Buffalo Bills#50th Anniversary Team

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The Bills began competitive play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League led by head coach Buster Ramsey and joined the NFL as part of the AFL–NFL merger in 1970.{{cite web |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/history/stats/franchises.aspx |title=History: History of NFL franchises, 1920–present |publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame |date=February 7, 2010 |access-date=September 3, 2012 |archive-date=January 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130102074644/http://www.profootballhof.com/history/stats/franchises.aspx |url-status=live}} In the first two seasons, the Bills went 5–8–1 and 6–8 under Ramsey.{{Cite web |title=1960 Buffalo Bills Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/1960.htm |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=1961 Buffalo Bills Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/1961.htm |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} The Bills won two consecutive American Football League titles in 1964 and 1965 with quarterback Jack Kemp and coach Lou Saban, but the club has yet to win a league championship since.{{Cite web |title=1964 AFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1964_AFL/index.htm |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=1965 AFL Standings & Team Stats |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1965_AFL/index.htm |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

File:1986 Jeno's Pizza - 29 - O.J. Simpson (O.J. Simpson crop).jpg, the face of the Bills franchise for most of the 1970s, pictured breaking the NFL's single-season rushing record in 1973]]

Once the AFL–NFL merger took effect, the Bills became the second NFL team to represent the city; they followed the Buffalo All-Americans, a charter member of the league.{{cite web |last=Bava |first=John |title=The Buffalo All-Americans and the Story of the Staley Swindle |website=Last Word on Pro Football |date=June 23, 2019 |url=https://lastwordonsports.com/nfl/2019/06/23/buffalo-all-americans-staley-swindle/ |access-date=August 18, 2024}} Buffalo had been left out of the league since the All-Americans (by that point renamed the Bisons) folded in 1929; the Bills were no less than the third professional non-NFL team to compete in the city before the merger, following the Indians/Tigers of the early 1940s and an earlier team named the Bills, originally the Bisons, in the late 1940s in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC).

Following the AFL–NFL merger, the Bills were generally mediocre in the 1970s but featured All-Pro running back O. J. Simpson.{{Cite web |title=O.J. Simpson Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/S/SimpO.00.htm |access-date=August 5, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} After being pushed to the brink of failure in the mid-1980s, the collapse of the United States Football League{{cite web |title=A football league that collapsed spectacularly in the 1980s is coming back |website=NPR |date=April 15, 2022 |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/04/15/1093005998/a-football-league-that-collapsed-spectacularly-in-the-1980s-is-coming-back |access-date=August 18, 2024}} and a series of highly drafted players such as Jim Kelly (who initially played for the USFL instead of the Bills), Thurman Thomas, Bruce Smith and Darryl Talley allowed the Bills to rebuild into a perennial contender in the late 1980s through the mid-1990s under head coach Marv Levy, a period in which the team won four consecutive AFC Championships; the team nevertheless lost all four subsequent Super Bowls, records in both categories that still stand.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl History |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/super-bowl/ |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}{{cite web |title=SUPER BOWL XXVIII; It's Fourth-and-Heartbreak as the Bills Lose One More |website=The New York Times |date=January 31, 1994 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/01/31/sports/super-bowl-xxviii-it-s-fourth-and-heartbreak-as-the-bills-lose-one-more.html |access-date=July 31, 2024}}{{cite web |last=Rush |first=Curtis |title=Looking Back At Marv Levy, Who Was Hired By The Bills On This Date In 1986 |website=Forbes |date=November 3, 2019 |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/curtisrush/2019/11/03/looking-back-at-marv-levy-who-was-hired-by-the-bills-on-this-date-in-1986/#:~:text=In%2012%20years%20with%20the,Hall%20of%20Fame%20in%202001. |access-date=August 18, 2024}}

The rise of the division rival New England Patriots under Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, along with numerous failed attempts at rebuilding in the 2000s and 2010s, helped prevent the Bills from reaching the playoffs in seventeen consecutive seasons between 2000 and 2016, a 17-year drought that was the longest active playoff drought in all major professional sports at the time.{{Cite web |last=Benne |first=Jon |date=December 31, 2017 |title=The Bills finally ended their 17-year playoff drought, with help from the Bengals |url=https://www.sbnation.com/2017/12/31/16831230/bills-playoffs-drought-1999-tyrod-taylor-sean-mcdermott-lesean-mccoy |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=SBNation.com |language=en}}{{cite web |last=Randall |first=Dakota |title=By The Numbers: Tom Brady's Patriots Career Featured Bills Dominance |website=NESN.com |date=November 30, 2022 |url=https://nesn.com/2022/11/tom-brady-dominance-of-bills-patriots-career-hard-to-fathom/ |access-date=August 18, 2024}}

Mike Mularkey coached the Bills in the 2004 and 2005 seasons.{{cite web |last=Clayton |first=John |title=Buffalo decides on Mularkey as next coach |website=ESPN.com |date=January 14, 2004 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=clayton_john&id=1707870 |access-date=August 18, 2024}} He went 9–7 but missed the postseason in 2004 and 5–11 in 2005.{{Cite web |title=Mike Mularkey Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/MulaMi0.htm |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} He resigned from the team following the 2005 season.{{cite web |last=Pasquarelli |first=Len |title=Mularkey resigns as Bills' head coach |website=ESPN.com |date=January 12, 2006 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2289987 |access-date=August 18, 2024}}

From 2006 to 2009, the Bills were coached by Dick Jauron.{{Cite web |date=January 23, 2006 |title=Bills are Jauron's second chance as coach |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2303162 |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |language=en}} Following three consecutive 7–9 seasons, Jauron was dismissed after a 3–6 start to his fourth season.{{Cite web |title=Dick Jauron Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/JaurDi0.htm |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}{{cite web |last=Clayton |first=John |title=Struggling Bills fire coach Jauron after 3-6 start |website=ESPN.com |date=November 17, 2009 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4664167 |access-date=August 18, 2024}} Perry Fewell finished out the season as interim with a 3–4 mark.{{Cite web |date=January 4, 2010 |title=Reports: Bills start makeover by firing staff |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4794978 |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |language=en}}

From 2010 to 2012, the Bills were coached by Chan Gailey.{{Cite web |date=January 19, 2010 |title=Bills hire ex-Cowboys coach Gailey |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=4838361 |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |language=en}} The team had Ryan Fitzpatrick as their quarterback in those seasons.{{Cite web |title=Ryan Fitzpatrick Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/F/FitzRy00.htm |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} Gailey was fired after three consecutive last place finishes in the AFC East.{{Cite web |date=December 31, 2012 |title=Bills fire Gailey after missing playoffs yet again |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/8795820/buffalo-bills-fire-chan-gailey-missing-playoffs-yet-again |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |language=en}}

Doug Marrone was hired to be the Bills' head coach prior to the 2013 season.{{Cite web |last=Mortensen |first=Chris |date=January 7, 2013 |title=Marrone 'dying to go to work' as Bills coach |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/8820882/doug-marrone-hired-buffalo-bills |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |language=en}} The Bills went 6–10 in the 2013 season and improved to 9–7 in the 2014 season.{{Cite web |title=2013 Buffalo Bills Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/2013.htm |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=2014 Buffalo Bills Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/2014.htm |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} Marrone decided to step down as head coach following the season.{{Cite web |date=December 31, 2014 |title=Doug Marrone steps down as coach of Bills |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story?id=12104866&src=desktop |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |agency=Associated Press |language=en}} On October 8, 2014, Buffalo Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula received unanimous approval to acquire the Bills during the NFL owners' meetings, becoming the second ownership group of the team after team founder Ralph Wilson. After Kim was incapacitated by a 2022 vascular brain injury, a portion of her stake in the team was transferred to her stepdaugher Laura,{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Tim |date=May 1, 2024 |title=Terry Pegula transferred small percentage of Bills to daughter Laura Pegula |url=https://theathletic.com/5465268/2024/05/01/bills-terry-pegula-ownership-transfer-daughter/ |access-date=May 2, 2024 |website=The Athletic |language=en}} with a 20% stake in the team sold to a coalition of private equity investors and former Toronto athletes Jozy Altidore, Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady in December 2024.{{Cite web |last=Wilson |first=Brayton |date=December 11, 2024 |title=NFL approves new minority ownership group for Bills |url=https://www.audacy.com/wben/news/bills/nfl-approves-new-minority-ownership-group-for-bills |access-date=December 11, 2024 |website=WBEN |language=en}}

Prior to the 2015 season, the team hired former Jets' head coach Rex Ryan to become the next head coach of the Bills.{{cite web |last=Rodak |first=Mike |title=Bills go with 'best fit,' hire Rex Ryan as coach |website=ESPN.com |date=January 12, 2015 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/12154002/buffalo-bills-hire-rex-ryan-next-head-coach |access-date=August 18, 2024}} The team went 8–8 in 2015 and 7–9 in 2016.{{Cite web |title=2015 Buffalo Bills Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/2015.htm |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=2016 Buffalo Bills Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/2016.htm |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} Ryan was dismissed with one game remaining in the 2016 season, with Anthony Lynn finishing the season as interim.{{cite web |last=Rodak |first=Mike |title=Bills fire Rex Ryan as playoff drought reaches 17 |website=ESPN.com |date=December 27, 2016 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18357761/buffalo-bills-fire-head-coach-rex-ryan |access-date=August 18, 2024}}

Under head coach Sean McDermott,{{cite web |last=Rodak |first=Mike |title=Bills turn to McDermott to end playoff drought |website=ESPN.com |date=January 11, 2017 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18453441/buffalo-bills-agree-hire-sean-mcdermott-head-coach |access-date=August 18, 2024}} the Bills broke the playoff drought, appearing in the playoffs for six of the next seven seasons.{{Cite web |title=Buffalo Bills Playoff History |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/playoffs.htm |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} The team drafted Wyoming quarterback Josh Allen with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.{{cite web |last=La Canfora |first=Jason |title=How the Bills shocked themselves and landed Josh Allen, Tremaine Edmunds in 2018 NFL Draft |website=CBSSports.com |date=July 15, 2018 |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/how-the-bills-shocked-themselves-and-landed-josh-allen-tremaine-edmunds-in-2018-nfl-draft/ |access-date=August 18, 2024}} The team earned its first division championship and playoff wins since 1995 during the 2020 season, aided by Brady's departure to Tampa Bay and out of the AFC East, as well as the Bills' own development of a core of talent including Allen, Stefon Diggs, Matt Milano, and Tre'Davious White.{{cite web |last=Farmer |first=Sam |title=Tom Brady is leaving the Patriots for the Buccaneers |website=Los Angeles Times |date=March 18, 2020 |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2020-03-17/tom-brady-is-leaving-the-patriots-for-the-buccaneers |access-date=July 31, 2024}}{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Grant |date=December 19, 2020 |title=Buffalo Bills clinch AFC East title for first time since 1995 following dominant win over Broncos |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/buffalo-bills-clinch-afc-east-title-for-first-time-since-1995-following-dominant |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}} In the 2020 season, the Bills reached the AFC Championship for the first time since the 1993 season.{{Cite web |last=Reiss |first=Mike |date=January 17, 2021 |title=Bills' 'vision' continues on to AFC championship |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/30726883/buffalo-bills-beat-baltimore-ravens-advance-first-afc-championship-game-1993-season |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} However, their run ended with a 38–24 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.{{Cite web |title=AFC Championship - Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs - January 24th, 2021 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202101240kan.htm |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} The Bills won the AFC East with a 11–6 record in the 2021 season.{{Cite web |title=2021 Buffalo Bills Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/2021.htm |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} The Bills defeated the Patriots 47–17 in the Wild Card Round before falling to the Kansas City Chiefs 42–36 in overtime.{{cite web |last=Bronstein |first=Jonah |title=Patriots, Jones end season with a dud in 47-17 loss to Bills |website=AP News |date=January 16, 2022 |url=https://apnews.com/article/nfl-sports-tom-brady-buffalo-new-england-patriots-6659e76cf4b452d8fd9fdfe84539ceca |access-date=July 31, 2024}}{{cite web |last=Skretta |first=Dave |title=Chiefs rally past Buffalo 42-36 in OT in wild playoff game |website=AP News |date=January 24, 2022 |url=https://apnews.com/article/cincinnati-bengals-kansas-city-chiefs-buffalo-bills-nfl-sports-060041ec1dd4c9bea035ca7283fa5e7a |access-date=July 31, 2024}}

