2025 Buffalo Bills season

2025 Buffalo Bills season
Owner	Terry and Kim Pegula
General manager	Brandon Beane
Head coach	Sean McDermott
Home stadium	Highmark Stadium
Results
Record	4–2
Division place	2nd AFC East
Uniform
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The 2025 season is the Buffalo Bills' 56th in the National Football League (NFL), their 66th overall, their eleventh full season under the ownership of Terry and Kim Pegula, and their ninth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane. The Bills will look to improve on their 2024 record of 13–4 and achieve their seventh straight winning season. It is expected to be the Bills' final season playing their home games at their current Highmark Stadium, as their New Highmark Stadium is scheduled to open in time for the 2026 season. ^[1] For the first time since 2016, safety Micah Hyde will not be on the roster, as he announced his retirement on January 27. ^[2] This season began with the team's second 4–1 start in four seasons. However, on October 5, the Bills became the last undefeated team to lose, falling to the Patriots 20–23. It was the first time that no NFL team reached 5–0 since 2014.

Transactions

Arrivals

Position	Player	2024 team(s)	Date signed
P	Jake Camarda	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	January 7, 2025 [3]
TE	Armani Rogers	Philadelphia Eagles Atlanta Falcons	January 17, 2025 [4]
WR	Josh Palmer	Los Angeles Chargers	March 10, 2025 [5]
DE	Michael Hoecht	Los Angeles Rams	March 11, 2025 [6]
DE	Joey Bosa	Los Angeles Chargers	March 11, 2025 [7]
DT	Larry Ogunjobi	Pittsburgh Steelers	March 12, 2025 [8]
S	Darrick Forrest	Washington Commanders	March 12, 2025 [9]
WR	Laviska Shenault	Seattle Seahawks Los Angeles Chargers	March 13, 2025 [10]
CB	Dane Jackson	Carolina Panthers	March 14, 2025 [11]
G	Kendrick Green	Houston Texans
P	Brad Robbins	Cincinnati Bengals	March 31, 2025 [12]
CB	Tre'Davious White	Los Angeles Rams Baltimore Ravens	April 17, 2025 [13]
WR	Elijah Moore	Cleveland Browns	April 30, 2025 [14]
DT	Casey Rogers	New York Giants	May 9, 2025 [15]
WR	Kristian Wilkerson	Las Vegas Raiders	May 20, 2025 [16]
DT	Marcus Harris	Houston Texans New England Patriots	June 6, 2025 [17]
LB	Shaq Thompson	Carolina Panthers	June 10, 2025 [18]
TE	Matt Sokol	Pittsburgh Steelers	July 22, 2025 [19]
K	Matt Prater	Arizona Cardinals	September 9, 2025 [20]

Departures

Position	Player	2025 team	Date signed	Notes
DT	Eli Ankou	—	Free Agent	Contracts expired January 26, 2025
C	Will Clapp	New Orleans Saints	March 13, 2025 [21]
FS	Micah Hyde	—	Retired [2]
SS	Kareem Jackson	—	Free Agent
DE	Kingsley Jonathan	Houston Texans	February 7, 2025 [22]
LB	Tyreek Maddox-Williams	—	Free Agent
DE	Casey Toohill	Houston Texans	March 13, 2025 [23]
OT	Tommy Doyle	—	Retired [24]
P	Sam Martin	Carolina Panthers	March 11, 2025 [25]	Released March 6, 2025 [26]
LB	Von Miller	Washington Commanders	July 21, 2025 [27]	Released March 9, 2025 [28]
WR	Amari Cooper	—	Retired [29]	Contracts expired March 12, 2025
CB	Rasul Douglas	Miami Dolphins	August 26, 2025 [30]
WR	Mack Hollins	New England Patriots	March 10, 2025 [31]
DT	Quinton Jefferson	Detroit Lions	September 24, 2025 [32]
DT	Austin Johnson	—	Free Agent
TE	Quintin Morris	Jacksonville Jaguars	May 14, 2025 [33]
DE	Dawuane Smoot	Jacksonville Jaguars	June 3, 2025 [34]
LB	Baylon Spector	—	Free Agent	Released August 6, 2025 [35]

