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Buffalo Bills
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Information
League NFL
Conference AFC
Division AFC East
Established 1960 (joined NFL in 1970)
Home field Highmark Stadium
City Orchard Park, New York
Uniforms
Color White Alternate
Home Field
Championships
League
• 2
1964 • 1965
Super Bowls
0
None
Conference
4
1990 • 1991
1992 • 1993
Division
15
1964 • 1965 • 1966
1980 • 1988 • 1989
1990 • 1991 • 1993
1995 • 2020 • 2021
2022 • 2023 • 2024

The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in Orchard Park, New York. They are members of the National Football League (NFL) as part of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the AFC East division. They play their home games in the suburb of Orchard Park at Highmark Stadium (since 1973), and from 2008 to 2012 played one home game per season in Toronto.

The Bills began competitive play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL). The franchise won two consecutive AFL titles in 1964 and 1965, but the club has not won a league championship since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. Buffalo is also the only team to win four consecutive AFC Championships -- and the only team ever to play in four consecutive Super Bowl games.

In head-to-head games against the Green Bay Packers, the Bills hold the distinction as one of two NFL franchises to beat the Packers in terms of winning percentage, as well as the only team the Packers have not had a winning streak against. Since 1974, in 14 head-to-head contests, the Bills hold a 9-5 lead, including a perfect record in Buffalo.

Team history[]

Founding[]

The Bills were named as the result of the winning entry in a local contest, which named the team after the AAFC Buffalo Bills, a previous football franchise from the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) that merged with the Cleveland Browns and San Francisco 49ers in 1950. That team, in turn, was named after William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody.

Membership[]

League affiliations
American Football League (1960-1969)
  • Eastern Division (1960–1969)
National Football League (1970-present)

Achievements[]

Achievements
AP Most Valuable Player Offensive Player of the Year Defensive Player of the Year Super Bowl MVP
1973 O.J. Simpson 1973 O.J. Simpson 1990 Bruce Smith
1991 Thurman Thomas 1991 Thurman Thomas 1995 Bryce Paup
1996 Bruce Smith

Rivalry[]

Buffalo Bills vs. Green Bay Packers
Bills lead series 9–5
Season Date Winning team Score Stadium Series Box
1974 Oct. 6 Buffalo Bills L 7–27 Lambeau Field 0–1
1979 Nov. 18 Buffalo Bills L 12–19 Rich Stadium† 0–2
1982 Dec. 5 Green Bay Packers W 33–21 Milwaukee County Stadium 1–2
1988 Oct. 30 Buffalo Bills L 0–28 Rich Stadium† 1–3
1991 Nov. 10 Buffalo Bills L 24–34 Milwaukee County Stadium 1–4
1994 Nov. 20 Buffalo Bills L 20–29 Rich Stadium† 1–5
1997 Dec. 20 Green Bay Packers W 31–20 Lambeau Field 2–5
2000 Sep. 10 Buffalo Bills L 18–27 Ralph Wilson Stadium† 2–6
2002 Dec. 22 Green Bay Packers W 10–0 Lambeau Field 3–6
2006 Nov. 5 Buffalo Bills L 10–24 Ralph Wilson Stadium† 3–7
2010 Sep. 19 Green Bay Packers W 34–7 Lambeau Field 4–7
2014 Dec. 14 Buffalo Bills L 13–21 Ralph Wilson Stadium† 4–8
2018 Sep. 19 Green Bay Packers W 22–0 Lambeau Field 5–8
2022 Oct. 30 Buffalo Bills L 17–27 Highmark Stadium 5–9
Note†: The Bills current stadium, Highmark Stadium (since 1973), was previously known as Rich Stadium (1973–98), Ralph Wilson Stadium (1999-2015), New Era Field (2016-2019), and Bills Stadium (2020).

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