stadium
Week 1	September 10	vs. New York Jets	War Memorial Stadium
Week 2	September 17	vs. Houston Oilers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 3	September 24	vs. Boston Patriots	War Memorial Stadium
Week 4	October 1	vs. San Diego Chargers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 5	October 8	at Denver Broncos	Bears Stadium
Week 6	October 15	vs. Oakland Raiders	War Memorial Stadium
Week 7	October 29	at Houston Oilers	Rice Stadium
Week 9	November 5	vs. Miami Dolphins	War Memorial Stadium
Week 10	November 12	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 11	November 19	vs. Denver Broncos	War Memorial Stadium
Week 12	November 26	at Miami Dolphins	Orange Bowl
Week 13	December 3	at Kansas City Chiefs	Municipal Stadium
Week 14	December 9	at Boston Patriots	Fenway Park
Week 16	December 24	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
1968
preseason	August 5	vs. Detroit Lions	War Memorial Stadium
preseason	August 11	vs. Miami Dolphins	Aquinas Stadium
preseason	August 17	at Cincinnati Bengals	Nippert Stadium
preseason	August 30	vs. Cleveland Browns	War Memorial Stadium
Week 1	September 8	vs. Boston Patriots	War Memorial Stadium
Week 3	September 22	at Cincinnati Bengals	Nippert Stadium
Week 4	September 29	vs. New York Jets	War Memorial Stadium
Week 5	October 5	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	War Memorial Stadium
Week 7	October 20	at Boston Patriots	Fenway Park
Week 8	October 27	vs. Houston Oilers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 9	November 3	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 10	November 10	vs. Miami Dolphins	War Memorial Stadium
Week 11	November 17	vs. San Diego Chargers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 12	November 24	at Denver Broncos	Bears Stadium
Week 13	November 28	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 14	December 7	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome
1969
preseason	August 2	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome
preseason	August 8	vs. Washington Redskins	War Memorial Stadium
preseason	August 15	at Detroit Lions	Tiger Stadium
preseason	August 22	vs. Baltimore Colts	War Memorial Stadium
preseason	September 6	at Los Angeles Rams	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Week 1	September 14	vs. New York Jets	War Memorial Stadium
Week 2	September 21	vs. Houston Oilers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 3	September 28	vs. Denver Broncos	War Memorial Stadium
Week 4	October 5	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome
Week 5	October 11	vs. Boston Patriots	War Memorial Stadium
Week 6	October 19	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 7	October 26	at Miami Dolphins	Orange Bowl
Week 8	November 2	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	War Memorial Stadium
Week 9	November 9	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 10	November 16	vs. Miami Dolphins	War Memorial Stadium
Week 11	November 23	at Boston Patriots	Alumni Stadium
Week 12	November 30	vs. Cincinnati Bengals	War Memorial Stadium
Week 14	December 14	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium

1970s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
preseason	August 21	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	War Memorial Stadium
Week 6	October 25	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 8	November 8	vs. Cincinnati Bengals	War Memorial Stadium
Week 9	November 15	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
Week 11	November 29	vs. Boston Patriots	War Memorial Stadium
Week 13	December 13	vs. Baltimore Colts	War Memorial Stadium
1971
preseason	August 16	at Philadelphia Eagles	Veterans Stadium
preseason	September 4	at Detroit Lions	Tiger Stadium
Week 1	September 19	vs. Dallas Cowboys	War Memorial Stadium
Week 5	October 17	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 6	October 23	at San Diego Chargers	San Diego Stadium
Week 9	November 14	at New England Patriots	Schaefer Stadium
Week 12	December 5	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
1972
preseason	August 4	vs. St. Louis Cardinals	War Memorial Stadium
preseason	August 18	vs. Minnesota Vikings	War Memorial Stadium
Week 5	October 15	at Oakland Raiders	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Week 7	October 29	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	War Memorial Stadium
Week 8	November 5	vs. Miami Dolphins	War Memorial Stadium
Week 10	November 19	at New England Patriots	Schaefer Stadium
1973
Week 1	September 16	at New England Patriots	Schaefer Stadium
Week 4	October 7	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	Rich Stadium
Week 10	November 18	vs. Miami Dolphins	Rich Stadium
Week 12	December 2	at Atlanta Falcons	Atlanta Stadium
Week 13	December 9	vs. New England Patriots	Rich Stadium
1974
Week 2	September 22	vs. Miami Dolphins	Rich Stadium
Week 6	October 20	vs. New England Patriots	Rich Stadium
Week 10	November 17	at Miami Dolphins	Orange Bowl
Week 11	November 24	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium
postseason	December 22	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
1975
Week 1	September 21	vs. New York Jets	Rich Stadium
Week 3	October 5	vs. Denver Broncos	Rich Stadium
Week 4	October 12	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
Week 5	October 20	vs. New York Giants	Rich Stadium
Week 9	November 17	at Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium
1976
preseason	September 3	vs. Cleveland Browns	Rich Stadium
Week 3	September 26	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium
Week 5	October 10	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 6	October 17	vs. Baltimore Colts	Rich Stadium
1978
Week 3	September 17	at Miami Dolphins	Orange Bowl
Week 10	November 5	vs. New England Patriots	Rich Stadium
Week 12	November 19	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Tampa Stadium
1979
preseason	August 4	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Rich Stadium
Week 10	November 4	vs. New England Patriots	Rich Stadium
Week 11	November 11	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium

1980s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
Week 8	October 26	vs. New England Patriots	Rich Stadium
Week 9	November 2	vs. Atlanta Falcons	Rich Stadium
Week 10	November 9	at New York Jets	Shea Stadium
Week 12	November 23	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Rich Stadium
1981
Week 2	September 13	at Baltimore Colts	Memorial Stadium
Week 8	October 25	vs. Denver Broncos	Rich Stadium
Week 9	November 1	vs. Cleveland Browns	Rich Stadium
postseason	January 3, 1982	at Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium
1983
preseason	August 6	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field
Week 15	December 11	vs. San Francisco 49ers	Rich Stadium
1984
preseason	August 11	vs. New England Patriots	Rich Stadium
Week 12	November 18	vs. Dallas Cowboys	Rich Stadium
1985
Week 2	September 15	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium
Week 7	October 20	vs. Indianapolis Colts	Rich Stadium
1986
Week 2	September 14	at Cincinnati Bengals	Riverfront Stadium
Week 5	October 5	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium
Week 11	November 16	vs. Miami Dolphins	Rich Stadium
1987
preseason	August 15	at Atlanta Falcons	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
Week 5	October 18	vs. New York Giants	Rich Stadium
Week 9	November 8	vs. Denver Broncos	Rich Stadium
Week 9	November 22	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium
Week 10	November 29	vs. Miami Dolphins	Rich Stadium
Week 13	December 13	at Indianapolis Colts	Hoosier Dome
1988
Week 7	October 17	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium
postseason	January 1, 1989	vs. Houston Oilers	Rich Stadium
1989
Week 1	September 10	at Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium
Week 3	September 24	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome
Week 8	October 29	vs. Miami Dolphins	Rich Stadium
Week 15	December 17	at San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park
postseason	January 6, 1990	at Cleveland Browns	Cleveland Stadium