Trades

Position	Arrived	From	Date of trade	Departed
CB	2025 5th-round pick 2026 7th-round pick	Dallas Cowboys	March 12, 2025 [36]	Kaiir Elam 2025 6th-round pick

Draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft

2025 Buffalo Bills draft selections

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	30	Maxwell Hairston	CB	Kentucky
2	41	T. J. Sanders	DT	South Carolina	From Bears [A]
	56	Traded to the Chicago Bears [A]			From Vikings via Texans [B]
	62	Traded to the Chicago Bears [A]
3	72	Landon Jackson	DE	Arkansas	From Bears [A]
	94	Traded to the Cleveland Browns [C]
4	109	Deone Walker	DT	Kentucky	From [D] To [A] From [E] Bears
	132	Traded to the Chicago Bears [E]
5	166	Traded to the Houston Texans [B]
	169	Traded to the Chicago Bears [E]			Compensatory selection
	170	Jordan Hancock	CB	Ohio State	Compensatory selection; from Cowboys [F]
	173	Jackson Hawes	TE	Georgia Tech	Compensatory selection
6	177	Dorian Strong	CB	Virginia Tech	From Giants [G]
	204	Traded to the Dallas Cowboys [F]			From Browns [C]
	206	Chase Lundt	OT	UConn
7	240	Kaden Prather	WR	Maryland	From Bears [A]
	246	Traded to the New York Giants [G]

Draft trades

1. The Bills traded second- (56th and 62nd overall) and fourth- (109th overall) round selections to the Chicago Bears in exchange for second- (41st overall), third- (72nd overall) and seventh- (240th overall) round selections. ^[37]
2. The Bills traded fifth- (166th overall) and 2024 sixth-round selections and WR Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans in exchange for a second-round selection (56th overall). ^[38]
3. The Bills traded third- (94th overall) and 2026 seventh-round selections to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a sixth-round selection (204th overall) and WR Amari Cooper. ^[39]
4. The Bills traded a 2024 fifth-round selection to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a fourth-round selection (109th overall). ^[40]
5. The Bills traded fourth- (132nd overall) and fifth- (169th overall) round selections to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a fourth-round selection (109th overall). ^[37]
6. The Bills traded a sixth-round selection (204th overall) and CB Kaiir Elam to the Dallas Cowboys in exchange for fifth- (170th overall) and 2026 seventh-round selections. ^[36]
7. The Bills traded a seventh-round selection (246th overall) and LB Carlos Basham Jr. to the New York Giants in exchange for a sixth-round selection (177th overall). ^[41]

Notes

• The Bills received two fifth-round compensatory selections (169th and 173rd overall) for WR Gabe Davis signing with the Jacksonville Jaguars and DE Leonard Floyd signing with the San Francisco 49ers last offseason. ^[42]

2025 Buffalo Bills undrafted free agents

Name	Position	College	Ref.
Kelly Akharaiyi	WR	Mississippi State	[43]
Stephen Gosnell	WR	Virginia Tech
Hal Presley	WR	Baylor
Keleki Latu	TE	Washington
Jacob Bayer	C	Arkansas State
Rush Reimer	G	California
Wande Owens	S	New Hampshire
Daryl Porter Jr.	CB	Miami (FL)
Keonta Jenkins	LB	Virginia Tech
Paris Shand	DE	LSU
Hayden Harris	DE	Montana
Devin Brandt-Epps	DT	New Mexico

Staff

Buffalo Bills staff

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	Front office Owner/CEO/president – Terry Pegula Owner – Kim Pegula General manager – Brandon Beane Assistant general manager – Brian Gaine Assistant general manager – Terrance Gray Senior advisor to the GM/football operations – Jim Overdorf Senior personnel advisor – Malik Boyd Co-director of pro scouting – Chris Marrow Co-director of pro scouting – Curtis Rukavina Assistant director of pro scouting – Asil Mulbah Vice president of football administration – Kevin Meganck Director of football operations – Brendan Rowe Director of college scouting – Matt Bazirgan Vice president of football research - Dennis Lock Head coach Head coach – Sean McDermott Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Joe Brady Quarterbacks – Ronald Curry Running backs – Kelly Skipper Wide receivers – Adam Henry Offensive quality control/assistant wide receivers – DJ Mangas Tight ends – Rob Boras Offensive line – Aaron Kromer Assistant offensive line – Austin Gund Passing game specialist/game management – Marc Lubick Offensive quality control – Kyle Shurmur			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Bobby Babich Defensive line – Marcus West Assistant defensive line – Jason Rebrovich Linebackers – Al Holcomb Cornerbacks – Jahmile Addae Nickel – Mike Pellegrino Safeties – Joe Danna Senior defensive assistant – Ryan Nielsen Defensive assistant/offensive advisor – Christian Taylor Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Chris Tabor Assistant special teams – Turner West Director of team administration – Matt Worswick Strength and conditioning Head strength and conditioning – Will Greenberg Senior strength and conditioning assistant - Barry Rubin Assistant strength & conditioning – Hal Luther Assistant strength & conditioning - Nick Lacy Assistant strength & conditioning - Jason Oszvart → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Current roster

