2015 Buffalo Bills season

56th season in franchise history August 2023 March 2026 Buffalo Bills 2015 8–8 3rd AFC East Rex Ryan Doug Whaley Terry and Kim Pegula Ralph Wilson Stadium Did not qualify RB LeSean McCoyQB Tyrod TaylorC Eric Wood OG Richie Incognito File:Buffalo Bills Uniforms 2015-2020.png Bills seasons The 2015 season was the Buffalo Bills' 46th in the National Football League (NFL), their 56th overall, their third under the leadership of general manager Doug Whaley and their first under head coach Rex Ryan. It was also their first full season under the ownership of Terry and Kim Pegula (who also own the Buffalo Sabres), having purchased the Bills partway through 2014 after the death of longtime owner Ralph Wilson that March at the age of 95. The Bills began their season with an open competition for the starting quarterback position after Kyle Orton, the starter for most of the 2014 campaign, retired during the offseason, so the team acquired free agent Tyrod Taylor, a former backup quarterback of the Baltimore Ravens, who won the competition over incumbent second-string quarterback EJ Manuel and trade acquisition Matt Cassel, the latter of whom the team later traded along with a seventh-round pick in 2017 to the Dallas Cowboys, in exchange for a fifth-round draft pick in 2017. Despite Ryan's bold prediction of the Bills making the playoffs at his introductory press conference, the Bills were unable to do so in their first season with Ryan as head coach, finishing with a record of 8-8 (the team’s first since 2002), making it the 16th straight season without a playoff appearance, which became the longest active in major professional sports after Major League Baseball’s Toronto Blue Jays broke their 22-year playoff drought on September 25, 2015.Rodak Mike Bills now have longest playoff drought among major sports ESPN.com 2015-09-26 https://www.espn.com/blog/buffalo-bills/post/_/id/21143 2024-12-02 3 Offseason The Bills made headlines when they hired a new head coach in Rex Ryan, who signed a five-year, $27.5 million contract on January 12, 2015 after having previously spent the past six seasons coaching the division-rival New York Jets. Ryan had led the Jets to two straight AFC Championship games in 2009 and 2010 before his firing in 2014. He became the 18th head coach in Bills history and the fifth in the past seven years in the process. Ryan replaced Doug Marrone, who opted out of his contract on December 31, 2014 in order to take advantage of a contract loophole.Patra Kevin 2015-01-12 Buffalo Bills hire Rex Ryan as head coach https://www.nfl.com/news/buffalo-bills-hire-rex-ryan-as-head-coach-0ap3000000456519 2025-06-16 NFL.com Roster changes Signings Position Player 2014 Team Date signed Notes and references OG Richie Incognito No Team February 8, 2015 1-year/$2.25 million DE Jerry Hughes Buffalo Bills March 9, 2015 5-years/$45 million FB Jerome Felton Minnesota Vikings March 11, 2015 4-years/$9.2 million WR Marcus Easley Buffalo Bills March 12, 2015 4-years/$7 million DE Jarius Wynn Buffalo Bills March 12, 2015 2-years/$2.2 million QB Tyrod Taylor Baltimore Ravens March 12, 2015 2-years/$7 million WR Percy Harvin New York Jets March 13, 2015 3-years/$24 million TE Charles Clay Miami Dolphins March 19, 2015 5-years/$38 million DE Alex Carrington St. Louis Rams May 4, 2015 1-year FB John Conner New York Jets May 13, 2015 1-year/$745,000 QB Matt Simms New York Jets May 29, 2015 1-year/$585,000 Free agents lost Position Player 2015 Team Date signed Notes and references CB Da’Norris Searcy Tennessee Titans March 10, 2015 4-years/$24 million TE Lee Smith Oakland Raiders March 10, 2015 3-years/$9.1 million RB C. J. Spiller New Orleans Saints March 13, 2015 4-years/$18 million TE Scott Chandler New England Patriots March 13, 2015 2-years/$5.3 million OT Erik Pears San Francisco 49ers March 14, 2015 2-years/$4.7 million LB Larry Dean Tampa Bay Buccaneers April 9, 2015 1-year/$745,000 OT Chris Hairston San Diego Chargers April 15, 2015 1-year LB Brandon Spikes New England Patriots May 18, 2015 1-year (Released June 8, 2015) Trades Player/picks acquired From Date traded Player/picks traded LeSean McCoy Philadelphia Eagles March 10, 2015 Kiko Alonso Matt CasselMinnesota’s 2015 6th Round Pick Minnesota Vikings March 10, 2015 Tampa Bay's 2015 5th Round PickBuffalo’s 2016 7th Round Pick Dallas’ 2017 5th Round Pick Dallas Cowboys September 25, 2015 Matt CasselBuffalo’s 2017 7th Round Pick Draft 2015 NFL draft 2015 Buffalo Bills 2 50 Ronald Darby CB Florida St yes 3 81 John Miller OG Louisville yes 5 155 Karlos Williams RB Florida St yes 6 188 Tony Steward OLB Clemson yes 6 194 Nick O'Leary TE Florida St 7 234 Dezmin Lewis WR Central Arkansas Notes The Bills did not have a selection in the first-round or fourth-round as a result of a trade that sent their 2014 first-round selection (19th overall), later revealed to be Ja’Wuan James, to the Miami Dolphins, fourth-round selection (115th overall), later revealed to be Shaquelle Evans, to the New York Jets and their first-round selection (9th overall), later revealed to be Anthony Barr, to the Cleveland Browns in a three-team