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Bills–Colts rivalry

Buffalo Bills Indianapolis Colts
First meeting	November 15, 1970 Bills 17, Colts 17
Latest meeting	November 21, 2021 Colts 41, Bills 15
Next meeting	November 10, 2024
Statistics
Meetings total	72 meetings
All-time series	Bills: 38–33–1
Regular season series	Bills: 37–33–1
Postseason results	Bills: 1–0
Largest victory	Bills: 38–0 (1992) Colts: 43–0 (1971)
Longest win streak	Bills: 6 (1989–1992) Colts: 6 (2000–2006)
Current win streak	Colts: 1 (2021–present)
Post–season history
2020 AFC Wild Card: Bills won, 27–24

The Bills–Colts rivalry is a National Football League rivalry between the Buffalo Bills and the Indianapolis Colts Because they play in different intraconference divisions, the Bills in the AFC East and the Colts in the AFC South, they do not play each other every year. Instead, based on the NFL's scheduling formula, the two teams play each other at least once every three seasons and at least once every six seasons at each team's home stadium when their divisions are paired up, sometimes more often if the two teams meet in the playoffs or they finish in the same place in their respective divisions.

Despite this, the Bills and Colts were AFC East division rivals from 1970 to 2001 (dating prior to the Colts' move from Baltimore to Indianapolis), as the Colts were moved into the newly formed AFC South following the 2001 season as part of the NFL's realignment. The Bills lead the overall series 38–33–1, which includes one playoff meeting in 2020.

Game results

Buffalo Bills vs. Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts season-by-season results
1970s (Colts, 11–8–1) Season Season series at Baltimore Colts at Buffalo Bills Overall series Notes 1970 Colts 1–0–1 Tie 17–17 Colts 20–14 Colts 1–0–1 AFL–NFL merger. Both teams placed in AFC East. Colts win Super Bowl V. Only tie in the history of the rivalry. 1971 Colts 2–0 Colts 24–0 Colts 43–0 Colts 3–0–1 The 43–0 October 10 victory at Buffalo marked the largest margin of victory for the Colts in the series. 1972 Colts 2–0 Colts 35–7 Colts 17–0 Colts 5–0–1 1973 Bills 2–0 Bills 24–17 Bills 31–13 Colts 5–2–1 Bills open Rich Stadium. 1974 Bills 2–0 Bills 27–14 Bills 6–0 Colts 5–4–1 1975 Tie, 1–1 Bills 38–31 Colts 42–35 Colts 6–5–1 1976 Colts 2–0 Colts 58–20 Colts 31–13 Colts 8–5–1 1977 Colts 2–0 Colts 17–14 Colts 31–13 Colts 10–5–1 1978 Bills 2–0 Bills 21–17 Bills 24–17 Colts 10–7–1 1979 Tie, 1–1 Bills 31–13 Colts 14–13 Colts 11–8–1
1980s (Bills, 11–8) Season Season series at Baltimore/ Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills Overall series Notes 1980 Colts 2–0 Colts 28–24 Colts 17–12 Colts 13–8–1 1981 Bills 2–0 Bills 35–3 Bills 23–17 Colts 13–10–1 1982 Bills 1–0 no game Bills 20–0 Colts 13–11–1 Game in Baltimore cancelled due to Players strike reducing season to 9 games. 1983 Bills 2–0 Bills 30–7 Bills –28–23 Tie 13–13–1 Game in Baltimore is the last meeting in Baltimore in the series. Baltimore ends its series tied 13-13-1. 1984 Tie, 1–1 Colts 31–17 Bills –21–15 Tie 14–14–1 First games of the series between Buffalo and Indianapolis. Indianapolis opens the RCA Dome (previously known as the Hoosier Dome). 1985 Tie, 1–1 Colts 49–17 Bills –21–9 Tie 15–15–1 1986 Tie, 1–1 Colts 24–14 Bills –24–13 Tie 16–16–1 1987 Tie, 1–1 Bills 27–3 Colts 47–6 Tie 17–17–1 1988 Tie, 1–1 Colts 17–14 Bills 34–23 Tie 18–18–1 1989 Tie, 1–1 Colts 37–14 Bills 30–7 Tie 19–19–1
1990s (Bills, 14–5) Season Season series at Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills Overall series Notes 1990 Bills 2–0 Bills 31–7 Bills 26–10 Bills 21–19–1 Bills lose Super Bowl XXV. 1991 Bills 2–0 Bills 35–7 Bills 42–6 Bills 23–19–1 Bills lose Super Bowl XXVI. 1992 Tie, 1–1 Colts 16–13 (OT) Bills 38–0 Bills 24–20–1 Bills lose Super Bowl XXVII. 1993 Bills 2–0 Bills 30–10 Bills 23–9 Bills 26–20–1 Bills lose Super Bowl XXVIII. 1994 Colts 2–0 Colts 10–9 Colts 27–17 Bills 26–22–1 First season series sweep for the Colts since 1980. 1995 Bills 2–0 Bills 16–10 Bills 20–14 Bills 28–22–1 1996 Tie, 1–1 Colts 13–10 (OT) Bills 16–13 (OT) Bills 29–23–1 1997 Bills 2–0 Bills 9–6 Bills 37–35 Bills 31–23–1 1998 Bills 2–0 Bills 31–24 Bills 34–11 Bills 33–23–1 1999 Tie, 1–1 Bills 31–14 Colts 31–6 Bills 34–24–1
2000s (Colts, 6–1) Season Results Location Overall series Notes 2000 Colts 18–16 Ralph Wilson Stadium Bills 34–26–1 Colts 44–20 RCA Dome 2001 Colts 42–26 RCA Dome Bills 34–28–1 Colts 30–14 Ralph Wilson Stadium Last meeting as AFC East rivals. 2003 Colts 17–14 Ralph Wilson Stadium Bills 34–29–1 2006 Colts 17–16 RCA Dome Bills 34–30–1 Colts win six straight meetings. Last meeting at the RCA Dome. Colts win Super Bowl XLI. 2009 Bills 30–7 Ralph Wilson Stadium Bills 35–30–1 Bills win first (and only) game against the Colts in this decade.
2010s (Tie, 2–2) Season Results Location Overall series Notes 2012 Colts 20–13 Lucas Oil Stadium Bills 35–31–1 First meeting at Lucas Oil Stadium. 2015 Bills 27–14 Ralph Wilson Stadium Bills 36–31–1 2017 Bills 13–7 (OT) New Era Field Bills 37–31–1 Bills win on a 21-yard touchdown run from LeSean McCoy with 1:33 left in overtime. Game becomes notable due to a heavy lake-effect snow storm during the game. Bills break 17 year playoff drought. 2018 Colts 37–5 Lucas Oil Stadium Bills 37–32–1 Last start for Andrew Luck in the series.
2020s (Tie, 1–1) Season Results Location Overall series Notes 2020 playoffs Bills 27–24 Bills Stadium Bills 38–32–1 AFC Wild Card Round. First postseason meeting between the two teams. Josh Allen wins first playoff game of his career. Bills win first playoff game since 1995. Philip Rivers' last career game. 2021 Colts 41–15 Highmark Stadium Bills 38–33–1
Summary of results Season Season series at Baltimore/ Indianapolis Colts at Buffalo Bills Notes Regular season Bills 37–33–1 Colts 19–14–1 Bills 23–14 Postseason Bills 1–0 no games Bills 1–0 AFC Wild Card: 2020. Regular and postseason Bills 38–33–1 Colts 19–14–1 Bills 24–14