Editing Buffalo Bills (section)

==Rivalries==
The Bills have rivalries with their three [[AFC East]] opponents (the [[Miami Dolphins]], [[New England Patriots]], and [[New York Jets]]) and also have rivalries with the [[Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts]] (a former divisional opponent), [[Kansas City Chiefs]], [[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans]], [[Jacksonville Jaguars]],<ref name="Stites">{{Cite web |url=https://www.sbnation.com/2019/5/20/18535819/bills-jaguars-rivalry-jalen-ramsey-josh-allen-duval-mafia |title=The Bills and Jags are becoming the NFL's silliest (and best) rivals |last=Stites |first=Adam |date=May 20, 2019 |website=SBNation.com |access-date=July 3, 2019 |archive-date=July 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190703181239/https://www.sbnation.com/2019/5/20/18535819/bills-jaguars-rivalry-jalen-ramsey-josh-allen-duval-mafia |url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Dallas Cowboys]].<ref name=whoisarival>{{cite web |url=https://www.allcounted.com/share?view=compare_multiple_choice&cid=stnbvll7tbrir&qid=93326&uid= |title=2017 Buffalo Bills Rivalry Survey |website=www.allcounted.com}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> They also play an annual preseason game against the [[Detroit Lions]].

The [[Cleveland Browns]] once shared a rivalry with the Bills' [[Buffalo Bills (AAFC)|predecessors]] in the [[All-America Football Conference]]. The current teams have a more friendly relationship and have played sporadically since the [[AFL–NFL merger]].<ref name = billsbrownshist>{{cite news |url=http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2014/11/cleveland_browns_vs_buffalo_bi_8.html |title=Cleveland Browns vs. Buffalo Bills series has seen it all: A championship, a fired coach and blizzard |first=Tim |last=Warsinskey |work=[[The Plain Dealer]] |publisher=cleveland.com |date=November 30, 2014 |access-date=July 12, 2017 |archive-date=December 4, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204072037/https://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2014/11/cleveland_browns_vs_buffalo_bi_8.html |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Divisional===
====Miami Dolphins====
{{main|Bills–Dolphins rivalry}}
[[File:Dan Carpenter field goal vs. Dolphins 2014.jpg|thumb|Bills kicker [[Dan Carpenter]] attempts a kick against the Dolphins in 2014.]]
This is often considered Buffalo's most famous rivalry. Though the Bills and [[Miami Dolphins|Dolphins]] both originated in the [[American Football League]], the Dolphins did not start playing until 1966 as an expansion team, while the Bills were one of the original eight AFL teams.<ref name="u650">{{Cite web |last=Scott |first=Tom |date=November 21, 1965 |title=This Day In Sports: The AFL ruffles more NFL feathers |url=https://www.ktvb.com/article/opinion/columnists/scott-slant/august-16-1965-this-day-in-sports-afl-first-expansion-miami-dolphins-nfl-merger-joe-namath-super-bowl/277-fd1f146f-3afa-4415-8f50-06cd3af189a5#:~:text=The%20original%20eight%20AFL%20teams,now%20the%20Kansas%20City%20Chiefs). |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=ktvb.com}}</ref> The rivalry first gained prominence when the Dolphins won every matchup against the Bills in the 1970s for an NFL-record 20 straight wins against a single opponent (the Bills defeated the Dolphins in their first match-up of the 1980s).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kinsley |first=John R. |date=September 18, 2021 |title=The Dolphins Once Owned The Bills For An Entire Decade |url=https://www.thephinsider.com/2021/9/18/22678201/the-miami-dolphins-once-owned-the-buffalo-bills-for-an-entire-decade |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=The Phinsider |language=en}}</ref> Fortunes changed in the following decades with the rise of [[Jim Kelly]] as Buffalo's franchise quarterback. Though Kelly and Dolphins quarterback [[Dan Marino]] shared a competitive rivalry in the 1980s and 1990s, the Bills became dominant in the 1990s. Things cooled down after the retirements of Kelly and Marino and the [[Brady–Belichick era|rise of the New England Patriots]] in the 2000s and 2010s, but Miami remains a fierce rival of the Bills, coming in second place in a recent poll of Buffalo's primary rival,<ref name = "2017primaryrivalpoll"/> and the two teams have typically been close to each other in win–loss records. Recently, they have often competed for the division title since [[Tua Tagovailoa]] became Miami's quarterback, despite Buffalo's 13–2 record over the Dolphins under [[Josh Allen]]. Miami leads the overall series 62–60–1 as of 2024, but Buffalo has the advantage in the playoffs at 4–1, including a win in the [[1992–93 NFL playoffs|1992 AFC Championship Game]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=17%7CBuffalo |title=Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins Results - The Football Database |website=FootballDB |access-date=September 13, 2017 |archive-date=February 25, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225104228/https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=17%7CBuffalo |url-status=live}}</ref>

