| 2012 Buffalo Bills season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Ralph Wilson |
| General manager | Buddy Nix |
| Head coach | Chan Gailey |
| Home field | Ralph Wilson Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 6–10 |
| Division place | 4th AFC East |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | C. J. Spiller, RB Kyle Williams, DT Jairus Byrd, S |
| AP All-Pros | Jairus Byrd, S |
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The 2012 Buffalo Bills season was the franchise's 43rd season in the National Football League (NFL), the 53rd overall and the third and final under head coach Chan Gailey. The team had hoped to make the playoffs for the first time since 1999, but failed and continue to own the NFL's longest playoff drought.
2012 was the final year on the Bills' current lease with Ralph Wilson Stadium as well as the final year on the current Bills Toronto Series agreement. The league had approved an additional five-year extension of the Toronto series, extending through 2017, on the condition that the Bills and Rogers Communications come to an agreement extending the series,[1] a condition that both sides have indicated willingness to do. The Bills and the league demanded significant and expensive renovations to Ralph Wilson Stadium as a condition of renewing the stadium lease.[2] The Buffalo News reported renovations could top 200 million dollars.[3] The Bills and Erie County (the owners of Ralph Wilson Stadium) missed the deadline for a long-term agreement in September 2012.[4] However, on December 21, the Bills agreed with Erie County to a 10-year lease on Ralph Wilson Stadium, extending it through for at least another 7 years.[5]
- ^ "Five-year extension of Buffalo Bills' Toronto series approved". NFL. NFL.com. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ^ Bailey, Budd (December 31, 2011). 2011 in review: In sports, high hopes and painful losses. The Buffalo News. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ "Progress made in Bills lease/renovation talks". The Buffalo News. June 15, 2012. Retrieved June 19, 2012.
- ^ Jewell-Gee, Denise (September 12, 2012). Bills, county agree they need one-year extension of stadium lease. The Buffalo News. Retrieved September 12, 2012.
- ^ Wawrow, John (December 21, 2012). "Bills staying put after agreeing to new lease". Yahoo! Sports. Retrieved December 21, 2012.