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2020 Buffalo Bills season
OwnerTerry and Kim Pegula
General managerBrandon Beane
Head coachSean McDermott
Home fieldBills Stadium
Results
Record4–0
Division place1st AFC East
Uniform

The 2020 season is the Buffalo Bills' 61st in the National Football League, sixth full under the ownership of Terry and Kim Pegula and fourth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane. They will attempt to not only improve on their 10–6 record from 2019 and return to the playoffs for the third time in four years (they missed the playoffs in 2018), but also win the AFC East for the first time since 1995 (when Marv Levy was the head coach and Jim Kelly was the quarterback).

Draft

Main article: 2020 NFL Draft
2020 Buffalo Bills draft
Draft order Player name Position College Contract Notes
Round Selection
1 22 Traded to the Minnesota Vikings[A]
2 54 A. J. Epenesa DE Iowa
3 86 Zack Moss RB Utah
4 128 Gabriel Davis WR UCF
5 155 Traded to the Minnesota Vikings[A] From Browns[B]
167 Jake Fromm QB Georgia
6 188 Tyler Bass K Georgia Southern From Browns[B]
201 Isaiah Hodgins WR Oregon State
207 Traded to the Minnesota Vikings[A] From Ravens via Patriots[C]
7 236 Traded to the Cleveland Browns[D]
239 Dane Jackson CB Pittsburgh From Vikings[A]

Draft trades

  1. ^ a b c d The Bills traded their first-, fifth- and sixth-round selections and 2021 fourth-round selection to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for Minnesota's seventh-round selection (CB Dane Jackson) and WR Stefon Diggs.[1]
  2. ^ a b The Bills traded a 2021 seventh-round selection and G Wyatt Teller to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for Cleveland's fifth- and sixth-round selections (155th and 188th overall).[2]
  3. ^ The Bills traded C Russell Bodine to the New England Patriots in exchange for the sixth-round selection New England acquired from the Baltimore Ravens.[3]
  4. ^ The Bills traded a seventh-round selection to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for WR Corey Coleman.[4]

Staff

Buffalo Bills staff
Front office
  • Owner/CEO/president – Terry Pegula
  • Owner – Kim Pegula
  • General manager – Brandon Beane
  • Assistant general manager – Brian Gaine
  • Director of player personnel – Terrance Gray
  • Senior advisor to the GM/football operations – Jim Overdorf
  • Senior executive – Lake Dawson
  • Senior personnel advisor – Malik Boyd
  • Co-director of pro scouting – Chris Marrow
  • Co-director of pro scouting – Curtis Rukavina
  • Assistant director of pro scouting – Asil Mulbah
  • Vice president of football administration – Kevin Meganck
  • Director of football operations – Brendan Rowe
  • Director of college scouting – Matt Bazirgan
Head coach
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Matthew Smiley
  • Assistant special teams – Cory Harkey
  • Director of team administration – Matt Worswick
Strength and conditioning
  • Head strength and conditioning – Eric Ciano
  • Assistant strength and conditioning/performance development – Will Greenberg
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Hal Luther
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Nick Lacy
  • Strength and conditioning assistant – Jason Oszvart

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Current roster

Buffalo Bills roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Practice squad


Rookies in italics

Roster updated September 7, 2024

53 active, 5 inactive, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt)

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

The Bills' preseason schedule was announced on May 7, 2020, but was later cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Week Date Opponent Venue Result
1 August 14 at Baltimore Ravens M&T Bank Stadium Cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2 August 21 Atlanta Falcons Bills Stadium
3 August 29 Indianapolis Colts Bills Stadium
4 September 3 at Detroit Lions Ford Field

Regular season

Schedule

The Bills' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7, 2020 and, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, is subject to change.[5]

Week Date Time (ET) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 September 13 1:00 p.m. New York Jets W 27–17 1–0 Bills Stadium CBS Recap
2 September 20 1:00 p.m. at Miami Dolphins W 31–28 2–0 Hard Rock Stadium CBS Recap
3 September 27 1:00 p.m. Los Angeles Rams W 35–32 3–0 Bills Stadium Fox Recap
4 October 4 4:25 p.m. at Las Vegas Raiders W 30–23 4–0 Allegiant Stadium CBS Recap
5 October 13 7:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium CBS
6 October 18 8:20nbsp.m. Kansas City Chiefs Bills Stadium Sunday Night Football
7 October 25 1:00 p.m. at New York Jets MetLife Stadium CBS
8 November 1 1:00 p.m. New England Patriots Bills Stadium CBS
9 November 8 1:00 p.m. Seattle Seahawks Bills Stadium Fox
10 November 15 4:05 p.m. at Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium CBS
11 Bye
12 November 29 1:00 p.m. Los Angeles Chargers Bills Stadium CBS
13 December 7 8:15 p.m. at San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium ESPN
14 December 13 8:20 p.m. Pittsburgh Steelers Bills Stadium NBC
15 December 19 or 20 TBD at Denver Broncos Empower Field at Mile High TBD
16 December 28 8:15 p.m. at New England Patriots Gillette Stadium ESPN
17 January 3 1:00 p.m. Miami Dolphins Bills Stadium CBS

Notes

  • Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
  • Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5-17 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 at the Denver Broncos will be finalized at a later date-- by no later than four weeks prior to game day.[6]