In the 2022 season, the Bills won the AFC East with a 13–3 record.{{Cite web |title=2022 Buffalo Bills Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/2022.htm |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} The season saw a cancelled game against the Bengals due to a near-fatal medical episode with Damar Hamlin, who eventually recovered and returned to football activities the following season.{{cite web |last=Getzenberg |first=Alaina |title=Bills say Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest in game |website=ESPN.com |date=January 3, 2023 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/35368372/damar-hamlin-collapses-field-bills-bengals-temporarily-suspended |access-date=August 18, 2024}}{{cite web |last1=Sterling |first1=Wayne |last2=Dotson |first2=Kevin |title=Damar Hamlin returns to NFL action after cardiac arrest |website=CNN |date=October 1, 2023 |url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/10/01/sport/damar-hamlin-active-roster-spt-intl/index.html#:~:text=Hamlin%20was%20fully%20cleared%20to,game%20against%20the%20Indianapolis%20Colts. |access-date=August 18, 2024}} The team defeated the Miami Dolphins in the Wild Card Round 34–31 before falling to the Cincinnati Bengals 27–10 in the Divisional Round.{{cite web |last=Wawrow |first=John |title=NFL roundup: Josh Allen overcomes three turnovers in Bills' playoff win |website=Los Angeles Times |date=January 15, 2023 |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2023-01-15/josh-allen-bills-dolphins-nfl-playoff-recap |access-date=July 31, 2024}}{{cite web |last=Wawrow |first=John |title=Joe Burrow and the Bengals overcome the elements to reach AFC title game again |website=Los Angeles Times |date=January 22, 2023 |url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2023-01-22/joe-burrow-bengals-bills-afc-division-playoffs-recap |access-date=July 31, 2024}} In the 2023 season, the Bills won the AFC East for the fourth consecutive season.{{Cite web |title=2023 Buffalo Bills Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/2023.htm |access-date=July 31, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} In the Wild Card Round, they defeated the Pittsburgh Steelers 31–17 before falling to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round 27–24.{{cite web |last=Wawrow |first=John |title=Josh Allen, Bills dispatch Steelers 31-17 in playoff game delayed a day by snow. Chiefs up next |website=AP News |date=January 16, 2024 |url=https://apnews.com/article/steelers-bills-score-playoffs-91cf43b74e25f72069e6891cc6af4f61 |access-date=July 31, 2024}}{{cite web |last=Taylor |first=Nate |title=Chiefs revel in road victory in front of raucous Bills fans: 'The environment was crazy' |website=New York Times |date=January 22, 2024 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5218329/2024/01/22/chiefs-patrick-mahomes-road-win-bills/ |access-date=July 31, 2024}} In the 2024 season, the Bills finished with a 13–4 record and won another AFC East title.{{Cite web |title=2024 Buffalo Bills Rosters, Stats, Schedule, Team Draftees, Injury Reports |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/2024.htm |access-date=2025-01-28 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} Following wins over the Denver Broncos in the Wild Card Round and the Baltimore Ravens in the Divisional Round, the Bills lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship.{{cite web | last=Wawrow | first=John | title=Josh Allen leads balanced offense as Bills dominate Broncos for 31-7 wild-card win | website=AP News | date=2025-01-12 | url=https://apnews.com/article/broncos-bills-playoffs-score-0519472b100dbacf96e8204dba436ffb | access-date=2025-01-28}}{{cite web | last=Wawrow | first=John | title=Josh Allen scores 2 TDs, Bills force 3 turnovers to beat Ravens 27-25 and reach AFC title game | website=AP News | date=2025-01-20 | url=https://apnews.com/article/ravens-bills-playoffs-score-d51389973b294ff4962efa8f951c1087 | access-date=2025-01-28}}{{cite web | last=Skretta | first=Dave | title=Once again, the Bills play the Chiefs down to the wire, only to come up short of the Super Bowl | website=AP News | date=2025-01-27 | url=https://apnews.com/article/bills-chiefs-josh-allen-sean-mcdermott-a8efc2f6ffcac9b8f42a334ab268f503 | access-date=2025-01-28}} The Bills announced plans to build a new stadium to replace Highmark Stadium to be ready by 2026.{{Cite magazine |last=Licciardi |first=Anthony |date=February 15, 2024 |title=Bills Reveal Key Details for New Stadium: 'Loud And Intimidating' |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/bills/news/buffalo-bills-reveal-key-details-new-highmark-stadium |access-date=July 18, 2024 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en}}

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For their first two seasons, the Bills wore uniforms based on those of the Detroit Lions at the time. Ralph Wilson had been a minority owner of the Lions before founding the Bills, and the Bills' predecessors in the AAFC had also worn blue and silver uniforms.{{cite web |last=Warner |first=Gene |title=Bills logo was artist's crowning achievement |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/bills-logo-was-artist-s-crowning-achievement/article_509568e8-bb9d-56cd-8774-3ec1fb501731.html |newspaper=The Buffalo News |date=April 8, 2013 |access-date=August 8, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-date=August 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210808174235/https://buffalonews.com/news/bills-logo-was-artist-s-crowning-achievement/article_509568e8-bb9d-56cd-8774-3ec1fb501731.html}}

The team's original colors were Honolulu blue, silver, and white, and the helmets were silver with no striping. There was no logo on the helmet, which displayed the players' numbers on each side.

In 1962, the standing red bison was designated as the logo and took its place on a white helmet. In 1962, the team's colors also changed to red, white, and blue. The team switched to blue jerseys with red and white shoulder stripes, similar to the Buffalo Bisons AHL hockey team of the same era. The helmets were white with a red center stripe. The jerseys again saw a change in 1964 when the shoulder stripes were replaced by a distinctive stripe pattern on the sleeves consisting of four stripes, two thicker inner stripes and two thinner outer stripes all bordered by red piping. By 1965, red and blue center stripes were put on the helmets.{{cite web |url=http://www.remembertheafl.com/AFLdecals.htm |title=Original AFL Decals |website=www.remembertheafl.com |access-date=August 2, 2014 |archive-date=October 12, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012125609/http://www.remembertheafl.com/AFLdecals.htm |url-status=live}}

The Bills introduced blue pants worn with the white jerseys in 1973, the last year of the standing buffalo helmet. The blue pants remained through 1985.{{cite web |url=http://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/bills.html |title=The Gridiron Uniform Database |access-date=December 1, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141011202040/http://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/bills.html |archive-date=October 11, 2014}} The face mask on the helmet was blue from 1974 through 1986 before changing to white.

The standing bison logo was replaced by a blue charging one with a red slanting stripe streaming from its horn. The newer emblem, still the primary one used by the franchise, was designed by aerospace designer Stevens Wright in 1974.{{cite news |last=Miller |first=Dallas |title=April 5 in Bills history: Charging Buffalo introduced as Bills logo |url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/april-5-in-bills-history-charging-buffalo-introduced-as-bills-logo-15104242 |publisher=NFL Enterprises |website=BuffaloBills.com |date=April 5, 2015 |access-date=June 30, 2019 |archive-date=June 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630204417/https://www.buffalobills.com/news/april-5-in-bills-history-charging-buffalo-introduced-as-bills-logo-15104242 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |last=Lukas |first=Paul |title=Uni Watch: NFL archival treasures |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/9682706/uni-watch-remembering-stevens-wright-created-buffalo-bills-logo-much-more |work=ESPN |date=September 20, 2013 |access-date=July 30, 2016 |archive-date=July 28, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160728165849/http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9682706/uni-watch-remembering-stevens-wright-created-buffalo-bills-logo-much-more |url-status=live}}

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In 1984, the helmet's shell color was changed from white to red, primarily to help Bills quarterback Joe Ferguson distinguish them more readily from three of their division rivals at that time, the Baltimore Colts, the Miami Dolphins, and the New England Patriots, who all also wore white helmets at that point. Ferguson said, "Everyone we played had white helmets at that time. Our new head coach Kay Stephenson just wanted to get more of a contrast on the field that may help spot a receiver down the field."{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Chris |title=Untold uniform stories: Fergie behind helmet color change |url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/untold-uniform-stories-fergie-behind-helmet-color-change-5122371 |publisher=NFL Enterprises |website=BuffaloBills.com |date=June 23, 2011 |access-date=June 30, 2019 |archive-date=June 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630204416/https://www.buffalobills.com/news/untold-uniform-stories-fergie-behind-helmet-color-change-5122371 |url-status=live}} (The Patriots have worn silver helmets since 1993, the Colts have since been realigned to the AFC South, and in 2019 the New York Jets have since switched back to green-colored helmets, after playing 20 years with white ones.)

In 2002, under the direction of general manager Tom Donahoe, the Bills' uniforms went through radical changes. A darker shade of blue was introduced as the primary jersey color, and nickel gray was introduced as an accent color. Both the blue and white jerseys featured red side panels. The white jerseys included a dark blue shoulder yoke and royal blue numbers. The helmet remained primarily red with one navy blue, two nickel, two royal blue, two white stripes, and a white face mask. A new logo, a stylized "B" consisting of two bullets and a more detailed buffalo head on top, was proposed and had been released (it can be seen on a few baseball caps that were released for sale), but fan backlash led to the team retaining the running bison logo. The helmet logo adopted in 1974—a charging royal blue bison with a red streak, white horn, and eyeball—remained unchanged.

In 2005, the Bills revived the standing bison helmet and uniform of the mid-1960s as a throwback uniform.

The Bills usually wore the all-blue combination at home and the all-white combination on the road when not wearing the throwback uniforms. They stopped wearing blue-on-white after 2006, while the white-on-blue was not worn after 2007.

For the 2011 season, the Bills unveiled a new uniform design, an updated rendition of the 1975–83 design. This change includes a return to the white helmets with "charging buffalo" logo, and a return to royal blue instead of navy.{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Chris |title=Bills put charge in new uniforms |url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-put-charge-in-new-uniforms-5126347 |publisher=NFL Enterprises |website=BuffaloBills.com |date=June 24, 2011 |access-date=June 30, 2019 |archive-date=June 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630204417/https://www.buffalobills.com/news/bills-put-charge-in-new-uniforms-5126347 |url-status=live}}{{cite web |title=Fashion forward: Bills unveil brand-new uniforms for 2011 |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/fashion-forward-bills-unveil-brand-new-uniforms-for-2011-09000d5d82078eab |publisher=NFL Enterprises |website=NFL.com |date=June 24, 2011 |access-date=August 30, 2015 |archive-date=October 10, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151010083242/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d82078eab/article/fashion-forward-bills-unveil-brandnew-uniforms-for-2011 |url-status=live}} The set initially featured striped socks, but by 2021, the Bills gradually reduced its usage and began wearing either all-white or all-blue hosiery without stripes in most games.

