2021 Buffalo Bills season
2021 Buffalo Bills season | |
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Owner | Terry and Kim Pegula |
General manager | Brandon Beane |
Head coach | Sean McDermott |
Home field | Highmark Stadium |
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The 2021 season is the Buffalo Bills' 62nd season as a franchise, 52nd in the National Football League, seventh full under the ownership of Terry and Kim Pegula and their fifth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane. The Bills will attempt to improve on their 13–3 record from the previous season, return to the playoffs for the fourth time in five years, and reach their first Super Bowl since 1993.
On March 29, the Bills sold the naming rights to their stadium to Pittsburgh-based health insurance company Highmark; the stadium is now known as Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield Stadium, or simply Highmark Stadium.[1]
Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 30 | Gregory Rousseau | DE | Miami (FL) | |
2 | 61 | Carlos Basham Jr. | DE | Wake Forest | |
3 | 93 | Spencer Brown | OT | Northern Iowa | |
5 | 161 | Tommy Doyle | OT | Miami (OH) | from Las Vegas |
6 | 203 | Marquez Stevenson | WR | Houston | from Washington via Las Vegas and Miami and Houston |
212 | Damar Hamlin | S | Pittsburgh | from New Orleans via Houston | |
213 | Rachad Wildgoose | CB | Wisconsin | ||
7 | 236 | Jack Anderson | OG | Texas Tech | from Carolina |
Notes
- The Bills received a fifth-round selection from the Las Vegas Raiders in exchange for wide receiver Zay Jones.[trade 1]
- The Bills got a conditional seventh-round selection from the Carolina Panthers in exchange for offensive tackle Marshall Newhouse.[trade 2]
- ^ Scott, Jelani (October 7, 2019). "Bills deal WR Zay Jones to Raiders for 2021 pick". NFL.com. Retrieved March 12, 2021.
- ^ Strickland, Bryan (September 25, 2018). "Panthers trade for OT Marshall Newhouse". Panthers.com.
Staff
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Current roster
Preseason
The Bills preseason schedule was announced on May 12. They opened the preseason with a 16-15 road win against the Detroit Lions.
Week | Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
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1 | August 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at Detroit Lions | W 16–15 | 1–0 | Ford Field | WIVB | Recap |
2 | August 21 | 1:00 p.m. | at Chicago Bears | W 41–15 | 2–0 | Soldier Field | WIVB | Recap |
3 | August 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Green Bay Packers | W 19–0 | 3-0 | Highmark Stadium | WIVB | Recap |
Regular season
Schedule
The Bills 2021 schedule was announced on May 12. They'll open the season at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Week | Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
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1 | September 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Pittsburgh Steelers | Highmark Stadium | CBS | |||
2 | September 19 | 1:00 p.m. | at Miami Dolphins | Hard Rock Stadium | Fox | |||
3 | September 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Washington Football Team | Highmark Stadium | Fox | |||
4 | October 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Houston Texans | Highmark Stadium | CBS | |||
5 | October 10 | 8:20 p.m. | at Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | NBC | |||
6 | October 18 | 8:15 p.m. | at Tennessee Titans | Nissan Stadium | ESPN | |||
7 | Bye | |||||||
8 | October 31 | 1:00 p.m. | Miami Dolphins | Highmark Stadium | CBS | |||
9 | November 7 | 1:00 p.m. | at Jacksonville Jaguars | TIAA Bank Field | CBS | |||
10 | November 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | CBS | |||
11 | November 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Indianapolis Colts | Highmark Stadium | CBS | |||
12 | November 25 | 8:20 p.m. | at New Orleans Saints | Caesars Superdome | NBC | |||
13 | December 6 | 8:15 p.m. | New England Patriots | Highmark Stadium | ESPN | |||
14 | December 12 | 4:25 p.m. | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Raymond James Stadium | CBS | |||
15 | December 18 or 19 | TBD | Carolina Panthers | Highmark Stadium | TBD | |||
16 | December 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | CBS | |||
17 | January 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Atlanta Falcons | Highmark Stadium | Fox | |||
18 | January 9 | 1:00 p.m. | New York Jets | Highmark Stadium | CBS |
Notes:
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–18 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
- As the result of Saturday flexible scheduling during Week 15, the date, time and network for that week's game vs. the Carolina Panthers will be finalized at a later date—by no later than four weeks prior to game day.[2]
- Week 18 is subject to being flexed to Saturday, January 8.
References
- ^ Williams, Charean (2021-03-29). "Bills rename stadium to Highmark Stadium after naming-rights deal". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved 2021-03-29.
- ^ "2021 NFL Schedule Announced" (PDF). NFL Communications. May 12, 2021. Retrieved May 12, 2021.