# 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

| 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 (12) / Daryle Lamonica (2) |
| 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 | Dennis Shaw (12) / Dan Darragh (2) |
| 1971 | Dennis Shaw (12) / James Harris (2) |
| 1972 | Dennis Shaw (13) / Leo Hart (1) |
| 1973 | Joe Ferguson (14) |
| 1974 | Joe Ferguson (14) |
| 1975 | 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) |
| 1983 | Joe Ferguson (16) |
| 1984 | Joe Ferguson (11) / Joe Dufek (5) |
| 1985 | Vince Ferragamo (9) / Bruce Mathison (7) |
| 1986 | Jim Kelly (16) |
| 1987 | 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) |
| 1996 | 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) |
| 2004 | 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) |
| 2010 | 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 | Tyrod Taylor (13) / EJ Manuel (2) / Matt Cassel (1) |
| 2016 | Tyrod Taylor (15) / EJ Manuel (1) |
| 2017 | Tyrod Taylor (14) / Nathan Peterman (2) |
| 2018 | Josh Allen (11) / Nathan Peterman (2) / Derek Anderson (2) / Matt Barkley (1) |
| 2019 | Josh Allen (16) |
| 2020 | Josh Allen (16) |
| 2021 | Josh Allen (17) |
| 2022 | Josh Allen (16) |
| 2023 | Josh Allen (17) |
| 2024 | Josh Allen (17) |

### Postseason

| Season(s) | 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) |
| 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) |
| 1992 | 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) |
| 2024 | Josh Allen (2–1) |

## Statistics
### Most games started

These quarterbacks have the most starts for the Bills in regular season games (through the 2024 NFL season).
| 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 | 111 | 110 | 76 | 34 | — | .691 |
| 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 2024 NFL regular season)
| 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 |
| Josh Allen | 2,296 | 3,628 | 63.3 | 26,434 | 195 | 84 |
| Joe Ferguson | 2,188 | 4,166 | 52.5 | 27,590 | 181 | 190 |
| 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 |
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