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A stone’s throw away from Niagara Falls and just across the border from a nation that proudly sports a maple leaf on their flag is the city of Buffalo, New York.
It’s known for snowy winters, buffalo wings and Buffalo Bills football. There are the NHL’s Sabres too, but they’ve become somewhat of an afterthought with an increasingly long playoff drought. While Buffalo struggles on ice, the city is over the moon with the hometown Bills.
Led by Josh Allen, the Bills are no longer the same mediocre team that many came to know for the better part of the 21st century. Having made the playoffs in each of the last six seasons, it’s clear they’re a long way away from the days of Trent Edwards and Ryan Fitzpatrick.
Instead the Bills are now Super Bowl contenders and a team that is feared by everyone except the Kansas City Chiefs.
As usual, the Bills’ story is one that can’t be told without that pesky team from Missouri getting in the way. Buffalo’s regular season slate will include one matchup against those bullies in red, but is another playoff matchup in their future?
That’s a story for a different day, but the reigning league MVP Allen will have to be even better to reach the mountaintop.
Before worrying about Week 19 and beyond, there are 18-weeks to plan for the regular season. Get those fall plans ready, Bills Mafia. Here’s a look at your schedule for the 2025 NFL regular season.
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Week 1 (Sept. 7): vs. Baltimore Ravens, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC (“Sunday Night Football”)Week 2 (Sept. 14): at New York Jets, 1 p.m. ET, CBSWeek 3 (Sept. 18): vs. Miami Dolphins, 8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video (“Thursday Night Football”)Week 4 (Sept. 28): vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m. ET, CBSWeek 5 (Oct. 5): vs. New England Patriots, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC (“Sunday Night Football”)Week 6 (Oct. 13): at Atlanta Falcons, 7:15 p.m. ET, ABC/ESPN (“Monday Night Football”)Week 7: BYEWeek 8 (Oct. 26): at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. ET, FoxWeek 9 (Nov. 2): vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBSWeek 10 (Nov. 9): at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m. ET, CBSWeek 11 (Nov. 16): vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m. ET, CBSWeek 12 (Nov. 20): at Houston Texans, 8:15 p.m. ET, Prime Video (“Thursday Night Football”)Week 13 (Nov. 30): at Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m., CBSWeek 14 (Dec. 7): vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 4:25 p.m. ET, FoxWeek 15 (Dec. 14): at New England Patriots, 1 p.m. ET, CBSWeek 16 (Dec. 21): at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. ET, CBSWeek 17 (Dec. 28): vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m. ET, FoxWeek 18 (Jan. 3 or 4): vs. New York Jets, TBDBills record prediction 2025
Record prediction: 12-5
It’s no secret that the Bills are one of the best teams in the AFC. Does that mean they can waltz into the playoffs without any issues?
The official answer won’t come for many months, but variance is a real thing in the NFL. Buffalo went 13-4 a year ago and sports an improved roster, particularly on defense.
Allen has never shown much regard for his own body, but he might want to shy away from some of those bigger hits going forward after dealing with multiple ailments last season. He’s been remarkably durable since entering the league, however, Buffalo’s outlook takes a significant hit if Allen is sidelined as those hits pile up.
More importantly, Buffalo has played a lot of football in recent years, despite not appearing in the Super Bowl.
There are always surprise teams and a pair of them could be in their own division. The Jets and Patriots both brought in coaches – Aaron Glenn and Mike Vrabel – that design their teams to play a tough, physical style. In other words, those might not be free, or easy, wins this season.
The Bills should cruise to another division title if they stay healthy. Buffalo’s ceiling is probably 14 wins, but given the ebbs and flows of a NFL season, we’ll settle in at 12 for Allen and co.
Bills opponents 2025
Below is a full list of Buffalo’s opponents for the upcoming season.
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