1990s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1990
Week 1	September 9	vs. Indianapolis Colts	Rich Stadium
Week 10	November 18	vs. New England Patriots	Rich Stadium
Week 15	December 23	vs. Miami Dolphins	Rich Stadium
postseason	January 12, 1991	vs. Miami Dolphins	Rich Stadium
postseason	January 20, 1991	vs. Los Angeles Raiders	Rich Stadium
Super Bowl XXV	January 27, 1991	vs. New York Giants	Tampa Stadium
1991
Week 7	October 13	vs. Indianapolis Colts	Rich Stadium
Week 9	November 3	vs. New England Patriots	Rich Stadium
Week 11	November 18	at Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium
postseason	January 5, 1992	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Rich Stadium
postseason	January 12, 1992	vs. Denver Broncos	Rich Stadium
Super Bowl XXVI	January 26, 1992	vs. Washington Redskins	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
1992
preseason	August 28	at Atlanta Falcons	Georgia Dome
Week 1	September 6	vs. Los Angeles Rams	Rich Stadium
Week 10	November 1	vs. New England Patriots	Rich Stadium
Week 11	November 16	at Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium
Week 14	December 12	vs. Denver Broncos	Rich Stadium
Week 15	December 20	at New Orleans Saints	Louisiana Superdome
postseason	January 17, 1993	at Miami Dolphins	Joe Robbie Stadium
Super Bowl XXVII	January 31, 1993	vs. Dallas Cowboys	Rose Bowl
1993
preseason	August 12	at Kansas City Chiefs	Arrowhead Stadium
Week 7	November 1	vs. Washington Redskins	Rich Stadium
postseason	January 15, 1994	vs. Los Angeles Raiders	Rich Stadium
postseason	January 23, 1994	vs. Kansas City Chiefs	Rich Stadium
Super Bowl XXVIII	January 30, 1994	vs. Dallas Cowboys	Georgia Dome
1994
Week 3	September 18	at Houston Oilers	Astrodome
Week 9	November 6	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium
Week 12	November 24	at Detroit Lions	Pontiac Silverdome
1995
preseason	August 4	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	Rich Stadium
preseason	August 12	vs. Dallas Cowboys	SkyDome
Week 5	October 8	vs. New York Jets	Rich Stadium
Week 6	October 15	vs. Seattle Seahawks	Rich Stadium
Week 7	October 23	at New England Patriots	Foxboro Stadium
Week 10	November 12	vs. Atlanta Falcons	Rich Stadium
Week 13	December 3	at San Francisco 49ers	Candlestick Park
postseason	December 30	vs. Miami Dolphins	Rich Stadium
postseason	January 6, 1996	at Pittsburgh Steelers	Three Rivers Stadium
1996
preseason	August 23	vs. Baltimore Ravens	Rich Stadium
Week 7	October 20	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium
postseason	December 28	vs. Jacksonville Jaguars	Rich Stadium
1997
Week 4	September 21	vs. Indianapolis Colts	Rich Stadium
Week 6	October 12	at New England Patriots	Foxboro Stadium
1998
Week 6	October 18	vs. Jacksonville Jaguars	Ralph Wilson Stadium
Week 10	November 15	vs. New England Patriots	Ralph Wilson Stadium
1999
Week 11	November 21	at New York Jets	Giants Stadium
Week 15	December 26	at New England Patriots	Foxboro Stadium
postseason	January 8, 2000	at Tennessee Titans	Adelphia Coliseum

2000s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2001
Week 11	December 2	at San Francisco 49ers	3Com Park
2003
Week 9	November 9	at Dallas Cowboys	Texas Stadium
Week 10	November 16	vs. Houston Texans	Ralph Wilson Stadium
2007
preseason	August 17	vs. Atlanta Falcons	Ralph Wilson Stadium
Week 8	November 4	vs. Cincinnati Bengals	Ralph Wilson Stadium
2009
preseason	August 15	vs. Chicago Bears	Ralph Wilson Stadium

2010s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2010
Week 12	December 5	at Minnesota Vikings	Metrodome
2012
preseason	August 17	at Minnesota Vikings	Metrodome
Week 8	November 4	at Houston Texans	Reliant Stadium
2014
Week 12	November 30	vs. Cleveland Browns	Ralph Wilson Stadium
2015
Week 7	October 25	at Jacksonville Jaguars	Wembley Stadium
Week 10	November 23	at New England Patriots	Gillette Stadium
2017
Week 2	September 17	at Carolina Panthers	Bank of America Stadium
Week 7	October 29	vs. Oakland Raiders	New Era Field
2018
Week 1	September 9	at Baltimore Ravens	M&T Bank Stadium
Week 15	December 23	at New England Patriots	Gillette Stadium

2020s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2022
Week 15	December 24	at Chicago Bears	Soldier Field

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1980s	1989
1990s	1992 • 1995
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