2011 Buffalo Bills season The 2011 Buffalo Bills season is the team ' s 42nd season in the National Football League and the 52nd overall . The Bills hope to improve on their record from the 2010 season , and attempt to make the playoffs for the first time since 1999 , the longest standing playoff drought in the NFL , which is tied with the Detroit Lions . Buffalo plays in the Eastern division of the American Football Conference ( AFC ) . In week 3 of the season , the Bills broke a 15 - game losing streak that the team had accrued against the New England Patriots that dated to opening day of the 2003 season ; Buffalo defeated the Patriots , 34 – 31 . In doing so , the 2011 Bills became the only team since before 1950 ( when comprehensive statistical record keeping began ) to win two consecutive games in which they trailed by 18 or more points ; they overcame a 21 - 3 deficit to Oakland in Week Two , and a 21 - 0 deficit to New England in Week Three . Incidentally , Buffalo ' s loss to the Cincinnati Bengals the following week was the Bills ' first loss to Cincinnati since the . The Bills started the season with a promising 5 - 2 record . However , the Bills ' season was plagued by injuries to key starters , including linebacker Shawne Merriman , center Eric Wood , cornerback Terrence McGee , star nose tackle Kyle Williams , and star running back Fred Jackson , all of whom were placed on injured reserve to end their respective seasons ( Jackson ' s was somewhat controversial , as it disqualified him from Pro Bowl consideration ; Jackson , whose leg is expected to heal by the time of the Pro Bowl was a contender for the game ) . The Bills also lost two wide receivers , Marcus Easley and Roscoe Parrish , to IR . The Bills , after starting the season 5 - 2 , have lost all five of the subsequent games to the New York Jets ( twice ) , Dallas Cowboys , Miami Dolphins , and Tennessee Titans . Offseason . Uniform change . On February 9 , 2011 , the Bills announced that the team planned to introduce redesigned uniforms for the 2011 NFL season . No details were given on what the uniforms would look like , but it was said that the charging buffalo logo would be kept . Later reports leaked by a Madden NFL 12 trailer , and said to be confirmed by the league , indicated the team would be adopting the uniforms the team wore between 1975 and 1983 . It was also announced that an official unveiling of the new uniforms would be at a fan appreciation event later in the summer . The date of the new uniform unveiling was June 24 , 2011 . The team also announced that the U . S . military will be involved in the unveiling . After the unveiling , there was a movie screening " The Blind Side " which was scheduled to round out the unveiling and fan appreciation event . Fans could vote for which film they want to see on the Bills ’ Facebook page . Due to the labor lockout that ran from March 11 , 2011 through July 25 , 2011 , the actual Bills players were not being allowed to attend . Instead , models from the New York National Guard , along with former Bills Jim Kelly and Thurman Thomas , modeled the new uniforms . This is the first full redesign of the team ’ s uniforms since the 2002 NFL season . The Bills wore their white jerseys at home against the New York Jets in Week Nine , which the team hadn ' t done since 1986 vs . Indianapolis . The " White Out " did not prove successful , however , as the Bills lost to the Jets 27 - 11 . Preseason . Schedule . The Bills ' preseason schedule was announced on April 12 , 2011 . Regular season . Schedule . LEGEND : Game summaries . Week 8 : vs . Washington Redskins . Bills Toronto Series Week 11 : at Miami Dolphins . Trying to snap a two - game losing streak , the Bills flew to Sun Life Stadium for a Week 11 AFC East showdown with the Miami Dolphins . Buffalo delivered the game ' s opening punch in the first quarter with a 30 - yard field goal from kicker Dave Rayner , but the Dolphins answered with quarterback Matt Moore completing a 1 - yard touchdown pass to tight end Anthony Fasano , followed by running back Reggie Bush getting a 5 - yard touchdown run . Miami added onto their lead in the second quarter with Moore completing a 12 - yard touchdown pass to fullback Charles Clay and a 4 - yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Davone Bess . The Bills would close out the half with a 56 - yard field goal from Rayner . The Dolphins added onto Buffalo ' s misery in the third quarter with running back Lex Hilliard recovering a blocked punt in the endzone for a touchdown . The Bills tried to rally in the fourth quarter as rookie linebacker Kelvin Sheppard tackled running back Daniel Thomas in the endzone for a safety , but Miami ' s lead proved to be too much to overcome . With the loss , Buffalo fell to 5 - 5 .