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The AFC showdown is set, with the top two seeds battling it out for a ticket to Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans. It’s the Bills versus the Chiefs, squaring off for the ninth time since 2020. This time, the action takes place at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.
Both teams have traded punches evenly over their last eight games, sitting at 4-4. However, Buffalo hasn’t cracked the code when it comes to beating Kansas City in the postseason. Earlier this season, the Bills managed to take home a 30-21 win in Buffalo. But the million-dollar question is, can they pull it off again, punch their ticket to the Super Bowl, and maybe even win it all? Considering all of this, let’s take a look into the Bills’ playoff history to see what makes this franchise tick.
The Buffalo Bills have a long history in the playoffs, making it to the NFL postseason 24 times, including 19 times since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970. Their overall playoff record is 19-21, with an equal 18-18 record in the Super Bowl era. The Bills had their most successful run from 1988 to 1999, when they made the playoffs 10 times, won six AFC East division titles, and appeared in four consecutive Super Bowls from 1990 to 1993. However, the team also went through a long 17-year stretch without making the playoffs from 2000 to 2016, which was the longest active streak in the league at the time.
Recently, the Bills have come back strong, making the playoffs six times in a row from 2019 to 2024 under head coach Sean McDermott. Their best recent playoff run came in 2020 when they reached the AFC Championship Game but lost 38-24 to the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Bills are one of 12 NFL teams that have never won a Super Bowl. Despite making it to the big game four times in a row from 1990 to 1993, they lost each of those Super Bowls. In Super Bowl XXV, they lost to the New York Giants 20-19, with Scott Norwood’s missed field goal being one of the most famous moments in NFL history. In Super Bowl XXVI, they lost 37-24 to the Washington Redskins. They also lost Super Bowl XXVII 52-17 to the Dallas Cowboys and Super Bowl XXVIII 30-13 to the Cowboys again.
The last time the Bills played in a Super Bowl was in 1994, and since then, they have gone 31 years without another appearance, which is the seventh-longest active Super Bowl drought in the NFL. For comparison, the Detroit Lions and Cleveland Browns have never played in a Super Bowl, and the New York Jets haven’t been back since they won in 1969.
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