2022 Buffalo Bills season
The 2022 season was the Buffalo Bills' 53rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 63rd as a franchise, their eighth full season under the ownership of Terry and Kim Pegula, and their sixth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane.
2022 Buffalo Bills season | |
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Owner | Terry and Kim Pegula |
General manager | Brandon Beane |
Head coach | Sean McDermott |
Home field | Highmark Stadium Ford Field[upper-roman 1] |
Results | |
Record | 13–3 |
Division place | 1st AFC East |
Playoff finish | Won Wild Card Playoffs (vs. Dolphins) 34–31 Lost Divisional Playoffs (vs. Bengals) 10–27 |
Pro Bowlers | 8 |
AP All-Pros | 2
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The Bills entered the 2022 season as two-time defending AFC East champions. The Bills clinched the AFC East for the third consecutive season and improved on their 11–6 record from last season. The Week 17 game against Cincinnati was declared a no-contest after Bills' safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field. He was given CPR for ten minutes before being rushed to the hospital. Despite the incident, the Bills won their last game of the season to finish 13–3, tied for the best record in the history of the franchise, but they lost control of their destiny to clinch the number 1 seed in the AFC as a result of the cancellation, which allowed Kansas City to clinch the number 1 seed in the AFC the day before their last game of the regular season despite having the head-to-head tiebreaker. In the playoffs, they defeated Miami, 34–31. However, they fell to Cincinnati 27–10, losing in the divisional round for the second consecutive season.
2022 was the final season in the Bills' lease on Highmark Stadium signed back in 2012. Negotiations were finalized and approved for the construction of a new stadium for the team by May 2023,[1] with construction beginning afterwards with a completion date before the 2026 season;[2] the team had stated that it would not renew its lease on Highmark Stadium unless an agreement for a new stadium was struck by the end of the 2022 season.[3]
Transactions
Arrivals
Position | Player | 2021 team(s) | Date signed | Notes |
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G | Rodger Saffold | Tennessee Titans | March 14, 2022[4] | 1 year / $6.25 million |
DT | DaQuan Jones | Carolina Panthers | March 16, 2022[5] | 2 years / $14 million |
LB | Von Miller | Denver Broncos / Los Angeles Rams | March 16, 2022[6] | 6 years / $120 million |
DT | Tim Settle | Washington Football Team | March 17, 2022[7] | 2 years / $9 million |
DT | Jordan Phillips | Arizona Cardinals | March 17, 2022[8] | 1 year / $5 million |
DE | Shaq Lawson | New York Jets | March 18, 2022[9] | 1 year / $1.1875 million |
QB | Matt Barkley | Tennessee Titans / Carolina Panthers / Atlanta Falcons | March 21, 2022[10] | 1 year / $1.145 million |
C | Greg Mancz | Miami Dolphins | March 21, 2022[11] | 1 year / $1.2725 million |
WR | Jamison Crowder | New York Jets | March 22, 2022[12] | 1 year / $2 million |
RB | Duke Johnson | Miami Dolphins | March 22, 2022[13] | 1 year / $1.2725 million |
T | David Quessenberry | Tennessee Titans | April 21, 2022[14] | 1 year / $1.75 million |
WR | Tavon Austin | Jacksonville Jaguars | June 2, 2022[15] | 1 year / $1.12 million |
G | Greg Van Roten | New York Jets | June 13, 2022[16] | 1 year / $1.2725 million |
P | Sam Martin | Denver Broncos | August 31, 2022[17] | 1 year / $1.2725 million |
T | Justin Murray | Arizona Cardinals | September 27, 2022[18] | 1 year / $1.035 million |
CB | Xavier Rhodes | Indianapolis Colts | September 28, 2022[19] | 1 year / $ .2772 million |
FS | Jared Mayden | Philadelphia Eagles | October 10, 2022[20] | 1 year / $ .207 million |
WR | John Brown | Las Vegas Raiders / Denver Broncos / Jacksonville Jaguars / Tampa Bay Buccaneers | November 26, 2022[21] | 1 year / $ .3582 million |
