2014 Buffalo Bills
The 2014 Buffalo Bills went 9–7, finishing 2nd in the AFC East, and missed the playoffs. They scored 343 points and allowed 289.
- Record
- 9–7
- Home
- 4–3
- Road & neutral
- 5–4
- Points
- 343–289
- AFC East
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Did not qualify
Where the season ranked
They scored 343 points, the 15th-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 289, the fourth-fewest. Their point differential was +54.
How the season unfolded
The Bills started 2–2 and were 5–3 after eight games. They went 2–2 over the final four weeks to finish 9–7.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 38–3 over the New York Jets in Week 12 (November 24, 2014).
Their heaviest loss was 37–22 to the New England Patriots in Week 6 (October 12, 2014).
They scored a season-high 43 points against the New York Jets in Week 8 (October 26, 2014), winning 43–23.
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–4.
They played one overtime game and won it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 4–2 against the AFC East, sweeping the Jets and splitting with the Dolphins and the Patriots.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–2 in the regular season.
Postseason
They missed the playoffs. The lowest record among AFC playoff teams was 10–6, one game better than their record.
Before and after
That was a three-win improvement on 2013, when they went 6–10.
In 2015, they went 8–8.
2014 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 7, 2014 | at Chicago Bears | W 23–20 (OT) |
| Week 2 | Sep 14, 2014 | vs Miami Dolphins | W 29–10 |
| Week 3 | Sep 21, 2014 | vs San Diego Chargers | L 10–22 |
| Week 4 | Sep 28, 2014 | at Houston Texans | L 17–23 |
| Week 5 | Oct 5, 2014 | at Detroit Lions | W 17–14 |
| Week 6 | Oct 12, 2014 | vs New England Patriots | L 22–37 |
| Week 7 | Oct 19, 2014 | vs Minnesota Vikings | W 17–16 |
| Week 8 | Oct 26, 2014 | at New York Jets | W 43–23 |
| Week 10 | Nov 9, 2014 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | L 13–17 |
| Week 11 | Nov 13, 2014 | at Miami Dolphins | L 9–22 |
| Week 12 | Nov 24, 2014 | vs New York Jets | W 38–3 |
| Week 13 | Nov 30, 2014 | vs Cleveland Browns | W 26–10 |
| Week 14 | Dec 7, 2014 | at Denver Broncos | L 17–24 |
| Week 15 | Dec 14, 2014 | vs Green Bay Packers | W 21–13 |
| Week 16 | Dec 21, 2014 | at Oakland Raiders | L 24–26 |
| Week 17 | Dec 28, 2014 | at New England Patriots | W 17–9 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2014 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.