2019 Buffalo Bills
The 2019 Buffalo Bills went 10–6, finishing 2nd in the AFC East, and lost in the Wild Card round. They scored 314 points and allowed 259.
- Record
- 10–6
- Home
- 4–4
- Road & neutral
- 6–2
- Points
- 314–259
- AFC East
- Place 2 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost Wild Card
Where the season ranked
They scored 314 points, the tenth-fewest among the 32 teams, and allowed 259, the second-fewest. Their point differential was +55.
How the season unfolded
The Bills started 3–1 and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 1–3 over the final four weeks to finish 10–6.
Their longest winning streak was three games, from Week 1 to Week 3.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 37–20 over the Miami Dolphins in Week 11 (November 17, 2019).
Their heaviest loss was 31–13 to the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 8 (October 27, 2019).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 4–5.
They played one overtime game and lost it.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 3–3 against the AFC East, sweeping the Dolphins, splitting with the Jets, and getting swept by the Patriots.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 1–4 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they lost to the Houston Texans 22–19 on the road.
Before and after
That was a four-win improvement on 2018, when they went 6–10.
It was the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2017.
In 2020, they went 13–3 and returned to the playoffs.
2019 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 8, 2019 | at New York Jets | W 17–16 |
| Week 2 | Sep 15, 2019 | at New York Giants | W 28–14 |
| Week 3 | Sep 22, 2019 | vs Cincinnati Bengals | W 21–17 |
| Week 4 | Sep 29, 2019 | vs New England Patriots | L 10–16 |
| Week 5 | Oct 6, 2019 | at Tennessee Titans | W 14–7 |
| Week 7 | Oct 20, 2019 | vs Miami Dolphins | W 31–21 |
| Week 8 | Oct 27, 2019 | vs Philadelphia Eagles | L 13–31 |
| Week 9 | Nov 3, 2019 | vs Washington | W 24–9 |
| Week 10 | Nov 10, 2019 | at Cleveland Browns | L 16–19 |
| Week 11 | Nov 17, 2019 | at Miami Dolphins | W 37–20 |
| Week 12 | Nov 24, 2019 | vs Denver Broncos | W 20–3 |
| Week 13 | Nov 28, 2019 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 26–15 |
| Week 14 | Dec 8, 2019 | vs Baltimore Ravens | L 17–24 |
| Week 15 | Dec 15, 2019 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 17–10 |
| Week 16 | Dec 21, 2019 | at New England Patriots | L 17–24 |
| Week 17 | Dec 29, 2019 | vs New York Jets | L 6–13 |
| Wild Card | Jan 4, 2020 | at Houston Texans | L 19–22 (OT) |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2019 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.