List of Buffalo Bills starting quarterbacks - wikipedia List of Buffalo Bills starting quarterbacks NFL lists Current season 2017 season Quarterbacks Starting quarterbacks by touchdowns / touchdowns ( playoffs ) / yardage / 5000 yard seasons / completion / wins by team BUF MIA NE NYJ BAL CIN CLE PIT HOU IND JAX TEN DEN KC LAC OAK DAL NYG PHI WAS CHI DET GB MIN ATL CAR NO TB ARI LAR SF SEA Most wins Playoff records Most consecutive starts Most consecutive games with touchdown pass Win -- loss records 2012 Running backs Career rushing attempts leaders Career rushing yards leaders Career rushing touchdowns leaders Annual rushing yards leaders Annual rushing touchdowns leaders 2,000 - yard club 1,000 - yard duos Receivers Career receptions leaders Career receiving yards leaders Career receiving touchdowns leaders Annual receptions leaders Annual receiving yards leaders Annual receiving touchdowns leaders Defense Career sacks leaders Annual sacks leaders Career interceptions leaders Annual interceptions leaders Special teams Longest field goals Career field goals leaders Career punting yards leaders Career punt return yards leaders Career kickoff return yards leaders Annual field goals leaders Annual punting yards leaders Annual punt return yards leaders Annual kickoff return yards leaders Other lists Most consecutive starts ( and games played ) Career all - purpose yards leaders Career scoring leaders Brett Favre 's career achievements Peyton Manning 's career achievements Tyrod Taylor ( 2015 -- present ) 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 team competes in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a member club of the American Football Conference ( AFC ) East division. The quarterbacks are listed in order of the date of each player 's first start for the team at that position. Contents 1 Starting quarterbacks 1.1 Regular season 1.2 Postseason 2 Most games started 3 Team career passing records 4 See also 5 References Starting quarterbacks Kyle Orton ( 2014 ) EJ Manuel ( 2013 -- 2016 ) Ryan Fitzpatrick ( 2009 -- 2012 ) Trent Edwards ( 2007 -- 2010 ) Jim Kelly ( 1986 -- 1996 ) The number of games they started during the season is listed to the right : Regular season Season ( s ) Quarterback ( s ) 1960 ( AFL ) Johnny Green ( 6 ) / Tommy O'Connell ( 5 ) / Richie Lucas ( 2 ) / Bob Brodhead ( 1 ) 1961 ( AFL ) Johnny Green ( 5 ) / Warren Rabb ( 3 ) / M.C. Reynolds ( 3 ) / Richie Lucas ( 2 ) / Tommy O'Connell ( 1 ) 1962 ( AFL ) Warren Rabb ( 7 ) / Al Dorow ( 4 ) / Jack Kemp ( 3 ) 1963 ( AFL ) Jack Kemp ( 13 ) / Daryle Lamonica ( 1 ) 1964 ( AFL ) Jack Kemp ( 13 ) / Daryle Lamonica ( 1 ) 1965 ( AFL ) Jack Kemp ( 13 ) / Daryle Lamonica ( 1 ) 1966 ( AFL ) Jack Kemp ( 14 ) 1967 ( AFL ) Jack Kemp ( 11 ) / Tom Flores ( 3 ) 1968 ( AFL ) Dan Darragh ( 7 ) / Ed Rutkowski ( 3 ) / Kay Stephenson ( 3 ) / Tom Flores ( 1 ) 1969 ( AFL ) Jack Kemp ( 11 ) / Dan Darragh ( 2 ) / James Harris ( 1 ) 1970 ( NFL ) Dennis Shaw ( 12 ) / Dan Darragh ( 2 ) 1971 Dennis Shaw ( 12 ) / James Harris ( 2 ) 1972 Dennis Shaw ( 13 ) / Leo Hart ( 1 ) 1973 Joe Ferguson ( 14 ) Joe Ferguson ( 14 ) Joe Ferguson ( 14 ) 1976 Joe Ferguson ( 7 ) / Gary Marangi ( 7 ) 1977 Joe Ferguson ( 14 ) 1978 Joe Ferguson ( 16 ) 1979 Joe Ferguson ( 16 ) 1980 Joe Ferguson ( 16 ) 1981 Joe Ferguson ( 16 ) 1982 Joe Ferguson ( 9 ) Joe Ferguson ( 16 ) 1984 Joe Ferguson ( 11 ) / Joe Dufek ( 5 ) 1985 Vince Ferragamo ( 9 ) / Bruce Mathison ( 7 ) 1986 Jim Kelly ( 16 ) Jim Kelly ( 12 ) / Brian McClure ( 1 ) / Willie Totten ( 1 ) / Dan Manucci ( 1 ) 1988 Jim Kelly ( 16 ) 1989 Jim Kelly ( 13 ) / Frank Reich ( 3 ) 1990 Jim Kelly ( 14 ) / Frank Reich ( 2 ) 1991 Jim Kelly ( 15 ) / Frank Reich ( 1 ) 1992 