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List of Buffalo Bills seasons

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List of Buffalo Bills seasons
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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

(#)FinishT-#Pct*^§°
The order of league championship won by the franchise
Final position in league, division, or conference
Finished tied in that position with one or more teams--
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
SeasonTeamLeagueConferenceDivisionRegular seasonPostseason resultsAwardsHead coachRefsFinishWLTPct1960196119621963196419651966196719681969Totals
2 AFL Championship
4 AFC Conference Championship
15 Division titles4985108All-time regular season record (1960–2025)2223—All-time postseason record (1960–2025)5205338All-time regular & postseason record (1960–2025)
1960AFLEastern3rd581Buster Ramsey
1961AFLEastern4th680
1962AFLEastern3rd761Lou Saban
1963AFLEastern2nd°761Lost Divisional Playoffs (Patriots) 26–8
1964AFLEastern^1st^1220Won AFL Championship (1) (Chargers) 20–7Lou Saban ()
1965AFLEastern^1st^1031Won AFL Championship (2) (at Chargers) 23–0Lou Saban ()
1966AFLEastern^1st^941Lost AFL Championship (Chiefs) 31–7Bobby Burnett ()Joe Collier
1967AFLEastern3rd4100
1968AFLEastern5th1121Joe Collier Harvey Johnson
1969AFLEastern4th4100John Rauch
1970NFLAFCEast4th3101Dennis Shaw ()
1971NFLAFCEast5th1130Harvey Johnson
1972NFLAFCEast4th491Lou Saban
1973NFLAFCEast2nd950O. J. Simpson (, )
1974NFLAFCEast2nd§950Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 32–14
1975NFLAFCEast3rd860
1976NFLAFCEast5th2120Lou Saban Jim Ringo
1977NFLAFCEast5th3110Jim Ringo
1978NFLAFCEast4th5110Chuck Knox
1979NFLAFCEast4th790Jim Haslett ()
1980NFLAFCEast^1st^1150Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Chargers) 20–14Chuck Knox ()
1981NFLAFCEast3rd§1060Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Jets) 31–27
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Bengals) 28–21
1982NFLAFCNone9th450
1983NFLAFCEast3rd880Kay Stephenson
1984NFLAFCEast5th2140
1985NFLAFCEast5th2140Kay Stephenson Hank Bullough
1986NFLAFCEast4th4120Hank Bullough Marv Levy
1987NFLAFCEast4th780Shane Conlan ()Marv Levy
1988NFLAFCEast^1st^1240Won Divisional Playoffs (Oilers) 17–10
Lost AFC Championship (at Bengals) 21–10
1989NFLAFCEast^1st^970Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Browns) 34–30
1990NFLAFC*East^1st^1330Won Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 44–34
Won AFC Championship (Raiders) 51–3
Lost Super Bowl XXV (vs. Giants) 20–19Bruce Smith ()
1991NFLAFC*East^1st^1330Won Divisional Playoffs (Chiefs) 37–14
Won AFC Championship (Broncos) 10–7
Lost Super Bowl XXVI (vs. Redskins) 37–24Thurman Thomas (, )
1992NFLAFC*East2nd§1150Won Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers) 41–38 (OT)
Won Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 24–3
Won AFC Championship (at Dolphins) 29–10
Lost Super Bowl XXVII (vs. Cowboys) 52–17
1993NFLAFC*East^1st^1240Won Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 29–23
Won AFC Championship (Chiefs) 30–13
Lost Super Bowl XXVIII (vs. Cowboys) 30–13
1994NFLAFCEast4th790
1995NFLAFCEast^1st^1060Won Wild Card Playoffs (Dolphins) 37–22
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 40–21Bryce Paup ()
1996NFLAFCEast2nd§1060Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Jaguars) 30–27Bruce Smith ()
1997NFLAFCEast4th6100
1998NFLAFCEast3rd§1060Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Dolphins) 24–17Wade Phillips
1999NFLAFCEast2nd§1150Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Titans) 22–16
2000NFLAFCEast4th880
2001NFLAFCEast5th3130Gregg Williams
2002NFLAFCEast4th880
2003NFLAFCEast3rd6100
2004NFLAFCEast3rd970Mike Mularkey
2005NFLAFCEast3rd5110
2006NFLAFCEast3rd790Dick Jauron
2007NFLAFCEast2nd790
2008NFLAFCEast4th790
2009NFLAFCEast4th6100Dick Jauron Perry Fewell
2010NFLAFCEast4th4120Chan Gailey
2011NFLAFCEast4th6100
2012NFLAFCEast4th6100
2013NFLAFCEast4th6100Doug Marrone
2014NFLAFCEast2nd970
2015NFLAFCEast3rd880Rex Ryan
2016NFLAFCEast3rd790Rex Ryan Anthony Lynn
2017NFLAFCEast2nd§970Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Jaguars) 10–3Sean McDermott
2018NFLAFCEast3rd6100
2019NFLAFCEast2nd§1060Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Texans) 22–19 (OT)
2020NFLAFCEast^1st^1330Won Wild Card Playoffs (Colts) 27–24
Won Divisional Playoffs (Ravens) 17–3
Lost AFC Championship (at Chiefs) 38–24Brandon Beane (EOY)
2021NFLAFCEast^1st^1160Won Wild Card Playoffs (Patriots) 47–17
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Chiefs) 42–36 (OT)
2022NFLAFCEast^1st^1330Won Wild Card Playoffs (Dolphins) 34–31
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Bengals) 27–10Brandon Beane (EOY)
2023NFLAFCEast^1st^1160Won Wild Card Playoffs (Steelers) 31–17
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Chiefs) 27–24
2024NFLAFCEast^1st^1340Won Wild Card Playoffs (Broncos) 31–7
Won 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 (OT)

Note: Statistics are up to date January 17, 2026.

Notes

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