====New England Patriots====
{{main|Bills–Patriots rivalry}}
[[File:CJ_Spiller_Patriots_at_Bills.jpg|thumb|220px|Bills RB [[C. J. Spiller]] rushing against the Patriots in 2013]]
The rivalry with the [[New England Patriots]] began when both teams were original franchises in the [[American Football League]] (AFL) prior to the [[NFL–AFL merger]], but did not gain notability until the emergence of New England quarterback [[Tom Brady]] in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Iestyn |date=December 3, 2021 |title=Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots: Rivalry History |url=https://thebuffalofanatics.com/buffalo-bills-vs-new-england-patriots-rivalry-history/ |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=Buffalo Fanatics Network |language=en-US |archive-date=July 2, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220702015223/https://thebuffalofanatics.com/buffalo-bills-vs-new-england-patriots-rivalry-history/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> The teams were very competitive prior to the 2000s. However, Brady's arrival in the early 2000s led to the Patriots dominating the AFC East, including the Bills, for two decades.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 25, 2019 |title=These stats show the Patriots' dominance over teams outside the AFC East |url=https://www.nbcsportsboston.com/nfl/new-england-patriots/these-stats-show-the-patriots-dominance-over-teams-outside-the-afc-east/393530/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220629155207/https://www.nbcsports.com/boston/patriots/these-stats-show-patriots-dominance-over-teams-outside-afc-east |archive-date=June 29, 2022 |access-date=July 18, 2024 |website=NBC Sports - Boston |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Levin |first=Jake |date=August 28, 2019 |title=The Patriots Have Been Utterly Dominant in the AFC East. Will That Continue in 2019? |url=https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/patriots-afc-east-dominance/88694/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230109134456/https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/patriots-afc-east-dominance/88694/ |archive-date=January 9, 2023 |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=NBC Boston |language=en-US}}</ref> As a result, New England replaced the Dolphins as Buffalo's most hated rival.<ref name = "2017primaryrivalpoll">{{cite web |url=https://www.allcounted.com/share?view=summary&cid=stnbvll7tbrir&uid= |title=2017 Buffalo Bills Rivalry Survey |website=www.allcounted.com |access-date=July 12, 2017 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308122518/https://www.allcounted.com/share?view=summary&cid=stnbvll7tbrir&uid= |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Talbot |first=Ryan |date=July 5, 2016 |title=Patriots named as Bills biggest rival |url=https://247sports.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/Article/New-England-Patriots-named-as-Bills-biggest-rival-74981320 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307225541/https://247sports.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/Article/New-England-Patriots-named-as-Bills-biggest-rival-74981320/ |archive-date=March 7, 2021 |access-date=December 18, 2017 |website=247Sports.com}}</ref> The Bills have taken a 8–3 edge since Brady's departure in 2020, which included consecutive AFC East titles from 2020 to 2024 and a season sweep of the Patriots in two of the first three years. In 2021, the Bills dominated in a 47–17 victory against the Patriots in the two teams' first playoff match-up in 59 years, which saw the Bills score a touchdown on every offensive drive throughout the entire game and, as such, is the only "perfect offensive game" in NFL history.