2011 Buffalo Bills
The 2011 Buffalo Bills went 6–10, finishing 4th in the AFC East, and missed the playoffs. They scored 372 points and allowed 434.
- Record
- 6–10
- Home
- 5–3
- Road & neutral
- 1–7
- Points
- 372–434
- AFC East
- Place 4 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 372 points, the 14th-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 434, the third-most. Their point differential was -62.
How the season unfolded
The Bills started 3–1 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 6–10.
Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 1 to Week 3.
Their longest losing streak was seven games, from Week 9 to Week 15.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 41–7 over the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 1 (September 11, 2011).
Their heaviest loss was 44–7 to the Dallas Cowboys in Week 10 (November 13, 2011).
They shut out Washington (Week 8).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 3–5.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 1–5 against the AFC East, splitting with the Patriots and getting swept by the Jets and the Dolphins.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 2–3 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 8–8, two games better than their record.
Before and after
That was a two-win improvement on 2010, when they went 4–12.
In 2012, they went 6–10.
2011 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 11, 2011 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 41–7 |
| Week 2 | Sep 18, 2011 | vs Oakland Raiders | W 38–35 |
| Week 3 | Sep 25, 2011 | vs New England Patriots | W 34–31 |
| Week 4 | Oct 2, 2011 | at Cincinnati Bengals | L 20–23 |
| Week 5 | Oct 9, 2011 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | W 31–24 |
| Week 6 | Oct 16, 2011 | at New York Giants | L 24–27 |
| Week 8 | Oct 30, 2011 | vs Washington | W 23–0 |
| Week 9 | Nov 6, 2011 | vs New York Jets | L 11–27 |
| Week 10 | Nov 13, 2011 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 7–44 |
| Week 11 | Nov 20, 2011 | at Miami Dolphins | L 8–35 |
| Week 12 | Nov 27, 2011 | at New York Jets | L 24–28 |
| Week 13 | Dec 4, 2011 | vs Tennessee Titans | L 17–23 |
| Week 14 | Dec 11, 2011 | at San Diego Chargers | L 10–37 |
| Week 15 | Dec 18, 2011 | vs Miami Dolphins | L 23–30 |
| Week 16 | Dec 24, 2011 | vs Denver Broncos | W 40–14 |
| Week 17 | Jan 1, 2012 | at New England Patriots | L 21–49 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2011 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.