Buffalo Bills roster

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Quarterbacks (QB) 17 Josh Allen 11 Mitchell Trubisky Running backs (RB)  4 James Cook 22 Ray Davis 41 Reggie Gilliam FB 26 Ty Johnson Wide receivers (WR)  0 Keon Coleman 18 Elijah Moore  5 Josh Palmer  1 Curtis Samuel 10 Khalil Shakir 14 Tyrell Shavers Tight ends (TE) 85 Jackson Hawes 86 Dalton Kincaid 88 Dawson Knox

Offensive linemen (OL) 70 Alec Anderson RT 79 Spencer Brown RT 73 Dion Dawkins LT 76 David Edwards LG 77 Chase Lundt RT 66 Connor McGovern C 64 O'Cyrus Torrence RG 74 Ryan Van Demark LT 62 Sedrick Van Pran-Granger C Defensive linemen (DL) 97 Joey Bosa DE 57 A. J. Epenesa DE 55 Michael Hoecht DE 94 Landon Jackson DE 92 DaQuan Jones DT 99 Larry Ogunjobi DT 91 Ed Oliver DT 50 Greg Rousseau DE 56 Javon Solomon DE 96 Deone Walker DT

Linebackers (LB) 44 Joe Andreessen MLB  8 Terrel Bernard MLB 58 Matt Milano OLB 45 Shaq Thompson OLB 42 Dorian Williams OLB Defensive backs (DB) 47 Christian Benford CB 24 Cole Bishop FS 29 Brandon Codrington CB 28 Sam Franklin Jr. S 37 Jordan Hancock CB 46 Ja'Marcus Ingram CB  7 Taron Johnson CB 39 Cam Lewis CB  9 Taylor Rapp SS 27 Tre'Davious White CB Special teams (ST) 69 Reid Ferguson LS 15 Matt Prater K 19 Mitch Wishnowsky P

Practice squad 63 Nick Broeker G  6 Shane Buechele QB 35 Jimmy Ciarlo OLB 67 Travis Clayton RT(Int.) 13 Gabe Davis WR (PS/I) 20 Frank Gore Jr. RB 89 Stephen Gosnell WR 53 Kendrick Green C 23 Dane Jackson CB 49 Keonta Jenkins OLB 59 Andre Jones Jr. DE 83 Keleki Latu TE 93 Zion Logue DT 72 Phidarian Mathis DT 52 Jordan Phillips DT 21 Jordan Poyer S 54 Baylon Spector MLB 82 Kristian Wilkerson WR Reserve  2 Tyler Bass K (IR) 90 DeWayne Carter DT (IR) 68 Tylan Grable LT (IR/DFR) 31 Maxwell Hairston CB (IR/DFR)  3 Damar Hamlin FS (IR) 16 Cameron Johnston P (IR) 30 Wande Owens S (IR) 98 T. J. Sanders DT (IR) 43 Dorian Strong CB (IR) 52 active, 17 practice squad (1 exempt), 9 reserve As of October 17, 2025. Rookies in italics. Roster Depth chart Transactions

Preseason

The Bills's training camp and preseason was featured on the HBO documentary series Hard Knocks . ^{[44] [45]}

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	August 9	New York Giants	L 25–34	0–1	Highmark Stadium	Recap
2	August 17	at Chicago Bears	L 0–38	0–2	Soldier Field	Recap
3	August 23	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 23–19	1–2	Raymond James Stadium	Recap