Buffalo sporadically wore white at home in the 1980s, including all eight home games in 1984, but stopped doing so beginning in 1987. On November 6, 2011, against the New York Jets, the Bills wore white at home for the first time since 1986. Since 2011, the Bills have worn white for home games, either with their primary uniform or a throwback set.

The Bills' uniform received minor alterations as part of the league's new uniform contract with Nike. The new Nike uniform was unveiled on April 3, 2012.{{cite news |last=Brown |first=Chris |title=Nike unveils new NFL uniforms |url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/nike-unveils-new-nfl-uniforms-7131790 |publisher=NFL Enterprises |website=BuffaloBills.com |date=April 3, 2012 |access-date=June 30, 2019 |archive-date=June 30, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190630204420/https://www.buffalobills.com/news/nike-unveils-new-nfl-uniforms-7131790 |url-status=live}}

On November 12, 2015, the Bills and the New York Jets became the first two teams to participate in the NFL's Color Rush uniform initiative, with Buffalo wearing an all-red combination for the first time in team history.{{cite news |last=Hanzus |first=Dan |title=Jets and Bills unveil 'Color Rush' unis Thursday |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/jets-and-bills-unveil-color-rush-unis-thursday-0ap3000000574519 |publisher=NFL Enterprises |website=NFL.com |date=November 6, 2015 |access-date=September 16, 2016 |archive-date=September 22, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922180020/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000574519/article/jets-and-bills-unveil-color-rush-unis-thursday |url-status=live}} Like the primary uniforms, the set initially had red socks with white and blue stripes, but in 2020, it was replaced with red socks without stripes.

A notable use of the Bills' uniforms outside of football was in the 2018 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships when the United States men's national junior ice hockey team wore Bills-inspired uniforms in their outdoor game against Team Canada on December 29, 2017.{{cite web |last=Schneidman |first=Matt |title=USA Hockey unveils Bills-themed jersey for world junior outdoor game in Buffalo |website=Buffalo News |date=June 24, 2024 |url=https://buffalonews.com/sports/sabres/usa-hockey-unveils-bills-themed-jersey-for-world-junior-outdoor-game-in-buffalo/article_a3196f37-c6c6-5466-9bf4-effd619d21b5.html |access-date=July 31, 2024}} This game was also played at the Bills' home stadium, Highmark Stadium.

On April 1, 2021, the team announced they would wear white face masks during the upcoming season and beyond.{{cite tweet |author=Buffalo Bills |user=BuffaloBills |number=1377611029568425985 |date=April 1, 2021 |title=It's official... Coming this season. #BillsMafia |language=en-US}}{{cite web |last=Warren |first=Matt |title=Buffalo Bills announce permanent change to white facemasks |website=Buffalo Rumblings |date=April 2, 2021 |url=https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2021/4/2/22363674/buffalo-bills-announce-permanent-change-to-white-facemasks |access-date=August 18, 2024}}

On December 22, 2024, the team debuted a brand new uniform combination consisting of their red Color Rush uniform and white pants.{{cite web | last=Kadlick | first=Mike | title=Bills Unveil Stunning New Uniform Combination Ahead of Sunday's Game vs. Patriots | website=SI.com | date=2024-12-17 | url=https://www.si.com/nfl/bills-red-uniforms-vs-patriots | access-date=2025-01-29}}

The Bills have rivalries with their three AFC East opponents (the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, and New York Jets) and also have rivalries with the Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts (a former divisional opponent), Kansas City Chiefs, Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars,{{Cite web |url=https://www.sbnation.com/2019/5/20/18535819/bills-jaguars-rivalry-jalen-ramsey-josh-allen-duval-mafia |title=The Bills and Jags are becoming the NFL's silliest (and best) rivals |last=Stites |first=Adam |date=May 20, 2019 |website=SBNation.com |access-date=July 3, 2019 |archive-date=July 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703181239/https://www.sbnation.com/2019/5/20/18535819/bills-jaguars-rivalry-jalen-ramsey-josh-allen-duval-mafia |url-status=live}} and Dallas Cowboys.{{cite web |url=https://www.allcounted.com/share?view=compare_multiple_choice&cid=stnbvll7tbrir&qid=93326&uid= |title=2017 Buffalo Bills Rivalry Survey |website=www.allcounted.com}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} They also play an annual preseason game against the Detroit Lions.

The Cleveland Browns once shared a rivalry with the Bills' predecessors in the All-America Football Conference. The current teams have a more friendly relationship and have played sporadically since the AFL–NFL merger.{{cite news |url=http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2014/11/cleveland_browns_vs_buffalo_bi_8.html |title=Cleveland Browns vs. Buffalo Bills series has seen it all: A championship, a fired coach and blizzard |first=Tim |last=Warsinskey |work=The Plain Dealer |publisher=cleveland.com |date=November 30, 2014 |access-date=July 12, 2017 |archive-date=December 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204072037/https://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2014/11/cleveland_browns_vs_buffalo_bi_8.html |url-status=live}}

{{main|Bills–Dolphins rivalry}}

File:Dan Carpenter field goal vs. Dolphins 2014.jpg attempts a kick against the Dolphins in 2014.]]

This is often considered Buffalo's most famous rivalry. Though the Bills and Dolphins both originated in the American Football League, the Dolphins did not start playing until 1966 as an expansion team, while the Bills were one of the original eight AFL teams.{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Tom |date=November 21, 1965 |title=This Day In Sports: The AFL ruffles more NFL feathers |url=https://www.ktvb.com/article/opinion/columnists/scott-slant/august-16-1965-this-day-in-sports-afl-first-expansion-miami-dolphins-nfl-merger-joe-namath-super-bowl/277-fd1f146f-3afa-4415-8f50-06cd3af189a5#:~:text=The%20original%20eight%20AFL%20teams,now%20the%20Kansas%20City%20Chiefs). |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=ktvb.com}} The rivalry first gained prominence when the Dolphins won every matchup against the Bills in the 1970s for an NFL-record 20 straight wins against a single opponent (the Bills defeated the Dolphins in their first match-up of the 1980s).{{Cite web |last=Kinsley |first=John R. |date=September 18, 2021 |title=The Dolphins Once Owned The Bills For An Entire Decade |url=https://www.thephinsider.com/2021/9/18/22678201/the-miami-dolphins-once-owned-the-buffalo-bills-for-an-entire-decade |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=The Phinsider |language=en}} Fortunes changed in the following decades with the rise of Jim Kelly as Buffalo's franchise quarterback. Though Kelly and Dolphins quarterback Dan Marino shared a competitive rivalry in the 1980s and 1990s, the Bills became dominant in the 1990s. Things cooled down after the retirements of Kelly and Marino and the rise of the New England Patriots in the 2000s and 2010s, but Miami remains a fierce rival of the Bills, coming in second place in a recent poll of Buffalo's primary rival, and the two teams have typically been close to each other in win–loss records. Recently, they have often competed for the division title since Tua Tagovailoa became Miami's quarterback, despite Buffalo's 13–2 record over the Dolphins under Josh Allen. Miami leads the overall series 62–60–1 as of 2024, but Buffalo has the advantage in the playoffs at 4–1, including a win in the 1992 AFC Championship Game.{{cite web |url=http://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=17%7CBuffalo |title=Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins Results - The Football Database |website=FootballDB |access-date=September 13, 2017 |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225104228/https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=17%7CBuffalo |url-status=live}}

{{main|Bills–Patriots rivalry}}

File:CJ_Spiller_Patriots_at_Bills.jpg rushing against the Patriots in 2013]]

The rivalry with the New England Patriots began when both teams were original franchises in the American Football League (AFL) prior to the NFL–AFL merger, but did not gain notability until the emergence of New England quarterback Tom Brady in 2001.{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Iestyn |date=December 3, 2021 |title=Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots: Rivalry History |url=https://thebuffalofanatics.com/buffalo-bills-vs-new-england-patriots-rivalry-history/ |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Buffalo Fanatics Network |language=en-US |archive-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702015223/https://thebuffalofanatics.com/buffalo-bills-vs-new-england-patriots-rivalry-history/ |url-status=dead}} The teams were very competitive prior to the 2000s. However, Brady's arrival in the early 2000s led to the Patriots dominating the AFC East, including the Bills, for two decades.{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2019 |title=These stats show the Patriots' dominance over teams outside the AFC East |url=https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/these-stats-show-the-patriots-dominance-over-teams-outside-the-afc-east/393530/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629155207/https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/patriots/these-stats-show-patriots-dominance-over-teams-outside-afc-east |archive-date=June 29, 2022 |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=NBC Sports - Boston |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Levin |first=Jake |date=August 28, 2019 |title=The Patriots Have Been Utterly Dominant in the AFC East. Will That Continue in 2019? |url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/patriots-afc-east-dominance/88694/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109134456/https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/patriots-afc-east-dominance/88694/ |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=NBC Boston |language=en-US}} As a result, New England replaced the Dolphins as Buffalo's most hated rival.{{cite web |url=https://www.allcounted.com/share?view=summary&cid=stnbvll7tbrir&uid= |title=2017 Buffalo Bills Rivalry Survey |website=www.allcounted.com |access-date=July 12, 2017 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308122518/https://www.allcounted.com/share?view=summary&cid=stnbvll7tbrir&uid= |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Talbot |first=Ryan |date=July 5, 2016 |title=Patriots named as Bills biggest rival |url=https://247sports.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/Article/New-England-Patriots-named-as-Bills-biggest-rival-74981320 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307225541/https://247sports.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/Article/New-England-Patriots-named-as-Bills-biggest-rival-74981320/ |archive-date=March 7, 2021 |access-date=December 18, 2017 |website=247Sports.com}} The Bills have taken a 8–3 edge since Brady's departure in 2020, which included consecutive AFC East titles from 2020 to 2024 and a season sweep of the Patriots in two of the first three years. In 2021, the Bills dominated in a 47–17 victory against the Patriots in the two teams' first playoff match-up in 59 years, which saw the Bills score a touchdown on every offensive drive throughout the entire game and, as such, is the only "perfect offensive game" in NFL history.{{cite web |last=Thompson |first=Khari |title=Josh Allen, Bills demolish Patriots in stunning 47-17 blowout |website=Boston.com |date=January 16, 2022 |url=https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2022/01/15/follow-live-as-the-patriots-try-to-upset-bills-on-wild-card-weekend/ |access-date=August 5, 2024}}{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Madison |title=Bills vs. Patriots by the numbers: How Buffalo handed Bill Belichick historic loss in wild-card game |website=Sporting News |date=January 16, 2022 |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/bills-patriots-numbers-bill-belichick-wild-card/1g6n00i40ridu1k5kf7qgkjivn |access-date=August 5, 2024}}{{Cite web |date=January 13, 2022 |title=Bills-Patriots rivalry is no longer one-sided |url=https://www.theday.com/article/20220113/SPORT10/220119744 |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=The Day |language=en-US |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113220426/https://www.theday.com/article/20220113/SPORT10/220119744 |url-status=live}} Overall, the Patriots lead the series 79–51–1 as of 2024, but trail the Bills by a 48–47–1 margin without Brady on the field.{{cite web |url=http://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=19%7CBuffalo |title=Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots Results - The Football Database |website=FootballDB |access-date=September 13, 2017 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224143518/https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=19%7CBuffalo |url-status=live}}

The rivalry is also noted for several players being a members of both teams during their careers, including Drew Bledsoe, Doug Flutie, Lawyer Milloy, Brandon Spikes, Scott Chandler, Chris Hogan, Mike Gillislee, and Stephon Gilmore.{{Cite web |title=Players who played for New England Patriots and New York Jets |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/friv/players-who-played-for-multiple-teams-franchises.fcgi?level=franch&t1=nwe&t2=nyj&t3=--&t4=-- |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

{{main|Bills–Jets rivalry}}

File:1986 Jeno's Pizza - 30 - Joe Cribbs (cropped).jpg (middle) rushes the ball against the Jets in the 1981 AFC Wild Card.]]

