<P> The rise of the division rival New England Patriots under Tom Brady , along with numerous failed attempts at rebuilding in the 2000s and 2010s , prevented the Bills from reaching the playoffs in seventeen consecutive seasons between 2000 and 2016 , a 17 - year drought that was the longest active playoff drought in all major professional sports at the time it was broken when the Bills secured a wild - card berth on December 31 , 2017 . On October 8 , 2014 , Buffalo Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula received unanimous approval to acquire the Bills during the NFL owners ' meetings , becoming the second ownership group of the team after team founder Ralph Wilson . </P>
<P> The rise of the division rival New England Patriots under Tom Brady , along with numerous failed attempts at rebuilding in the 2000s and 2010s , prevented the Bills from reaching the playoffs in seventeen consecutive seasons between 2000 and 2016 , a 17 - year drought that was the longest active playoff drought in all major professional sports at the time it was broken when the Bills secured a wild - card berth on December 31 , 2017 . On October 8 , 2014 , Buffalo Sabres owners Terry and Kim Pegula received unanimous approval to acquire the Bills during the NFL owners ' meetings , becoming the second ownership group of the team after team founder Ralph Wilson . </P>
when was the last time the buffalo bills played in a playoff game
when was the last time the buffalo bills played in a playoff game
2017
2017