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Network	Recap
1	September 7	8:20 p.m.	Baltimore Ravens	W 41–40	1–0	Highmark Stadium	NBC	Recap
2	September 14	1:00 p.m.	at New York Jets	W 30–10	2–0	MetLife Stadium	CBS	Recap
3	September 18	8:15 p.m.	Miami Dolphins	W 31–21	3–0	Highmark Stadium	Prime Video	Recap
4	September 28	1:00 p.m.	New Orleans Saints	W 31–19	4–0	Highmark Stadium	CBS	Recap
5	October 5	8:20 p.m.	New England Patriots	L 20–23	4–1	Highmark Stadium	NBC	Recap
6	October 13	7:15 p.m.	at Atlanta Falcons	L 14–24	4–2	Mercedes-Benz Stadium	ESPN	Recap
7	Bye
8	October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Carolina Panthers			Bank of America Stadium	Fox
9	November 2	4:25 p.m.	Kansas City Chiefs			Highmark Stadium	CBS
10	November 9	1:00 p.m.	at Miami Dolphins			Hard Rock Stadium	CBS
11	November 16	1:00 p.m.	Tampa Bay Buccaneers			Highmark Stadium	CBS
12	November 20	8:15 p.m.	at Houston Texans			NRG Stadium	Prime Video
13	November 30	4:25 p.m.	at Pittsburgh Steelers			Acrisure Stadium	CBS
14	December 7	4:25 p.m.	Cincinnati Bengals			Highmark Stadium	Fox
15	December 14	1:00 p.m.	at New England Patriots			Gillette Stadium	CBS
16	December 21	1:00 p.m.	at Cleveland Browns			Huntington Bank Field	CBS
17	December 28	4:25 p.m.	Philadelphia Eagles			Highmark Stadium	Fox
18	January 3/4	TBD	New York Jets			Highmark Stadium	TBD

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
• Networks and times from Weeks 9–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling. ^[46]
• The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17. ^[46]

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. Baltimore Ravens

Week 1: Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Ravens	3	17	14	6	40
Bills	7	6	6	22	41

at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 58 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 70,745
• Referee: John Hussey
• TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter BUF – Dalton Kincaid 15-yard pass from Josh Allen (Matt Prater kick), 11:19. Bills 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 3:41. BAL – Tyler Loop 52-yard field goal, 3:38. Bills 7–3. Drive: 12 plays, 35 yards, 7:41. Second quarter BAL – Derrick Henry 30-yard rush (Tyler Loop kick), 13:35. Ravens 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 3:04. BAL – Lamar Jackson 10-yard rush (Tyler Loop kick), 9:47. Ravens 17–7. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 2:16. BUF – Matt Prater 25-yard field goal, 2:50. Ravens 17–10. Drive: 13 plays, 63 yards, 6:57. BAL – Tyler Loop 49-yard field goal, 0:31. Ravens 20–10. Drive: 8 plays, 23 yards, 2:19. BUF – Matt Prater 43-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 20–13. Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 0:31. Third quarter BAL – Zay Flowers 23-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Tyler Loop kick), 12:48. Ravens 27–13. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 2:12. BUF – James Cook 2-yard rush (pass failed), 7:47. Ravens 27–19. Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 5:01. BAL – DeAndre Hopkins 29-yard pass from Lamar Jackson (Tyler Loop kick), 1:09. Ravens 34–19. Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:33. Fourth quarter BUF – Josh Allen 2-yard rush (pass failed), 12:51. Ravens 34–25. Drive: 8 plays, 84 yards, 3:18. BAL – Derrick Henry 46-yard rush (kick wide right), 11:42. Ravens 40–25. Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:09. BUF – Keon Coleman 10-yard pass from Josh Allen (Matt Prater kick), 3:56. Ravens 40–32. Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:20. BUF – Josh Allen 1-yard rush (pass failed), 1:58. Ravens 40–38. Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 1:08. BUF – Matt Prater 32-yard field goal, 0:00. Bills 41–40. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 1:26. Top passers BAL – Lamar Jackson – 14/19, 209 yards, 2 TD BUF – Josh Allen – 33/46, 394 yards, 2 TD Top rushers BAL – Derrick Henry – 18 rushes, 169 yards, 2 TD BUF – James Cook – 13 rushes, 44 yards, TD Top receivers BAL – Zay Flowers – 7 receptions, 143 yards, TD BUF – Keon Coleman – 8 receptions, 112 yards, TD