The Bills and Jets were both original AFL teams, and both represent the state of New York, though the Jets have played their home games in East Rutherford, New Jersey since 1984. While the rivalry represents the differences between New York City and Western New York, it has historically not been as intense as Buffalo's rivalries with the Dolphins and Patriots. When not playing one another, the teams' fan bases either have grudging respect or low-key annoyance for each other (stemming more from the broader upstate-downstate tensions than the teams or sport). The Bills-Jets rivalry has often become characterized by ugly games and shared mediocrity, but it has had a handful of competitive moments. The series heated up recently when former Jets head coach Rex Ryan became the Bills' head coach for two seasons and had become notable again as Bills quarterback Josh Allen and former Jets quarterback Sam Darnold, both drafted in the same year, maintained a friendly rivalry with one another.{{cite web |last=Dubin |first=Jared |title=Rex Ryan says Jets are 'just another opponent' ahead of TNF showdown |website=CBSSports.com |date=November 9, 2015 |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/rex-ryan-says-jets-are-just-another-opponent-ahead-of-tnf-showdown/ |access-date=August 5, 2024}}{{Cite web |last=Louis-Jacques |first=Marcel |date=September 7, 2019 |title=Bills' Josh Allen, Jets' Sam Darnold: Friendship before rivalry |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/buffalo-bills/post/_/id/33411/bills-josh-allen-and-jets-sam-darnold-close-friends-division-rivals |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217020456/https://www.espn.com/blog/buffalo-bills/post/_/id/33411/bills-josh-allen-and-jets-sam-darnold-close-friends-division-rivals |archive-date=February 17, 2020 |access-date=January 4, 2020 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}} Buffalo leads the series 71–58 as of 2024, including a playoff win in 1981.{{cite web |url=http://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=22%7CBuffalo |title=Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets Results - The Football Database |website=FootballDB |access-date=September 13, 2017 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224191819/https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=22%7CBuffalo |url-status=live}}

{{Main|Bills–Chiefs rivalry}}

The Kansas City Chiefs, another original franchise in the AFL, have a long history against the Bills, despite the two teams never being in the same division. Buffalo currently leads the series 30–26–1, which has included seven playoff meetings, four of which were AFL/AFC Championship Games;{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=buf&tm2=kan&yr=all |access-date=August 5, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}} Kansas City won the 1966 AFL Championship Game that determined the AFL's representative in the first Super Bowl against the NFL champion Green Bay Packers,{{cite news |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/local/buffalo-fans-head-to-kansas-city-as-bills-and-chiefs-renew-acquaintances-in-a-decades/article_88e1eba6-7a31-11ec-8126-cbafa68ff48a.html |title=Buffalo fans head to Kansas City as Bills and Chiefs renew acquaintances in a decades-old rivalry |date=January 22, 2022 |agency=The Buffalo News |author=Watson, Stephen T. |access-date=March 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128165406/https://buffalonews.com/news/local/buffalo-fans-head-to-kansas-city-as-bills-and-chiefs-renew-acquaintances-in-a-decades/article_88e1eba6-7a31-11ec-8126-cbafa68ff48a.html |archive-date=January 28, 2022 |url-status=live}} in addition to the 2020 and 2024 AFC Championship Games that saw the team advance to its second and fifth Super Bowl appearances in six years, respectively,{{Cite magazine |last=Selbe |first=Nick |title=Chiefs Beat Bills, Head to Super Bowl to Defend Title |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/01/25/chiefs-beat-bills-afc-championship-advance-super-bowl-lv |access-date=January 28, 2021 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=January 24, 2021 |language=en-us |archive-date=January 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129000533/https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/01/25/chiefs-beat-bills-afc-championship-advance-super-bowl-lv |url-status=live}} while Buffalo defeated Kansas City in the 1993 AFC Championship Game to advance to its fourth straight Super Bowl appearance.{{cite web |url=http://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=16%7CBuffalo |title=Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs Results - The Football Database |website=FootballDB |access-date=September 13, 2017 |archive-date=February 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227154428/https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=16%7CBuffalo |url-status=live}} However, after each victory in the AFC Championship Game, the Chiefs or the Bills went on to lose the ensuing Super Bowl. Despite a lull in the series in the 2000s and 2010s, the rivalry gained attention as the Bills and Chiefs met in nine of ten years from 2008 to 2017.{{cite web |title=Bills vs. Chiefs 2014: seventh straight year of Buffalo-Kansas City matchup |first=Brian |last=Galliford |work=Buffalo Rumblings |publisher=SB Nation |date=November 3, 2014 |url=https://www.buffalorumblings.com/bills-news-notes/2014/11/3/7149531/bills-vs-chiefs-2014-series-history-ryan-fitzpatrick-matt-cassel |access-date=July 12, 2017 |archive-date=March 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310081902/https://www.buffalorumblings.com/bills-news-notes/2014/11/3/7149531/bills-vs-chiefs-2014-series-history-ryan-fitzpatrick-matt-cassel |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=November 16, 2022 |title=Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs Results |url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=16 |website=The Football Database |access-date=April 28, 2021 |archive-date=January 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129094819/https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=16 |url-status=live}}

After a two-year hiatus in the series, a rivalry between Bills quarterback Josh Allen and Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes developed, particularly in the post-season, drawing comparisons to Jim Kelly's rivalry with Dan Marino as well as the rivalry between Tom Brady and Peyton Manning.{{Cite magazine |last=Gramling |first=Gary |title=Mahomes-Allen could reach Brady-Manning rivalry levels |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/01/23/mahomes-josh-allen-rivalry-is-the-new-brady-manning |access-date=January 24, 2022 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=January 23, 2022 |language=en-us |archive-date=July 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729004330/https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/01/23/mahomes-josh-allen-rivalry-is-the-new-brady-manning |url-status=live}} Since 2019, four high-profile postseason matchups occurred between the Bills and Chiefs. The four playoff games include the aforementioned 2020 Championship Game and the 2021 Divisional round game, the latter of which is now considered one of the greatest playoff games of all time, but was also controversial due to the league's overtime rules.{{Cite web |last=King |first=Peter |author-link=Peter King (sportswriter) |date=January 24, 2022 |title=Peter King's Football Morning In America Column: NFL Playoffs Divisional Round - NBC Sports |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/24/nfl-divisional-playoffs-weekend-fmia-peter-king/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125002413/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/24/nfl-divisional-playoffs-weekend-fmia-peter-king/ |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |access-date=January 24, 2022 |website=ProFootballTalk |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=O'Donnell |first=Ricky |date=January 24, 2022 |title=The NFL's stupid overtime rules prevented an all-time great playoff game from being even better |url=https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2022/1/24/22898462/nfl-overtime-rules-stink-fixes-change-kansas-city-chiefs-vs-buffalo-bills |access-date=December 3, 2022 |website=SBNation.com |language=en |archive-date=December 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203195131/https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2022/1/24/22898462/nfl-overtime-rules-stink-fixes-change-kansas-city-chiefs-vs-buffalo-bills |url-status=live}} In 2023 divisional round, Bills lost to the Chiefs 24-27 as Bills kicker Tyler Bass missed the game-tying field goal attempt wide right, a play that evoked memories of Scott Norwood missing the game-winning field goal attempt in Super Bowl XXV{{cite web |title=Chiefs vs. Bills (Jan 21, 2024) Live Score |website=ESPN |date=January 21, 2024 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/playbyplay/_/gameId/401547758}} In the 2024 AFC Championship Game, Bills failed to convert two 4th downs in the fourth quarter: the first was a 4th and inches quarterback sneak by Allen that was controversially ruled short of the line of gain and the second was a 4th and 5 pass from Allen that the tight end Kincaid dropped while sliding.{{Cite web |last=Camenker |first=Jacob |title=Josh Allen QB sneak: Bills QB ruled short on controversial fourth down call |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/01/26/josh-allen-sneak-bills-chiefs-fourth-down/77961347007/ |access-date=January 29, 2025 |website=USA Today }}{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Jon |title=Amazon's NFL playoff debut falls short of last year's Peacock game |url=https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/01/amazon-nfl-playoff-audience-below-peacock-game-last-year/ |website=sportsmediawatch.com |access-date=January 16, 2025}} The Chiefs went on to win 32-29. In the four playoff matchups between Allen and Mahomes, Mahomes leads the series 4-0.{{cite news |title=Bills' Josh Allen: Two TDs not enough in AFCCG loss |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/bills-josh-allen-two-tds-not-enough-in-afccg-loss/ |access-date=January 26, 2025 |work=CBS Sports |date=January 26, 2025}}