Departures
Position | Player | 2022 team | Date signed | Notes |
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RB | Antonio Williams | New York Giants | January 27, 2022[22] | 2 years / $1.585 million |
QB | Davis Webb | New York Giants | February 7, 2022[23] | 1 year / $ .945 million |
DT | Harrison Phillips | Minnesota Vikings | March 16, 2022[24] | 3 years / $19.5 million |
G | Jon Feliciano | New York Giants | March 16, 2022[25] | 1 year / $3.25 million |
QB | Mitchell Trubisky | Pittsburgh Steelers | March 17, 2022[26] | 2 years / $14.285 million |
CB | Levi Wallace | Pittsburgh Steelers | March 17, 2022[27] | 2 years / $8 million |
RB | Matt Breida | New York Giants | March 21, 2022[28] | 1 year / $1.1875 million |
DE | Efe Obada | Washington Commanders | March 23, 2022[29] | 1 year / $1.1875 million |
DE | Mario Addison | Houston Texans | May 10, 2022[30] | 2 years / $7.7 million |
DE | Jerry Hughes | Houston Texans | May 11, 2022[31] | 2 years / $10 million |
P | Matt Haack | Indianapolis Colts | August 24, 2022[32] | 1 year / $1.035 million |
CB | Nick McCloud | New York Giants | August 31, 2022[33] | 2 years / $1.765 million |
FS | Josh Thomas | Arizona Cardinals | September 1, 2022[34] | 1 year / $ .207 million |
WR | Isaiah Hodgins | New York Giants | November 2, 2022[35] | 2 years / $1.575 million |
DT | Justin Zimmer | Miami Dolphins | November 23, 2022[36] | 1 year / $1.035 million |
WR | Marquez Stevenson | Cleveland Browns | December 14, 2022[37] | 1 year / $ .207 million |
CB | Xavier Rhodes | Dallas Cowboys | January 7, 2023[38] | 1 year / $ .3582 million |
T | Daryl Williams | — | Free Agent | Released March 14, 2022[39] |
DT | Vernon Butler | — | Free agent | Contract Expired March 16, 2022[40] |
DE | Bryan Cox Jr. | — | Free agent | Contract Expired March 16, 2022[41] |
DT | Star Lotulelei | — | Free agent | Released March 18, 2022[42] |
WR | Emmanuel Sanders | — | Retired | Retired September 7, 2022[43] |
WR | Tavon Austin | — | Free agent | Released October 5, 2022[44] |
LB | Andre Smith | — | Free agent | Released October 17, 2022[45] |
WR | Tanner Gentry | — | Free agent | Released January 17, 2023[46] |
LB | Joe Giles-Harris | — | Free agent | Released January 17, 2023[46] |
Trades
Position | Arrived | From | Date of trade | Departed | |
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QB | Case Keenum | Cleveland Browns | March 20, 2022[47] | 7th-round pick | |
G | 2023 5th-round pick | Arizona Cardinals | August 22, 2022[48] | Cody Ford | |
RB | Nyheim Hines | Indianapolis Colts | November 1, 2022[49] | Zack Moss | 2023 Conditional 6th-round pick |
FS | Dean Marlowe | Atlanta Falcons | November 1, 2022[50] | 2023 7th-round pick |
Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 23 | Kaiir Elam | CB | Florida | from Ravens[upper-alpha 1] |
25 | Traded to the Baltimore Ravens[upper-alpha 1] | ||||
2 | 57 | Traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers[upper-alpha 2] | |||
60 | Traded to the Cincinnati Bengals[upper-alpha 3] | from Buccaneers[upper-alpha 2] | |||
63 | James Cook | RB | Georgia | from Bengals[upper-alpha 3] | |
3 | 89 | Terrel Bernard | LB | Baylor | |
4 | 130 | Traded to the Baltimore Ravens[upper-alpha 1] | |||
5 | 148 | Khalil Shakir | WR | Boise State | from Bears[upper-alpha 4] |
168 | Traded to the Chicago Bears[upper-alpha 4] | ||||
6 | 180 | Matt Araiza | P | San Diego State | from Buccaneers[upper-alpha 2] |
185 | Christian Benford | CB | Villanova | from Panthers[upper-alpha 5] | |
203 | Traded to the Chicago Bears[upper-alpha 4] | ||||
209 | Luke Tenuta | OT | Virginia Tech | from Bengals[upper-alpha 3] | |
7 | 231 | Baylon Spector | LB | Clemson | from Falcons[upper-alpha 6] |
246 | Traded to the Cleveland Browns[upper-alpha 7] |
Draft trades
- The Bills traded first- and fourth-round selections (25th and 130th overall) to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for a first-round selection (23rd overall).
