Playoff Results For All Buffalo Teams

Buffalo Sports Overview

What professional sports teams are in Buffalo?

Among the big 4 sports leagues, there are 2 professional sports teams that play for Buffalo: the Buffalo Bills in the NFL, and the Buffalo Sabres in the NHL.

What was the last championship won by any Buffalo team?

No Buffalo team has ever won any championships in any of the big 4 leagues.

How long is the active championship drought for Buffalo teams?

Buffalo teams currently have a 58 year, 119 season long championship drought among the big 4 sports leagues, which started in 1966.

Team Details

MLB

Team	Championships	Seasons	Made Playoffs	Made Playoffs Percent	First Season	Last Season
Buffalo Bisons	0	1	0	0%	1885	1885

NBA

Team	Championships	Seasons	Made Playoffs	Made Playoffs Percent	First Season	Last Season
Buffalo Braves	0	8	3	37%	1971	1978

NFL

Team	Championships	Seasons	Made Playoffs	Made Playoffs Percent	First Season	Last Season
Buffalo Bills	0	65	20	30%	1960	2024
Buffalo Bisons	0	9	0	0%	1920	1929

NHL

Team	Championships	Seasons	Made Playoffs	Made Playoffs Percent	First Season	Last Season
Buffalo Sabres	0	53	29	54%	1971	2024

Buffalo Teams Playoff Results, 1885 - 2024

	MLB	MLS	NBA	NFL	NHL	WNBA
	0 / 1 seasons	No seasons	0 / 8 seasons	0 / 74 seasons	0 / 53 seasons	No seasons
2024				Season Ongoing	Missed Playoffs MP
2023				Lost Div (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Missed Playoffs MP
2022				Lost Div (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Missed Playoffs MP
2021				Lost Div (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Missed Playoffs MP
2020				Lost CC (Won 2 Rds) 4th	Missed Playoffs MP
2019				Lost WC (Won 0 Rds) 12th	Missed Playoffs MP
2018				Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
2017				Lost WC (Won 0 Rds) 12th	Missed Playoffs MP
2016				Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
2015				Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
2014				Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
2013				Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
2012				Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
2011				Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
2010				Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
2009				Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
2008				Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
2007				Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Finals (Won 2 Rds) 4th
2006				Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Finals (Won 2 Rds) 4th
2005				Missed Playoffs MP
2004				Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
2003				Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
2002				Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
2001				Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th
2000				Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
1999				Lost WC (Won 0 Rds) 12th	Lost Final (Won 3 Rds) 2nd
1998				Lost WC (Won 0 Rds) 12th	Lost Conf Finals (Won 2 Rds) 4th
1997				Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th
1996				Lost WC (Won 0 Rds) 12th	Missed Playoffs MP
1995				Lost Div (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
1994				Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
1993				Lost SB (Won 2 Rds) 2nd	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th
1992				Lost SB (Won 3 Rds) 2nd	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
1991				Lost SB (Won 2 Rds) 2nd	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
1990				Lost SB (Won 2 Rds) 2nd	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
1989				Lost Div (Won 0 Rds) 8th	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
1988				Lost CC (Won 1 Rd) 4th	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
1987				Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
1986				Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
1985				Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
1984				Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
1983				Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th
1982				Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
1981				Lost Div (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th
1980				Lost Div (Won 0 Rds) 8th	Lost Conf Finals (Won 2 Rds) 4th
1979				Missed Playoffs MP	Lost First Round (Won 0 Rds) 16th
1978			Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th
1977			Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th
1976			Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Semi (Won 1 Rd) 8th
1975			Lost Conf Semi (Won 0 Rds) 8th	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Final (Won 2 Rds) 2nd
1974			Lost Conf Semi (Won 0 Rds) 8th	Lost Div (Won 0 Rds) 8th	Missed Playoffs MP
1973			Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Lost Conf Semi (Won 0 Rds) 8th
1972			Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
1971			Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP	Missed Playoffs MP
1970				Missed Playoffs MP
1969				Missed Playoffs MP
1968				Missed Playoffs MP
1967				Missed Playoffs MP
1966				Lost CC (Won 0 Rds) 4th
1965				Won AFL Champ *
1964				Won AFL Champ *
1963				Lost AFL Divisional Round 3rd *
1962				Missed Playoffs MP *
1961				Missed Playoffs MP *
1960				Missed Playoffs MP *
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1929				No Playoffs NP
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1927				No Playoffs NP
1926				No Playoffs NP
1925				No Playoffs NP
1924				No Playoffs NP
1923				No Playoffs NP
1922				No Playoffs NP
1921				No Playoffs NP
1920				No Playoffs NP
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1885	No Postseason NP

0.04	0.87	2
Current Score	All-Time Peak (1994)	Active Teams

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Champ Score

Big 4 Championship Droughts