A new rivalry emerged between the Bills and the Jacksonville Jaguars after former Bills head coach Doug Marrone, who had quit the team after the 2014 season, was hired as a coaching assistant for Jacksonville and eventually rose to become the Jaguars' head coach. The first game between the Marrone-led Jaguars was a London game in week 7 of the 2015 season, which saw the Jaguars' win 34–31.{{Cite web |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/football/nfl/bills/2015/10/26/manuel-implosion-kills-bills-london/74579740/ |title=Manuel implosion kills Bills in London |last=Maiorana |first=Sal |date=October 26, 2015 |website=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |language=en |access-date=April 5, 2019 |archive-date=December 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205231543/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/football/nfl/bills/2015/10/26/manuel-implosion-kills-bills-london/74579740/ |url-status=live}} The most important game of this series was an ugly, low-scoring Wild Card game in 2017 that saw the Jaguars win 10–3. This game is notable as it was the first Bills playoff appearance in 17 seasons.{{cite web |title=Jaguars break defensive stalemate, push past Bills for wild-card win |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/jaguars/2018/01/07/jacksonville-jaguars-buffalo-bills-afc-wild-card-playoffs/1011405001/ |date=January 7, 2018 |work=USA Today |access-date=January 10, 2018 |archive-date=January 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110180910/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/jaguars/2018/01/07/jacksonville-jaguars-buffalo-bills-afc-wild-card-playoffs/1011405001/ |url-status=live}} Prior to this, Jacksonville had handed Buffalo its first playoff loss in Bills Stadium in 1996.{{cite web |title=Jaguars vs Bills |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/161228002 |website=www.espn.com |publisher=ESPN Inc. |access-date=December 24, 2022 |archive-date=December 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224180543/https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/161228002 |url-status=live}} Following the 2017 wild card game the Bills and Jaguars have met three additional times. The first was a "rematch" game in week 12 of the 2018 season, which saw the Bills win 24–21. During this game, trash talk from former Jaguars players such as Jalen Ramsey resulted in a brawl between the teams.{{cite web |url=https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/bills-qb-allen-returns-to-beat-jaguars-silence-ramsey-112518 |title=Bills QB Allen returns to beat Jaguars, silence Ramsey |publisher=Fox Sports |work=The Associated Press |access-date=November 25, 2018 |archive-date=November 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126040754/https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/bills-qb-allen-returns-to-beat-jaguars-silence-ramsey-112518 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Kowalski |first=Rich |date=November 25, 2018 |title=Reaction: Bills fans let Jalen Ramsey hear for calling Josh Allen "trash" |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/reaction-bills-fans-let-jalen-ramsey-hear-for-calling-josh-allen-e2-80-9ctrash-e2-80-9d/ar-BBQ5MiX |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406125357/https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/reaction-bills-fans-let-jalen-ramsey-hear-for-calling-josh-allen-e2-80-9ctrash-e2-80-9d/ar-BBQ5MiX |archive-date=April 6, 2019 |access-date=November 25, 2018 |website=USA Today Sports |series=Bills Wire}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/brawl-after-td-costs-jaguars-seven-points-vs-bills-leads-to-leonard-fournette-ejection/ |title=Brawl after TD costs Jaguars seven points vs. Bills, leads to Leonard Fournette ejection |work=CBS Sports |access-date=November 25, 2018 |author=Brinson, Will |date=November 25, 2018 |archive-date=November 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126070926/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/brawl-after-td-costs-jaguars-seven-points-vs-bills-leads-to-leonard-fournette-ejection/ |url-status=live}} The second time was in week 9 of the 2021 season. By now, the "point" of the rivalry, Marrone's feud with the Bills organization, and the personal drama between Bills and Jaguars players no longer applied as Marrone had been fired and replaced by Urban Meyer and all the players from the 2017 Jaguars team have since moved on to other teams or retired. Regardless, this game was the seventh largest upset at the time in NFL history, which saw the 15.5-point favorite Bills lose 9–6.{{Cite web |last=Dubin |first=Jared |date=November 7, 2021 |title=Jaguars pull off seventh-largest upset since 1990, beat Bills despite closing as 15.5-point underdogs |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jaguars-pull-off-seventh-largest-upset-since-1990-beat-bills-despite-closing-as-15-5-point-underdogs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224180542/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jaguars-pull-off-seventh-largest-upset-since-1990-beat-bills-despite-closing-as-15-5-point-underdogs/ |archive-date=December 24, 2022 |access-date=November 8, 2021 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}} The most recent meeting between the two teams was a 47–10 Bills win on Monday Night Football in 2024.{{cite web |last1=Dubin |first1=Jared |title=Bills vs. Jaguars takeaways: Buffalo dominates Jacksonville behind Josh Allen, suffocating defense |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/bills-vs-jaguars-takeaways-buffalo-dominates-jacksonville-behind-josh-allen-suffocating-defense/live/ |website=CBS Sports |date=September 24, 2024 |access-date=September 24, 2024}} The series is currently tied at 10–10.{{cite web |title=Buffalo Bills vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Results |url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=15 |website=footballdb.com |access-date=September 24, 2024}}

{{Main|Bills–Titans rivalry}}

The Tennessee Titans (formerly the Houston Oilers) share an extended history with the Bills, both teams being original AFL clubs and rivals in that league's East Division before the AFL-NFL merger. Match-ups were intense in the 1990s, with quarterback Warren Moon leading the Oilers against Jim Kelly's Bills.{{cite web |url=https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2011/12/4/2609508/buffalo-bills-tennessee-titans-houston-oilers-comeback |title=Bills vs. Titans Classic: The Comeback |work=Buffalo Rumblings |publisher=SB Nation |first=Matt |last=Warren |date=December 4, 2011 |access-date=January 15, 2018 |archive-date=January 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116135051/https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2011/12/4/2609508/buffalo-bills-tennessee-titans-houston-oilers-comeback |url-status=live}} After both teams failed to meet the same success in the late 2000s to early 2010s, they have returned to consistent playoff contention since 2017, resulting in several high-profile games as of late.{{Cite web |date=September 19, 2022 |title=Titans, Bills set to continue budding rivalry on TSN - TSN.ca |url=https://www.tsn.ca/simmons-titans-looking-forward-to-latest-matchup-with-bills-1.1850419 |access-date=September 22, 2022 |website=TSN |language=en |archive-date=September 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922022157/https://www.tsn.ca/simmons-titans-looking-forward-to-latest-matchup-with-bills-1.1850419 |url-status=live}} Memorable playoff moments between the teams include The Comeback, in which the Frank Reich-led Bills overcame a 35–3 deficit to stun the Oilers 41–38 in 1992, and the Music City Miracle, in which the now-Titans scored on a near-last-minute kickoff return with a controversial lateral pass ruling to beat the Bills 22–16 in 1999.{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs/2014/story/_/page/blitz150101/still-not-buying-music-city-miracle-adam-schefter-blitz |title=Still not buying Music City Miracle |first=Adam |last=Schefter |work=ESPN.com |date=January 1, 2015 |access-date=January 15, 2018 |archive-date=January 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116135209/http://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs/2014/story/_/page/blitz150101/still-not-buying-music-city-miracle-adam-schefter-blitz |url-status=live}} The Music City Miracle was notable for being Buffalo's last playoff appearance until 2017.{{cite web |url=http://www.wralsportsfan.com/wycheck-on-bills-bandwagon-18-years-after-music-city-miracle/17233538/ |title=Wycheck on Bills bandwagon 18 years after Music City Miracle |date=January 4, 2018 |first=John |last=Wawrow |work=The Associated Press |publisher=WRALSportsFan.com}}{{Dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The Titans currently lead the series 30–21.{{cite web |url=http://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=31 |title=Buffalo Bills vs. Tennessee Titans Results - The Football Database |website=FootballDB.com |access-date=January 15, 2018 |archive-date=January 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116193412/https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=31 |url-status=live}}

The Buffalo Bills have retired three numbers in franchise history: No. 12 for Jim Kelly, No. 34 for Thurman Thomas, and No. 78 for Bruce Smith. Although the Bills have retired only three jersey numbers, other numbers are no longer issued or are in reduced circulation.

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• 83 Andre Reed, WR, 1985–1999 (Lee Evans III wore No. 83 by special permission)

Since the team's earliest days, the number 31 was not supposed to be issued to any other player. The Bills had stationery and various other team merchandise showing a running player wearing that number, and it was not supposed to represent any specific person but the 'spirit of the team.' In the first three decades of the team's existence, the number 31 was only seen once. In 1969, when reserve running back Preston Ridlehuber damaged his number 36 jersey during a game, equipment manager Tony Marchitte gave him the number 31 jersey to wear while repairing the number 36. The number 31 was not reissued until 1990 when first-round draft choice James Williams wore it for his first two seasons; it has since been returned to general circulation. Cornerback Rasul Douglas currently wears the 31 since he joined the Bills in 2023.

Number 32 had been withdrawn from circulation but not retired after O. J. Simpson. Former owner Ralph Wilson insisted on not reissuing the number, even after Simpson's highly publicized murder case and later robbery conviction. The number was placed back into circulation in 2019 with Senorise Perry wearing the number that year;{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/05/21/buffalo-bills-oj-simpson-jersey-senorise-perry |title=Bills allow Senorise Perry to wear Simpson's No. 32 |last=Axson |first=Scooby |date=May 21, 2019 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en |access-date=May 21, 2019 |archive-date=May 22, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190522061401/https://www.si.com/nfl/2019/05/21/buffalo-bills-oj-simpson-jersey-senorise-perry |url-status=live}} it was most recently worn by linebacker Nicholas Morrow until he was waived in January 2025.

Number 15 was historically only issued sparingly after the retirement of Jack Kemp. It was last worn by wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling in 2024, before he was released on October 15, 2024.{{cite web |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/bills-to-release-marquez-valdes-scantling/ar-AA1skckZ |title=Bills to release Marquez Valdes-Scantling |work=NBC Sports |via=MSN.com |date=October 15, 2024 |access-date=January 14, 2025}} Other numbers that have been historically issued only on rare circumstances included the 44 of Elbert Dubenion (worn as of 2024 by Joe Andreessen) and the 66 of Billy Shaw (worn since 2023 by Connor J. McGovern), each of which were typically only issued to players not expected to make the team's regular season roster.

Number 1 has also rarely been used for reasons yet to be explained. While there is no proper explanation, Tommy Hughitt was a player-coach for the early Buffalo teams in the New York Pro Football League and NFL from 1918 to 1924 and was both a major on-field success and a fixture in Buffalo culture after his retirement as a politician and auto salesman. Hughitt was reported to wear number 1 during this time. Wide receiver Curtis Samuel currently wears the number; prior to Emmanuel Sanders's one-year stint with the Bills in 2021, it had been 19 years since it had been worn in the regular season when kicker Mike Hollis wore it in 2002.{{Cite web |title=All Players To Wear Number 1 For Buffalo Bills |url=https://aws.pro-football-reference.com/players/uniform.cgi?team=buf&number=1 |access-date=August 5, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference}}

Number 95 has not been reissued since the retirement of Kyle Williams in 2019.{{cite web |title=All Players To Wear Number 95 For Buffalo Bills |url=https://aws.pro-football-reference.com/players/uniform.cgi?number=95&team=buf |website=Pro Football Reference}}

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• 1986 – Ben Williams
• 1987 – Joe DeLamielleure
• 1988 – Steve Freeman
• 1989 – Jerry Butler
• 1990 – Tim Vogler
• 1991 – Joe Ferguson
• 1992 – Ken Jones
• 1993 – Booker Edgerson
• 1994 – Butch Byrd
• 1995 – Tony Greene
• 1996 – Frank Lewis, Roland Hooks
• 1997 – Charley Ferguson, Jim Ritcher
• 1998 – Stew Barber, Ed Rutkowski
• 1999 – Reggie McKenzie, Fred Smerlas
• 2000 – Darryl Talley, Ernie Warlick
• 2001 – Kent Hull, Steve Tasker
• 2002 – Don Beebe
• 2003 – Thurman Thomas
• 2004 – Paul Maguire
• 2005 – Frank Reich
• 2006 – Phil Hansen
• 2007 – Lou Piccone, Denny Lynch
• 2008 – Mark Kelso, Gretchen Geitter
• 2009 – Andre Reed
• 2010 – Ruben Brown
• 2011 – Scott Norwood
• 2012 – Chris Mohr
• 2013 – Al Bemiller
• 2014 – Russ Brandon{{cite web |title=Russ Brandon receives Ralph C. Wilson Distinguished Service Award |url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/russ-brandon-receives-ralph-c-wilson-distinguished-service-award-14587465 |date=December 15, 2014 |access-date=March 13, 2019 |archive-date=July 27, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200727050109/https://www.buffalobills.com/news/russ-brandon-receives-ralph-c-wilson-distinguished-service-award-14587465 |url-status=live}}

