List of Buffalo Bills starting quarterbacks
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
The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right:
Regular season
Postseason
Season(s) | Quarterback(s) |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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
- ^ Due to an injury involving Damar Hamlin, the Bills Week 17 game against the Cincinnati Bengals was canceled.
See also
References
- ^ "Buffalo Bills Career Passing Leaders". Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- Buffalo Bills Franchise Encyclopedia
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