These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. The Bills are a professional American football franchise based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area. . The quarterbacks are listed in order of the date of each player's first start for the team at that position.
Starting quarterbacks
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The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:
Regular season
Postseason
| Season(s) | Quarterback(s) |
|---|---|
| 1963 (AFL) | Jack Kemp (0–1) |
| 1964 (AFL) | Jack Kemp (1–0) |
| 1965 (AFL) | Jack Kemp (1–0) |
| 1966 (AFL) | Jack Kemp (0–1) |
| 1974 | Joe Ferguson (0–1) |
| 1980 | Joe Ferguson (0–1) |
| 1981 | Joe Ferguson (1–1) |
| 1988 | Jim Kelly (1–1) |
| 1989 | Jim Kelly (0–1) |
| 1990 | Jim Kelly (2–1) |
| 1991 | Jim Kelly (2–1) |
| 1992 | Frank Reich (2–0) |
| Jim Kelly (1–1) | |
| 1993 | Jim Kelly (2–1) |
| 1995 | Jim Kelly (1–1) |
| 1996 | Jim Kelly (0–1) |
| 1998 | Doug Flutie (0–1) |
| 1999 | Rob Johnson (0–1) |
| 2017 | Tyrod Taylor (0–1) |
| 2019 | Josh Allen (0–1) |
| 2020 | Josh Allen (2–1) |
| 2021 | Josh Allen (1–1) |
| 2022 | Josh Allen (1–1) |
| 2023 | Josh Allen (1–1) |
Statistics
Most games started
These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Bills in regular season games (through the 2023 NFL season).
| Name | |
|---|---|
| GP | Games played |
| GS | Games started |
| W | Number of wins as starting quarterback |
| L | Number of losses as starting quarterback |
| T | Number of ties as starting quarterback |
| % | Winning percentage as starting quarterback |
| Name | Period | GP | GS | W | L | T | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ferguson | 1973–1984 | 164 | 163 | 77 | 86 | — | .472 |
| Jim Kelly | 1986–1996 | 160 | 160 | 101 | 59 | — | .631 |
| Josh Allen | 2018–Present | 94 | 93 | 63 | 30 | — | .677 |
| Jack Kemp | 1962–1969 | 88 | 77 | 43 | 31 | 3 | .578 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 2009–2012 | 55 | 53 | 20 | 33 | — | .377 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 2002–2004 | 48 | 48 | 23 | 25 | — | .479 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 2015–2017 | 44 | 43 | 23 | 20 | — | .535 |
Top ten passers in Bills history
This table lists the quarterbacks with the most passing yards while with the Bills
(Stats updated through the 2023 NFL regular season)
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Comp | Number of passes completed |
| Att | Number of passes attempted |
| % | Percentage of passes completed |
| Yds | Total passing yards |
| TD | Number of passing touchdowns |
| INT | Number of interceptions thrown |
| Name | Comp | Att | % | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Kelly | 2,874 | 4,779 | 60.1 | 35,467 | 237 | 175 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2,188 | 4,166 | 52.5 | 27,590 | 181 | 190 |
| Josh Allen | 1,989 | 3,145 | 63.2 | 22,703 | 167 | 78 |
| Ryan Fitzpatrick | 1,041 | 1,742 | 59.8 | 11,654 | 80 | 64 |
| Jack Kemp | 1,039 | 2,240 | 46.4 | 15,134 | 77 | 132 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 905 | 1,531 | 59.1 | 10,151 | 55 | 43 |
| Tyrod Taylor | 774 | 1,236 | 62.6 | 8,857 | 51 | 16 |
| Doug Flutie | 598 | 1,063 | 56.3 | 7,582 | 47 | 30 |
| Dennis Shaw | 485 | 916 | 52.9 | 6,286 | 35 | 67 |
| J. P. Losman | 558 | 941 | 59.3 | 6,211 | 33 | 34 |
- Source:[1]
Notes
See also
References
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