<ref name="w457">{{cite web |last=Thompson |first=Khari |title=Josh Allen, Bills demolish Patriots in stunning 47-17 blowout |website=Boston.com |date=January 16, 2022 |url=https://www.boston.com/sports/new-england-patriots/2022/01/15/follow-live-as-the-patriots-try-to-upset-bills-on-wild-card-weekend/ |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref><ref name="l919">{{cite web |last=Williams |first=Madison |title=Bills vs. Patriots by the numbers: How Buffalo handed Bill Belichick historic loss in wild-card game |website=Sporting News |date=January 16, 2022 |url=https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/bills-patriots-numbers-bill-belichick-wild-card/1g6n00i40ridu1k5kf7qgkjivn |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 13, 2022 |title=Bills-Patriots rivalry is no longer one-sided |url=https://www.theday.com/article/20220113/SPORT10/220119744 |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=The Day |language=en-US |archive-date=January 13, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220113220426/https://www.theday.com/article/20220113/SPORT10/220119744 |url-status=live}}</ref> Overall, the Patriots lead the series 79–51–1 as of 2024, but trail the Bills by a 48–47–1 margin without Brady on the field.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=19%7CBuffalo |title=Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots Results - The Football Database |website=FootballDB |access-date=September 13, 2017 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224143518/https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=19%7CBuffalo |url-status=live}}</ref>

The rivalry is also noted for several players being a members of both teams during their careers, including [[Drew Bledsoe]], [[Doug Flutie]], [[Lawyer Milloy]], [[Brandon Spikes]], [[Scott Chandler (American football)|Scott Chandler]], [[Chris Hogan (American football)|Chris Hogan]], [[Mike Gillislee]], and [[Stephon Gilmore]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Players who played for New England Patriots and New York Jets |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/friv/players-who-played-for-multiple-teams-franchises.fcgi?level=franch&t1=nwe&t2=nyj&t3=--&t4=-- |access-date=August 18, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref>

====New York Jets====
{{main|Bills–Jets rivalry}}
[[File:1986 Jeno's Pizza - 30 - Joe Cribbs (cropped).jpg|thumb|Bills' running back [[Joe Cribbs]] (''middle'') rushes the ball against the Jets in the [[1981-82 NFL playoffs|1981 AFC Wild Card]].]]
The Bills and [[New York Jets|Jets]] were both original AFL teams, and both represent the state of [[New York (state)|New York]], though the Jets have played their home games in [[East Rutherford, New Jersey]] since 1984. While the rivalry represents the differences between [[New York City]] and [[Western New York]], it has historically not been as intense as Buffalo's rivalries with the Dolphins and Patriots. When not playing one another, the teams' fan bases either have grudging respect or low-key annoyance for each other (stemming more from the broader [[upstate New York|upstate-downstate tensions]] than the teams or sport). The Bills-Jets rivalry has often become characterized by ugly games and shared mediocrity, but it has had a handful of competitive moments. The series heated up recently when former Jets head coach [[Rex Ryan]] became the Bills' head coach for two seasons and had become notable again as Bills quarterback [[Josh Allen]] and former Jets quarterback [[Sam Darnold]], both drafted in the same year, maintained a friendly rivalry with one another.<ref name="g086">{{cite web |last=Dubin |first=Jared |title=Rex Ryan says Jets are 'just another opponent' ahead of TNF showdown |website=CBSSports.com |date=November 9, 2015 |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/rex-ryan-says-jets-are-just-another-opponent-ahead-of-tnf-showdown/ |access-date=August 5, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Louis-Jacques |first=Marcel |date=September 7, 2019 |title=Bills' Josh Allen, Jets' Sam Darnold: Friendship before rivalry |url=https://www.espn.com/blog/buffalo-bills/post/_/id/33411/bills-josh-allen-and-jets-sam-darnold-close-friends-division-rivals |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217020456/https://www.espn.com/blog/buffalo-bills/post/_/id/33411/bills-josh-allen-and-jets-sam-darnold-close-friends-division-rivals |archive-date=February 17, 2020 |access-date=January 4, 2020 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref> Buffalo leads the series 71–58 as of 2024, including a playoff win in 1981.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=22%7CBuffalo |title=Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets Results - The Football Database |website=FootballDB |access-date=September 13, 2017 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224191819/https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=22%7CBuffalo |url-status=live}}</ref>

===Conference===