Beginning their final season in Highmark Stadium, the Bills started the game strong, charging down the field and ending the drive with a passing touchdown from Josh Allen to Dalton Kincaid. The defense also started off strong, only allowing the Ravens a field goal by Tyler Loop to start the game off 7–3. However, things would begin to take a turn when the Ravens answered back as Derrick Henry and Lamar Jackson scored rushing touchdowns in quick succession. The half would end with three consecutive field goals, two for the Bills by Matt Prater filling in for Tyler Bass, and one for the Ravens.

Going into the second half at 13–20, the game turned into an offensive shootout. For the Ravens, Jackson would throw two touchdown passes to Zay Flowers and DeAndre Hopkins respectively, while Henry rushed for another touchdown that put the Bills down 25–40. For the Bills, James Cook and Allen each scored rushing touchdowns, both scores having failed two-point conversion attempts to follow. In addition, Allen threw a touchdown pass to Keon Coleman that was deflected off the hands of another receiver. With just under four minutes of the game left and the Ravens with the ball, Ed Oliver forced Henry to fumble, setting up another Allen rushing touchdown to cut the deficit to 38–40, with the Bills failing to get the two-point conversion once again. The Bills' defense forced another 3-and-out for Baltimore, and after receiving the punt, the offense charged downfield one last time with two decisive passes from Allen to Josh Palmer and Coleman, respectively, setting up a game-winning 32-yard field goal to defeat Baltimore 41–40.

The Bills' win was their first when trailing by 15 points or more in the fourth quarter since 1967, as they scored their final 16 unanswered points in the final four minutes of the game. They would begin the season with a 1–0 record and continue their home-field winning streak at 11 games. Allen also broke the record for most rushing touchdowns in Buffalo Bills franchise history, at a total of 67 and counting. This surpasses Thurman Thomas's record of 65. ^[47]

Week 2: at New York Jets

Week 2: Buffalo Bills at New York Jets – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	10	10	3	7	30
Jets	0	3	0	7	10

at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)
• Game attendance: 80,875
• Referee: Clete Blakeman
• TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter BUF – James Cook 1-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 7:29. Bills 7–0. Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 5:58. BUF – Matt Prater 28-yard field goal, 5:01. Bills 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 2:13. Second quarter BUF – Matt Prater 52-yard field goal, 14:02. Bills 13–0. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:31. BUF – James Cook 44-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 8:50. Bills 20–0. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:55. NYJ – Nick Folk 51-yard field goal, 4:21. Bills 20–3. Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards, 4:29. Third quarter BUF – Matt Prater 33-yard field goal, 9:01. Bills 23–3. Drive: 11 plays, 64 yards, 5:59. Fourth quarter BUF – Elijah Moore 4-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 14:57. Bills 30–3. Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 6:59. NYJ – Jeremy Ruckert 5-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor (Nick Folk kick), 3:28. Bills 30–10. Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 3:07. Top passers BUF – Josh Allen – 14/25, 148 yards NYJ – Tyrod Taylor – 7/11, 56 yards, TD Top rushers BUF – James Cook – 21 rushes, 132 yards, 2 TD NYJ – Justin Fields – 5 rushes, 49 yards Top receivers BUF – Josh Palmer – 2 receptions, 47 yards NYJ – Garrett Wilson – 4 receptions, 50 yards

After a down-to-the-wire win in Week 1, the Bills dominated the Jets in their first divisional game of the season, thanks to a strong rushing attack led by James Cook and a blitz-heavy defensive game plan, despite key defensive starters Ed Oliver and Taron Johnson missing the game due to injury. Notably, veteran cornerback Tre'Davious White made his first start with the Bills since 2023, having returned after a season-ending Achilles injury that year and playing the 2024 season on other teams. With a substantial lead in the fourth quarter, the Bills rested several starters as Jets backup quarterback and former Bill Tyrod Taylor threw a touchdown to Jeremy Ruckert in garbage time, filling in for starter Justin Fields, who struggled all game against the Bills' pass rush and left in the fourth quarter to be evaluated for a concussion. With their 30–10 victory, the Bills improved to 2–0.

