5 Bills Records That Could Be Broken in the 2024 NFL Season

The Buffalo Bills have a storied history that spans six decades, multiple home stadiums, and a handful of professional leagues. Some of the most iconic players to ever lace up a pair of cleats have proudly worn the “Charging Buffalo” helmet, with the team having a number of franchise records that have gone unchallenged for several years.

That said, there are a handful of team records that are perilously close to irrelevance, as several could be broken as early as the 2024 NFL season. With that in mind, here are five Bills-specific records that could fall this fall:

Quarterback Josh Allen’s excellence through the air is on display, and while national fans understand his running prowess, they may have a hard time comprehending how He is dominant on the field. He is equally effective as a strong goal-line back and as a downfield threat, forcing defenders to make business decisions every week.

He is coming off a 2023 campaign in which he ran for 15 touchdowns (tied for the most among quarterbacks); had he run for just A With more touchdowns, he would have tied O.J. Simpson’s 16 rushing touchdowns from the 1975 season, which currently stands as the most rushing touchdowns ever recorded by a Buffalo player in a single campaign. Allen can usurp that record if he finds the end zone on the ground 17 times in the 2024 season, an idea that seems entirely feasible given his penchant for using his legs in the red zone.

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Speaking of Allen’s rushing prowess, he has scored 53 touchdowns in his six-year professional career. That’s the third-highest total of any Buffalo player all-time; he’s four shy of Simpson’s 57 and 12 shy of Thurman Thomas’ 65.

Allen will almost certainly retire as Buffalo’s franchise leader in rushing touchdowns, and he can win the title as early as 2024 if he reaches the mark with his legs 13 times.

Dalton Kincaid is coming off a breakout rookie season in which he caught 73 passes for 673 yards, particularly late in the season as he became one of Allen’s favorite targets. His (perhaps nationally overlooked) debut has already seen him break several franchise records, as his 73 receptions are the most ever by a Bills tight end in a single season (and the most ever by a Buffalo rookie wide receiver).

He finished his rookie season just 53 yards shy of tying the record for most receiving yards ever by a Buffalo tight end in a season, a mark currently held by Paul Costa (set in the 1965 AFL season). Kincaid appears well on his way to breaking that record this fall, especially given his expected role in a revamped Bills passing attack that lost Stefon Diggs and Gabriel Davis in the offseason.

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Buffalo was forced to supplement spring starters Diggs and Davis with valuable veterans and overlooked youngsters, with its most high-profile addition perhaps being second-round draft pick Keon Coleman. The team selected the wide receiver out of Florida State with the first pick on Day 2 of the 2024 NFL Draft, and while he’s a bit raw as a separator and route runner, his aerial ability and overall talent are undeniable; he caught 50 passes for 658 yards and an impressive 11 touchdowns in Tallahassee last season.

There will be competition for targets in Buffalo’s revamped passing game, with Allen expected to split the ball between Coleman, the aforementioned Kincaid, third-year contributor Khalil Shakir and free agent Curtis Samuel. That said, Coleman could carve out a significant role in the passing attack, as he currently projects as the Bills’ X wide receiver. If he’s able to solidify his spot on the depth chart in training camp and develop an early rapport with Allen, the sky’s the limit when it comes to his immediate ceiling.

It’s no exaggeration to say that Coleman could have the best season ever by a Buffalo rookie receiver; that distinction is currently held by Sammy Watkins, who caught 63 passes for 982 yards and six touchdowns in 2014. Another record to watch is the most touchdowns ever by a Buffalo rookie receiver; that mark currently belongs to Lee Evans, who caught nine touchdowns in 2004.

Buffalo’s recent run of titles has seen it win four straight AFC East titles, already tying it for the longest streak of consecutive division titles in franchise history (the other run was from 1988-91). The contemporary Bills can claim the record if they win the divisional crown again in 2024.

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