====Kansas City Chiefs====
{{Main|Bills–Chiefs rivalry}}
The [[Kansas City Chiefs]], another original franchise in the AFL, have a long history against the Bills, despite the two teams never being in the same division. Buffalo currently leads the series 30–26–1, which has included seven playoff meetings, four of which were AFL/AFC Championship Games;<ref>{{Cite web |title=All Matchups, Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=buf&tm2=kan&yr=all |access-date=August 5, 2024 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]] |language=en}}</ref> Kansas City won the [[1966 American Football League Championship Game|1966 AFL Championship Game]] that determined the AFL's representative in [[Super Bowl I|the first Super Bowl]] against the NFL champion [[Green Bay Packers]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://buffalonews.com/news/local/buffalo-fans-head-to-kansas-city-as-bills-and-chiefs-renew-acquaintances-in-a-decades/article_88e1eba6-7a31-11ec-8126-cbafa68ff48a.html |title=Buffalo fans head to Kansas City as Bills and Chiefs renew acquaintances in a decades-old rivalry |date=January 22, 2022 |agency=[[The Buffalo News]] |author=Watson, Stephen T. |access-date=March 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128165406/https://buffalonews.com/news/local/buffalo-fans-head-to-kansas-city-as-bills-and-chiefs-renew-acquaintances-in-a-decades/article_88e1eba6-7a31-11ec-8126-cbafa68ff48a.html |archive-date=January 28, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> in addition to the 2020 and [[2024 AFC Championship Game|2024]] AFC Championship Games that saw the team advance to its second and fifth Super Bowl appearances in six years, respectively,<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Selbe |first=Nick |title=Chiefs Beat Bills, Head to Super Bowl to Defend Title |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/01/25/chiefs-beat-bills-afc-championship-advance-super-bowl-lv |access-date=January 28, 2021 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=January 24, 2021 |language=en-us |archive-date=January 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129000533/https://www.si.com/nfl/2021/01/25/chiefs-beat-bills-afc-championship-advance-super-bowl-lv |url-status=live}}</ref> while Buffalo defeated Kansas City in the 1993 AFC Championship Game to advance to its fourth straight Super Bowl appearance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=16%7CBuffalo |title=Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs Results - The Football Database |website=FootballDB |access-date=September 13, 2017 |archive-date=February 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227154428/https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=16%7CBuffalo |url-status=live}}</ref> However, after each victory in the AFC Championship Game, the Chiefs or the Bills went on to lose the ensuing Super Bowl. Despite a lull in the series in the 2000s and 2010s, the rivalry gained attention as the Bills and Chiefs met in nine of ten years from 2008 to 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bills vs. Chiefs 2014: seventh straight year of Buffalo-Kansas City matchup |first=Brian |last=Galliford |work=Buffalo Rumblings |publisher=SB Nation |date=November 3, 2014 |url=https://www.buffalorumblings.com/bills-news-notes/2014/11/3/7149531/bills-vs-chiefs-2014-series-history-ryan-fitzpatrick-matt-cassel |access-date=July 12, 2017 |archive-date=March 10, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210310081902/https://www.buffalorumblings.com/bills-news-notes/2014/11/3/7149531/bills-vs-chiefs-2014-series-history-ryan-fitzpatrick-matt-cassel |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=November 16, 2022 |title=Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs Results |url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=16 |website=The Football Database |access-date=April 28, 2021 |archive-date=January 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129094819/https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=16 |url-status=live}}</ref>

