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2007 Buffalo Bills

The 2007 Buffalo Bills went 7–9, finishing 2nd in the AFC East, and missed the playoffs. They scored 252 points and allowed 354.

Record
7–9
Home
4–4
Road & neutral
3–5
Points
252–354
AFC East
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Did not qualify

Where the season ranked

They scored 252 points, the third-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 354, the 15th-most. Their point differential was -102.

How the season unfolded

The Bills started 1–3 and were 4–4 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 7–9.

Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 7 to Week 10.

Their longest losing streak was three games, from Week 1 to Week 3.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 38–17 over the Miami Dolphins in Week 14 (December 9, 2007).

Their heaviest loss was 56–10 to the New England Patriots in Week 11 (November 18, 2007).

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–4.

Division and playoff opponents

They went 4–2 against the AFC East, sweeping the Jets and the Dolphins and getting swept by the Patriots.

Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–6 in the regular season.

Postseason

They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 10–6, three games better than their record.

Before and after

That matched the win total of 2006, when they went 7–9.

In 2008, they went 7–9.

2007 schedule and results

2007 Buffalo Bills · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 9, 2007vs Denver BroncosL 14–15
Week 2Sep 16, 2007at Pittsburgh SteelersL 3–26
Week 3Sep 23, 2007at New England PatriotsL 7–38
Week 4Sep 30, 2007vs New York JetsW 17–14
Week 5Oct 8, 2007vs Dallas CowboysL 24–25
Week 7Oct 21, 2007vs Baltimore RavensW 19–14
Week 8Oct 28, 2007at New York JetsW 13–3
Week 9Nov 4, 2007vs Cincinnati BengalsW 33–21
Week 10Nov 11, 2007at Miami DolphinsW 13–10
Week 11Nov 18, 2007vs New England PatriotsL 10–56
Week 12Nov 25, 2007at Jacksonville JaguarsL 14–36
Week 13Dec 2, 2007at WashingtonW 17–16
Week 14Dec 9, 2007vs Miami DolphinsW 38–17
Week 15Dec 16, 2007at Cleveland BrownsL 0–8
Week 16Dec 23, 2007vs New York GiantsL 21–38
Week 17Dec 30, 2007at Philadelphia EaglesL 9–17

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2007 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.