Jim Kelly ( 16 ) 1993 Jim Kelly ( 16 ) 1994 Jim Kelly ( 14 ) / Frank Reich ( 2 ) 1995 Jim Kelly ( 15 ) / Todd Collins ( 1 ) Jim Kelly ( 13 ) / Todd Collins ( 3 ) 1997 Todd Collins ( 13 ) / Alex Van Pelt ( 3 ) 1998 Doug Flutie ( 10 ) / Rob Johnson ( 6 ) 1999 Doug Flutie ( 15 ) / Rob Johnson ( 1 ) 2000 Rob Johnson ( 11 ) / Doug Flutie ( 5 ) 2001 Alex Van Pelt ( 8 ) / Rob Johnson ( 8 ) 2002 Drew Bledsoe ( 16 ) 2003 Drew Bledsoe ( 16 ) Drew Bledsoe ( 16 ) 2005 J.P. Losman ( 8 ) / Kelly Holcomb ( 8 ) 2006 J.P. Losman ( 16 ) 2007 Trent Edwards ( 9 ) / J.P. Losman ( 7 ) 2008 Trent Edwards ( 14 ) / J.P. Losman ( 2 ) 2009 Ryan Fitzpatrick ( 8 ) / Trent Edwards ( 7 ) / Brian Brohm ( 1 ) Ryan Fitzpatrick ( 13 ) / Trent Edwards ( 2 ) / Brian Brohm ( 1 ) 2011 Ryan Fitzpatrick ( 16 ) 2012 Ryan Fitzpatrick ( 16 ) 2013 EJ Manuel ( 10 ) / Thad Lewis ( 5 ) / Jeff Tuel ( 1 ) 2014 Kyle Orton ( 12 ) / EJ Manuel ( 4 ) 2015 Matt Cassel ( 1 ) * / Tyrod Taylor ( 13 ) / EJ Manuel ( 2 ) 2016 Tyrod Taylor ( 15 ) / EJ Manuel ( 1 ) 2017 Tyrod Taylor ( 14 ) / Nathan Peterman ( 2 ) Matt Cassel technically started a game due to the Bills ' first play on offense having Tyrod Taylor lined up at wide receiver Postseason Season Quarterback ( s ) 1963 ( AFL ) Jack Kemp ( 0 -- 1 ) 1964 ( AFL ) Jack Kemp ( 1 -- 0 ) 1965 ( AFL ) Jack Kemp ( 1 -- 0 ) 1966 ( AFL ) Jack Kemp ( 0 -- 1 ) 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 ) Jim Kelly ( 0 -- 1 ) 1998 Doug Flutie ( 0 -- 1 ) 1999 Rob Johnson ( 0 -- 1 ) 2017 Tyrod Taylor ( 0 -- 1 ) Most games started These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Bills in regular season games ( as of Week 17 of 2017 season ). Name GP Games played GS Games started Number of wins as starting quarterback Number of losses as starting quarterback Number of ties as starting quarterback Pct Winning percentage as starting quarterback Name Period GP GS % Ferguson, Joe Joe Ferguson 1973 -- 1984 164 163 77 86 --. 472 Kelly, Jim Jim Kelly 1986 -- 1996 160 160 101 59 --. 631 Kemp, Jack Jack Kemp 1962 -- 1969 88 77 43 31. 578 Fitzpatrick, Ryan Ryan Fitzpatrick 2009 -- 2012 55 53 20 33 --. 377 Bledsoe, Drew Drew Bledsoe 2002 -- 2004 48 48 23 25 --. 479 Taylor, Tyrod Tyrod Taylor 2015 -- 2017 44 43 23 20 --. 535 Team career passing records ( As of Week 17 of 2017 season ) Name Comp Att % Yds TD Int Kelly, Jim Jim Kelly 2,874 4,779 60.1 35,467 237 175 Ferguson, Joe Joe Ferguson 2,188 4,166 52.5 27,590 181 190 Fitzpatrick, Ryan Ryan Fitzpatrick 1,041 1,742 59.8 11,654 80 64 Kemp, Jack Jack Kemp 1,039 2,240 46.4 15,134 77 132 Bledsoe, Drew Drew Bledsoe 905 1,531 59.1 10,151 55 43 Taylor, Tyrod Tyrod Taylor 774 1,236 62.6 8,857 51 16 Flutie, Doug Doug Flutie 598 1,063 56.3 7,582 47 30 See also List of American Football League players Lists of NFL starting quarterbacks References Buffalo Bills Franchise Encyclopedia Buffalo Bills Founded in 1960 Based and headquartered in Orchard Park, New York Franchise Franchise History Players Seasons Pro Bowl selections First - round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Coaches Logos and uniforms NFL in Toronto Bills series Stadiums War Memorial Stadium New Era Field Rogers Centre ( Bills Toronto Series ) New Era Field II ( proposed ) Culture Buffalo sports curse Ralph Wilson Billy Buffalo Buffalo Jills Ken `` Pinto Ron '' Johnson Second String Flutie Flakes `` Shout '' ( The Isley Brothers song ) Four Falls of Buffalo Lore AAFC Buffalo Bills Electric Company The Comeback Wide Right Music City Miracle Rivalries Miami Dolphins New England Patriots New York Jets Division championships ( 10 ) 1964 1965 1966 1980 1988 1989 1990 1991 1993 1995 Conference championships ( 4 ) 1990 1991 1992 1993 League