After a two-year hiatus in the series, a rivalry between Bills quarterback Josh Allen and Chiefs quarterback [[Patrick Mahomes]] developed, particularly in the post-season, drawing comparisons to Jim Kelly's rivalry with Dan Marino as well as the [[Tom Brady–Peyton Manning rivalry|rivalry]] between Tom Brady and [[Peyton Manning]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Gramling |first=Gary |title=Mahomes-Allen could reach Brady-Manning rivalry levels |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/01/23/mahomes-josh-allen-rivalry-is-the-new-brady-manning |access-date=January 24, 2022 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |date=January 23, 2022 |language=en-us |archive-date=July 29, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220729004330/https://www.si.com/nfl/2022/01/23/mahomes-josh-allen-rivalry-is-the-new-brady-manning |url-status=live}}</ref> Since 2019, four high-profile postseason matchups occurred between the Bills and Chiefs. The four playoff games include the aforementioned 2020 Championship Game and the [[2021 AFC Divisional playoff game (Buffalo–Kansas City)|2021 Divisional round game]], the latter of which is now considered one of the greatest playoff games of all time, but was also controversial due to the league's overtime rules.<ref>{{Cite web |last=King |first=Peter |author-link=Peter King (sportswriter) |date=January 24, 2022 |title=Peter King's Football Morning In America Column: NFL Playoffs Divisional Round - NBC Sports |url=https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/24/nfl-divisional-playoffs-weekend-fmia-peter-king/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220125002413/https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/01/24/nfl-divisional-playoffs-weekend-fmia-peter-king/ |archive-date=January 25, 2022 |access-date=January 24, 2022 |website=ProFootballTalk |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=O'Donnell |first=Ricky |date=January 24, 2022 |title=The NFL's stupid overtime rules prevented an all-time great playoff game from being even better |url=https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2022/1/24/22898462/nfl-overtime-rules-stink-fixes-change-kansas-city-chiefs-vs-buffalo-bills |access-date=December 3, 2022 |website=SBNation.com |language=en |archive-date=December 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203195131/https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2022/1/24/22898462/nfl-overtime-rules-stink-fixes-change-kansas-city-chiefs-vs-buffalo-bills |url-status=live}}</ref> In [[2023–24 NFL playoffs#AFC: Kansas City Chiefs 27, Buffalo Bills 24|2023 divisional round]], Bills lost to the Chiefs 24–27 as Bills kicker Tyler Bass missed the game-tying field goal attempt wide right, a play that evoked memories of Scott Norwood missing the game-winning field goal attempt in [[Super Bowl XXV]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Chiefs vs. Bills (Jan 21, 2024) Live Score |website=ESPN |date=January 21, 2024 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/playbyplay/_/gameId/401547758}}</ref> In the [[2024 AFC Championship Game]], Bills [[Turnover on downs|failed to convert two 4th downs]] in the fourth quarter: the first was a 4th and inches quarterback sneak by Allen that was controversially ruled short of the line of gain and the second was a 4th and 5 pass from Allen that the tight end Kincaid dropped while sliding.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Camenker |first=Jacob |title=Josh Allen QB sneak: Bills QB ruled short on controversial fourth down call |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/2025/01/26/josh-allen-sneak-bills-chiefs-fourth-down/77961347007/ |access-date=January 29, 2025 |website=USA Today }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Lewis |first1=Jon |title=Amazon's NFL playoff debut falls short of last year's Peacock game |url=https://www.sportsmediawatch.com/2025/01/amazon-nfl-playoff-audience-below-peacock-game-last-year/ |website=sportsmediawatch.com |access-date=January 16, 2025}}</ref> The Chiefs went on to win 32–29. In the four playoff matchups between Allen and Mahomes, Mahomes leads the series 4–0.<ref>{{cite news |title=Bills' Josh Allen: Two TDs not enough in AFCCG loss |url=https://www.cbssports.com/fantasy/football/news/bills-josh-allen-two-tds-not-enough-in-afccg-loss/ |access-date=January 26, 2025 |work=CBS Sports |date=January 26, 2025}}</ref>

====Jacksonville Jaguars====
A new rivalry emerged between the Bills and the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] after former Bills head coach [[Doug Marrone]], who had quit the team after the 2014 season, was hired as a coaching assistant for Jacksonville and eventually rose to become the Jaguars' head coach.<ref name="Stites"/> The first game between the Marrone-led Jaguars was a [[London]] game in [[2015 Buffalo Bills season#Week 7: at Jacksonville Jaguars|week 7]] of the 2015 season, which saw the Jaguars' win 34–31.