- The Bills traded a second-round selection (57th overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for second- and sixth-round selections (60th and 180th overall).
- The Bills traded a second-round selection (60th overall) to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for second- and sixth-round selections (63rd and 209th overall).
- The Bills traded fifth- and sixth-round selections (168th and 203rd overall) to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a fifth-round selection (148th overall).
- The Bills traded DE Darryl Johnson to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for a sixth-round selection (185th overall).[51]
- The Bills traded TE Lee Smith to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for a seventh-round selection (231st overall).[52]
- The Bills traded a seventh-round selection (246th overall) to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for QB Case Keenum.[47]
Undrafted free agents
Name | Position | College | Ref. |
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Alec Anderson | OT | UCLA | [53] |
Raheem Blackshear | RB | Virginia Tech | |
C. J. Brewer | DT | Coastal Carolina | [54] |
Prince Emili | Penn | ||
Travon Fuller | CB | Tulsa | [53] |
Ja'Marcus Ingram | Buffalo | [54] | |
Kingsley Jonathan | DE | Syracuse | [53] |
Derek Kerstetter | OT | Texas | |
Tanner Owen | Northwest Missouri State | ||
Neil Pau'u | WR | BYU | |
Will Ulmer | OT | Marshall | [54] |
Malik Williams | WR | Appalachian State | [53] |
Jalen Wydermyer | TE | Texas A&M |
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Final roster
Preseason
The Bills' preseason opened with a last-second win against Indianapolis, after trailing 24–10 late in the 4th quarter. This extended their preseason win streak to a record 9 games. Following a Week 2 win over Denver, their streak ended at 10 games with a loss in Week 3 to Carolina.
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 13 | Indianapolis Colts | W 27–24 | 1–0 | Highmark Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 20 | Denver Broncos | W 42–15 | 2–0 | Highmark Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 26 | at Carolina Panthers | L 0–21 | 2–1 | Bank of America Stadium | Recap |
Regular season
On May 9, the NFL announced that the Bills would host the Tennessee Titans at 7:15 p.m. ET on September 19, as part of ESPN's Week 2 Monday Night doubleheader.[55]
The remainder of the Bills' 2022 schedule was announced on May 12.[56][57]
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | September 8 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 31–10 | 1–0 | SoFi Stadium | Recap |
2 | September 19 | Tennessee Titans | W 41–7 | 2–0 | Highmark Stadium | Recap |
3 | September 25 | at Miami Dolphins | L 19–21 | 2–1 | Hard Rock Stadium | Recap |
4 | October 2 | at Baltimore Ravens | W 23–20 | 3–1 | M&T Bank Stadium | Recap |
5 | October 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 38–3 | 4–1 | Highmark Stadium | Recap |
6 | October 16 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 24–20 | 5–1 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap |
7 | Bye | |||||
8 | October 30 | Green Bay Packers | W 27–17 | 6–1 | Highmark Stadium | Recap |
9 | November 6 | at New York Jets | L 17–20 | 6–2 | MetLife Stadium | Recap |
10 | November 13 | Minnesota Vikings | L 30–33 (OT) | 6–3 | Highmark Stadium | Recap |
11 | November 20 | Cleveland Browns | W 31–23 | 7–3 | Ford Field[upper-roman 1] | Recap |
12 | November 24 | at Detroit Lions | W 28–25 | 8–3 | Ford Field | Recap |
13 | December 1 | at New England Patriots | W 24–10 | 9–3 | Gillette Stadium | Recap |
