The Buffalo Bills are a professional American football team based in the Buffalo–Niagara Falls metropolitan area in New York. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The team plays its home games at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, a suburb of Buffalo, and a new stadium is under construction to be completed in 2026

. The franchise was founded in 1959 as a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) and began play in 1960. The team was named after a previous Buffalo football team from the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) which itself was named in honor of the western frontiersman Buffalo Bill Cody, despite his ties being more connected to the West and Colorado rather than New York

. The Bills have a long history in Buffalo, with professional football teams in the city dating back to the early 20th century. The current Bills franchise was established by Ralph Wilson, who chose Buffalo partly due to the city's prior football success and the willingness to offer favorable stadium terms. The Bills have a passionate fanbase in western New York and southern Ontario, and they are the only NFL team playing home games in New York State

. In summary, the Buffalo Bills are from Buffalo, New York, playing their home games in nearby Orchard Park, and their name honors the historic figure Buffalo Bill Cody through a lineage of previous Buffalo football teams