The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the metropolitan area of Buffalo, New York. They play their home games in the suburb of Orchard Park, and beginning in 2008, one home game is played in Toronto. They are members of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Bills began competitive play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League and joined the NFL as part of the AFL-NFL merger. The Bills won two consecutive American Football League titles in 1964 and 1965, but the club has not won a league championship since the merger. Buffalo is also the only team to win four consecutive American Football Conference Championships, and lost all four Super Bowls. The Bills were named as the result of the winning entry in a local contest, which named the team after the AAFC Buffalo Bills, a previous football franchise from the All-America Football Conference that merged with the Cleveland Browns in 1950. That team, in turn, was named after William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody. The Bills' cheerleaders are known as the Buffalo Jills. The official mascot is Billy Buffalo. The Bills conduct summer training camp at Saint John Fisher College in Pittsford, NY, a suburb of Rochester. They are the only NFL team to play their home games within New York State. Both the New York Jets and the New York Giants play in East Rutherford, New Jersey outside of New York City. On October 2, 2005, the Bills played the New Orleans Saints in the first NFL regular season game held in San Antonio, Texas. With the inception of the Bills Toronto Series in 2008, they are also the only team to play home games in Canada. (via Wikipedia)
Playoff Appearances (Num):
17
Abbreviation:
BUF
Playoff Appearances:
AFL: 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966NFL: 1974, 1980, 1981, 1988, 1989, 1990,
1991, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999
City:
Orchard Park, New York
Founding Date:
Jan 1, 1959
Colors:
Dark Navy, Red, Royal Blue, Nickel, White
Mascot:
Billy Buffalo
Name:
Buffalo Bills
Partner Identifier:
nfl/teams/2
Coach:
Dick Jauron
Owned by:
Ralph Wilson
League:
NFL
Category: (Apparel)
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