2014 Buffalo Bills season
| 2014 Buffalo Bills season | |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Doug Marrone |
| General manager | Doug Whaley |
| Owner | Mary Wilson (weeks 1-5) Terrence Pegula (week 6-present) |
| Home field |
Ralph Wilson Stadium Ford Field (week 12) |
| Results | |
| Record | 9–7 |
| Division place | 2nd AFC East |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers |
Marcell Dareus, DT Kyle Williams, DT Mario Williams, DE |
| Uniform | |
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The 2014 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 45th season in the National Football League, 55th season of competition, second under head coach Doug Marrone and the first in franchise history without Ralph Wilson as owner. The Bills improved on their 6–10 record from 2013, finishing with a 9–7 record, their first winning season since 2004, but it still didn't help the team make the playoffs.
Ralph Wilson, the founding owner of the Buffalo Bills, died at the age of 95 on March 25, 2014. In his will, Wilson placed the team into a trust governed by his wife, niece and two team officials, who were separately given instructions to sell the team in short order, not only to the highest bidder, but with a precondition that the team be kept in Buffalo. Three bidders stepped forward with bids: stalking horse bidder Donald Trump, the family of Buffalo Sabres owner and natural gas baron Terrence Pegula and a consortium led by musician Jon Bon Jovi and the principals of Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, the last of whom raised serious concerns that the team would relocate to Toronto at the first opportunity. The Pegula family was named as the winning bidder on September 9 and closed on its purchase of the team on October 8.
On March 5, 2014, three weeks before Wilson's death, the Bills announced the postponement of the Bills Toronto Series for one year. Bills President and CEO Russ Brandon will evaluate the series in the future, possibly to permanently cancel games in Toronto. On December 3, 2014, after six years and a 1-5 record (their only win coming in a 23-0 shutout victory against the Washington Redskins), the Bills Toronto Series was permanently cancelled.
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