Week 3: vs. Miami Dolphins

Week 3: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	7	0	7	21
Bills	7	7	7	10	31

at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

• Date: September 18
• Game time: 8:15 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Partly cloudy, 68 °F (20 °C)
• Game attendance: 70,641
• Referee: Alan Eck
• TV announcers (WKBW/Prime Video): Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter MIA – Ollie Gordon II 2-yard rush (Riley Patterson kick), 8:31. Dolphins 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 6:29. BUF – Dalton Kincaid 20-yard pass from Josh Allen (Matt Prater kick), 4:04. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 85 yards, 4:27. Second quarter BUF – Jackson Hawes 5-yard pass from Josh Allen (Matt Prater kick), 11:54 Bills 14–7. Drive: 10 plays, 63 yards, 5:30. MIA – Jaylen Waddle 3-yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Riley Patterson kick), 0:08. Tied 14–14. Drive: 16 plays, 71 yards, 5:55. Third quarter BUF – James Cook 2-yard rush (Matt Prater kick), 10:23. Bills 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 4:37. Fourth quarter MIA – Tyreek Hill 5-yard pass from Tua Tagovailoa (Riley Patterson kick), 12:18. Tied 21–21. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 5:40. BUF – Khalil Shakir 15-yard pass from Josh Allen (Matt Prater kick), 7:17. Bills 28–21. Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 5:01. BUF – Matt Prater 48-yard field goal, 0:22. Bills 31–21. Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:38. Top passers MIA – Tua Tagovailoa – 23/25, 161 yards, 2 TD, INT BUF – Josh Allen – 22/28, 213 yards, 3 TD Top rushers MIA – De'Von Achane – 12 rushes, 62 yards BUF – James Cook – 19 rushes, 108 yards, TD Top receivers MIA – Tyreek Hill – 5 receptions, 49 yards, TD BUF – Dalton Kincaid – 5 receptions, 66 yards, TD

Despite the Bills going into the game as heavy favorites, the Dolphins kept it close for much of the game. In the first quarter, Dolphins running back Ollie Gordon II scored on the opening drive, which would be answered back by the Bills with a touchdown pass from Josh Allen to Dalton Kincaid. The second quarter featured another touchdown pass from Allen to third-string tight end Jackson Hawes. With this pass, Allen earned his 200th regular season passing touchdown and 300th overall touchdown, the latter surpassing a record set by Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes for fastest to achieve that milestone.^{[ citation needed ]} After a missed field goal by Matt Prater, the Dolphins drove down the field and tied the game 14–14 at the half a with a touchdown pass from Tua Tagovailoa to Jaylen Waddle.

During the third quarter, the Bills would start off by marching down the field for a rushing touchdown by James Cook. After several three and outs by both teams, the Dolphins would answer back with a passing touchdown from Tagovailoa to Tyreek Hill. As the Bills were punting the ball back on their following offensive drive, Dolphins defensive tackle Zach Sieler drew a penalty for roughing kicker Cameron Johnston, giving the Bills the ball back and allowing them to score another passing touchdown from Allen to Khalil Shakir. The Dolphins then marched down the field to try and tie the game, but Tagovailoa threw a costly interception to Terrel Bernard, allowing the Bills to seal the game with a field goal by Matt Prater. With the 31–21 win over their divisional opponent, their 12th consecutive win at Highmark Stadium, the Bills improved to 3–0.

Week 4: vs. New Orleans Saints

Week 4: New Orleans Saints at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Saints	7	3	6	3	19
Bills	14	0	7	10	31