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On April 27, 1984, Bills announced the Silver Anniversary team to commemorate its 25th anniversary.{{cite web |title=April 27, 1984: Bills announce Silver Anniversary team |website=BuffaloBills.com |date=April 26, 2014 |url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/april-27-1984-bills-announce-silver-anniversary-team-12920132 |access-date=August 18, 2024}}

{{main|List of Buffalo Bills first-round draft picks}}

{{main|List of Buffalo Bills Pro Bowl selections}}

{{Main|List of Buffalo Bills head coaches}}

The Bills have had twenty coaches serve as head coach in franchise history.{{Cite web |title=Buffalo Bills Coaches |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf/coaches.htm |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=Pro Football Reference |language=en}}

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The Buffalo Bills Radio Network is flagshipped at WGR AM 550 in Buffalo, with sister station WWKB AM 1520 simulcasting all home games. Chris Brown is the team's current play-by-play announcer, having taken over from John Murphy (the announcer from 2003 to 2022 and color commentator most years from 1984 to 2003) after Murphy suffered a stroke.{{cite web |last=White |first=Alec |title=Buffalo Bills & Audacy name Chris Brown as new 'Voice of the Bills' for radio broadcast booth |website=BuffaloBills.com |date=July 16, 2024 |url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/buffalo-bills-audacy-name-chris-brown-as-new-voice-of-the-bills-for-radio-broadcast-booth#:~:text=The%20Buffalo%20Bills%20and%20Audacy,Van%20Miller%20and%20John%20Murphy. |access-date=August 18, 2024}}{{cite web |last=White |first=Alec |title=Longtime 'Voice of the Bills' John Murphy stepping away from radio play-by-play duties |website=BuffaloBills.com |date=May 9, 2024 |url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/longtime-voice-of-the-bills-john-murphy-stepping-away-from-radio-play-by-play-duties |access-date=August 18, 2024}} Former Bills center Eric Wood is the color analyst.{{cite web |last=Clark |first=Dave |title=Eric Wood: Buffalo Bills name former center radio color analyst |website=Cincinnati Enquirer |date=May 21, 2019 |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/high-school/ohio-high-school/2019/05/21/eric-wood-buffalo-bills-name-former-center-radio-color-analyst/3754430002/ |access-date=August 18, 2024}}

In 2018, the team signed an agreement with Nexstar Media Group to carry Bills preseason games across its network of stations in the region. As of 2020, WIVB-TV serves as the flagship station of the network, which includes WJET-TV in Erie, WROC-TV in Rochester, WSYR-TV in Syracuse, WUTR in Utica, WETM-TV in Elmira and WIVT in Binghamton.{{Cite news |last=Pergament |first=Alan |date=August 2, 2018 |title=Fred Jackson to join Bills postgame show; Catalana replaced on sidelines |url=https://buffalonews.com/2018/08/02/fred-jackson-to-join-bills-post-game-show-catalana-replaced-on-sidelines |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180803014020/https://buffalonews.com/2018/08/02/fred-jackson-to-join-bills-post-game-show-catalana-replaced-on-sidelines/ |archive-date=August 3, 2018 |access-date=October 28, 2018 |work=The Buffalo News |language=en-US}} Steve Tasker does color commentary on these games; the play-by-play position is rotated between Andrew Catalon and Rob Stone. WROC-TV reporter Thad Brown is the sideline reporter. Since 2008, preseason games have been broadcast in high definition.

Beginning in the 2016 season, as per a new rights deal that covers rights to the team as well as its sister NHL franchise, the Buffalo Sabres, most team-related programming, including studio programming and the coach's show, was re-located to MSG Western New York—a joint venture of MSG and the team ownership. Preseason games will continue to air in simulcast on broadcast television.{{cite news |last=Pergament |first=Alan |title=Wide-ranging deal will keep Sabres – and other Pegula Sports & Entertainment content – on MSG |url=http://sabres.buffalonews.com/2016/06/20/wide-ranging-deal-will-keep-sabres-and-other-pegula-sports-entertainment-content-on-msg/ |access-date=June 22, 2016 |work=The Buffalo News |date=June 21, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160622213419/http://sabres.buffalonews.com/2016/06/20/wide-ranging-deal-will-keep-sabres-and-other-pegula-sports-entertainment-content-on-msg/ |archive-date=June 22, 2016 |url-status=dead}}

In the event that regular season games are broadcast by ESPN, in accordance with the league's television policies, a local Buffalo station will broadcast the game. From 2014 to 2017, WKBW-TV held the broadcast rights to that contest, with the station winning back the rights to cable games after WBBZ-TV held the rights for 2012 and 2013.{{cite news |last=Pergament |first=Alan |title=Whither the weather coverage in Western New York? |url=http://www.buffalonews.com/columns/alan-pergament/whither-the-weather-coverage-in-western-new-york-20150809 |newspaper=The Buffalo News |date=August 9, 2015 |access-date=July 30, 2016 |archive-date=May 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160509205427/http://www.buffalonews.com/columns/alan-pergament/whither-the-weather-coverage-in-western-new-york-20150809 |url-status=live}}

• 1960–1962, Roycroft Inn, East Aurora, New York
• 1963–1967, Camelot Hotel, Blasdell, New York
• 1968–1980, Niagara University, Lewiston, New York
• 1981–1999, State University of New York at Fredonia, Fredonia, New York
• 2000–present, St. John Fisher University, Pittsford, New York{{cite web |title=Throwback Thursday: Bills Training Camp history |url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/throwback-thursday-bills-training-camp-history-10537441 |publisher=NFL Enterprises |website=BuffaloBills.com |access-date=June 30, 2019 |archive-date=July 1, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190701040406/https://www.buffalobills.com/news/throwback-thursday-bills-training-camp-history-10537441 |url-status=live}}

The Bills' official mascot is Billy Buffalo, an eight-foot-tall, anthropomorphic blue American bison who wears the jersey "number" BB.{{cite web |last=Wojton |first=Nick |title=We'll take it: Bills' Billy Buffalo is a top-10 mascot |website=Bills Wire |publisher=USA Today |date=June 30, 2020 |url=https://billswire.usatoday.com/2020/06/30/well-take-it-bills-billy-buffalo-is-a-top-10-mascot/ |access-date=August 18, 2024}}

The Bills do not have cheerleaders.{{cite web |last=Holleran |first=Andrew |title=Here's Why The Buffalo Bills Don't Have Any Cheerleaders |website=The Spun |date=January 22, 2023 |url=https://thespun.com/nfl/heres-why-the-buffalo-bills-dont-have-any-cheerleaders |access-date=August 18, 2024}} The Bills operated a cheerleading squad named the Buffalo Jills from 1967 to 1985; from 1986 to 2013, the Jills operated as an independent organization sponsored by various companies. The Jills suspended operations prior to the 2014 season due to legal actions.{{cite web |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/buffalo-bills-cheerleaders-halt-season-after-suit |title=Associated Press News |website=bigstory.ap.org |access-date=April 24, 2014 |archive-date=January 5, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105034052/http://bigstory.ap.org/article/buffalo-bills-cheerleaders-halt-season-after-suit |url-status=live}} The Bills and Jills were previously involved in a legal battle, in which the Jills alleged they were employees, not independent contractors, and sought back pay.{{cite news |url=http://buffalonews.com/2017/05/19/judge-decides-jills-lawsuit-employees-not-independent-contractors/ |newspaper=Buffalo News |last=Davis |first=Henry |title=Judge Decides Jills Lawsuit Employees Not Independent Contractors |date=May 19, 2017 |access-date=May 19, 2017 |archive-date=May 20, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170520032019/http://buffalonews.com/2017/05/19/judge-decides-jills-lawsuit-employees-not-independent-contractors/ |url-status=live}}[https://radioinsight.com/headlines/122518/cumulus-seeks-cancel-wlup-wkqx-lma-chicago-pbp-deals/ “Cumulus Seeks To Cancel WLUP/WKQX LMA Purchase; And Chicago PBP Deals”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909112054/https://radioinsight.com/headlines/122518/cumulus-seeks-cancel-wlup-wkqx-lma-chicago-pbp-deals/ |date=September 9, 2018 }} from Radio Insight (January 19, 2018) On March 3, 2022, a settlement was reached where the Bills agreed to pay the Jills $3.5 million, while Cumulus Media paid $4 million in stock options of the company while admitting no wrongdoing.{{Cite web |date=March 3, 2022 |title=Cumulus Will Pay $4 Million To Settle Suit Brought By Former Buffalo Bills Cheerleaders. |url=https://www.insideradio.com/free/cumulus-will-pay-4-million-to-settle-suit-brought-by-former-buffalo-bills-cheerleaders/article_6c67262c-9aba-11ec-9189-a3bffbd32096.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220401102648/https://www.insideradio.com/free/cumulus-will-pay-4-million-to-settle-suit-brought-by-former-buffalo-bills-cheerleaders/article_6c67262c-9aba-11ec-9189-a3bffbd32096.html |archive-date=April 1, 2022 |access-date=March 24, 2022 |website=InsideRadio.com}}

The Bills are one of six teams in the NFL to designate an official marching band or drumline (the others being the Baltimore Ravens, Washington Commanders, New York Jets, Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks). Since the last game of the 2013 season, this position has been served by the Stampede Drumline, known outside of Buffalo as Downbeat Percussion.{{cite news |last=Kwiatkowski-Radlich |first=Jane |title=With no Jills to lead cheers, the job of drumming up fan excitement falls to the Stampede |url=http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/with-no-jills-to-lead-cheers-the-job-of-drumming-up-fan-excitement-falls-to-the-stampede-20140912 |newspaper=The Buffalo News |date=September 13, 2014 |access-date=September 13, 2014 |archive-date=September 13, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140913171803/http://www.buffalonews.com/city-region/with-no-jills-to-lead-cheers-the-job-of-drumming-up-fan-excitement-falls-to-the-stampede-20140912 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=Matt |date=September 24, 2015 |title=Buffalo Bills drumline led by Jordan Elbridge family, friends (video) |url=https://www.syracuse.com/buffalo-bills/2015/09/buffalo_bills_drumline_led_by_jordan_elbridge_family_friends_video.html |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=syracuse.com |language=en}}

