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The Buffalo Bills were established in 1960 as part of the American Football League (AFL), joining the NFL with the AFL-NFL merger in 1970.1)
The name “Bills” was chosen through a naming contest in honor of Buffalo Bill Cody, the famous frontiersman and showman.2)
The Bills won back-to-back AFL championships in 1964 and 1965 before the AFL-NFL merger.3)