14 | December 11 | New York Jets | W 20–12 | 10–3 | Highmark Stadium | Recap |
15 | December 17 | Miami Dolphins | W 32–29 | 11–3 | Highmark Stadium | Recap |
16 | December 24 | at Chicago Bears | W 35–13 | 12–3 | Soldier Field | Recap |
17 | January 2[upper-roman 2] | at Cincinnati Bengals | No contest[60] | |||
18 | January 8 | New England Patriots | W 35–23 | 13–3 | Highmark Stadium | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Week 1: at Los Angeles Rams
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |
Rams | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT/5:20 p.m. PDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 88 °F (31 °C)
- Game attendance: 73,846
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
- Recap, Game Book
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The Bills put up 31 points over the defending Super Bowl champions in a primetime win. Josh Allen had 4 total touchdowns while Matthew Stafford was held to just 1.
Week 2: vs. Tennessee Titans
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Titans | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Bills | 7 | 10 | 24 | 0 | 41 |
at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: September 19
- Game time: 7:15 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 70 °F (21 °C)
- Game attendance: 70,683
- Referee: Shawn Smith
- TV announcers (ESPN): Steve Levy, Louis Riddick, Dan Orlovsky and Laura Rutledge
- Recap, Game Book
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Stefon Diggs had 3 touchdowns on Monday Night Football and the Bills thumped the defending #1 seed in the AFC Titans 41–7 after losing to them the last 2 seasons. The defense held the Titans to 187 yards of total offense and Matt Milano had an interception returned for a touchdown. Unfortunately, the Bills would lose Dane Jackson and Micah Hyde to neck injuries during the game, with Hyde later being ruled out for the season with a herniated disc.[61][62]
Week 3: at Miami Dolphins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 19 |
Dolphins | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: September 25
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Partly sunny, 89 °F (32 °C)
- Game attendance: 66,206
- Referee: Alex Kemp
- TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan, Trent Green and Melanie Collins
- Recap, Game Book
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The Bills sideline was in the sweltering sun while the home Dolphins were on the shaded side of Hard Rock Stadium, a major factor contributing to the Dolphins home field advantage. After trading touchdowns in the first half, the Bills had a 17–14 lead going into the fourth quarter, but Chase Edmonds scored his 2nd touchdown of the game to give the Dolphins a 21–17 lead. The Bills responded with an 8-minute drive, but on 4th and Goal from the 1-yard line, Josh Allen's pass fell incomplete and turned the ball over on downs. The Bills forced a Dolphins punt, but Thomas Morstead's kick hit Trent Sherfield in the buttocks and deflected backwards and out of the end zone for a safety to make the score 21–19. The play instantly became known as "The Butt Punt."
The Bills, only needing a field goal instead of a touchdown to win, got the ball back with no timeouts. With 18 seconds left, Allen avoided a sack and passed the ball to Isaiah McKenzie who tried to get out of bounds at the MIA-35 but was tackled just short of the sideline. The Bills hustled to get back to the line of scrimmage in time, but the clock hit all zeros and players on both teams collapsed in exhaustion. The Bills lost 21–19 in an instant classic, and fell to 2–1. The Dolphins became the only 3–0 team in the AFC.