trade that sent the Browns’ 2014 first-round selection (4th overall), later revealed to be Sammy Watkins, to Buffalo. The Bills acquired a fourth-round selection (113th overall), later revealed to be Gabe Wright, in a trade that sent Stevie Johnson to the San Francisco 49ers. The Bills later traded this selection to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for Bryce Brown. The Bills acquired a fifth-round selection (137th overall), later revealed to be Grady Jarrett, as part of a trade that sent their 2014 seventh-round selection (221st overall), later revealed to be Randell Johnson, to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Bills later traded this selection and their 2016 seventh-round selection (240th overall), later revealed to be Alex McCalister, to the Vikings in exchange for Matt Cassel and the Vikings’ 2015 sixth-round selection (188th overall), later revealed to be Tony Steward. Staff 2015 Buffalo Bills Owner/CEO – Terry Pegula Owner – Kim Pegula President – Russ Brandon General manager – Doug Whaley Senior vice president of football administration – Jim Overdorf Director of player personnel – Jim Monos Director of college scouting – Kelvin Fisher Director of football administration – Don Purdy Director of football operations – Kevin Meganck Director of pro personnel – Rob Hanrahan Director of analytics – Michael Lyons Special Assistant – Buddy Nix Head coach – Rex Ryan Assistant head coach/running backs – Anthony Lynn Administrative assistant to the head coach – Kathryn Smith Offensive coordinator – Greg Roman Quarterbacks – David Lee Wide receivers – Sanjay Lal Tight ends – Tony Sparano Jr Offensive line – Aaron Kromer Assistant offensive line – Kurt Anderson Senior offensive assistant – Chris Palmer Offensive quality control – Jason Vrable Defensive coordinator – Dennis Thurman Defensive line – Karl Dunbar Assistant defensive line – Jeff Weeks Outside linebackers – Jason Rebrovich Linebackers – Bobby April III Defensive backs – Donnie Henderson Defensive backs – Tim McDonald Defensive assistant – D'Anton Lynn Special teams coordinator – Danny Crossman Assistant special teams – Eric Smith Special teams quality control – Michael Hamlin Coaching assistant – Deuce Schwartz Head strength and conditioning – Eric Ciano Assistant strength and conditioning – Hal Luther Assistant strength and conditioning – Dan Liburd Assistant strength and conditioning – Jason Oszvart Assistant strength and conditioning – Mark Loecher Final roster 2015 Buffalo Bills 53 19 9  8 Josh Johnson quarterback  3 EJ Manuel  5 Tyrod Taylor 26 Anthony Dixon 42 Jerome Felton FB 35 Mike Gillislee 25 LeSean McCoy 29 Karlos Williams y 80 Leonard Hankerson 15 Chris Hogan American football 13 Dezmin Lewis y 19 Walt Powell 17 Greg Salas 14 Sammy Watkins American football 89 Chris Gragg 84 Nick O'Leary y 72 Ryan Groy C 77 Cordy Glenn T 64 Richie Incognito G 71 Cyrus Kouandjio T 76 John Miller G offensive lineman, born 1993 y 79 Jordan Mills T 60 Kraig Urbik G 70 Eric Wood C 90 T. J. Barnes DT 97 Corbin Bryant DT 96 Stefan Charles DT 99 Marcell Dareus DT 93 Lavar Edwards DE 75 IK Enemkpali DE 55 Jerry Hughes DE 94 Mario Williams DE 69 Jerel Worthy DT 53 Nigel Bradham OLB 52 Preston Brown linebacker MLB 91 Manny Lawson OLB 51 Kevin Reddick MLB 59 A. J. Tarpley MLB y 54 Max Valles OLB y 39 Mario Butler American football CB 28 Ronald Darby CB y 20 Corey Graham SS 21 Leodis McKelvin CB 36 Jonathan Meeks SS 46 Merrill Noel y CB 30 Bacarri Rambo FS 37 Nickell Robey CB 44 Sammy Seamster CB 27 Duke Williams safety FS  2 Dan Carpenter K  4 Jordan Gay KOS 65 Garrison Sanborn LS  6 Colton Schmidt P 33 Ron Brooks CB IR 98 Alex Carrington DE IR 79 Tyson Chandler American football y RT IR 85 Charles Clay American football TE IR 81 Marcus Easley WR IR 24 Stephon Gilmore CB IR 88 Marquise Goodwin WR IR 48 MarQueis Gray TE IR 18 Percy Harvin WR IR 66 Seantrel Henderson LT NF-Ill. 58 Randell Johnson OLB IR 57 Ty Powell MLB IR 50 Tony Steward American football y MLB IR 41 Cam Thomas cornerback y CB PUP 23 Aaron Williams American football FS IR-DFR 95 Kyle Williams defensive tackle DT IR 41 Cierre Wood RB IR 10 Robert Woods wide receiver, born 1992 WR IR 92 Jarius Wynn DE IR 86 Blake Annen TE 31 Jonathan Dowling FS American football  7 Zac Dysert QB 47 Manasseh Garner y TE 87 Jacob Maxwell TE 62 Ronald Patrick C 56 Cedric Reed y DE 68 Cyril Richardson G 43 Phillip Thomas SS Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 14, 2015 Carolina Panthers L 24–25 0–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 2 August 20, 2015 at Cleveland Browns W 11–10 1–1 FirstEnergy Stadium Recap 3 August 29, 2015 Pittsburgh Steelers W 43–19 2–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 4 September 3, 2015 at Detroit Lions L 10–17 2–2 Ford Field Recap Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 13 Indianapolis Colts W 27–14 1–0 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 2 September 20 New England Patriots L 32–40 1–1 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 3 September 27 at Miami Dolphins W 41–14 2–1 Sun Life Stadium Recap 4 October 4 New York Giants L 10–24 