The Bills have several theme songs associated with them. The most popular is a variation of the Isley Brothers hit "Shout," recorded by Scott Kemper,{{cite news |last=O'Shei |first=Tim |title=He makes you want to 'Shout!': Meet singer of famous Bills jingle |url=http://bills.buffalonews.com/2015/09/12/he-makes-you-want-to-shout-meet-singer-of-famous-bills-jingle/ |newspaper=The Buffalo News |date=September 13, 2015 |access-date=July 30, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160309083315/http://bills.buffalonews.com/2015/09/12/he-makes-you-want-to-shout-meet-singer-of-famous-bills-jingle/ |archive-date=March 9, 2016 |url-status=dead}} which served as the Bills' official promotional song from 1987 through 1990s. It can be heard at every Bills home game following a field goal or touchdown and at the game's end if the Bills win. The Bills' unofficial fight song, "Go Bills," was penned by Bills head coach Marv Levy in the mid-1990s on a friendly wager with his players that he will write the song if the team won a particular game.{{cite news |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2006/12/01/10-more-things-to-know-about-bears-fight-song/ |newspaper=Chicago Tribune |last=Mooshil |first=Maria |title=10 more things to know about Bears fight song |date=December 1, 2006 |access-date=April 9, 2013 |archive-date=October 24, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024040246/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2006-12-01/features/0611300370_1_fight-song-chicago-bears-philadelphia-eagles |url-status=live}} In 2024, the Bills offensive players began a tradition of singing along to "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers as a hype song, usually in the fourth quarter;{{Cite web |author=A. O. L. Staff |date=September 27, 2024 |title='Mr Brightside' is new (unofficial) team song of the Buffalo Bills after viral moment |url=https://www.aol.com/mr-brightside-unofficial-team-song-144612967.html |access-date=November 3, 2024 |website=www.aol.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Wolcott |first=Bill |title='Mr. Brightside' is new (unofficial) team song of the Buffalo Bills after viral moment |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/football/nfl/bills/2024/09/27/mr-brightside-buffalo-bills-players-singing-during-game/75390825007/ |access-date=November 3, 2024 |website=Democrat and Chronicle |language=en-US}} the Bills were undefeated at home in 2024 after the song was introduced.{{Cite web |last=Talbot |first=Ryan |date=2024-12-31 |title=Bills go undefeated at home for third time in history: How did Buffalo fare the first two times? |url=https://www.syracuse.com/buffalo-bills/2024/12/bills-go-undefeated-at-home-for-third-time-in-history-how-did-buffalo-fare-the-first-two-times.html |access-date=2025-02-01 |website=syracuse |language=en}}

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The "Bills Backers" are the official fan organization of the Buffalo Bills. It has over 200 chapters across North America, Europe, and Oceania.{{cite web |title=Bills Backers |url=https://www.buffalobills.com/fans/bills-backers/ |publisher=NFL Enterprises |website=BuffaloBills.com |access-date=June 30, 2019 |archive-date=May 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190503152910/https://www.buffalobills.com/fans/bills-backers/ |url-status=live}} Also notable is the "Bills Mafia," organized via Twitter beginning in 2010 by Del Reid, Leslie Wille, and Breyon Harris;{{cite web |title=What is No. BillsMafia? |url=http://buffalofambase.com/what-is-billsmafia/ |website=BillsMafia.com |access-date=June 24, 2018 |archive-date=May 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517022041/http://billsmafia.com/what-is-billsmafia/ |url-status=live}} the phrase "Bills Mafia" had by 2017 grown to unofficially represent the broad community surrounding and encompassing the team as a whole, and players who join the Bills often speak of joining the Bills Mafia. Outsiders frequently treat the Bills' fan base in derogatory terms, especially since the 2010s, partly because of negative press coverage of select fans' wilder antics.{{cite web |last=Kritzker |first=Graham |title=Brawls, Balls, and Beer: A Year at The Ralph with Bills Mafia |url=https://sports.vice.com/ca/article/brawls-balls-and-beer-a-year-at-the-ralph-with-bills-mafia |publisher=Vice Sports |date=January 4, 2016 |access-date=June 24, 2018}}{{Dead link|date=June 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In 2020, the Bills filed to trademark the "Bills Mafia" name.{{cite web |last1=Walsh |first1=Erin |title=Bills attempting to trademark 'Bills Mafia' |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/bills-attempting-to-trademark-bills-mafia/ar-BB1a82Db |website=MSN |date=October 18, 2020 |access-date=October 19, 2020 |archive-date=October 18, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018023028/https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/bills-attempting-to-trademark-bills-mafia/ar-BB1a82Db |url-status=live}}

Bills fans are particularly well known for their wearing of Zubaz zebra-printed sportswear; so much is the association between Bills fans and Zubaz that when a revival of the company opened its first brick-and-mortar storefront, it chose Western New York as its first location.{{cite news |last=Christmann |first=Samantha |title=Zubaz opens chain's first brick-and-mortar store at Fashion Outlets |url=http://buffalonews.com/2016/11/16/zubaz-store-opens-fashion-outlets |newspaper=The Buffalo News |date=November 16, 2016 |access-date=June 24, 2018 |archive-date=June 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625132445/https://buffalonews.com/2016/11/16/zubaz-store-opens-fashion-outlets/ |url-status=live}} The "wing hat," a hat shaped like a spicy chicken wing (much in the same style as the Green Bay Packers' Cheesehead hats), can also frequently be seen atop Bills fans' heads, having originated as promotional merchandise by the Anchor Bar, the purported inventors of the modern chicken wing as a delicacy.{{Cite web |last=Daye |first=Kadie |date=September 6, 2022 |title=How To Make Your Own Chicken Wing Hat |url=https://wyrk.com/chicken-wing-hat-diy/ |access-date=October 23, 2022 |website=WYRK |language=en |archive-date=October 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221023014430/https://wyrk.com/chicken-wing-hat-diy/ |url-status=live}} Another hat associated with the Bills fandom is the water buffalo hat, resembling the headgear of the fictional Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes seen in the TV series The Flintstones; this hat gained particular popularity with the Water Buffalo Club 716, a community of over 2,000 Bills supporters from around the world founded in 2021 by Therese Forton-Barnes.{{Cite web |last=Lynch |first=Tara |date=October 16, 2022 |title=Celebrating the Bills & Giving Back: Water Buffalo Club 716 debuts new hat for Bills v. Chiefs |url=https://www.wivb.com/bills-mafia-buffalo-fans/celebrating-the-bills-giving-back-water-buffalo-club-716-debuts-new-hat-for-bills-v-chiefs/ |access-date=August 11, 2023 |website=WIVB-TV |language=en-US |archive-date=August 11, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230811000909/https://www.wivb.com/bills-mafia-buffalo-fans/celebrating-the-bills-giving-back-water-buffalo-club-716-debuts-new-hat-for-bills-v-chiefs/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=Gallivan |first=Pete |date=January 6, 2023 |title=Water Buffalo hat usher in a new beginning for new Buffalonians |url=https://www.wgrz.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/daybreak/water-buffalo-hat-usher-in-a-new-beginning-for-new-buffalonians-club-716-stitch-buffalo/71-5d821242-6640-406a-a16e-e9af23385a24 |access-date=August 11, 2023 |website=wgrz.com |language=en-US |archive-date=December 23, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231223172344/https://www.wgrz.com/article/entertainment/television/programs/daybreak/water-buffalo-hat-usher-in-a-new-beginning-for-new-buffalonians-club-716-stitch-buffalo/71-5d821242-6640-406a-a16e-e9af23385a24 |url-status=live}} In 1982, a local grocery store introduced the Whammy Weenie as a promotional item, a maraca-like hot dog-shaped device, painted green (which was not a Bills color, but instead painted as such in reference to a military slang term), that Bills fans were supposed to shake at the team's opponents; Bills owner Ralph Wilson, after having seen a Whammy Weenie dangled in front of his suite in the midst of a disappointing season, ordered the Whammy Weenie to be discontinued due to the double entendre it posed.{{Cite web |last=Brady |first=Erik |date=August 29, 2022 |title=40 years later, remembering the Whammy Weenie. Yes, that was a real thing |url=https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/erik-brady-40-years-later-remembering-the-whammy-weenie-yes-that-was-a-real-thing/article_831a50ce-26dd-11ed-864e-0b1202fd1de0.html |access-date=December 10, 2023 |website=Buffalo News |language=en |archive-date=December 10, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231210142503/https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/erik-brady-40-years-later-remembering-the-whammy-weenie-yes-that-was-a-real-thing/article_831a50ce-26dd-11ed-864e-0b1202fd1de0.html |url-status=live}}

Bills Mafia members are also well known for jumping off of elevated surfaces (often cars or RVs) into folding tables, in the style of professional wrestlers, during the pregame tailgate.{{cite news |first=Dugan |last=Arnett |title=In the land of the Bills, anticipation and anxiety as Patriots showdown nears |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/12/05/metro/land-bills-anticipation-anxiety-patriots-game-nears/ |url-access=subscription |work=Boston Globe |date=December 5, 2021 |access-date=December 15, 2021 |archive-date=December 15, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215215719/https://www.bostonglobe.com/2021/12/05/metro/land-bills-anticipation-anxiety-patriots-game-nears/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite news |last=Adelson |first=Eric |date=January 3, 2018 |title=How Bills Mafia became a thing |work=Yahoo! Sports |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/bills-mafia-became-thing-223221447.html |access-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-date=December 19, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221219163447/https://sports.yahoo.com/bills-mafia-became-thing-223221447.html |url-status=live}}

Bills fans are noted for their frequent support for charitable causes, especially helping charities run by players from opposing teams.{{Cite magazine |last=Rushin |first=Steve |title='More Than Table-Slamming': The Softer Side of the Bills Mafia |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/01/12/bills-mafia-buffalo-daily-cover |access-date=January 13, 2023 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=January 12, 2023 |language=en-us |archive-date=January 13, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230113022030/https://www.si.com/nfl/2023/01/12/bills-mafia-buffalo-daily-cover |url-status=live}} After the Bills received help in breaking their 17-year playoff drought through a last-minute Cincinnati Bengals victory, Bills fans crowdfunded the charities of Bengals players Andy Dalton and Tyler Boyd with hundreds of thousands of dollars as a gesture of thanks.{{cite news |last=Besecker |first=Aaron |title=Bengals QB Andy Dalton's foundation buys billboards to say 'thank you' to Bills fans |url=http://buffalonews.com/2018/01/03/dalton-foundation-buys-billboards-to-say-thank-you-to-bills-fans/ |newspaper=The Buffalo News |date=January 3, 2018 |access-date=January 4, 2018 |language=en-US |archive-date=January 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180104073501/http://buffalonews.com/2018/01/03/dalton-foundation-buys-billboards-to-say-thank-you-to-bills-fans/ |url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2018/01/04/buffalo-bills-fans-also-generous-tyler-boyds-charity/1003369001/ |title=Buffalo Bills fans also generous with Tyler Boyd's charity |first=Dave |last=Clark |work=The Cincinnati Enquirer |date=January 4, 2018 |access-date=January 4, 2018 |archive-date=August 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200804174818/https://www.cincinnati.com/story/sports/nfl/bengals/2018/01/04/buffalo-bills-fans-also-generous-tyler-boyds-charity/1003369001/ |url-status=live}} Also in 2020, following a November 8 upset win over the Seattle Seahawks led by one of the best career performances by quarterback Josh Allen,{{cite web |title=Seahawks vs. Bills - Game Summary |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/401220120 |work=ESPN |access-date=November 30, 2020 |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129072344/https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/401220120 |url-status=live}} news emerged that Allen had elected to take the field after having been given the option to sit out the contest as he had received news of his grandmother's death only the night before. Fans showed support for their team and community by donating nearly $700,000 to the Oishei Children's Hospital, an organization supported by Allen throughout his time in Buffalo.{{cite web |title=Online Giving Form |url=https://www.kaleidahealth.org/foundations/childrens/donate/ |publisher=The Children's Hospital Foundation of buffalo |website=kaleidahealth.org |access-date=November 30, 2020 |archive-date=November 29, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201129001525/https://www.kaleidahealth.org/foundations/childrens/donate/ |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last=LaBarber |first=Jourdon |date=November 11, 2020 |title=I don't ever want to leave' {{!}} Josh Allen reacts to outpouring of support from Bills Mafia |url=https://www.buffalobills.com/news/josh-allen-reacts-to-outpouring-of-support-from-bills-mafia |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205063241/https://www.buffalobills.com/news/josh-allen-reacts-to-outpouring-of-support-from-bills-mafia |archive-date=December 5, 2020 |access-date=November 30, 2020 |website=BuffaloBills.com}} Following the Bills' defeat of the Baltimore Ravens in the Divisional round of the 2020–21 NFL playoffs and an injury to Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson late in that game, Bills fans crowdfunded Jackson's favorite charity, Blessings in a Backpack.{{cite web |last=Bergman |first=Jeremy |title=Bills fans donate to Lamar Jackson's favorite charity after QB exits Buffalo's win over Ravens |website=NFL.com |date=January 17, 2021 |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/bills-fans-donate-to-lamar-jackson-favorite-charity-win-over-ravens |access-date=August 5, 2024}} After a 2024 game between the Bills and Miami Dolphins, Bills fans helped raise $18,000 for Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa's charity, The Tua Foundation, after Tagovailoa suffered a concussion during the game.{{Cite web |date=2024-09-14 |title=Bills fans rally around Tua Tagovailoa with flood of donations to Dolphins QB's charity |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/bills-fans-rally-around-tua-tagovailoa-with-flood-of-donations-to-dolphins-qbs-charity-214109108.html |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Yahoo Sports |language=en-US}}