Week 4: at Baltimore Ravens
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
Ravens | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland
- Date: October 2
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, showers, 52 °F (11 °C)
- Game attendance: 70,494
- Referee: Jerome Boger
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
- Recap, Game Book
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Despite Baltimore climbing to a 20–3 lead at one point in the second quarter, with 10 of the Ravens' points coming off Bills turnovers, the Bills scored 20 unanswered points of their own and shut out Lamar Jackson and the Ravens offense in the second half. A key interception of Jackson by Bills safety Jordan Poyer in the fourth quarter set up Buffalo's game-winning field goal, as Ravens head coach John Harbaugh controversially opted to go for a touchdown on fourth and goal instead of attempting a go-ahead field goal. This was Buffalo's first win by one score since the 2020 season and their biggest comeback win since defeating the New England Patriots after being down 21–0 in week 3 of 2011.[63]
Week 5: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Steelers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Bills | 10 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 38 |
at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: October 9
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C)
- Game attendance: 70,764
- Referee: John Hussey
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Game Book
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After a close win in Baltimore, the Bills came back home to play the Steelers, resulting in a 38–3 blowout victory. Josh Allen threw for a career-high 424 yards, also matching a career high of four passing touchdowns, in addition to matching the franchise record for the longest play from scrimmage when he threw a 98-yard touchdown pass to Gabe Davis on the third play of the game. Steelers rookie quarterback Kenny Pickett made his first career start during the game, taking the place of previous starter and former Bills backup quarterback Mitchell Trubisky. With the win, Buffalo improved to 4–1.[64]
Week 6: at Kansas City Chiefs
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Chiefs | 0 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
- Date: October 16
- Game time: 4:25 p.m. EDT/3:25 p.m. CDT
- Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
- Game attendance: 73,586
- Referee: Brad Allen
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Game Book
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In a rematch of the previous season's AFC Divisional playoff game against Kansas City, which saw Buffalo lose in overtime after allowing the Chiefs to tie the game with just 13 seconds left in regulation, the Bills and Chiefs competed toe-to-toe on both offense and defense until the fourth quarter. After Buffalo's defense limited the Chiefs to a field goal in the quarter and forced a three-and-out on the Chiefs' penultimate drive, Josh Allen marched the Bills down the field, throwing a game-winning touchdown pass to Dawson Knox with 1:04 left in regulation. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was intercepted by Bills cornerback Taron Johnson two plays later, preventing another last-minute scoring drive by Kansas City in addition to allowing Buffalo to avenge its playoff loss. The Bills improved to 5–1 with the win, attaining the best record in the AFC heading into their bye week.[65]
Week 8: vs. Green Bay Packers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
Bills | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: October 30
- Game time: 8:20 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 50 °F (10 °C)
- Game attendance: 70,863
- Referee: Ronald Torbert
- TV announcers (NBC): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth and Melissa Stark
- Recap, Game Book
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Week 9: at New York Jets
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
Jets | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey
- Date: November 6
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Warm and overcast, 76 °F (24 °C)
- Game attendance: 83,135
- Referee: Land Clark
- TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle, Charles Davis and Evan Washburn
- Recap, Game Book
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The Bills squandered a 14–3 first-half lead and lost to Zach Wilson and the rival Jets 20–17, thanks to a strong performance from the Jets' defense and run game (despite missing starting running back Breece Hall due to a season-ending injury), in addition to a fourth-quarter field goal by Greg Zuerlein set up by a 6-minute drive that started at New York's four-yard line. In addition, Allen, who scored two rushing touchdowns but also threw two interceptions during the game, suffered an elbow injury on Buffalo's final drive, which ended with a turnover on downs and allowed the Jets to run out the clock. With the upset loss, the Bills fell to 6–2.[66]
Week 10: vs. Minnesota Vikings
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
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Vikings | 7 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 33 |
Bills | 14 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: November 13
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 38 °F (3 °C)
- Game attendance: 70,844
- Referee: Craig Wrolstad
- TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis, Daryl Johnston and Pam Oliver
- Recap, Game Book
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The Bills blew their second consecutive double-digit lead, squandering a 27–10 third quarter lead. After the Bills stopped a long Vikings drive that stalled within Buffalo's one-yard line, a botched snap on Buffalo's ensuing play resulted in a fumble recovered by Vikings linebacker Eric Kendricks for a touchdown that put Minnesota up 30–27. The Bills would score a field goal that tied the score at 30 apiece and led to overtime.
