2024 Buffalo Bills season
2024 Buffalo Bills season | |
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Owner | Terry and Kim Pegula |
General manager | Brandon Beane |
Head coach | Sean McDermott |
Home field | Highmark Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 2–0 |
Division place | 1st AFC East |
Uniform | |
The 2024 season is the Buffalo Bills' 55th in the National Football League (NFL), their 65th overall, their tenth full season under the ownership of Terry and Kim Pegula, and their eighth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane.
This will be their first season since 2019 without wide receiver Stefon Diggs, as he was traded to the Houston Texans. The team also released several veterans such as center Mitch Morse, cornerback Tre'Davious White, and safety Jordan Poyer, several players who had been key contributors during the McDermott era, among others.
Transactions
[edit]Arrivals
[edit]Departures
[edit]Trades
[edit]Position | Arrived | From | Date of trade | Departed |
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C | 2024 5th-round pick | Chicago Bears | March 4, 2024[42] | Ryan Bates |
WR | 2025 2nd-round pick (via MIN) |
Houston Texans | April 3, 2024[43] | Stefon Diggs 2024 6th-round pick 2025 5th-round pick |
CB | Brandon Codrington 2026 7th-round pick |
New York Jets | August 27, 2024[44] | 2026 6th-round pick |
Draft
[edit]Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 28 | Traded to Kansas City[A] | |||
32 | Traded to Carolina[B] | from Kansas City[A] | |||
2 | 33 | Keon Coleman | WR | Florida State | from Carolina[B] |
60 | Cole Bishop | S | Utah | ||
3 | 91 | Traded to Green Bay[C] | |||
95 | DeWayne Carter | DT | Duke | from Kansas City[A] | |
4 | 128 | Ray Davis | RB | Kentucky | |
133 | Traded to Kansas City[A] | compensatory | |||
5 | 141 | Sedrick Van Pran-Granger | C | Georgia | from Carolina[B] |
144 | Traded to Chicago[D] | from Chicago[E] | |||
160 | Edefuan Ulofoshio | LB | Washington | from Green Bay[C] | |
163 | Traded to Green Bay[F] | ||||
168 | Javon Solomon | DE | Troy | from Green Bay[F] | |
6 | 189 | Traded to Houston[G] | from LA Rams[H] | ||
200 | Traded to Carolina[B] | from Houston[I] | |||
204 | Tylan Grable | OT | UCF | ||
219 | Daequan Hardy | CB | Penn State | from Green Bay[F] | |
7 | 221 | Travis Clayton | OG | IPPP | from Kansas City[A] |
248 | Traded to Kansas City[A] |
Draft trades
- ^ a b c d e f The Bills traded first- (28th overall), fourth- (133rd overall) and seventh- (248th overall) round selections to the Kansas City Chiefs in exchange for first- (32nd overall), third- (95th overall) and seventh- (221st overall) round selections.[45]
- ^ a b c d The Bills traded first- (32nd overall) and sixth- (200th overall) round selections to the Carolina Panthers in exchange for second- (33rd overall) and fifth- (141st overall) round selections.[46]
- ^ a b The Bills traded a third-round selection (91st overall) to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for CB Rasul Douglas and a fifth-round selection (160th overall).[47]
- ^ The Bills traded a fifth-round selection (144th overall) to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a 2025 fourth-round selection.[48]
- ^ The Bills traded C Ryan Bates to the Chicago Bears in exchange for a fifth-round selection (144th overall).[42]
- ^ a b c The Bills traded a fifth-round selection (163rd overall) to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for fifth- (168th overall) and sixth- (219th overall) round selections.[48]
- ^ The Bills traded WR Stefon Diggs, 2024 sixth- (189th overall) and 2025 fifth-round selections to the Houston Texans in exchange for a 2025 second-round selection (via MIN).[43]
- ^ The Bills traded a 2023 sixth-round selection to the Los Angeles Rams in exchange for 2023 seventh- and 2024 sixth-round selections (189th overall).[49]
- ^ The Bills traded a 2023 sixth-round selection to the Houston Texans in exchange for 2023 seventh- and 2024 sixth-round selections (200th overall).[49]
Notes
- The Bills received a fourth-round compensatory selection (133rd overall) for LB Tremaine Edmunds signing with the Chicago Bears last offseason.[50]
Name | Position | College | Ref. |
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Keaton Bills | G | Utah | [51] |
Rondell Bothroyd | DT | Oklahoma | |
Gunner Britton | G | Auburn | |
Jack Browning | P | San Diego State | |
Te'Cory Couch | CB | Miami (FL) | |
Branson Deen | DT | Miami (FL) | |
Mike Edwards | OT | Campbell | |
Frank Gore Jr. | RB | Southern Miss | |
Xavier Johnson | WR | Ohio State | |
Lawrence Keys | WR | Tulane | |
Keni-H Lovely | CB | Western Michigan | |
David Ugwoegbu | DE | Houston | |
Joe Andreessen | LB | Buffalo | [52] |
Gable Steveson | DT | Minnesota | [53] |
Shayne Simon | LB | Pittsburgh | [54] |
Staff
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Current roster
[edit]Preseason
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
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1 | August 10 | Chicago Bears | L 6–33 | 0–1 | Highmark Stadium | Recap |
2 | August 17 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 9–3 | 1–1 | Acrisure Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 24 | Carolina Panthers | L 26–31 | 1–2 | Highmark Stadium | Recap |
Regular season
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
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1 | September 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Arizona Cardinals | W 34–28 | 1–0 | Highmark Stadium | CBS | Recap |
2 | September 12 | 8:15 p.m. | at Miami Dolphins | W 31–10 | 2–0 | Hard Rock Stadium | WKBW [55] | Recap |
3 | September 23 | 7:30 p.m. | Jacksonville Jaguars | Highmark Stadium | WKBW | |||
4 | September 29 | 8:20 p.m. | at Baltimore Ravens | M&T Bank Stadium | NBC | |||
5 | October 6 | 1:00 p.m. | at Houston Texans | NRG Stadium | CBS | |||
6 | October 14 | 8:15 p.m. | at New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | ESPN | |||
7 | October 20 | 1:00 p.m. | Tennessee Titans | Highmark Stadium | CBS | |||
8 | October 27 | 4:05 p.m. | at Seattle Seahawks | Lumen Field | Fox | |||
9 | November 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Miami Dolphins | Highmark Stadium | CBS | |||
10 | November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | CBS | |||
11 | November 17 | 4:25 p.m. | Kansas City Chiefs | Highmark Stadium | CBS | |||
12 | Bye | |||||||
13 | December 1 | 8:20 p.m. | San Francisco 49ers | Highmark Stadium | NBC | |||
14 | December 8 | 4:25 p.m. | at Los Angeles Rams | SoFi Stadium | Fox | |||
15 | December 15 | 4:25 p.m. | at Detroit Lions | Ford Field | CBS | |||
16 | December 22 | 1:00 p.m. | New England Patriots | Highmark Stadium | CBS | |||
17 | December 29 | 1:00 p.m. | New York Jets | Highmark Stadium | CBS | |||
18 | January 4/5 | TBD | at New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | TBD |
Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
- The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.