The Bills are one of the favorite teams of ESPN announcer Chris Berman, who picked the Bills to reach the Super Bowl nearly every year in the 1990s. Berman often uses the catchphrase, "No one circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills!" Berman gave the induction speech for Bills owner Ralph Wilson when Wilson was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2009.{{cite web |last=Powell |first=Brian |title=Ralph Wilson Chooses Chris Berman For HOF Induction |website=Awful Announcing |date=July 18, 2024 |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/2009-articles/ralph-wilson-chooses-chris-berman-for-hof-induction.html |access-date=August 5, 2024}}

The Bills were also the favorite team of late NBC political commentator Tim Russert, a South Buffalo native, who often referred to the Bills on his Sunday morning talk show, Meet the Press. (His son, Luke, is also a notable fan of the team.) CNN's Wolf Blitzer, also a Buffalo native, has proclaimed he is also a fan,{{cite web |title=Why I'm a Fan: Wolf Blitzer |url=http://www.buffalobills.com/video/videos/Why-Im-a-Fan-Wolf-Blitzer/45dd5b03-6700-4fe0-b30a-22f5505736f3?campaign=fb_buf_video |publisher=Buffalo Bills |date=November 14, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117123421/http://www.buffalobills.com/video/videos/Why-Im-a-Fan-Wolf-Blitzer/45dd5b03-6700-4fe0-b30a-22f5505736f3?campaign=fb_buf_video |archive-date=November 17, 2015 |access-date=June 24, 2018 |url-status=dead}} as has CBS Evening News lead anchor and Tonawanda native Jeff Glor and DNC Chairman Tom Perez.{{cite news |last=Graham |first=Tim |title=Tim Graham Show: CBS news anchor Jeff Glor finds these 2017 Bills unbelievable |url=http://buffalonews.com/2017/11/01/jeff-glor-finds-these-2017-bills-unbelievable/ |newspaper=The Buffalo News |date=November 1, 2017 |access-date=June 24, 2018 |archive-date=June 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625075747/https://buffalonews.com/2017/11/01/jeff-glor-finds-these-2017-bills-unbelievable/ |url-status=live}}[https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast/2018/1113/Breakfast-with-Tom-Perez-why-Democratic-chair-is-upbeat-about-2020 Breakfast with Tom Perez: why Democratic chair is upbeat about 2020] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200115115332/https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Politics/monitor_breakfast/2018/1113/Breakfast-with-Tom-Perez-why-Democratic-chair-is-upbeat-about-2020 |date=January 15, 2020 }} by Linda Feldmann for The Christian Science Monitor; November 13, 2018

ESPN anchor Kevin Connors is also a noted Bills fan, dating to his time attending Ithaca College. Actor Nick Bakay, a Buffalo native, is also a well-known Bills fan; he has discussed the team in segments of NFL Top 10. Character actor William Fichtner, raised in Cheektowaga, is a fan,{{cite news |title=What It Means to Be a Bills Fan |url=http://www.buffalobills.com/video/videos/What-It-Means-to-Be-a-Bills-Fan/9e27633f-e42f-4386-87b8-7b42175a629a |publisher=Buffalo Bills |date=September 4, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906060736/http://www.buffalobills.com/video/videos/What-It-Means-to-Be-a-Bills-Fan/9e27633f-e42f-4386-87b8-7b42175a629a |archive-date=September 6, 2014 |access-date=June 24, 2018 |url-status=dead}} and did a commercial for the team in 2014.{{Cite web |date=October 11, 2014 |title=Buffalo Bills This Is Our Time 2014 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh17TtkDZSc |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151231205342/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zh17TtkDZSc |archive-date=December 31, 2015 |access-date=November 17, 2015 |website=YouTube.com}} In 2015, Fichtner also narrated the ESPN 30 for 30 documentary on the Bills' four Super Bowl appearances, "Four Falls of Buffalo". Former Olympic swimmer Summer Sanders (an in-law to former Bills kicker Todd Schlopy) has professed her fandom of the team. Actor Christopher McDonald, who was raised in Romulus, New York, is a fan of the team.{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Ryan |date=October 21, 2019 |title=Shooter McGavin hangs out with Jim Kelly and Dan Marino before Bills-Dolphins game |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/shooter-mcgavin-hangs-out-with-jim-kelly-and-dan-marino-before-bills-dolphins-game/ar-AAJ4CfB |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191021040304/https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/shooter-mcgavin-hangs-out-with-jim-kelly-and-dan-marino-before-bills-dolphins-game/ar-AAJ4CfB |archive-date=October 21, 2019 |access-date=October 22, 2019 |website=MSN.com}}

Persons notable almost entirely for their Bills fandom include Ken "Pinto Ron" Johnson, whose antics while appearing at every Bills home and away game since 1994 earned enough scrutiny that his tailgate parties were banned from stadium property on order of the league;{{cite news |url=http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article215362.ece |title=Bowled over, Part I |date=October 9, 2010 |publisher=BuffaloNews.com |access-date=October 12, 2010 |archive-date=June 11, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611061721/http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article215362.ece |url-status=live}} John Lang, an Elvis impersonator who carries a large guitar that he uses as a billboard;{{cite news |url=https://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2012/03/16/105829/john-lang-presents-elvis-and-the-buffalo-bills |title=John Lang presents 'Elvis and the Buffalo Bills' |work=Niagara Frontier Publications |date=March 16, 2012 |access-date=April 28, 2018 |archive-date=April 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429024703/https://www.wnypapers.com/news/article/current/2012/03/16/105829/john-lang-presents-elvis-and-the-buffalo-bills |url-status=live}} Marc Miller, whose professional wrestling promo-style interview with WGRZ prior to Super Bowl XXVII (distinguished by the line "Dallas is going down, Gary!" and picked up at the time by The George Michael Sports Machine) was rediscovered in 2019;{{cite web |url=https://wben.radio.com/articles/dallas-is-going-down-gary-fan-reflects-on-fame-and-bills |title="Dallas is Going Down, Gary!" fan reflects on fame and Bills |first=Mike |last=Baggerman |work=WBEN |date=November 28, 2019 |access-date=December 19, 2019 |archive-date=December 19, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219221311/https://wben.radio.com/articles/dallas-is-going-down-gary-fan-reflects-on-fame-and-bills |url-status=live}} and Ezra Castro, also known as "Pancho Billa", a native of El Paso, Texas who wore a large sombrero and lucha mask in Bills colors. Castro was diagnosed with a spinal tumor that had metastasized in 2017; he was invited on stage during the 2018 NFL draft to read one of the Bills' selections.{{Cite web |url=http://www.newyorkupstate.com/buffalo-bills/index.ssf/2018/04/buffalo_bills_super-fan_pancho_billa_announces_teams_third_round_pick_video.html |first1=Ryan |last1=Talbot |title=Buffalo Bills superfan Pancho Billa announces team's third-round pick (video) |work=Upstate New York |publisher=Advance Publications |date=April 27, 2018 |access-date=April 28, 2018 |archive-date=April 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180429025527/http://www.newyorkupstate.com/buffalo-bills/index.ssf/2018/04/buffalo_bills_super-fan_pancho_billa_announces_teams_third_round_pick_video.html |url-status=live}} Castro died on May 14, 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/buffalo-bills-super-fan-pancho-billa-dies/2001093179 |title=Buffalo Bills super-fan Pancho Billa dies |first=Evan |last=Anstey |work=WIVB-TV |date=May 14, 2019 |access-date=May 14, 2019 |archive-date=May 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190514155124/https://www.wivb.com/news/local-news/buffalo-bills-super-fan-pancho-billa-dies/2001093179 |url-status=live}}

Several former Buffalo Bills players earned a name in politics in the late 20th century after their playing careers had ended, nearly always as members of the Republican Party. The most famous of these was quarterback Jack Kemp, who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Western New York in 1971—two years after his playing career ended and remained there for nearly two decades, serving as the Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States under Bob Dole in 1996.{{Cite news |last=Clymer |first=Adam |date=May 3, 2009 |title=Jack Kemp, Star on Field and in Politics, Dies at 73 |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/us/03kemp.html |access-date=May 28, 2022 |issn=0362-4331 |archive-date=May 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528143034/https://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/03/us/03kemp.html |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |last1=Thurber |first1=Jon |last2=Bloomekatz |first2=Ari B. |date=May 3, 2009 |title=Jack Kemp, an original pillar in Republican 'big tent,' dies at 73 |url=https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-jack-kemp3-2009may03-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528143034/https://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-jack-kemp3-2009may03-story.html |archive-date=May 28, 2022 |access-date=May 28, 2022 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} Kemp's backup, Ed Rutkowski, served as county executive of Erie County from 1979 to 1987.{{Cite web |last=Graham |first=Tim |title=Former county exec and all-purpose back Ed Rutkowski says Bills are staying |url=https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/former-county-exec-and-all-purpose-back-ed-rutkowski-says-bills-are-staying/article_de9e66d3-04e0-5c68-94bf-1996d0a5209e.html |access-date=May 28, 2022 |website=Buffalo News |date=June 2, 2014 |language=en |archive-date=May 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528143034/https://buffalonews.com/sports/bills/former-county-exec-and-all-purpose-back-ed-rutkowski-says-bills-are-staying/article_de9e66d3-04e0-5c68-94bf-1996d0a5209e.html |url-status=live}} Former tight end Jay Riemersma, nose tackle Fred Smerlas and defensive end Phil Hansen have all run for Congress, though all three either lost or withdrew from their respective races.{{Cite web |last=Warren |first=Matt |date=May 23, 2010 |title=Jay Riemersma discusses the Bills and his Congressional run |url=https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2010/5/23/1483369/jay-riemersma-discusses-the-bills |access-date=May 28, 2022 |website=Buffalo Rumblings |language=en |archive-date=May 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516191736/https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2010/5/23/1483369/jay-riemersma-discusses-the-bills |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=November 2, 2012 |title=Interview with Phil Hansen |url=https://www.bisonillustrated.com/interview-with-phil-hansen/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629164913/https://www.bisonillustrated.com/interview-with-phil-hansen/ |archive-date=June 29, 2022 |access-date=May 28, 2022 |website=Bison Illustrated |language=en-US}}

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