After the Vikings scored first on a 33-yard field goal by Greg Joseph, Allen marched the Bills downfield, but threw a game-ending interception to Patrick Peterson from Minnesota's 20-yard line, his second of the game and sixth in three games. With a 33–30 overtime loss, their second consecutive upset loss, the Bills fell to 6–3 and third place in the division.[67]
This was Stefon Diggs' first game against his former team after he was traded from Minnesota to Buffalo before the 2020 season. Diggs and Vikings receiver Justin Jefferson, who was drafted with the first-round pick Buffalo sent for Diggs, both had strong performances in the game, as they both surpassed 100 yards receiving and made remarkable one-handed catches during the course of what was later called the "game of the year" by several analysts.[68]
Week 11: vs. Cleveland Browns
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Browns | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
Bills | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan[upper-roman 1]
- Date: November 20
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 52,146
- Referee: Adrian Hill
- TV announcers (CBS): Andrew Catalon, James Lofton and Amanda Renner
- Recap, Game Book
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Due to a severe lake effect snowstorm in Buffalo, this game was moved to Ford Field in Detroit in a similar fashion to the Bills' 2014 home game against the New York Jets, which was moved due to the "Snowvember" storm that dumped 7 feet of snow on Highmark Stadium. This was the Bills' second home game in franchise history moved to Detroit.[69] Since Buffalo was scheduled to go to Detroit for the following week's game anyway, this relocation worked in their favor.
Week 12: at Detroit Lions
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 7 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 28 |
Lions | 7 | 7 | 0 | 11 | 25 |
at Ford Field, Detroit, Michigan
- Date: November 24
- Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST
- Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
- Game attendance: 66,553
- Referee: Clete Blakeman
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Game Book
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In Buffalo's third Thanksgiving Day game in four years, Detroit, winner of three straight after a 1–6 start, kept pace with the Bills in a back-and-forth affair and took the lead in the fourth quarter. Josh Allen led a go-ahead touchdown drive to retake the lead, although kicker Tyler Bass missed the extra point, his first such miss since the 2020 season.[70] Despite the Lions tying the game with a field goal with 23 seconds left on the clock, Allen put the Bills into field goal range on the next drive with a 36-yard pass to Stefon Diggs, who was double-covered,[71] and Bass made the game-winning 45–yard kick, allowing Buffalo to win 28–25 and improve to 8–3.[70]
Week 13: at New England Patriots
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
Patriots | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts
- Date: December 1
- Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Clear, 35 °F (2 °C)
- Game attendance: 65,878
- Referee: Shawn Hochuli
- TV announcers (Prime Video): Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung
- Recap, Game Book
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Aside from a 48-yard catch-and-run touchdown pass in the first quarter from Patriots quarterback Mac Jones to Marcus Jones, who normally plays cornerback, the Bills kept New England's offense in check, forcing numerous punts, and dominated the game with a balanced offense between the passing and rushing attacks, resulting in a 24–10 win in favor of Buffalo. With the team's first division win of the season and fifth win in six games over the Patriots, Buffalo improved to 9–3.[72]
Week 14: vs. New York Jets
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jets | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
Bills | 0 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
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Week 15: vs. Miami Dolphins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 3 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
Bills | 7 | 14 | 0 | 11 | 32 |
at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: December 17
- Game time: 8:15 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 30 °F (−1 °C)
- Game attendance: 70,794
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (NFLN): Kevin Kugler, Mark Sanchez, Laura Okmin and Peter Schrager
- Recap, Game Book
