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Buffalo Bills

Current Elo 1646. Rating after every game since 1970; vertical marks are new starting quarterbacks. Hover for the game.

Buffalo Bills Elo since 1970120012501300135014001450150015501600165017001750180019701978198619942002201020182026avg 1505PetermanAllenAndersonPetermanBarkleyAllenTrubiskyAllenTrubiskyAllen

Playoff odds this season

Now: playoffs 97%, division 74%, title 17%. One point per day the simulation ran.

Playoff probabilityBUF playoff oddsSep 18, 8 PM ET: 86%Sep 19, 8 PM ET: 86%Sep 20, 8 PM ET: 86%Sep 21, 8 PM ET: 84%Sep 22, 8 PM ET: 86%Sep 23, 8 PM ET: 87%Sep 24, 8 PM ET: 87%Sep 25, 8 PM ET: 87%Sep 26, 8 PM ET: 93%Sep 27, 8 PM ET: 92%Sep 28, 8 PM ET: 91%Sep 29, 8 PM ET: 92%Sep 30, 8 PM ET: 91%Oct 1, 8 PM ET: 91%Oct 2, 8 PM ET: 92%Oct 3, 8 PM ET: 78%Oct 4, 8 PM ET: 80%Oct 5, 8 PM ET: 80%Oct 6, 8 PM ET: 81%Oct 7, 8 PM ET: 80%Oct 8, 8 PM ET: 80%Oct 9, 8 PM ET: 80%Oct 10, 8 PM ET: 80%Oct 11, 8 PM ET: 77%Oct 12, 8 PM ET: 86%Oct 13, 8 PM ET: 87%Oct 14, 8 PM ET: 85%Oct 15, 8 PM ET: 86%Oct 16, 8 PM ET: 86%Oct 17, 8 PM ET: 84%Oct 18, 8 PM ET: 92%Oct 19, 8 PM ET: 90%Oct 20, 8 PM ET: 91%Oct 21, 8 PM ET: 91%Oct 22, 8 PM ET: 93%Oct 23, 8 PM ET: 92%Oct 24, 8 PM ET: 93%Oct 25, 8 PM ET: 93%Oct 26, 8 PM ET: 93%Oct 27, 8 PM ET: 93%Oct 28, 8 PM ET: 92%Oct 29, 8 PM ET: 92%Oct 30, 8 PM ET: 92%Oct 31, 8 PM ET: 97%Nov 1, 7 PM ET: 97%Nov 2, 7 PM ET: 97%

On the Wire

Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills, Week 8. The Bills won 36 to 10; the game turned on (Shotgun) T.Huntley sacked at BLT 33 for -7 yards (C.Bishop). FUMBLES (C.Bishop) [C.Bishop. Written from the box score, ESPN's in-game win probability, and the site's own numbers. Read more →

Seasons

SeasonRecordEnd EloPeakQuarterbacks
20266–116461646Josh Allen
202512–516411651Josh Allen, Mitchell Trubisky
202413–416871714Josh Allen, Mitchell Trubisky
202311–616511670Josh Allen
202213–316921732Josh Allen
202111–616691690Josh Allen
202013–316991720Josh Allen
201910–615151572Josh Allen
20186–1014201503Nathan Peterman, Josh Allen, Derek Anderson
20179–715011559Tyrod Taylor, Nathan Peterman
20167–914741598Tyrod Taylor, EJ Manuel
20158–815261575Matt Cassel, Tyrod Taylor, EJ Manuel
20149–715491549EJ Manuel, Kyle Orton
20136–1014321448EJ Manuel, Thaddeus Lewis, Jeff Tuel
20126–1014151474Ryan Fitzpatrick
20116–1014091529Ryan Fitzpatrick
20104–1214071455Trent Edwards, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Brian Brohm
20096–1014621471Trent Edwards, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Brian Brohm
20087–914251553Trent Edwards, J.P. Losman
20077–914621552J.P. Losman, Trent Edwards
20067–915231543J.P. Losman
20055–1114591584J.P. Losman, Kelly Holcomb
20049–716021619Drew Bledsoe
20036–1014651553Drew Bledsoe
20028–814811495Drew Bledsoe
20013–1313671483Rob Johnson, Alex Van Pelt
20008–815291604Rob Johnson, Doug Flutie
199911–516141630Doug Flutie, Rob Johnson
199810–615331548Rob Johnson, Doug Flutie
19976–1014081512Todd Collins, Alex Van Pelt
199610–615361591Jim Kelly, Todd Collins
199510–615111543Jim Kelly, Todd Collins
19947–914921600Jim Kelly, Frank Reich
199312–416541674Jim Kelly
199211–516381670Jim Kelly, Frank Reich
199113–316811703Jim Kelly, Frank Reich
199013–316981705Jim Kelly, Frank Reich
19899–715641596Jim Kelly, Frank Reich
198812–415821642Jim Kelly
19877–814421482Jim Kelly, Dan Manucci, Willie Totten
19864–1213001358Jim Kelly
19852–1412801377Vince Ferragamo, Bruce Mathison
19842–1413361450Joe Ferguson, Joe Dufek
19838–814481539Joe Ferguson
19824–515041557Joe Ferguson
198110–615551591Joe Ferguson
198011–515581596Joe Ferguson
19797–914451491Joe Ferguson
19785–1113821404Joe Ferguson
19773–1113221373Joe Ferguson
19762–1213391516Joe Ferguson, Gary Marangi
19758–615561606Joe Ferguson
19749–515091598Joe Ferguson
19739–515351535Joe Ferguson
19724–9–113641364Dennis Shaw, Leo Hart
19711–1312441347Dennis Shaw, James Harris
19703–10–112871389Dan Darragh, Dennis Shaw