2–2 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 5 October 11 at Tennessee Titans W 14–13 3–2 Nissan Stadium Recap 6 October 18 Cincinnati Bengals L 21–34 3–3 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 7 October 25 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 31–34 3–4 United Kingdom Wembley Stadium (London) Recap 8 Bye 9 November 8 Miami Dolphins W 33–17 4–4 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 10 November 12, 2015 at New York Jets W 22–17 5–4 MetLife Stadium Recap 11 November 23, 2015 at New England Patriots L 13–20 5–5 Gillette Stadium Recap 12 November 29 at Kansas City Chiefs L 22–30 5–6 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 13 December 6 Houston Texans W 30–21 6–6 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 14 December 13 at Philadelphia Eagles L 20–23 6–7 Lincoln Financial Field Recap 15 December 20 at Washington Redskins L 25–35 6–8 FedExField Recap 16 December 27 Dallas Cowboys W 16–6 7–8 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap 17 January 3 New York Jets W 22–17 8–8 Ralph Wilson Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. Indianapolis Colts 2015 Indianapolis Colts season Buffalo Bills 64thru73 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills – Game summary September 13 1:00pm EDT Colts 0 0 0 14 Bills 7 10 7 3 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 70,319 56 F C, cloudy John Parry CBS Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Gamebook First quarter BUF: Percy Harvin 51-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor, Dan Carpenter XP good, (BUF 7–0). Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:39 Second quarter BUF Dan Carpenter 41-yard field goal, (BUF 10-0). Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:22 BUF: Karlos Williams 26-yard run, Dan Carpenter XP good, (BUF 17-0). Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:22 Third quarter BUF: Anthony Dixon 1-yard run, Dan Carpenter XP good, (BUF 24-0). Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:26 IND: Donte Moncrief 2-yard pass from Andrew Luck, Andrew Luck-Coby Fleener 2-point conversion good, (BUF 24-8). Drive: 18 plays, 65 yards, 8:40 Fourth quarter BUF Dan Carpenter 45-yard field goal, (BUF 27-8). Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:30 IND: Dwayne Allen 6-yard pass from Andrew Luck, 2-point conversion failed, (BUF 27-14). Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:18 Top passers IND – Andrew Luck, 26/49, 243 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT BUF – Tyrod Taylor, 14/19, 195 yards, TD Top rushers IND – Frank Gore, 8 carries, 31 yards BUF – Karlos Williams, 6 carries, 55 yards, TD Top receivers IND – T.Y. Hilton, 7 receptions, 88 yards BUF – Percy Harvin, 5 receptions, 79 yards, TD Top tacklers IND – Henry Anderson, 8 tackles BUF – Nigel Bradham, 7 tackles, 1 sack The Bills franchise reached the 400th career win in its historyhttp://pro-football-reference.com/teams/buf Buffalo Bills Team Encyclopedia - Pro-Football-Reference.com Pro-Football-Reference.com with a 27-14 win over the Colts. Running backs Karlos Williams, LeSean McCoy and quarterback Tyrod Taylor combined for 137 rushing yards and a touchdown (Anthony Dixon added another on the ground) and Taylor completed 14/19 for 195 yards and a touchdown. Colts quarterback Andrew Luck had two touchdowns, but he was intercepted and sacked twice. In a statistical anomaly, back-up quarterback Matt Cassel was credited with the win, as the Bills lined up for their first offensive play in a novelty formation with Cassel under center and Tyrod Taylor split out as a receiver. This made Cassel the starting quarterback of record, although it was his only play of the game and he did not attempt either a pass or run. Week 2: vs. New England Patriots 2015 New England Patriots season Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills – Game summary September 20 1:00pm EDT Patriots 14 10 13 3 Bills 7 6 0 19 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 70,858 62 F C, mostly sunny Ron Torbert CBS Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon Recap, Gamebook First quarter BUF: Karlos Williams 2-yard run, Dan Carpenter XP good, (BUF 7-0). Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:00 NE: Julian Edelman 8-yard pass from Tom Brady, Stephen Gostkowski XP good, (TIE 7-7). Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:30 NE: Dion Lewis 6-yard run, Stephen Gostkowski XP good, (NE 14-7). Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 00:31 Second quarter NE: Rob Gronkowski 2-yard pass from Tom Brady, Stephen Gostkowski XP good, (NE 21-7). Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:36 BUF: Charles Clay 9-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor, Dan Carpenter XP failed, (NE 21-13). Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 1:25 NE: Stephen Gostkowski 46-yard FG, (NE 24-13). Drive: 9 plays, 52 yards, 2:55 Third quarter NE Stephen Gostkowski 21-yard FG, (NE 27-13). Drive: 12 plays, 77 yards, 4:58 NE: Julian Edelman 22-yard pass from Tom Brady, Stephen Gostkowski XP good, (NE 34-13). Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 3:12 NE: Stephen Gostkowski 50-yard FG, (NE 37-13). Drive: 6 plays, 23 yards, 00:59 Fourth quarter BUF: Robert Woods 32-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor, 2-point conversion failed, (NE 37-19). Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:46 BUF: Tyrod Taylor 7-yard run, 2-point conversion failed, (NE 37-25). Drive: 7 plays, 59 yards, 2:43 BUF: Sammy Watkins 24-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor, Dan Carpenter XP good, (NE 37-32). Drive: 2 plays, 50 yards, 00:15 NE: Stephen Gostkowski 25-yard FG, (NE 40-32). Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:01 Top passers NE – Tom Brady, 38/59, 466 yards, 3 TD BUF – Tyrod Taylor, 23/30, 242 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT Top rushers NE – Dion Lewis, 7 carries, 40 yards, TD BUF – LeSean McCoy, 15 carries, 89 yards Top receivers NE – Rob Gronkowski, 7 receptions, 113 yards, TD BUF – Sammy Watkins, 6 receptions, 60 yards, TD Top tacklers NE – Jamie Collins, 8 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 1 forced fumble BUF – Preston Brown, 6 tackles, 1 forced fumble With the close loss, the Bills dropped to 1-1. As if the loss wasn't bad enough, the team also lost safety Aaron Williams for the season with a neck injury sustained trying to keep Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski from reaching the end zone. Week 3: at Miami Dolphins 2015 Miami Dolphins season Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins – Game summary September 27 4:25pm EDT Bills 14 13 0 14 Dolphins 0 0 0 14 Sun Life Stadium, Miami Gardens, Florida 64,869 87 F C, mostly cloudy Jerome Boger CBS Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Gamebook First quarter BUF: Charles Clay 25-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor, Dan Carpenter XP good, (BUF 7-0). Drive: 5 plays, 77 yards, 2:17 BUF: LeSean McCoy 10-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor, Dan Carpenter XP good, (BUF 14-0). Drive: 8 plays, 81 yards, 3:40 Second quarter BUF: Dan Carpenter 26-yard field goal, (BUF 17-0). Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 5:00 BUF: Preston Brown 43-yard INT return, Dan Carpenter XP good, (BUF 24-0). BUF: Dan Carpenter 51-yard field goal, (BUF 27-0). Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 00:42 Third quarter MIA: Rishard Matthews 21-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill, 2pt conversion good, (BUF 27-8). Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 3:14 Fourth quarter BUF: Chris Hogan 38-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor, Dan Carpenter XP good, (BUF 34-8). Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:46 MIA: Rishard Matthews 46-yard pass from Ryan Tannehill, Andrew Franks XP failed, (BUF 34-14). Drive: 4 plays, 48 yards, 00:51 BUF: Karlos Williams 41 yard run, Dan Carpenter XP good, (BUF 41-14). Drive: 2 plays, 44 yards, 1:10 Top passers BUF – Tyrod Taylor, 21/29, 277 yards, 3 TD MIA – Ryan Tannehill, 26/49, 297 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Top rushers BUF – Karlos Williams, 12 carries, 110 yards, TD MIA – Jonas Gray, 9 carries, 49 yards Top receivers BUF – Charles Clay, 5 receptions, 82 yards, TD MIA – Rishard Matthews, 6 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD Top tacklers BUF – Corey Graham, 10 tackles MIA – Reshad Jones, 8 tackles After leading 27-0, Dolphins quarterback Ryan Tannehill finally threw two touchdowns, but his three interceptions, one of which a pick-six returned by linebacker Preston Brown 43 yards for a touchdown, proved to be too much as the Bills improved to 2-1. Week 4: vs. New York Giants 2015 New York Giants season Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: New York Giants at Buffalo Bills – Game summary October 4 1:00pm EDT Giants 9 7 0 8 Bills 3 0 0 7 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 70,677 60 F C, mostly cloudy John Hussey Fox Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin Recap, Gamebook First quarter NYG: Josh Brown 47-yard FG, (NYG 3-0). Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 3:11 BUF: Dan Carpenter 51-yard FG, (TIE 3-3). Drive: 5 plays, 15 yards, 1:21 NYG: Dwayne Harris 21-yard pass from Eli Manning, Josh Brown XP failed, (NYG 9-3). Drive: 2 plays, 32 yards, 00:37 Second quarter NYG: Rueben Randle 11-yard pass from Eli Manning, Josh Brown XP good, (NYG 16-3). Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:02 Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter BUF: Karlos Williams 23-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor, Dan Carpenter XP good, (NYG 16-10). Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 00:54 NYG: Rashard Jennings 51-yard pass from Eli Manning, Andre Williams run-2pt conversion good, (NYG 24-10). Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:59 Top passers NYG – Eli Manning, 20/35, 212 yards, 3 TD, INT BUF – Tyrod Taylor, 28/42, 274 yards, 1 TD, INT Top rushers NYG – Rashad Jennings, 9 carries, 38 yards BUF – Karlos Williams, 18 carrries, 40 yards Top receivers NYG – Rashard Jennings, 2 receptions, 54 yards, TD BUF – Charles Clay, 9 receptions, 111 yards Top tacklers NYG – Kerry Wynn, 7 tackles BUF – Corey Graham, 8 tackles With their third straight loss to the Giants dating back to 2007, the Bills dropped to 2-2. Week 5: at Tennessee Titans 2015 Tennessee Titans season Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Buffalo Bills at Tennessee Titans – Game summary October 11 1:00pm EDT/12:00pm CDT Bills 0 0 0 14 Titans 0 3 7 3 Nissan Stadium, Nashville, Tennessee 65,670 67 F C, sunny Walt Anderson CBS Andrew Catalon, Steve Beuerlein and Steve Tasker Recap, Gamebook First quarter No scoring plays Second quarter TEN: Ryan Succop 21-yard FG, (TEN 3-0). Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 7:39 Third quarter TEN: Antonio Andrews 1-yard run, Ryan Succop XP good, (TEN 10-0). Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 4:15 BUF: Tyrod Taylor 22-yard run, Dan Carpenter XP good, (TEN 10-7). Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:31 Fourth quarter TEN: Ryan Succop 41-yard FG, (TEN 13-7). Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 6:44 BUF: Chris Hogan 2-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor, Dan Carpenter XP good, (BUF 14-13). Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:11 Top passers BUF – Tyrod Taylor, 10/17, 109 yards, TD TEN – Marcus Mariota, 21/32, INT Top rushers BUF – Tyrod Taylor, 8 carries, 76 yards, TD TEN – Marcus Mariota, 5 carries, 47 yards Top receivers BUF – Chris Hogan, 3 receptions, TD TEN – Antonio Andrews, 3 receptions, 45 yards Top tacklers BUF – Corey Graham, 8 tackles TEN – Avery Williamson, 7 tackles, 1 sack With the win, the Bills improved to 3-2. Week 6: vs. Cincinnati Bengals 2015 Cincinnati Bengals season Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: Cincinnati Bengals at Buffalo Bills – Game summary October 18 1:00pm EDT Bengals 7 10 14 3 Bills 7 7 0 7 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 69,593 40 F C, cloudy Clete Blakeman CBS Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Gamebook First quarter BUF: EJ Manuel 2-yard run, Dan Carpenter XP good, (BUF 7-0). Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 5:39 CIN: Jeremy Hills 13-yard pass from Andy Dalton, Mike Nugent XP good, (TIE 7-7). Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:43 Second quarter CIN: Giovani Bernard 17-yard run, Mike Nugent XP good, (CIN 14-7). Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 2:11 CIN: Mike Nugent 47-yard FG, (CIN 17-7). Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 1:34 BUF: Sammy Watkins 22-yard pass from EJ Manuel, Dan Carpenter XP good, (CIN 17-14). Drive: 14 plays, 86 yards, 6:55 Third quarter CIN: Marvin Jones 10 yard pass from Andy Dalton, Mike Nugent XP good, (CIN 24-14). Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 4:05 CIN: Tyler Eifert 4-yard pass from Andy Dalton, Mike Nugent XP good, (CIN 31-14). Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:41 Fourth quarter CIN: Mike Nugent 39-yard FG, (CIN 34-14). Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:07 BUF: LeSean McCoy 4-yard run, Dan Carpenter XP good, (CIN 34-21). Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:50 Top passers CIN – Andy Dalton, 22/33, 243 yards, 3 TD BUF – EJ Manuel, 28/42, 263 yards, TD, INT Top rushers CIN – Jeremy Hill, 16 carries, 56 yards BUF – LeSean McCoy, 17 carries, 90 yards, TD Top receivers CIN – Marvin Jones, 9 receptions, 95 yards, TD BUF – Charles Clay, 9 receptions, 62 yards Top tacklers CIN – Reggie Nelson, 8 tackles BUF – Preston Brown, 7 tackles With their third straight loss to the Bengals dating back to 2011, the Bills dropped to 3-3. Week 7: at Jacksonville Jaguars 2015 Jacksonville Jaguars season NFL International Series Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Buffalo Bills at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary October 25 1:30pm GMT/9:30am EDT Bills 3 10 0 18 Jaguars 0 27 0 7 Wembley Stadium, London, England 84,021 48 F C, sunny intervals Terry McAulay Yahoo! Screen, WIVB Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon and Jamie Erdahl Recap, Gamebook First quarter BUF: Dan Carpenter 31-yard FG, (BUF 3-0). Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 2:38 Second quarter JAX: Allen Robinson 13-yard pass from Blake Bortles, Jason Myers XP good, (JAX 7-3). Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:08 JAX: Chris Clemons 6 yard fumble return, Jason Myers XP good, (JAX 14-3). JAX: Telvin Smith 26-yard INT return, Jason Myers XP good, (JAX 21-3). JAX: T. J. Yeldon 28-yard run, Jason Myers XP failed, (JAX 27-3). Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 1:30 BUF: Robert Woods 16-yard pass from EJ Manuel, Dan Carpenter XP good, (JAX 27-10). Drive: 12 plays, 85 yards, 5:39 BUF: Dan Carpenter 38-yard FG, (JAX 27-13). Drive: 7 plays, 30 yards, 1:30 Third quarter No scoring plays Fourth quarter BUF: Dan Carpenter 26-yard FG, (JAX 27-16). Drive: 14 plays, 91 yards, 5:40 BUF: Marcus Easley 58-yard pass from EJ Manuel, LeSean McCoy-run 2pt conversion good, (JAX 27-24). Drive: 2 plays, 52 yards, 00:42 BUF: Corey Graham 44-yard INT return, Dan Carpenter XP good, (BUF 31-27). JAX: Allen Hurns 31-yard pass from Blake Bortles, Jason Myers XP good, (JAX 34-31). Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 3:05 Top passers BUF – EJ Manuel, 24/42, 298 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT JAX – Blake Bortles, 13/29, 182 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers BUF – LeSean McCoy, 18 carries, 68 yards JAX – T. J. Yeldon, 20 carries, 115 yards, TD Top receivers BUF – Robert Woods, 9 receptions, 84 yards, TD JAX – Allen Robinson, 6 receptions, 98 yards, TD Top tacklers BUF – Corey Graham, 8 tackles, INT JAX – Telvin Smith, 8 tackles, INT This was the Bills’ first game in London since a preseason game in 1991. Sadly, with the stunning loss, the Bills dropped to 3-4 heading into the bye week, marking the first time they had been under .500 all season. Week 9: vs. Miami Dolphins 2015 Miami Dolphins season Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills – Game summary November 8 1:00pm ET Dolphins 0 7 7 3 Bills 9 10 7 7 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 70,214 49 F C, sunny with some clouds Carl Cheffers CBS Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Gamebook First quarter BUF: Ryan Tannehill fumble out of bounds in end zone for safety, (BUF 2-0). BUF: LeSean McCoy 48-yard run, Dan Carpenter XP good, (BUF 9-0). Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:58 Second quarter MIA: Lamar Miller 1-yard run, Andrew Franks XP good, (BUF 9-7). Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:25 BUF: Dan Carpenter 43-yard FG, (BUF 12–7). Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 4:20 BUF: Karlos Williams 11-yard run, Dan Carpenter XP good, (BUF 19-7). Drive: 4 plays, 84 yards, 2:07 Third quarter MIA: Lamar Miller 1-yard run, Andrew Franks XP good, (BUF 19-14). Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:55 BUF: Sammy Watkins 44-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor, Dan Carpenter XP good, (BUF 26-14). Drive: 3 plays, 40 yards, 2:12 Fourth quarter BUF: Karlos Williams 38-yard run, Dan Carpenter XP good, (BUF 33-14). Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 6:16 MIA: Andrew Franks 48-yard FG, (BUF 33-17). Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 4:42 Top passers MIA – Ryan Tannehill, 27/36, 309 yards BUF – Tyrod Taylor, 11/12, 181 yards, TD Top rushers MIA – Lamar Miller, 12 carries, 44 yards, 2 TD BUF – LeSean McCoy, 16 carries, 112 yards, TD Top receivers MIA – Lamar Miller, 7 receptions, 97 yards BUF – Sammy Watkins, 8 receptions, 168 yards, TD Top tacklers MIA – Brent Grimes, 7 tackles BUF – Ronald Darby, 10 tackles With the win, not only did the Bills improve to 4-4, but they swept Miami for the first time since 2013. Week 10: at New York Jets 2015 New York Jets season Buffalo Bills; border:2px solid #322C76;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Buffalo Bills at New York Jets – Game summary November 12 Thursday 8:25pm ET Bills 0 12 10 0 Jets 3 0 7 7 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, New Jersey 78,160 60 F C, cloudy Brad Allen NFLN Jim Nantz, Phil Simms and Tracy Wolfson Recap, Gamebook First quarter NYJ: Randy Bullock 29-yard field goal, (NYJ 3-0). Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:57 Second quarter BUF: Dan Carpenter 47-yard field goal, (TIE 3-3). Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 1:28 BUF: Duke Williams 19-yard fumble return, Dan Carpenter XP failed, (BUF 9-3). BUF: Dan Carpenter 41-yard field goal, (BUF 12-3). Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 4:47 Third quarter BUF: Karlos Williams 26-yard pass from Tyrod Taylor, Dan Carpenter XP good, (BUF 19-3). Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:45 BUF: Dan Carpenter 29-yard field goal, (BUF 22-3). Drive: 5 plays, 12 yards, 2:24 NYJ: Brandon Marshall 14-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick, Randy Bullock XP good, (BUF 22-10). Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:03 Fourth quarter NYJ: Eric Decker 31-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick, Randy Bullock XP good, (BUF 22-17). Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 2:51 Top passers BUF – Tyrod Taylor, 17/27, 158 yards, TD NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick, 15/34, 193 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers BUF – LeSean McCoy, 19 carries, 112 yards NYJ – Chris Ivory, 18 carries, 99 yards Top receivers BUF – Charles Clay, 5 receptions, 52 yards NYJ – Eric Decker, 6 receptions, 85 yards, TD Top tacklers BUF – Nigel Bradham, 4 tackles – Bacarri Rambo, 2 tackles, INT, FF NYJ – Demario Davis, 6 tackels, 1 sack Rex Ryan made his return to MetLife Stadium for the first time since the Jets fired him after the 2014 season. The Bills wore their red Nike “color rush” uniforms. With 0:18 remaining, Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick attempted a comeback, but a game-saving interception by Bills safety Bacarri Rambo sealed the 22-17 victory over the Jets. With the win, the Bills improved to 5-4. This was the debut for NFL Color Rush uniforms, with the Bills in all red and the Jets in all kelly green. The uniforms were indistinguishable to those with red-green color blindness, creating controversy.https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/look-bills-jets-game-is-complete-torture-for-color-blind-people/ LOOK: Bills-Jets game is complete torture for color-blind people Week 11: at New England Patriots 2015 New England Patriots season Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Buffalo Bills at New England Patriots – Game summary November 23 Monday 8:30pm ET Bills 0 3 7 3 Patriots 3 7 10 0 Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts 66,829 29 F C, clear and cold Gene Steratore ESPN Mike Tirico, Jon Gruden and Lisa Salters Recap, Gamebook First quarter NE: Stephen Gostkowski 35-yard FG, (NE 3-0). Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 5:56 Second quarter BUF: Dan Carpenter 52-yard FG, (3-3). Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 5:36 NE: James White 20-yard pass from Tom Brady, Stephen Gostkowski XP good (NE 10-3). Drive: 6 plays, 62 yards, 0:33 Third quarter BUF: LeSean McCoy 27-yard run, Dan Carpenter XP good (10-10). Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 2:06 NE: James White 6-yard run, Stephen Gostkowski XP good (NE 17-10). Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 2:04 NE: Stephen Gostkowski 35-yard FG, (NE 20-10) Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 1:50 Fourth quarter BUF: Dan Carpenter 33-yard FG, (NE 20-13). Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 4:05 Top passers BUF – Tyrod Taylor, 20-36, 233 yards NE – Tom Brady, 20-39, 277 yards, TD, INT Top rushers BUF – LeSean McCoy, 20 attempts, 82 yards, TD NE – LeGarrette Blount, 16 attempts, 56 yards Top receivers BUF – Chris Hogan, 6 receptions, 95 yards NE – Danny Amendola, 9 receptions, 117 yards Top tacklers BUF – Preston Brown, 5 solo, 4 assist NE – Logan Ryan, 7 solo, 2 assist With yet another close loss, the Bills dropped to 5-5. Week 12: at Kansas City Chiefs 2015 Kansas City Chiefs season Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary November 29 1:00pm ET/12:00pm CT Bills 10 6 6 0 Chiefs 0 14 10 6 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 72,493 35 F C, cloudy and rainy Terry McAulay CBS Kevin Harlan and Rich Gannon Recap, Gamebook First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers BUF – Tyrod Taylor, 21-38, 291 yards, 3 TD KC – Alex Smith, 19-30, 255 yards, 2 TD Top rushers BUF – LeSean McCoy, 19 attempts, 70 yards KC – Spencer Ware, 19 attempts, 114 yards, TD Top receivers BUF – Sammy Watkins, 6 receptions, 158 yards, 2 TD KC – Jeremy Maclin, 9 receptions, 160 yards, TD Top tacklers BUF – Marcell Dareus, 6 solo KC – Josh Mauga, 9 solo, 1 TFL With the loss, the Bills dropped to 5-6. Week 13: vs. Houston Texans 2015 Houston Texans season Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: Houston Texans at Buffalo Bills – Game summary December 6 1:00pm ET Texans 6 7 0 8 Bills 7 14 0 9 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 68,544 47 F C, partly cloudy Tony Corrente CBS Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Gamebook First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers HOU – Brian Hoyer, 26-43, 293 yards, 3 TD, INT BUF – Tyrod Taylor, 11-21, 211 yards, 3 TD Top rushers HOU – Chris Polk, 12 attempts, 61 yards BUF – LeSean McCoy, 21 attempts, 112 yards Top receivers HOU – Cecil Shorts III, 6 receptions, 91 yards BUF – Sammy Watkins, 3 receptions, 109 yards, TD Top tacklers HOU – Kareem Jackson, 5 solo, 1 assist BUF – Preston Brown, 5 solo, 4 assist With the win, not only did the Bills improve to 6-6 (3-1 against the AFC South), they remained in the wild card race. It's also the Bills first win against the Texans since 2006. Week 14: at Philadelphia Eagles 2015 Philadelphia Eagles season Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Buffalo Bills at Philadelphia Eagles – Game summary December 13 1:00pm ET Bills 7 3 10 0 Eagles 7 10 3 3 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 69,596 66 F C, partly cloudy Ed Hochuli CBS Spero Dedes and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Gamebook First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers BUF – Tyrod Taylor, 19-36, 268 yards, TD, INT PHI – Sam Bradford, 23-38, 247 yards, TD, INT Top rushers BUF – LeSean McCoy, 20 attempts, 74 yards PHI – Darren Sproles, 7 attempts, 41 yards, TD Top receivers BUF – Robert Woods, 5 receptions, 106 yards PHI – Zach Ertz, 5 receptions, 98 yards Top tacklers BUF – Corey Graham, 8 solo, 1 assist PHI – Fletcher Cox, 7 solo, 1 assist, 1 sack, 2 TFL LeSean McCoy made his return to Philadelphia for the first time since the Eagles traded him in the offseason. McCoy was seen kissing the Eagles logo, but did not stick around to interact with his former teammates or coach Chip Kelly. Week 15: at Washington Redskins 2015 Washington Redskins season Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Buffalo Bills at Washington Redskins – Game summary December 20 1:00pm ET Bills 0 0 0 25 Redskins 7 14 7 7 FedExField, Landover, Maryland 80,124 43 F C, sunny Clete Blakeman