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/football/nfl/bills/2015/10/26/manuel-implosion-kills-bills-london/74579740/ |title=Manuel implosion kills Bills in London |last=Maiorana |first=Sal |date=October 26, 2015 |website=Rochester Democrat and Chronicle |language=en |access-date=April 5, 2019 |archive-date=December 5, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201205231543/https://www.democratandchronicle.com/story/sports/football/nfl/bills/2015/10/26/manuel-implosion-kills-bills-london/74579740/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The most important game of this series was an ugly, low-scoring [[2017 Buffalo Bills season#AFC Wild Card Playoffs: at (3) Jacksonville Jaguars|Wild Card]] game in 2017 that saw the Jaguars win 10–3. This game is notable as it was the first Bills playoff appearance in 17 seasons.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jaguars break defensive stalemate, push past Bills for wild-card win |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/jaguars/2018/01/07/jacksonville-jaguars-buffalo-bills-afc-wild-card-playoffs/1011405001/ |date=January 7, 2018 |work=USA Today |access-date=January 10, 2018 |archive-date=January 10, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110180910/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/jaguars/2018/01/07/jacksonville-jaguars-buffalo-bills-afc-wild-card-playoffs/1011405001/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Prior to this, Jacksonville had handed Buffalo its first playoff loss in [[Bills Stadium]] in 1996.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jaguars vs Bills |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/161228002 |website=[[ESPN|www.espn.com]] |publisher=[[ESPN Inc.]] |access-date=December 24, 2022 |archive-date=December 24, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224180543/https://www.espn.com/nfl/game/_/gameId/161228002 |url-status=live}}</ref> Following the 2017 wild card game the Bills and Jaguars have met three additional times. The first was a "rematch" game in [[2018 Buffalo Bills season#Week 12: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars|week 12]] of the 2018 season, which saw the Bills win 24–21. During this game, trash talk from former Jaguars players such as [[Jalen Ramsey]] resulted in a brawl between the teams.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/bills-qb-allen-returns-to-beat-jaguars-silence-ramsey-112518 |title=Bills QB Allen returns to beat Jaguars, silence Ramsey |publisher=Fox Sports |work=The Associated Press |access-date=November 25, 2018 |archive-date=November 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126040754/https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/bills-qb-allen-returns-to-beat-jaguars-silence-ramsey-112518 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kowalski |first=Rich |date=November 25, 2018 |title=Reaction: Bills fans let Jalen Ramsey hear for calling Josh Allen "trash" |url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/reaction-bills-fans-let-jalen-ramsey-hear-for-calling-josh-allen-e2-80-9ctrash-e2-80-9d/ar-BBQ5MiX |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190406125357/https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl/reaction-bills-fans-let-jalen-ramsey-hear-for-calling-josh-allen-e2-80-9ctrash-e2-80-9d/ar-BBQ5MiX |archive-date=April 6, 2019 |access-date=November 25, 2018 |website=USA Today Sports |series=Bills Wire}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/brawl-after-td-costs-jaguars-seven-points-vs-bills-leads-to-leonard-fournette-ejection/ |title=Brawl after TD costs Jaguars seven points vs. Bills, leads to Leonard Fournette ejection |work=CBS Sports |access-date=November 25, 2018 |author=Brinson, Will |date=November 25, 2018 |archive-date=November 26, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181126070926/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/brawl-after-td-costs-jaguars-seven-points-vs-bills-leads-to-leonard-fournette-ejection/ |url-status=live}}</ref> The second time was in [[2021 Buffalo Bills season#Week 9: at Jacksonville Jaguars|week 9]] of the 2021 season. By now, the "point" of the rivalry, Marrone's feud with the Bills organization, and the personal drama between Bills and Jaguars players no longer applied as Marrone had been fired and replaced by [[Urban Meyer]] and all the players from the 2017 Jaguars team have since moved on to other teams or retired. Regardless, this game was the seventh largest upset at the time in NFL history, which saw the 15.5-point favorite Bills lose 9–6.