This is a list of seasons completed by the Buffalo Bills American football franchise. The list documents the season-by-season records of the Bills' franchise from 1960 to present, including postseason records and league awards for individual players or head coaches.
| AFL champions (1960-1969) | Super Bowl champions (1970-present) | Conference champions | Division champions | Wild card berth | One-Game playoff berth |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | Head coaches | |||
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| Finish | W | L | T | ||||||||
| 1960 | 1960 | AFL | Eastern | 3rd | 5 | 8 | 1 | Buster Ramsey | |||
| 1961 | 1961 | AFL | Eastern | 4th | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 1962 | 1962 | AFL | Eastern | 3rd | 7 | 6 | 1 | Lou Saban | |||
| 1963 | 1963 | AFL | Eastern | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 1 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Patriots) 26–8 | |||
| 1964 | 1964 | AFL | Eastern | 1st | 12 | 2 | 0 | Won AFL Championship (1) (Chargers) 20–7 | Lou Saban (COY) | ||
| 1965 | 1965 | AFL | Eastern | 1st | 10 | 3 | 1 | Won AFL Championship (2) (at Chargers) 23–0 | Lou Saban (COY) | ||
| 1966 | 1966 | AFL | Eastern | 1st | 9 | 4 | 1 | Lost AFL Championship (Chiefs) 31–7 | Bobby Burnett (ROY) | Joe Collier | |
| 1967 | 1967 | AFL | Eastern | 3rd | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 1968 | 1968 | AFL | Eastern | 5th | 1 | 12 | 1 | Joe Collier (0–2) Harvey Johnson (1–10–1) | |||
| 1969 | 1969 | AFL | Eastern | 4th | 4 | 10 | 0 | John Rauch | |||
| 1970 | 1970 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 3 | 10 | 1 | Dennis Shaw (OROY, ROY) | ||
| 1971 | 1971 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 1 | 13 | 0 | Harvey Johnson | ||
| 1972 | 1972 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 4 | 9 | 1 | Lou Saban | ||
| 1973 | 1973 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | O. J. Simpson (MVP, OPOY) | ||
| 1974 | 1974 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 32–14 | ||
| 1975 | 1975 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | 1976 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 2 | 12 | 0 | Lou Saban (2–3) Jim Ringo (0–9) | ||
| 1977 | 1977 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 3 | 11 | 0 | Jim Ringo | ||
| 1978 | 1978 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | Chuck Knox | ||
| 1979 | 1979 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | Jim Haslett (DROY) Jerry Butler (ROY) | ||
| 1980 | 1980 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Chargers) 20–14 | Joe Cribbs (ROY) Chuck Knox (COY) | |
| 1981 | 1981 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (at Jets) 31–27 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Bengals) 28–21 |
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| 1982[2] | 1982 | NFL | AFC | — | 9th | 4 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1983 | 1983 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Kay Stephenson | ||
| 1984 | 1984 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 2 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 1985 | 1985 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 2 | 14 | 0 | Kay Stephenson (0–4) Hank Bullough (2–10) | ||
| 1986 | 1986 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | Hank Bullough (2–7) Marv Levy (2–5) | ||
| 1987 | 1987 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 7 | 8 | 0 | Shane Conlan (DROY, ROY) | Marv Levy | |
| 1988 | 1988 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Oilers) 17–10 Lost AFC Championship (at Bengals) 21–10 |
Marv Levy (COY) | |
| 1989 | 1989 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Browns) 34–30 | ||
| 1990 | 1990 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 44–34 Won AFC Championship (Raiders) 51–3 Lost Super Bowl XXV (vs. Giants) 20–19 |
Bruce Smith (DPOY) | |
| 1991 | 1991 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Chiefs) 37–14 Won AFC Championship (Broncos) 10–7 Lost Super Bowl XXVI (vs. Redskins) 37–24 |
Thurman Thomas (MVP, OPOY) | |
| 1992 | 1992 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers) 41–38 (OT) Won Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 24–3 Won AFC Championship (at Dolphins) 29–10 Lost Super Bowl XXVII (vs. Cowboys) 52–17 |
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| 1993 | 1993 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 29–23 Won AFC Championship (Chiefs) 30–13 Lost Super Bowl XXVIII (vs. Cowboys) 30–13 |
Marv Levy (COY) | |
| 1994 | 1994 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1995 | 1995 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Dolphins) 37–22 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Steelers) 40–21 |
Bryce Paup (DPY) | |
| 1996 | 1996 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Jaguars) 30–27 | Bruce Smith (DPY) | |
| 1997 | 1997 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1998 | 1998 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Dolphins) 24–17 | Wade Phillips | |
| 1999 | 1999 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Titans) 22–16 | ||
| 2000 | 2000 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2001 | 2001 | NFL | AFC | East | 5th | 3 | 13 | 0 | Gregg Williams | ||
| 2002 | 2002 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | 2003 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | 2004 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Mike Mularkey | ||
| 2005 | 2005 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2006 | 2006 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Dick Jauron | ||
| 2007 | 2007 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 2008 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 2009 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | Dick Jauron (3–6) Perry Fewell (3–4) | ||
| 2010 | 2010 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | Chan Gailey | ||
| 2011 | 2011 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 2012 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2013 | 2013 | NFL | AFC | East | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | Kiko Alonso (PFWA DROY) | Doug Marrone | |
| 2014 | 2014 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2015 | 2015 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Rex Ryan | ||
| 2016 | 2016 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Rex Ryan (7–8) Anthony Lynn (0–1) | ||
| 2017 | 2017 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Jaguars) 10–3 | Sean McDermott | |
| 2018 | 2018 | NFL | AFC | East | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2019 | 2019 | NFL | AFC | East | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Texans) 22–19 (OT) | ||
| 2020 | 2020 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Colts) 27–24 Won Divisional Playoffs (Ravens) 17–3 Lost AFC Championship (at Chiefs) 38–24 |
Brian Daboll (ACOY) | |
| 2021 | 2021 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 11 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Patriots) 47–17 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Chiefs) 42–36 (OT) |
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| 2022 | 2022 | NFL | AFC | East | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Dolphins) 34–31 Divisional Playoffs (Bengals) |
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| Totals 2 AFL Championships 4 AFC Conference Championships 13 Division titles |
462 | 495 | 8 | All-time regular season record (1960–2022) | |||||||
| 18 | 19 | — | All-time postseason record (1960–2022) | ||||||||
| 480 | 514 | 8 | All-time regular and postseason record (1960–2022) | ||||||||
| 2 AFL Championships, 4 AFC Conference Championships, 13 Division titles | |||||||||||
Note: Statistics are up to date 1/16/2023.