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Buffalo hosted the Dolphins in a rematch of week 3's game, with weather conditions featuring lake-effect snow in contrast to the hot, humid conditions in Miami earlier that year. Early in the game, fans threw snowballs onto the field before head official Bill Vinovich warned that the Bills would be assessed a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty if any snowballs hit Dolphins players despite no rule existing on that matter.[73]
The Dolphins took the early 3–0 lead, but the Bills responded with a quick drive to take the lead with a touchdown pass to Quintin Morris from Josh Allen. After Buffalo took a 21–13 halftime lead, Miami stormed back with two quick passing touchdowns from Tua Tagovailoa to Jaylen Waddle and Tyreek Hill, respectively, to retake the lead, then forced a fumble on Allen to set up a field goal to make the score 29–21 in its favor. Allen and the Bills offense would nonetheless adjust to Miami's heavy blitz, setting up a Dawson Knox touchdown reception with several quarterback runs to avoid pressure, with Allen barely crossing the plane on Buffalo's ensuing two-point conversion attempt to tie the game at 29. After a stalled drive by Dolphins, Buffalo received the ball back with under six minutes left, but drove down the field from its own 14-yard-line to the Miami 7-yard-line, setting up Tyler Bass's game-winning field goal. With the 32–29 win, their 10th in their last 12 games against the Dolphins, the Bills improved to 11–3 and clinched their fourth-straight playoff berth.[74]
Week 16: at Chicago Bears
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 6 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 35 |
Bears | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: December 24
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
- Game weather: Mostly sunny, 9 °F (−13 °C)
- Game attendance: 59,929
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel, Adam Archuleta and AJ Ross
- Recap, Game Book
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In frigid conditions, Buffalo trailed Chicago 10–6 at halftime, partly due to Tyler Bass missing an extra point and a field goal in addition to a redzone interception by Josh Allen, but stormed back in the second half thanks to strong performances by running backs Devin Singletary and James Cook, outscoring the Bears 29–3 the rest of the way and holding dual-threat quarterback Justin Fields to just six yards rushing in the game. With the dominant win, the Bills improved to 12–3 and clinched their third straight AFC East division title.[75]
Week 17: at Cincinnati Bengals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 3 | - | - | - | 3 |
Bengals | 7 | - | - | - | 7 |
at Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date: January 2
- Game time: 8:30 p.m. EST
- Referee: Shawn Smith
- TV announcers (ESPN/ABC): Joe Buck, Troy Aikman and Lisa Salters
- Preview
The game was postponed with 5:58 remaining in the 1st quarter due to an injury to Damar Hamlin, who was sent to the hospital in critical condition after collapsing on the field. The NFL released a statement that said that the game will not be resumed during the week, as well the team's week 18 game will be played as it is scheduled.[76][77][78] The game was ultimately declared no contest, and it was officially canceled on January 5.[77] It was the only time in NFL history that a regular season game has been canceled after starting and was never made up.[79][80]
Week 18: vs. New England Patriots
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Patriots | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 23 |
Bills | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: January 8
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Cloudy, 31 °F (−1 °C)
- Game attendance: 70,753
- Referee: Clay Martin
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo and Tracy Wolfson
- Recap, Game Book
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Playing one week after Hamlin's collapse and hospitalization, Buffalo dedicated this game to him as part of league-wide tributes to Hamlin, who was continuing to recover in the ICU.[81] Despite three passing touchdowns by Mac Jones, the Bills countered with two kick return touchdowns by Nyheim Hines and three passing scores from Allen, in addition to intercepting Jones three times. The Bills matched a franchise record by notching their 13th win of the season, clinching the #2 seed in the AFC and ensuring that a hypothetical AFC Championship matchup with the Chiefs, who clinched the #1 seed but would have lost the tiebreaker to Buffalo had they won the previous game, would be played on a neutral site due to special changes to playoff seeding in light of the previous game's cancellation.[82]
Division
AFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
(2) Buffalo Bills | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 4–2 | 9–2 | 455 | 286 | W7 |
(7) Miami Dolphins | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 397 | 399 | W1 |
