Buffalo Bills

The Buffalo Bills are a National Football League team based in Buffalo, New York.

Founded: 1960 (charter member of the American Football League; joined NFL in 1970 merger)

Home stadium: 1960 - 1972: War Memorial Stadium; 1973 - Present: Ralph Wilson Stadium (formerly Rich Stadium)

Uniform colors: 1960 - 1961: Light blue and white; 1962 - Present: Red, white and blue

Helmet design: 1960 - 1961: Silver with blue side numerals; 1962 - 1964: White with red center stripe and red standing bison; 1965 - 1973: White with red and blue center stripes and red standing bison; 1975 - 1983: White with red and blue center stripes and blue charging bison with a red slanting stripe streaming from its horn; 1984 - Present: Red with blue center stripes and blue charging bison as before.

League Championships won: AFL 1964, 1965

AFC championships won: 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994

Super Bowl victories: none

Franchise history

In the American Football League, a predominantly offensive league, the Buffalo Bills were a great defensive team. With a linebacking corps of Harry Jacobs, Mike Stratton, and John Tracey; and defensive line stalwarts like Tom Day, Tom Sestak, Jim Dunaway, and Ron McDole, the Bills defense did not allow a rushing touchdown for seventeen straight games over a period of the 1964 and 1965 seasons.

The Bills won AFL championships in both of those seasons, and were one of only three teams to appear in an AFL championship game for three consecutive years. In spite of their defensive prowess, the Bills had offensive muscle as well, in stars such as fullback Cookie Gilchrist, quarterbacks Jack Kemp and Daryle Lamonica, and receivers Elbert Dubenion and Ernie Warlick.