championships ( 2 ) 1964 1965 Wall of Fame Simpson Kemp McGroder Sestak Shaw Wilson 12th Man Dubenion Stratton Ferguson Levy DeLamielleure James Abramoski Kalsu Saimes Kelly Smerlas Hull Talley Ritcher Thomas Reed Tasker Smith Edgerson Hansen Polian Miller Saban Gilchrist Media Broadcasters Radio Radio Network WGR 550 Television MSG Western New York Personalities : John Murphy Van Miller Mark Kelso Steve Tasker Owners Wilson Pegula family Terry Kim Current league affiliations League : National Football League ( 1970 -- present ) Conference : American Football Conference Division : East Division Former league affiliation League : American Football League ( 1960 -- 1969 ) Seasons ( 58 ) 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Championship seasons in bold Buffalo Bills starting quarterbacks Johnny Green ( 1960 -- 1961 ) Tommy O'Connell ( 1960 -- 1961 ) Richie Lucas ( 1960 ) Bob Brodhead ( 1960 ) Warren Rabb ( 1961 -- 1962 ) Mack Reynolds ( 1961 ) Al Dorow ( 1962 ) Jack Kemp ( 1962 -- 1967, 1969 ) Daryle Lamonica ( 1963 -- 1965 ) Tom Flores ( 1967 -- 1968 ) Dan Darragh ( 1968 -- 1970 ) Ed Rutkowski ( 1968 ) Kay Stephenson ( 1968 ) James Harris ( 1969, 1971 ) Dennis Shaw ( 1970 -- 1972 ) Leo Hart ( 1972 ) Joe Ferguson ( 1973 -- 1984 ) Gary Marangi ( 1976 ) Joe Dufek ( 1984 ) Vince Ferragamo ( 1985 ) Bruce Mathison ( 1985 ) Jim Kelly ( 1986 -- 1996 ) Brian McClure ( 1987 ) Willie Totten ( 1987 ) Dan Manucci ( 1987 ) Frank Reich ( 1989 -- 1991, 1994 ) Todd Collins ( 1995 -- 1997 ) Alex Van Pelt ( 1997, 2001 ) Doug Flutie ( 1998 -- 2000 ) Rob Johnson ( 1998 -- 2001 ) Drew Bledsoe ( 2002 -- 2004 ) J.P. Losman ( 2005 -- 2008 ) Kelly Holcomb ( 2005 ) Trent Edwards ( 2007 -- 2010 ) Ryan Fitzpatrick ( 2009 -- 2012 ) Brian Brohm ( 2009 -- 2010 ) EJ Manuel ( 2013 -- 2016 ) Thad Lewis ( 2013 ) Jeff Tuel ( 2013 ) Kyle Orton ( 2014 ) Matt Cassel ( 2015 ) Tyrod Taylor ( 2015 -- present ) Nathan Peterman ( 2017 ) List of most recent starting quarterbacks in the National Football League ( as of Week 17 of the 2017 NFL season ) American Football Conference AFC East AFC North AFC South AFC West Tyrod Taylor ( Buffalo Bills ) Jay Cutler ( Miami Dolphins ) Tom Brady ( New England Patriots ) Bryce Petty ( New York Jets ) Joe Flacco ( Baltimore Ravens ) Andy Dalton ( Cincinnati Bengals ) DeShone Kizer ( Cleveland Browns ) Landry Jones ( Pittsburgh Steelers ) T.J. Yates ( Houston Texans ) Jacoby Brissett ( Indianapolis Colts ) Blake Bortles ( Jacksonville Jaguars ) Marcus Mariota ( Tennessee Titans ) Paxton Lynch ( Denver Broncos ) Patrick Mahomes II ( Kansas City Chiefs ) Philip Rivers ( Los Angeles Chargers ) Derek Carr ( Oakland Raiders ) National Football Conference NFC East NFC North NFC South NFC West Dak Prescott ( Dallas Cowboys ) Eli Manning ( New York Giants ) Nick Foles ( Philadelphia Eagles ) Kirk Cousins ( Washington Redskins ) Mitchell Trubisky ( Chicago Bears ) Matthew Stafford ( Detroit Lions ) Brett Hundley ( Green Bay Packers ) Case Keenum ( Minnesota Vikings ) Matt Ryan ( Atlanta Falcons ) Cam Newton ( Carolina Panthers ) Drew Brees ( New Orleans Saints ) Jameis Winston ( Tampa Bay Buccaneers ) Drew Stanton ( Arizona Cardinals ) Sean Mannion ( Los Angeles Rams ) Jimmy Garoppolo ( San Francisco 49ers ) Russell Wilson ( Seattle Seahawks ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Buffalo_Bills_starting_quarterbacks&oldid=827549175 '' Categories : Buffalo Bills players Lists of National Football League quarterbacks by team Buffalo Bills lists Hidden categories : Articles with hCards Talk Contents About Wikipedia Italiano Edit links This page was last edited on 25 February 2018, at 10 : 19. 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