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Dubin |first=Jared |date=November 7, 2021 |title=Jaguars pull off seventh-largest upset since 1990, beat Bills despite closing as 15.5-point underdogs |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jaguars-pull-off-seventh-largest-upset-since-1990-beat-bills-despite-closing-as-15-5-point-underdogs/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221224180542/https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/jaguars-pull-off-seventh-largest-upset-since-1990-beat-bills-despite-closing-as-15-5-point-underdogs/ |archive-date=December 24, 2022 |access-date=November 8, 2021 |website=CBSSports.com |language=en}}</ref> The most recent meeting between the two teams was a 47–10 Bills win on Monday Night Football in 2024.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dubin |first1=Jared |title=Bills vs. Jaguars takeaways: Buffalo dominates Jacksonville behind Josh Allen, suffocating defense |url=https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/bills-vs-jaguars-takeaways-buffalo-dominates-jacksonville-behind-josh-allen-suffocating-defense/live/ |website=[[CBS Sports]] |date=September 24, 2024 |access-date=September 24, 2024}}</ref> The series is currently tied at 10–10.<ref>{{cite web |title=Buffalo Bills vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Results |url=https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=15 |website=footballdb.com |access-date=September 24, 2024}}</ref>

====Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans====
{{Main|Bills–Titans rivalry}}
The [[Tennessee Titans]] (formerly the [[Houston Oilers]]) share an extended history with the Bills, both teams being original AFL clubs and rivals in that league's East Division before the AFL-NFL merger. Match-ups were intense in the 1990s, with quarterback [[Warren Moon]] leading the Oilers against Jim Kelly's Bills.<ref name = "da Comeback">{{cite web |url=https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2011/12/4/2609508/buffalo-bills-tennessee-titans-houston-oilers-comeback |title=Bills vs. Titans Classic: The Comeback |work=Buffalo Rumblings |publisher=SB Nation |first=Matt |last=Warren |date=December 4, 2011 |access-date=January 15, 2018 |archive-date=January 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116135051/https://www.buffalorumblings.com/2011/12/4/2609508/buffalo-bills-tennessee-titans-houston-oilers-comeback |url-status=live}}</ref> After both teams failed to meet the same success in the late 2000s to early 2010s, they have returned to consistent playoff contention since 2017, resulting in several high-profile games as of late.<ref>{{Cite web |date=September 19, 2022 |title=Titans, Bills set to continue budding rivalry on TSN - TSN.ca |url=https://www.tsn.ca/simmons-titans-looking-forward-to-latest-matchup-with-bills-1.1850419 |access-date=September 22, 2022 |website=TSN |language=en |archive-date=September 22, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220922022157/https://www.tsn.ca/simmons-titans-looking-forward-to-latest-matchup-with-bills-1.1850419 |url-status=live}}</ref> Memorable playoff moments between the teams include [[The Comeback (American football)|The Comeback]], in which the [[Frank Reich]]-led Bills overcame a 35–3 deficit to stun the Oilers 41–38 in 1992,<ref name = "da Comeback"/> and the [[Music City Miracle]], in which the now-Titans scored on a near-last-minute kickoff return with a controversial [[lateral pass]] ruling to beat the Bills 22–16 in 1999.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs/2014/story/_/page/blitz150101/still-not-buying-music-city-miracle-adam-schefter-blitz |title=Still not buying Music City Miracle |first=Adam |last=Schefter |work=ESPN.com |date=January 1, 2015 |access-date=January 15, 2018 |archive-date=January 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116135209/http://www.espn.com/nfl/playoffs/2014/story/_/page/blitz150101/still-not-buying-music-city-miracle-adam-schefter-blitz |url-status=live}}</ref> The Music City Miracle was notable for being Buffalo's last playoff appearance until 2017.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wralsportsfan.com/wycheck-on-bills-bandwagon-18-years-after-music-city-miracle/17233538/ |title=Wycheck on Bills bandwagon 18 years after Music City Miracle |date=January 4, 2018 |first=John |last=Wawrow |work=The Associated Press |publisher=WRALSportsFan.com}}{{Dead link|date=December 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The Titans currently lead the series 30–21.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=31 |title=Buffalo Bills vs. Tennessee Titans Results - The Football Database |website=FootballDB.com |access-date=January 15, 2018 |archive-date=January 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180116193412/https://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/buffalo-bills/teamvsteam?opp=31 |url-status=live}}</ref>