The Ryan Fitzpatrick era appears to be ending after three inconsistent seasons. The Bills need to move on in their search for a long-term replacement for Jim Kelly and return to the playoffs for the first time since the last century.
The Bills had raised expectations heading into 2012 after one of their most productive offseasons in team history. Instead, it was more of the same old, same old.
Team president Russ Brandon announces he the Bills will incorporate a 'robust football analytics program.' The statistics-based analysis, popularized by baseball, is catching on in football.
The lowlights easily outnumber the highlights for Buffalo in 2012 -- a year that saw the Bills' NFL-worst playoff drought stretch to 13 years.
A lot can change in the span of one year, but at first glance the Bills' 2013 slate looks to take a step up with its degree of difficulty.
The Bills endured another frustrating campaign in 2012, falling short of the playoffs for the 13th year in a row -- the longest postseason drought in the NFL. That doesn't mean there weren't a few bright spots along the way.
Bills president Russ Brandon said Buffalo's coaching search would pick up as soon as he got off the podium after Tuesday's press conference.
The Bills rang in the new year with talk of change and a new direction following Russ Brandon's promotion from CEO to president on Tuesday. Brandon assumed the duties of president from 94-year-old owner Ralph Wilson Jr., whom the team will no longer answer to regarding day-to-day operations.
DT Kyle Williams: "We just didn't win enough. I think it goes back to what we talked about -- plays here, plays there, things look completely different."
Shortly after being fired as coach of the Buffalo Bills, Chan Gailey thanked both the Bills and Buffalo fans in an emotional statement to the media.
The Bills refused to pack it in, and they ended the season on a high note with a 28-9 victory over a Jets team that showed few signs of life.
The Bills found some meaning Sunday in a meaningless game: pride. That carried them to a 28-9 win over the Jets.
Bills inactives for Sunday's game against the Jets include WR Kevin Elliott and S Da'Norris Searcy.
QB Greg McElroy and CB Ellis Lankster are among the Jets' inactives for their game against the Bills.
The Bills and Jets conclude dismal seasons in Orchard Park, N.Y.