Fox Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin Recap, Gamebook First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers BUF – WAS – Top rushers BUF – WAS – Top receivers BUF – WAS – Top tacklers BUF – WAS – With the loss, not only did the Bills drop to 6-8, but they were officially eliminated from playoff contention for the 16th consecutive season. Cousins' 4 TD passes lead Skins past eliminated Bills 35-25 https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap?gameId=400791695 Week 16: vs. Dallas Cowboys 2015 Dallas Cowboys season Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Dallas Cowboys at Buffalo Bills – Game summary December 27 1:00pm ET Cowboys 3 3 0 0 Bills 6 0 3 7 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 70,172 39 F C, rain showers Jeff Triplette Fox Kenny Albert, Daryl Johnston and Laura Okmin Recap, Gamebook First quarter DAL – Dan Bailey 46-yard field goal, 9:45. Cowboys 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 52 yards, 5:19. BUF – Karlos Williams 1-yard run (kick failed), 0:51. Bills 6–3. Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:57. Second quarter DAL – Dan Bailey 22-yard field goal, 5:29. Tied 6–6. Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:51. Third quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 32-yard field goal, 6:21. Bills 9–6. Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 5:37. Fourth quarter BUF – Mike Gillislee 50-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 2:34. Bills 16–6. Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 4:28. Top passers DAL – Kellen Moore – 13/31, 186 yards, INT BUF – Tyrod Taylor – 13/18, 179 yards, INT Top rushers DAL – Darren McFadden – 19 rushes, 99 yards BUF – Mike Gillislee – 9 rushes, 93 yards, TD Top receivers DAL – Brice Butler – 4 receptions, 74 yards BUF – Sammy Watkins – 5 receptions, 84 yards Top tacklers DAL – Sean Lee – 11 tackles, 4 assists (0.5 sacks) BUF – Corey Graham – 8 tackles, 3 assists With the win, the Bills improved to 7-8 heading into the season finale. Buffalo finished 2-2 against the NFC East. Week 17: vs. New York Jets 2015 New York Jets season Buffalo Bills 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: New York Jets at Buffalo Bills – Game summary January 3, 2016 1:00pm ET Jets 0 7 10 0 Bills 7 9 3 3 Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, New York 68,670 35 F C, cloudy Walt Anderson CBS Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts and Evan Washburn Recap, Gamebook First quarter BUF – Tyrod Taylor 18-yard run (Dan Carpenter kick), 5:55. Bills 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 1:19. Second quarter BUF – Karlos Williams 2-yard run (kick failed), 13:02. Bills 13–0. Drive: 13 plays, 70 yards, 6:21. NYJ – Brandon Marshall 17-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock kick), 9:42. Bills 13–7. Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:26. BUF – Dan Carpenter 20-yard field goal, 0:27. Bills 16–7. Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 9:16. Third quarter NYJ – Randy Bullock 39-yard field goal, 13:24. Bills 16–10. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 0:49. BUF – Dan Carpenter 37-yard field goal, 5:05. Bills 19–10. Drive: 14 plays, 66 yards, 8:19. NYJ – Eric Decker 21-yard pass from Ryan Fitzpatrick (Randy Bullock kick), 1:15. Bills 19–17. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 3:52. Fourth quarter BUF – Dan Carpenter 42-yard field goal, 3:53. Bills 22–17. Drive: 13 plays, 56 yards, 6:54. Top passers NYJ – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 16/37, 181 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT BUF – Tyrod Taylor – 18/28, 182 yards Top rushers NYJ – Chris Ivory – 6 rushes, 81 yards BUF – Tyrod Taylor – 10 rushes, 51 yards, TD Top receivers NYJ – Brandon Marshall – 8 receptions, 126 yards, TD BUF – Sammy Watkins – 11 receptions, 136 yards Top tacklers NYJ – David Harris, 10 total, 4 assists, 2 sacks, 2 TFL BUF – Corey Graham, 6 solo, 1 TFL Prior to the game, the team called for paid volunteers to help shovel snow out of Ralph Wilson Stadium.http://www.wgrz.com/story/news/2016/01/18/stadium-shovelers-paid-week/78971332/September 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Former Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick made his first return to Buffalo since being cut after the 2012 season, hoping to clinch a playoff spot for his new team with a win. Despite the Jets setting various team records, the Bills ultimately pulled out a win to close the season at 8-8 for the first time since 2002 in their final regular season game before Ralph Wilson Stadium was renamed New Era Field the following summer, not only keeping the Jets out of the playoffs for a fifth straight year, but helping the Pittsburgh Steelers reach the playoffs. As a thank you gift of sorts, the Steelers sent the Bills a care package of Primanti Brothers sandwiches. With the win, the Bills finished 4-2 against the AFC East and 5-3 at home. Standings Division BUF Conference BUF References External links http://www.buffalobills.com Buffalo Category:Buffalo Bills seasons Buffalo Bills