Game summaries
[edit]Week 1: vs. Arizona Cardinals
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cardinals | 7 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 28 |
Bills | 0 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 34 |
at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: September 8
- Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Cloudy, 61 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 70,542
- Referee: Tra Blake
- TV announcers (CBS): Tom McCarthy, Jay Feely, Ross Tucker and Tiffany Blackmon
- Recap, Game Book
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Trailing 17–3 at one point in the second quarter, the Bills stormed back in the second half with 21 unanswered points to take the lead. The Cardinals had one last chance to win after the Bills expanded their lead to 34–28, but quarterback Kyler Murray's last second Hail Mary pass attempt was denied by Bills cornerback Ja'Marcus Ingram, preventing a repeat of the Hail Murray from the 2020 season.[56] Bills quarterback Josh Allen had four total touchdowns in the win, tallying his fourth career game with multiple rushing and passing touchdowns, tied for the most in league history with Steve Young.[57]
Week 2: at Miami Dolphins
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bills | 7 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
Dolphins | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida
- Date: September 12
- Game time: 8:15 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Partly cloudy, 86 °F (30 °C)
- Game attendance: 65,601
- Referee: Bill Vinovich
- TV announcers (WKBW/Prime Video): Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit and Kaylee Hartung
- Recap, Game Book
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The Bills cruised to a 31–10 win over the rival Dolphins, thanks to three total touchdowns by running back James Cook and the defense intercepting Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa three times. However, the win was overshadowed by Tagovailoa suffering a concussion after running into contact with safety Damar Hamlin. This was Tagovailoa's third officially reported concussion in two years.[58]
Week 3: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
[edit]Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Jaguars | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bills | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, New York
- Date: September 23
- Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
- Referee: Shawn Smith
- TV announcers (ESPN): Chris Fowler, Louis Riddick, Dan Orlovsky and Laura Rutledge
- Preview
Standings
[edit]Division
[edit]AFC East | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Buffalo Bills | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 1–0 | 65 | 38 | W2 |
New York Jets | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1–0 | 2–0 | 67 | 52 | W2 |
Miami Dolphins | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 30 | 48 | L1 |
New England Patriots | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 0–1 | 1–1 | 39 | 57 | L2 |
Conference
[edit]# | Team | Division | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | SOS | SOV | STK |
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Division leaders | |||||||||||
1 | Buffalo Bills | East | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 1–0 | .500 | .500 | W2 |
2 | Los Angeles Chargers | West | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 1–0 | .250 | .250 | W2 |
3 | Houston Texans | South | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1–0 | 1–0 | .250 | .250 | W2 |
4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | North | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0–0 | 1–0 | .250 | .250 | W2 |
Wild cards | |||||||||||
5 | Kansas City Chiefs | West | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0–0 | 2–0 | .000 | .000 | W2 |
6 | New York Jets | East | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 1–0 | 2–0 | .250 | .000 | W2 |
7 | Cleveland Browns | North | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0–0 | 1–0 | .250 | .000 | W1 |
In the hunt | |||||||||||
8 | Las Vegas Raiders | West | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0–1 | 1–1 | .500 | .000 | W1 |
9 | Miami Dolphins | East | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0–1 | 1–1 | .500 | .000 | L1 |
10 | New England Patriots | East | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 0–0 | 1–1 | .500 | .000 | L2 |
11 | Denver Broncos | West | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0–0 | 0–1 | 1.000 | .000 | L2 |
12 | Indianapolis Colts | South | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0–1 | 0–1 | .750 | .000 | L2 |
13 | Cincinnati Bengals | North | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0–0 | 0–2 | .750 | .000 | L2 |
14 | Baltimore Ravens | North | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0–0 | 0–2 | .750 | .000 | L2 |
15 | Jacksonville Jaguars | South | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0–0 | 0–2 | .500 | .000 | L2 |
16 | Tennessee Titans | South | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0–0 | 0–1 | .500 | .000 | L2 |
Tiebreakers[a] | |||||||||||
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Legend | |||||||||||
w — Clinched wild card | |||||||||||
x — Clinched playoff berth | |||||||||||
y — Clinched division | |||||||||||
z — Clinched first-round bye and home-field advantage |
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