2020 Buffalo Bills
The 2020 Buffalo Bills went 13–3, finishing 1st in the AFC East, and lost the conference championship. They scored 501 points and allowed 375.
- Record
- 13–3
- Home
- 7–1
- Road & neutral
- 6–2
- Points
- 501–375
- AFC East
- Place 1 of 4
- Postseason
- Lost conference championship
Where the season ranked
They scored 501 points, the second-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 375, the 16th-fewest. Their point differential was +126.
How the season unfolded
The Bills opened with four straight wins and were 6–2 after eight games. They won their last four games to finish 13–3.
Their longest winning streak was six games, from Week 12 to Week 17.
Best and worst games
Their biggest win was 56–26 over the Miami Dolphins in Week 17 (January 3, 2021).
Their heaviest loss was 42–16 to the Tennessee Titans in Week 5 (October 13, 2020).
In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–1.
Division and playoff opponents
They went 6–0 against the AFC East, sweeping the Jets, the Dolphins, and the Patriots.
Against teams that reached the playoffs, they went 3–2 in the regular season.
Postseason
In the Wild Card round, they beat the Indianapolis Colts 27–24 at home.
In the Divisional round, they beat the Baltimore Ravens 17–3 at home.
In the AFC Championship Game, they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 38–24 on the road.
Before and after
That was a three-win improvement on 2019, when they went 10–6.
Their 13 wins are tied for the franchise’s most in any season since 1999.
In 2021, they went 11–6 and returned to the playoffs.
2020 schedule and results
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Sep 13, 2020 | vs New York Jets | W 27–17 |
| Week 2 | Sep 20, 2020 | at Miami Dolphins | W 31–28 |
| Week 3 | Sep 27, 2020 | vs Los Angeles Rams | W 35–32 |
| Week 4 | Oct 4, 2020 | at Las Vegas Raiders | W 30–23 |
| Week 5 | Oct 13, 2020 | at Tennessee Titans | L 16–42 |
| Week 6 | Oct 19, 2020 | vs Kansas City Chiefs | L 17–26 |
| Week 7 | Oct 25, 2020 | at New York Jets | W 18–10 |
| Week 8 | Nov 1, 2020 | vs New England Patriots | W 24–21 |
| Week 9 | Nov 8, 2020 | vs Seattle Seahawks | W 44–34 |
| Week 10 | Nov 15, 2020 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 30–32 |
| Week 12 | Nov 29, 2020 | vs Los Angeles Chargers | W 27–17 |
| Week 13 | Dec 7, 2020 | vs San Francisco 49ers | W 34–24 |
| Week 14 | Dec 13, 2020 | vs Pittsburgh Steelers | W 26–15 |
| Week 15 | Dec 19, 2020 | at Denver Broncos | W 48–19 |
| Week 16 | Dec 28, 2020 | at New England Patriots | W 38–9 |
| Week 17 | Jan 3, 2021 | vs Miami Dolphins | W 56–26 |
| Wild Card | Jan 9, 2021 | vs Indianapolis Colts | W 27–24 |
| Divisional | Jan 16, 2021 | vs Baltimore Ravens | W 17–3 |
| Conference championship | Jan 24, 2021 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L 24–38 |
Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2020 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.