Game summaries

Week 1: vs. New York Jets

Week One: New York Jets at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Jets 0 3 7717
Bills 14 7 0627

at Bills Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

Week 2: at Miami Dolphins

Week Two: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bills 7 10 01431
Dolphins 7 3 31528

at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida

Game information

Week 3: vs. Los Angeles Rams

Week Three: Los Angeles Rams at Buffalo Bills – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Rams 0 3 141532
Bills 7 14 7735

at Bills Stadium, Orchard Park, New York

Game information

Buffalo raced to a 28–3 lead in the middle of the third quarter, but after a pass from QB Josh Allen to TE Tyler Kroft was controversially ruled an interception for Los Angeles as Rams DB John Johnson III grabbed the ball moments after Kroft caught it, the Rams erased the deficit and took over the lead in the fourth quarter.[7] Allen would nonetheless lead a game-winning drive in the final four minutes of the game, including three crucial passes to WR Cole Beasley, capping it off with a touchdown pass to Kroft following a defensive pass interference call on Darious Williams on 4th and 9.[8] With the win, Buffalo earned a 3–0 start for the second year in a row.

Week 4: at Las Vegas Raiders

Week Four: Buffalo Bills at Las Vegas Raiders – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bills 7 10 01330
Raiders 3 10 3723

at Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/1:25 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: None (game played behind closed doors)
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (CBS): Spero Dedes and Adam Archuleta
  • Recap, Gamebook
Game information

Buffalo scored first on the opening drive of the game when Josh Allen found a wide open Gabriel Davis for a 26-yard TD. The Bills would not lose the lead for the remainder of the game, with Allen continuing his hot start to the season. Late in the second quarter, Allen scrambled and found Stefon Diggs for a 9-yard gain, taking a big hit from Raiders DE Arden Key, resulting in an injury to the left shoulder. He would return later in the game and score a 1-yard QB sneak, along with 136 yards passing in the second half, with his longest being a 49-yard throw to Diggs. Buffalo would win and go to 4-0 for the first time since 2008.

Week 5: at Tennessee Titans

Week Five: Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bills 0 0 000
Titans 0 0 000

at Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee

Standings

Division

AFC East
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(2) Buffalo Bills 13 3 0 .813 6–0 10–2 501 375 W6
Miami Dolphins 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 404 338 L1
New England Patriots 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 326 353 W1
New York Jets 2 14 0 .125 0–6 1–11 243 457 L1

Conference

AFC
# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division leaders
1 Kansas City Chiefs West 14 2 0 .875 4–2 10–2 .465 .464 L1
2 Buffalo Bills East 13 3 0 .813 6–0 10–2 .512 .471 W6
3 Pittsburgh Steelers North 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 .475 .448 L1
4[a] Tennessee Titans South 11 5 0 .688 5–1 8–4 .475 .398 W1
Wild Cards
5[b][c] Baltimore Ravens North 11 5 0 .688 4–2 7–5 .494 .401 W5
6[c][d] Cleveland Browns North 11 5 0 .688 3–3 7–5 .451 .406 W1
7[a][b][d] Indianapolis Colts South 11 5 0 .688 4–2 7–5 .443 .384 W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8 Miami Dolphins East 10 6 0 .625 3–3 7–5 .467 .347 L1
9 Las Vegas Raiders West 8 8 0 .500 4–2 6–6 .539 .477 W1
10[e] New England Patriots East 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 .527 .429 W1
11[e] Los Angeles Chargers West 7 9 0 .438 3–3 6–6 .482 .344 W4
12 Denver Broncos West 5 11 0 .313 1–5 4–8 .566 .388 L3
13 Cincinnati Bengals North 4 11 1 .281 1–5 4–8 .529 .438 L1
14 Houston Texans South 4 12 0 .250 2–4 3–9 .541 .219 L5
15 New York Jets East 2 14 0 .125 0–6 1–11 .594 .656 L1
16 Jacksonville Jaguars South 1 15 0 .063 1–5 1–11 .549 .688 L15
Tiebreakers[f]
  1. ^ a b Tennessee finished ahead of Indianapolis based on division record.
  2. ^ a b Baltimore finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory. Division tiebreaker used to eliminate Cleveland (see below).
  3. ^ a b Baltimore finished ahead of Cleveland based on head-to-head sweep.
  4. ^ a b Cleveland finished ahead of Indianapolis based on head-to-head victory.
  5. ^ a b New England finished ahead of the LA Chargers based on head-to-head victory.
  6. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

References

  1. ^ Bergman, Jeremy (March 16, 2020). "Bills acquire WR Stefon Diggs from Vikings in trade". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Bergman, Jeremy (August 29, 2019). "Browns acquire OL Wyatt Teller from Bills for picks". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Patra, Kevin (August 30, 2019). "Patriots trading for Bills center Russell Bodine". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Knoblauch, Austin (August 5, 2018). "Browns trade Corey Coleman to Bills for draft pick". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
  5. ^ a b Shook, Nick (July 27, 2020). "Roger Goodell writes letter to NFL fans as training camps start across U.S." NFL. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  6. ^ "2020 NFL Schedule Announced" (PDF). NFL Communications. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  7. ^ Harry Scull Jr. (September 27, 2020). "NFL explains why controversial interception was not overturned". The Buffalo News. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  8. ^ Talbot, Ryan (September 27, 2020). "Josh Allen, Bills offense lead late comeback vs. Rams (report card)". newyorkupstate. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
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