Buffalo Bills starting quarterbacks

20 since 1999 · Last start: Josh Allen

Who has started at quarterback for the Bills?

The Buffalo Bills have started 20 quarterbacks since 1999. Josh Allen made the most starts since 1999: 128 (90-38). In 2026 Josh Allen has started all 4 games (3-1).

Year by yearMost starts

Bills starting quarterbacks by year

Buffalo Bills starting quarterbacks by season: starts and record as the starter
SeasonStarters: starts (record)RecordPlayoffs
2026Josh Allen 4 (3-1)3-1—
2025Josh Allen 16 (11-5)Mitchell Trubisky 1 (1-0)12-5Josh Allen 1-1
2024Josh Allen 16 (13-3)Mitchell Trubisky 1 (0-1)13-4Josh Allen 2-1
2023Josh Allen 17 (11-6)11-6Josh Allen 1-1
2022Josh Allen 16 (13-3)13-3Josh Allen 1-1
2021Josh Allen 17 (11-6)11-6Josh Allen 1-1
2020Josh Allen 16 (13-3)13-3Josh Allen 2-1
2019Josh Allen 15 (10-5)Matt Barkley 1 (0-1)10-6Josh Allen 0-1
2018Nathan Peterman 2 (0-2)Josh Allen 11 (5-6)Derek Anderson 2 (0-2)Matt Barkley 1 (1-0)6-10—
2017Tyrod Taylor 14 (8-6)Nathan Peterman 2 (1-1)9-7Tyrod Taylor 0-1
2016Tyrod Taylor 15 (7-8)EJ Manuel 1 (0-1)7-9—
2015Tyrod Taylor 14 (8-6)EJ Manuel 2 (0-2)8-8—
2014EJ Manuel 4 (2-2)Kyle Orton 12 (7-5)9-7—
2013EJ Manuel 10 (4-6)Thaddeus Lewis 5 (2-3)Jeff Tuel 1 (0-1)6-10—
2012Ryan Fitzpatrick 16 (6-10)6-10—
2011Ryan Fitzpatrick 16 (6-10)6-10—
2010Trent Edwards 2 (0-2)Ryan Fitzpatrick 13 (4-9)Brian Brohm 1 (0-1)4-12—
2009Trent Edwards 7 (2-5)Ryan Fitzpatrick 8 (4-4)Brian Brohm 1 (0-1)6-10—
2008Trent Edwards 14 (7-7)J.P. Losman 2 (0-2)7-9—
2007J.P. Losman 7 (2-5)Trent Edwards 9 (5-4)7-9—
2006J.P. Losman 16 (7-9)7-9—
2005J.P. Losman 8 (1-7)Kelly Holcomb 8 (4-4)5-11—
2004Drew Bledsoe 16 (9-7)9-7—
2003Drew Bledsoe 16 (6-10)6-10—
2002Drew Bledsoe 16 (8-8)8-8—
2001Rob Johnson 8 (1-7)Alex Van Pelt 7 (2-5)Travis Brown 1 (0-1)3-13—
2000Rob Johnson 11 (4-7)Doug Flutie 5 (4-1)8-8—
1999Doug Flutie 15 (10-5)Rob Johnson 1 (1-0)11-5Rob Johnson 0-1

Most starts at quarterback for the Bills

Buffalo Bills quarterbacks by regular-season starts
QuarterbackSeasonsStartsW-LPctPlayoffs
Josh Allen2018–202612890-38.7038-7
Ryan Fitzpatrick2009–20125320-33.377—
Drew Bledsoe2002–20044823-25.479—
Tyrod Taylor2015–20174323-20.5350-1
J.P. Losman2005–20083310-23.303—
Trent Edwards2007–20103214-18.438—
Doug Flutie1999–20002014-6.700—
Rob Johnson1999–2001206-14.3000-1
EJ Manuel2013–2016176-11.353—
Kyle Orton2014127-5.583—
Kelly Holcomb200584-4.500—
Alex Van Pelt200172-5.286—
Thaddeus Lewis201352-3.400—
Nathan Peterman2017–201841-3.250—
Mitchell Trubisky2024–202521-1.500—
Matt Barkley2018–201921-1.500—
Derek Anderson201820-2.000—
Brian Brohm2009–201020-2.000—
Jeff Tuel201310-1.000—
Travis Brown200110-1.000—

Regular season unless marked. A starter is the quarterback who took the first snap, credited with the game's result however long he played: nflverse's game file from 1999, Pro-Football-Reference's record as starter for 1950-98 (no playoff starts before 1999). A quarterback traded within a season before 1999 is left out of that season.