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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 is named for a former football team of the same name that played during the late 1940's 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]].
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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]].
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During its run in the AFL it won two league titles (1964 and 1965) but afterwards were relatively unsuccessful.  During the 1970's the team's most famous player, [[O.J. Simpson]], would become the first NFL player to rush for 2,000 or more yards in a single season.  It also was the only team to ever play a team from the [[Canadian Football League]] (the Hamilton Tiger-Cats; Hamilton is located within driving distance of Buffalo); unfortunately they also have 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).
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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]], would become the first NFL player to rush for 2,000 or more yards in a single season.  It also was the only team to ever 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).
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The teams best period of success was from 1991-1994 when they reached the [[Super Bowl]] for four straight years, only to lose each time.  The four consecutive appearances is an NFL record; the four losses ties them with the [[Minnesota Vikings]] for most losses by a team that has not won a Super Bowl (the consecutive losses is itself an NFL record as well).
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The team's best period of success was from 1991-1994 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 most losses by a team that has not won a Super Bowl (the consecutive losses are themselves an NFL record as well).
    
==AFC East Rivals==
 
==AFC East Rivals==
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