2022 Buffalo Bills season
OwnerTerry and Kim Pegula
Head coachSean McDermott
General managerBrandon Beane
Home fieldHighmark Stadium
Ford Field[upper-roman 1]
Results
Record12–3
Division place1st AFC East
Playoff finishTBD
Pro BowlersQB Josh Allen
WR Stefon Diggs
C Mitch Morse
S Jordan Poyer
Uniform

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.

Current roster

Buffalo Bills roster
Quarterbacks

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

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

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

Standings

Division

AFC East
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
# 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]
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 LA Chargers finished ahead of Baltimore based on conference record.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Miami finished ahead of Pittsburgh based on head-to-head victory.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 NY Jets and Tennessee finished ahead of Cleveland based on conference record. NY Jets finished ahead of Tennessee based on common record.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Tennessee finished ahead of Cleveland based on conference record.
  5. ↑ 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Browns-Bills Week 11 game moved to Detroit's Ford Field due to snowstorm". NFL. November 17, 2022. Retrieved November 17, 2022.
  2. ↑ Getzenberg, Alaina (January 2, 2023). "Damar Hamlin in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest; Bills-Bengals postponed". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 3, 2023.
  3. ↑ "AP sources: NFL will not resume Bills-Bengals game". MSN. Retrieved 5 January 2023.

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