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==History and League Success== | ==History and League Success== | ||
| − | The team was a 1960 charter member of the American Football League. | + | The team was a 1960 charter member of the American Football League. The team is named for a former football team of the same name that played during the late 1940s in the defunct All-American Football Conference, which itself was named for a popular barbershop quartet, which itself was named for William Frederick Cody, more famously known as [[Buffalo Bill]]. |
| − | During its run in the AFL it won two league titles (1964 and 1965) but afterwards | + | During its run in the AFL, it won two league titles (1964 and 1965), but afterwards was relatively unsuccessful. During the 1970s, the team's most famous player, [[O.J. Simpson]], became the first NFL player to rush for 2,000 or more yards in a single season. It was also the only team ever to play a team from the [[Canadian Football League]] (the Hamilton Tiger-Cats; Hamilton is located within driving distance of Buffalo). Unfortunately, it also has the dubious distinction of being the only NFL franchise (though part of the AFL at the time) to lose to a CFL team (21-38 on August 8, 1961). |
| − | The | + | The team's best period of success was from 1991 to 1994, when they reached the [[Super Bowl]] for four straight years, only to lose each time. The four consecutive appearances are an NFL record; the four losses tie them with the [[Minnesota Vikings]] for the most losses by a team that has not won a Super Bowl (the consecutive losses are an NFL record as well). |
==AFC East Rivals== | ==AFC East Rivals== | ||
Latest revision as of 00:54, September 6, 2026
The Buffalo Bills are a National Football League (NFL) team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the American Football Conference (AFC) East Division.
History and League Success
The team was a 1960 charter member of the American Football League. The team is named for a former football team of the same name that played during the late 1940s in the defunct All-American Football Conference, which itself was named for a popular barbershop quartet, which itself was named for William Frederick Cody, more famously known as Buffalo Bill.
During its run in the AFL, it won two league titles (1964 and 1965), but afterwards was relatively unsuccessful. During the 1970s, the team's most famous player, O.J. Simpson, became the first NFL player to rush for 2,000 or more yards in a single season. It was also the only team ever to play a team from the Canadian Football League (the Hamilton Tiger-Cats; Hamilton is located within driving distance of Buffalo). Unfortunately, it also has the dubious distinction of being the only NFL franchise (though part of the AFL at the time) to lose to a CFL team (21-38 on August 8, 1961).
The team's best period of success was from 1991 to 1994, when they reached the Super Bowl for four straight years, only to lose each time. The four consecutive appearances are an NFL record; the four losses tie them with the Minnesota Vikings for the most losses by a team that has not won a Super Bowl (the consecutive losses are an NFL record as well).
AFC East Rivals
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