New England Patriots | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 6–6 | 364 | 347 | L1 |
New York Jets | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 2–4 | 5–7 | 296 | 316 | L6 |
Conference
# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 | 6–0 | 9–3 | .453 | .422 | W5 |
2 | Buffalo Bills | East | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 4–2 | 9–2 | .489 | .471 | W7 |
3 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 3–3 | 8–3 | .507 | .490 | W8 |
4 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 4–2 | 8–4 | .467 | .438 | W5 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5[lower-alpha 1] | Los Angeles Chargers | West | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 2–4 | 7–5 | .443 | .341 | L1 |
6[lower-alpha 1] | Baltimore Ravens | North | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .509 | .456 | L2 |
7[lower-alpha 2] | Miami Dolphins | East | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 7–5 | .537 | .457 | W1 |
Did not qualify for the postseason | |||||||||||
8[lower-alpha 2] | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .519 | .451 | W4 |
9 | New England Patriots | East | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3–3 | 6–6 | .502 | .415 | L1 |
10[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] | New York Jets | East | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 2–4 | 5–7 | .538 | .458 | L6 |
11[lower-alpha 3][lower-alpha 4] | Tennessee Titans | South | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .509 | .336 | L7 |
12[lower-alpha 3] | Cleveland Browns | North | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | 3–3 | 4–8 | .524 | .492 | L1 |
13 | Las Vegas Raiders | West | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 | 3–3 | 5–7 | .474 | .397 | L3 |
14 | Denver Broncos | West | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | 1–5 | 3–9 | .481 | .465 | W1 |
15 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 4 | 12 | 1 | .265 | 1–4–1 | 4–7–1 | .512 | .500 | L7 |
16 | Houston Texans | South | 3 | 13 | 1 | .206 | 3–2–1 | 3–8–1 | .481 | .402 | W1 |
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 5] | |||||||||||
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Postseason
Schedule
Round | Date | Opponent (seed) | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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Wild Card | January 15 | Miami Dolphins (7) | W 34–31 | 1–0 | Highmark Stadium | Recap |
Divisional | January 22 | Cincinnati Bengals (3) | L 10–27 | 1–1 | Highmark Stadium | Recap |
AFC Wild Card Playoffs: vs. (7) Miami Dolphins
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Dolphins | 0 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
Bills | 14 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 34 |
at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: January 15, 2023
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Sunny, 28 °F (−2 °C)
- Game attendance: 70,651
- Referee: Brad Allen
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson, and Jay Feely
- Recap, Game Book
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AFC Divisional Playoffs: vs. (3) Cincinnati Bengals
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bengals | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
Bills | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: January 22, 2023
- Game time: 3:05 p.m. EST
- Game weather: Snow, 34 °F (1 °C)
- Game attendance: 70,733
- Referee: Carl Cheffers
- TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson and Jay Feely
- Recap, Game Book
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While the Bills were widely criticized by the media for losing this playoff game in blowout fashion,[83][84] several players on the team revealed their emotional exhaustion after the game due to several events that occurred to the team and the city of Buffalo during the course of the season and offseason,[85] including Hamlin's collapse, two severe blizzards, including one during Christmas that killed dozens in Erie County,[86] owner Kim Pegula suffering "unspecified health issues" in June that were later revealed by her daughter Jessica Pegula to be cardiac arrest,[87] and the 2022 Buffalo shooting in May.[88] Guard Rodger Saffold and safety Micah Hyde stated that the team had "run out of gas" after facing constant adversity throughout the "emotionally draining" season.[85]
Notes
- Due to public safety concerns regarding a severe winter storm in the Buffalo area, the Bills' Week 11 game vs. the Cleveland Browns was relocated to Detroit's Ford Field.[58]
- Game started on January 2. Due to an injury involving Damar Hamlin, the game was postponed part way through the first quarter.[59] On January 5, the game was canceled.[60]
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