at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

• Date: September 28
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 71,017
• Referee: Land Clark
• TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, Charles Davis, Jason McCourty and A.J Ross
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter BUF – Khalil Shakir 43-yard pass from Josh Allen (Matt Prater kick), 10:49. Bills 7–0. Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 4:11. NO – Kendre Miller 18-yard run (Blake Grupe kick), 6:46. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 4:03. BUF – James Cook 1-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 2:29. Bills 14–7. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 4:17. Second quarter NO – Blake Grupe 54-yard field goal, 5:31. Bills 14–10. Drive: 7 plays, 13 yards, 3:12. Third quarter BUF – Josh Allen 5-yard run (Matt Prater kick), 6:42. Bills 21–10. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 6:09. NO – Chris Olave 3-yard pass from Spencer Rattler (run failed), 0:14. Bills 21–16. Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 6:28. Fourth quarter NO – Blake Grupe 35-yard field goal, 8:53. Bills 21–19. Drive: 9 plays, 32 yards, 3:59. BUF – Dalton Kincaid 28-yard pass from Josh Allen (Matt Prater kick), 7:07. Bills 28–19. Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:46. BUF – Matt Prater 35-yard field goal, 2:09. Bills 31–19. Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 3:27. Top passers NO – Spencer Rattler – 18/27, 126 yards, TD BUF – Josh Allen – 16/22, 209 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers NO – Alvin Kamara – 15 rushes, 70 yards BUF – James Cook – 22 rushes, 117 yards, TD Top receivers NO – Rashid Shaheed – 4 receptions, 47 yards BUF – Khalil Shakir – 5 receptions, 69 yards, TD

Despite New Orleans covering the spread as a 15.5-point underdog and posing a challenge early on, ^[48] which included forcing Josh Allen to throw his first interception of the year, Buffalo pulled away in the fourth quarter with ten unanswered points after Cameron Johnston drew another roughing the punter penalty, this time on the Saints. ^[49] With the 31–19 win, the Bills improved to 4–0, becoming the last unbeaten team in the AFC and one of two remaining in the league, alongside the Philadelphia Eagles. ^[50] The victory also marked the Bills' first home win against the Saints since the 1983 season. ^[51]

Week 5: vs. New England Patriots

Week 5: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Patriots	3	3	7	10	23
Bills	0	3	7	10	20

at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

• Date: October 5
• Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Clear, 66 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 70,802
• Referee: Shawn Hochuli
• TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter NE – Andrés Borregales 30-yard field goal, 0:56. Patriots 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, -1 yard, 0:48. Second quarter BUF – Matt Prater 31-yard field goal, 9:34. Tied 3–3. Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 6:22. NE – Andrés Borregales 19-yard field goal, 0:00. Patriots 6–3. Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 2:22. Third quarter BUF – Curtis Samuel 6-yard pass from Josh Allen (Matt Prater kick), 9:21. Bills 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:39. NE – Rhamondre Stevenson 4-yard run (Andrés Borregales kick), 6:34. Patriots 13–10. Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:47. Fourth quarter NE – Rhamondre Stevenson 7-yard run (Andrés Borregales kick), 12:10. Patriots 20–10. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 5:43. BUF – Keon Coleman 2-yard pass from Josh Allen (Matt Prater kick), 7:37. Patriots 20–17. Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 4:33. BUF – Matt Prater 45-yard field goal, 2:17. Tied 20–20. Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:35. NE – Andrés Borregales 52-yard field goal, 0:15. Patriots 23–20. Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 2:02. Top passers NE – Drake Maye – 22/30, 273 yards BUF – Josh Allen – 22/31, 253 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers NE – TreVeyon Henderson – 6 rushes, 24 yards BUF – Josh Allen – 9 rushes, 53 yards Top receivers NE – Stefon Diggs – 10 receptions, 146 yards BUF – Dalton Kincaid – 6 receptions, 108 yards

The Bills put up a disappointing performance and were upset by the rival New England Patriots in a turnover-plagued 23–20 loss, their first at home to New England since 2021. They became the final undefeated NFL team to fall after the Philadelphia Eagles fell to the Denver Broncos earlier that afternoon. ^[52]

With the loss, the Bills saw their 14-game regular-season home winning streak come to an end, along with their 13-game overall home winning streak. ^{[52] [53]}

Week 6: at Atlanta Falcons

Week 6: Buffalo Bills at Atlanta Falcons – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	7	0	7	0	14
Falcons	14	7	0	3	24

at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: October 13
• Game time: 7:15 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny, 75 °F (24 °C) (retractable roof open)
• Game attendance: 72,067
• Referee: Shawn Smith
• TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler, Dan Orlovsky, Louis Riddick, Katie George and Peter Schrager
• Recap, Game Book

