2022 Buffalo Bills season

The 2022 season is the Buffalo Bills' 53rd in the National Football League (NFL), their 63rd as a team and their eighth full season where Terry and Kim Pegula own the team.

2022 Buffalo Bills season
Owner	Terry and Kim Pegula
Head coach	Sean McDermott
General manager	Brandon Beane
Home field	Highmark Stadium Ford Field[upper-roman 1]
Results
Record	12–3
Division place	1st AFC East
Playoff finish	TBD
Pro Bowlers	QB Josh Allen WR Stefon Diggs C Mitch Morse S Jordan Poyer
Uniform
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Current roster

Buffalo Bills roster

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Quarterbacks 17 Josh Allen 18 Case Keenum Running backs 28 James Cook 41 Reggie Gilliam FB 20 Nyheim Hines 25 Taiwan Jones 26 Devin Singletary Wide receivers 13 Gabe Davis 14 Stefon Diggs  6 Isaiah McKenzie 10 Khalil Shakir Tight ends 88 Dawson Knox 85 Quintin Morris 89 Tommy Sweeney

Offensive linemen 71 Ryan Bates G 65 Ike Boettger G 79 Spencer Brown T 73 Dion Dawkins T 68 Bobby Hart G 60 Mitch Morse C 67 Justin Murray T 77 David Quessenberry T 76 Rodger Saffold G 75 Greg Van Roten C Defensive linemen 55 Carlos Basham Jr. DE 57 A. J. Epenesa DE 92 DaQuan Jones DT 90 Shaq Lawson DE 91 Ed Oliver DT 97 Jordan Phillips DT 50 Gregory Rousseau DE 99 Tim Settle DT

Linebackers 43 Terrel Bernard OLB 53 Tyrel Dodson MLB 49 Tremaine Edmunds MLB 52 A. J. Klein MLB 44 Tyler Matakevich MLB 58 Matt Milano OLB 54 Baylon Spector OLB Defensive backs 24 Kaiir Elam CB  3 Damar Hamlin FS 30 Dane Jackson CB  4 Jaquan Johnson SS  7 Taron Johnson CB 39 Cam Lewis CB 31 Dean Marlowe FS 36 Jared Mayden FS 33 Siran Neal CB 21 Jordan Poyer SS 27 Tre'Davious White CB Special teams  2 Tyler Bass K 69 Reid Ferguson LS  8 Sam Martin P

Reserve lists 47 Christian Benford CB (IR) 80 Jamison Crowder WR (IR) 72 Tommy Doyle T (IR) 23 Micah Hyde FS (IR) 15 Jake Kumerow WR (IR) 40 Von Miller OLB (IR) Practice squad 70 Alec Anderson T 51 Eli Ankou DT (Injured)  5 Matt Barkley QB 11 Cole Beasley WR 94 Cortez Broughton DT 16 John Brown WR 96 Brandin Bryant DT 84 Zach Davidson TE 87 Tanner Gentry WR 42 Joe Giles-Harris OLB 46 Ja'Marcus Ingram CB 22 Duke Johnson RB 19 KeeSean Johnson WR 59 Kingsley Jonathan DE 56 Mike Love DE 32 Kyler McMichael CB 74 Ryan Van Demark T Rookies in italics Roster updated January 2, 2023 Depth chart Transactions 53 active, 6 inactive, 16 practice squad (+1 exempt) → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
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

Week	Date	Time (ET)	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
1	September 8	8:20 p.m.	at Los Angeles Rams	W 31–10	1–0	SoFi Stadium	NBC	Recap
2	September 19	7:15 p.m.	Tennessee Titans	W 41–7	2–0	Highmark Stadium	ESPN	Recap
3	September 25	1:00 p.m.	at Miami Dolphins	L 19–21	2–1	Hard Rock Stadium	CBS	Recap
4	October 2	1:00 p.m.	at Baltimore Ravens	W 23–20	3–1	M&T Bank Stadium	CBS	Recap
5	October 9	1:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 38–3	4–1	Highmark Stadium	CBS	Recap
6	October 16	4:25 p.m.	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 24–20	5–1	Arrowhead Stadium	CBS	Recap
7	Bye
8	October 30	8:20 p.m.	Green Bay Packers	W 27–17	6–1	Highmark Stadium	NBC	Recap
9	November 6	1:00 p.m.	at New York Jets	L 17–20	6–2	MetLife Stadium	CBS	Recap
10	November 13	1:00 p.m.	Minnesota Vikings	L 30–33 (OT)	6–3	Highmark Stadium	Fox	Recap
11	November 20	1:00 p.m.	Cleveland Browns	W 31–23	7–3	Ford Field[upper-roman 1]	CBS	Recap
12	November 24	12:30 p.m.	at Detroit Lions	W 28–25	8–3	Ford Field	CBS	Recap
13	December 1	8:15 p.m.	at New England Patriots	W 24–10	9–3	Gillette Stadium	Prime Video	Recap
14	December 11	1:00 p.m.	New York Jets	W 20–12	10–3	Highmark Stadium	CBS	Recap
15	December 17	8:15 p.m.	Miami Dolphins	W 32–29	11–3	Highmark Stadium	NFLN	Recap
16	December 24	1:00 p.m.	at Chicago Bears	W 35–13	12–3	Soldier Field	CBS	Recap
17	January 2[upper-roman 2]	8:30 p.m.	at Cincinnati Bengals	Game Ruled No Contest[3]	12–3	Paycor Stadium	ESPN/ABC
18	January 8	1:00 p.m.	New England Patriots			Highmark Stadium	CBS

Notes

• Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Division

AFC East
view talk edit	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

AFC v t e
#	Team	Division	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	SOS	SOV	STK
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	.470	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	.465	.438	W5
Wild cards
5[a]	Los Angeles Chargers	West	10	7	0	.588	2–4	7–5	.443	.341	L1
6[a]	Baltimore Ravens	North	10	7	0	.588	3–3	6–6	.509	.456	L2
7[b]	Miami Dolphins	East	9	8	0	.529	3–3	7–5	.537	.454	W1
Did not qualify for the postseason
8[b]	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	.411	L1
10[c]	New York Jets	East	7	10	0	.412	2–4	5–7	.539	.462	L6
11[c][d]	Tennessee Titans	South	7	10	0	.412	3–3	5–7	.510	.339	L7
12[c][d]	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[e]
LA Chargers finished ahead of Baltimore based on conference record. Miami finished ahead of Pittsburgh based on head-to-head victory. NY Jets and Tennessee finished ahead of Cleveland based on conference record. NY Jets finished ahead of Tennessee based on common record. Tennessee finished ahead of Cleveland based on conference record. When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Postseason

See also: 2022–23 NFL playoffs

Round	Date	Time (EST)	Opponent (seed)	Result	Record	Venue	TV	Recap
TBD	January TBD, 2023					Highmark Stadium

Notes

1. Because of a bad snow storm at the home stadium for the Bills, the team moved to Ford Field for safety.^[1]
2. Game started on January 2. Due to an injury involving Damar Hamlin, the game was postponed part way through the first quarter.^[2]