TEAM SUPER BOWL HISTORY
Have the Buffalo Bills Ever Won a Super Bowl?
No. The Buffalo Bills have never won a Super Bowl. Buffalo reached four straight from Super Bowl XXV through Super Bowl XXVIII and lost all four.
That 0–4 record needs context. Jim Kelly, Marv Levy and a loaded Buffalo roster won the AFC four years in a row, an achievement no other franchise has matched. The painful part is that the first game was also the one that stayed within Buffalo’s grasp until the final seconds.
Records reviewed through Super Bowl LX on February 8, 2026.
- Super Bowl Titles
- 0
- Super Bowl Appearances
- 4
- Super Bowl Record
- 0–4
- Last Appearance
- 1994 / Super Bowl XXVIII
Four Straight Trips, No Championship
Buffalo did not stumble into one great season and disappear. The Bills kept surviving the AFC, with Kelly directing the no-huddle offense and Levy holding together a team that had to answer the same question every January. Getting back after one Super Bowl loss is hard. Doing it three more times is still one of the league’s most demanding postseason runs.
The shape of the losses changed as the run went on. Super Bowl XXV was a one-point game. Washington opened a 17-point halftime lead the next year, Dallas forced a flood of turnovers in Super Bowl XXVII, and Buffalo’s halftime edge in Super Bowl XXVIII vanished after a defensive touchdown and an Emmitt Smith-driven second half.
COMPLETE APPEARANCE RECORD
Every Buffalo Bills Super Bowl Appearance
| Year | Super Bowl | Opponent | Result | Final score | MVP | Stadium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Super Bowl XXV | New York Giants | Loss | New York Giants 20, Bills 19 | Ottis Anderson | Tampa Stadium |
| 1992 | Super Bowl XXVI | Washington Redskins | Loss | Washington Redskins 37, Bills 24 | Mark Rypien | Metrodome |
| 1993 | Super Bowl XXVII | Dallas Cowboys | Loss | Dallas Cowboys 52, Bills 17 | Troy Aikman | Rose Bowl |
| 1994 | Super Bowl XXVIII | Dallas Cowboys | Loss | Dallas Cowboys 30, Bills 13 | Emmitt Smith | Georgia Dome |
Super Bowl XXV Was the One That Got Away
Buffalo’s closest finish was the 20–19 loss to the Giants in Super Bowl XXV. Scott Norwood’s 47-yard field-goal attempt sailed wide right on the final play, but the game was bigger than one kick. New York held the ball for more than 40 minutes, shortened the night and kept Buffalo’s quick-strike offense on the sideline for long stretches.
Norwood still had the last chance to change the result. Had the kick gone through, the entire four-year run would be discussed differently. It did not, and none of Buffalo’s next three appearances reached that same final-play tension.
GAME-BY-GAME HISTORY
Buffalo Bills Super Bowl Results, Explained
1991 · New York Giants
Super Bowl XXV
New York Giants 20, Bills 19
- Location
- Tampa Stadium · Tampa, Florida
- MVP
- Ottis Anderson
Turning point: Scott Norwood missed a 47-yard field goal wide right as time expired.
Buffalo led 12–3 in the second quarter, but the Giants slowed the pace and kept Jim Kelly’s offense off the field. The Bills still moved into range for a winning kick in the final seconds. Norwood’s miss became the lasting image, even though New York’s ball-control approach shaped the game long before the final snap.
1992 · Washington Redskins
Super Bowl XXVI
Washington Redskins 37, Bills 24
- Location
- Metrodome · Minneapolis, Minnesota
- MVP
- Mark Rypien
Turning point: Washington took a 17–0 lead into halftime and forced Buffalo to abandon any patient comeback path.
Washington controlled the first half and went to the locker room ahead 17–0. Buffalo found points after halftime, but five turnovers kept handing the momentum back. Jim Kelly and the offense never had the clean stretch needed to turn a 24-point deficit into a real fourth-quarter threat.
1993 · Dallas Cowboys
Super Bowl XXVII
Dallas Cowboys 52, Bills 17
- Location
- Rose Bowl · Pasadena, California
- MVP
- Troy Aikman
Turning point: The Cowboys repeatedly converted Buffalo turnovers into short fields and defensive scores.
Buffalo committed nine turnovers, a Super Bowl record that left Dallas with too many short fields and too many extra possessions. Troy Aikman attacked the openings, while the Cowboys defense scored twice. This was no narrow miss; the game broke open because Buffalo could not protect the ball.
1994 · Dallas Cowboys
Super Bowl XXVIII
Dallas Cowboys 30, Bills 13
- Location
- Georgia Dome · Atlanta, Georgia
- MVP
- Emmitt Smith
Turning point: James Washington returned Thurman Thomas’s fumble for a touchdown early in the third quarter.
The Bills led 13–6 at halftime and had their best position since Super Bowl XXV. Then James Washington’s fumble return tied the game, and Emmitt Smith began controlling the second half. Buffalo did not score again, turning a promising first half into the final loss of the four-year run.
Why Buffalo’s Four-Year Run Still Matters
The losses cannot be erased, but neither can four consecutive AFC championships. Bruce Smith, Thurman Thomas, Andre Reed and Kelly kept Buffalo at the center of the league for an entire era. Plenty of champions never made it back. The Bills returned three times after the first defeat.
That is why 0–4 is accurate without being complete. Buffalo missed its best opening in Tampa, then spent three more seasons proving the first trip was not a fluke.