Game information

First quarter ATL – Tyler Allgeier 21-yard run (Parker Romo kick), 12:15. Falcons 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 69 yards, 2:45. BUF – Dawson Knox 19-yard pass from Josh Allen (Matt Prater kick), 8:01. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 4:14. ATL – Drake London 9-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr. (Parker Romo kick), 0:26. Falcons 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:59. Second quarter ATL – Bijan Robinson 81-yard run (Parker Romo kick), 11:09. Falcons 21–7. Drive: 1 play, 86 yards, 0:42. Third quarter BUF – Ray Davis 16-yard pass from Josh Allen (Matt Prater kick), 9:23. Falcons 21–14. Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 5:37. Fourth quarter ATL – Parker Romo 33-yard field goal, 1:43. Falcons 24–14. Drive: 14 plays, 68 yards, 5:00. Top passers BUF – Josh Allen – 15/26, 180 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT ATL – Michael Penix Jr. – 20/32, 250 yards, TD Top rushers BUF – James Cook – 17 rushes, 87 yards ATL – Bijan Robinson – 19 rushes, 170 yards, TD Top receivers BUF – Josh Palmer – 2 receptions, 60 yards ATL – Drake London – 10 receptions, 158 yards, TD

The Bills turned in another disappointing performance, with the defense allowing Falcons running back Bijan Robinson to rush for 170 yards on 19 carries and add six receptions for 68 yards, totaling a career, best 238 yards from scrimmage. ^[54] Robinson also scored on an 81-yard touchdown run, the longest run of the season so far. ^[55] The Bills lost to the Falcons 24–14, falling to 4–2 on the year, and to second place in the AFC East. ^[54]

Week 8: at Carolina Panthers

Week 8: Buffalo Bills at Carolina Panthers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	0	0	0	0	0
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0

at Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte, North Carolina

• Date: October 26
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
• TV announcers (Fox): Adam Amin, Greg Olsen and Pam Oliver
• Preview

Standings

Division

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New England Patriots	5	2	0	.714	2–0	3–2	181	133	W4
Buffalo Bills	4	2	0	.667	2–1	3–1	167	137	L2
Miami Dolphins	1	6	0	.143	1–2	1–5	140	205	L3
New York Jets	0	7	0	.000	0–2	0–4	129	183	L7

Conference

AFC v t e
Seed	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
Division leaders
1	Indianapolis Colts	South	6	1	0	.857	1–0	5–0	.408	.357	W3
2 [a]	New England Patriots	East	5	2	0	.714	2–0	3–2	.362	.324	W4
3 [a]	Denver Broncos	West	5	2	0	.714	0–1	3–2	.429	.314	W4
4	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	4	2	0	.667	1–1	3–1	.439	.370	L1
Wild cards
5	Buffalo Bills	East	4	2	0	.667	2–1	3–1	.275	.111	L2
6 [b] [c]	Los Angeles Chargers	West	4	3	0	.571	3–0	4–1	.469	.429	L1
7 [b] [d]	Jacksonville Jaguars	South	4	3	0	.571	1–0	2–1	.583	.556	L2
In the hunt
8 [c] [d]	Kansas City Chiefs	West	4	3	0	.571	1–1	2–2	.479	.370	W2
9	Cincinnati Bengals	North	3	4	0	.429	2–0	3–1	.598	.500	W1
10	Houston Texans	South	2	4	0	.333	1–1	2–1	.512	.154	L1
11 [e]	Las Vegas Raiders	West	2	5	0	.286	0–2	2–3	.563	.429	L1
12 [e]	Cleveland Browns	North	2	5	0	.286	0–3	1–3	.478	.423	W1
13	Baltimore Ravens	North	1	5	0	.167	1–0	1–3	.550	.286	L4
14 [f]	Miami Dolphins	East	1	6	0	.143	1–2	1–5	.521	.000	L3
15 [f]	Tennessee Titans	South	1	6	0	.143	0–2	0–5	.563	.286	L2
16	New York Jets	East	0	7	0	.000	0–2	0–4	.564	.000	L7

Notes

1. New England wins tie break over Denver based on strength of victory.
2. LA Chargers wins tie break over Jacksonville based on conference record. Division tie break was initially used to eliminate Kansas City (see below).
3. LA Chargers wins tie break over Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.
4. Jacksonville wins tie break over Kansas City based on head-to-head victory.
5. Las Vegas wins tie break over Cleveland based on conference record.
6. Miami wins tie break over Tennessee based on conference record.

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