2020 Buffalo Bills season
The 2020 season is the Buffalo Bills' 61st in the National Football League, their sixth full season under the ownership of Terry and Kim Pegula, and their fourth under the head coach/general manager tandem of Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane.
| 2020 Buffalo Bills season | |
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| Head coach | Sean McDermott |
| General manager | Brandon Beane |
| Owner | Terry and Kim Pegula |
| Home field | The Bills Stadium |
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They will attempt to improve upon their 10–6 season from the previous year and return to the playoffs for the third time in four years. They will also attempt to win the AFC East for the first time since 1995.
Draft
| 2020 Buffalo Bills draft | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Draft order | Player name | Position | College | Contract | Notes | |
| Round | Selection | |||||
| 1 | 22 | Traded to the Minnesota Vikings[upper-alpha 1] | ||||
| 2 | 54 | A. J. Epenesa | DE | Iowa | ||
| 3 | 86 | Zack Moss | RB | Utah | ||
| 4 | 128 | Gabriel Davis | WR | UCF | ||
| 5 | 155 | Traded to the Minnesota Vikings[upper-alpha 1] | From Browns[upper-alpha 2] | |||
| 167 | Jake Fromm | QB | Georgia | |||
| 6 | 188 | Tyler Bass | K | Georgia Southern | From Browns[upper-alpha 2] | |
| 201 | Isaiah Hodgins | WR | Oregon State | |||
| 207 | Traded to the Minnesota Vikings[upper-alpha 1] | From Ravens via Patriots[upper-alpha 3] | ||||
| 7 | 236 | Traded to the Cleveland Browns[upper-alpha 4] | ||||
| 239 | Dane Jackson | CB | Pittsburgh | From Vikings[upper-alpha 1] | ||
Draft trades
- The Bills traded their first-, fifth- and sixth-round selections and 2021 fourth-round selection to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for Minnesota's seventh-round selection and WR Stefon Diggs.[1]
- The Bills traded a 2021 seventh-round selection and G Wyatt Teller to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for Cleveland's fifth- and sixth-round selections (155th and 188th overall).[2]
- The Bills traded C Russell Bodine to the New England Patriots in exchange for the sixth-round selection New England acquired from the Baltimore Ravens.[3]
- The Bills traded a seventh-round selection to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for WR Corey Coleman.[4]
Staff
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Current roster
Preseason cancellation
The Bills' preseason schedule was announced on May 7. However, on July 27, in a letter to fans, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell officially announced the cancellation of the entire preseason due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
Regular season
Schedule
The Bills' 2020 schedule was announced on May 7, and is subject to change, pending developments in the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.[5]
| Week | Date | Time (ET) | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | TV | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 13 | 1:00 p.m. | New York Jets | New Era Field | CBS | |||
| 2 | September 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Miami Dolphins | Hard Rock Stadium | CBS | |||
| 3 | September 27 | 1:00 p.m. | Los Angeles Rams | New Era Field | Fox | |||
| 4 | October 4 | 4:25 p.m. | at Las Vegas Raiders | Allegiant Stadium | CBS | |||
| 5 | October 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Titans | Nissan Stadium | CBS | |||
| 6 | October 15 | 8:20 p.m. | Kansas City Chiefs | New Era Field | Fox/NFLN/ Amazon Prime |
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| 7 | October 25 | 1:00 p.m. | at New York Jets | MetLife Stadium | CBS | |||
| 8 | November 1 | 1:00 p.m. | New England Patriots | New Era Field | CBS | |||
| 9 | November 8 | 1:00 p.m. | Seattle Seahawks | New Era Field | Fox | |||
| 10 | November 15 | 4:05 p.m. | at Arizona Cardinals | State Farm Stadium | CBS | |||
| 11 | Bye | |||||||
| 12 | November 26 | 8:15 p.m. | Los Angeles Chargers | New Era Field | Fox | |||
| 13 | December 7 | 8:15 p.m. | at San Francisco 49ers | Levi's Stadium | ESPN | |||
| 14 | December 13 | 8:20 p.m. | Pittsburgh Steelers | New Era Field | NBC | |||
| 15 | December 19 | 4:30 p.m. | at Denver Broncos | Empower Field at Mile High | ESPN | |||
| 16 | December 28 | 8:15 p.m. | at New England Patriots | Gillette Stadium | ESPN | |||
| 17 | January 3 | 1:00 p.m. | Miami Dolphins | New Era Field | CBS | |||
Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 5–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
- As the result of Saturday flexible scheduling during Week 15, the date, time, and network for that week's game at the Denver Broncos will be finalized at a later date—by no later than four weeks prior to game day.[6]
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References
- Bergman, Jeremy (March 16, 2020). "Bills acquire WR Stefon Diggs from Vikings in trade". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- Bergman, Jeremy (August 29, 2019). "Browns acquire OL Wyatt Teller from Bills for picks". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- Patra, Kevin (August 30, 2019). "Patriots trading for Bills center Russell Bodine". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- Knoblauch, Austin (August 5, 2018). "Browns trade Corey Coleman to Bills for draft pick". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- Shook, Nick (July 27, 2020). "Roger Goodell writes letter to NFL fans as training camps start across U.S." NFL. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
- "2020 NFL Schedule Announced" (PDF). NFL Communications. May 7, 2020. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
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