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NFL · 26 designs · 28 examples

Buffalo Bills,

by design.

Every vintage Buffalo Bills design in the archive: sweatshirts, hoodies, t-shirts, jerseys and jackets from the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Each card is one design with every eBay example of it we found; most are sold out, so open one to see what it went for and search for it again. Look at the buffalo and helmet: a standing bison is 1962-73 or a throwback from 2005 on, the charging buffalo on a white helmet is 1974-83, on a red helmet 1984 on, and dark navy with gray points to 2002 or later.

Bills collector notes by era →

NO. 01 · EVENTS & CHAMPIONSHIPS
NO. 02 · THE 1980S
NO. 03 · THE 1990S
NO. 04 · THE 2000S
NO. 05 · ERA UNKNOWN
NO. 06 · BIG GAMES IN THE ARCHIVE
NO. 07 · DATING BILLS GEAR
  1. 1962A standing red buffalo on a white helmet became the logo as the team switched to red, white and blue.
  2. 1974The charging blue buffalo with a red streak replaced the standing buffalo.
  3. 1984The helmet shell changed from white to red.
  4. 2002A major redesign made a darker blue the primary color, added nickel gray, and put red side panels on the jerseys.
  5. 2005A standing-buffalo throwback uniform was brought back.