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2025 Buffalo Bills

The 2025 Buffalo Bills went 12–5, finishing 2nd in the AFC East, and lost in the Divisional round. They scored 481 points and allowed 365.

Record
12–5
Home
7–2
Road & neutral
5–3
Points
481–365
AFC East
Place 2 of 4
Postseason
Lost Divisional

Where the season ranked

They scored 481 points, tied for the fourth-most among the 32 teams, and allowed 365, the 12th-fewest. Their point differential was +116.

How the season unfolded

The Bills opened with four straight wins and were 6–2 after eight games. They went 3–1 over the final four weeks to finish 12–5.

Their longest winning streak was four games, from Week 1 to Week 4.

Best and worst games

Their biggest win was 40–9 over the Carolina Panthers in Week 8 (October 26, 2025).

Their heaviest loss was 30–13 to the Miami Dolphins in Week 10 (November 9, 2025).

They scored a season-high 44 points against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 11 (November 16, 2025), winning 44–32.

In games decided by eight points or fewer, they went 5–3.

They played one overtime game and lost 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 3–3 in the regular season.

Postseason

In the Wild Card round, they beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 27–24 on the road.

In the Divisional round, they lost to the Denver Broncos 33–30 on the road.

Before and after

That was one win fewer than in 2024, when they went 13–4.

2025 schedule and results

2025 Buffalo Bills · every game
WeekDateOpponentResult
Week 1Sep 7, 2025vs Baltimore RavensW 41–40
Week 2Sep 14, 2025at New York JetsW 30–10
Week 3Sep 18, 2025vs Miami DolphinsW 31–21
Week 4Sep 28, 2025vs New Orleans SaintsW 31–19
Week 5Oct 5, 2025vs New England PatriotsL 20–23
Week 6Oct 13, 2025at Atlanta FalconsL 14–24
Week 8Oct 26, 2025at Carolina PanthersW 40–9
Week 9Nov 2, 2025vs Kansas City ChiefsW 28–21
Week 10Nov 9, 2025at Miami DolphinsL 13–30
Week 11Nov 16, 2025vs Tampa Bay BuccaneersW 44–32
Week 12Nov 20, 2025at Houston TexansL 19–23
Week 13Nov 30, 2025at Pittsburgh SteelersW 26–7
Week 14Dec 7, 2025vs Cincinnati BengalsW 39–34
Week 15Dec 14, 2025at New England PatriotsW 35–31
Week 16Dec 21, 2025at Cleveland BrownsW 23–20
Week 17Dec 28, 2025vs Philadelphia EaglesL 12–13
Week 18Jan 4, 2026vs New York JetsW 35–8
Wild CardJan 11, 2026at Jacksonville JaguarsW 27–24
DivisionalJan 17, 2026at Denver BroncosL 30–33 (OT)

Counted by WHYNFL from the final score of every 2025 game. Division place uses win percentage, then point differential; the NFL's full tiebreaker procedure is not applied.