ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Here's a look at the Buffalo Bills' opponents next season, by the numbers:
0 — That's the the number of international games the Bills will play. Last year they had one, a 25-20 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars in London.
2 — That's the the number of Super Bowl teams coming to Highmark Stadium. Buffalo had played five straight meetings in Kansas City, before the Chiefs eliminated the Bills 27-24 in an AFC Divisional Round game on Jan. 21. As for San Francisco, its last trip to Orchard Park was back on Oct. 16, 2016, when LeSean McCoy ran for 140 yards and three touchdowns in a 45-16 victory. Tyrod Taylor and Colin Kaepernick were the starting quarterbacks that day.
3 — That's the number of Thanksgiving Day games the Bills have played in the past five seasons. The Bills played at Dallas in 2019, at New Orleans in 2021, and at Detroit in 2022. This year's Lions game will not fall on Thanksgiving.
4 — That's the number of conference championship game opponents on Buffalo's schedule. The Baltimore Ravens and the Detroit Lions were both one win away from playing in the Super Bowl, and both will host the Bills this season.
8 — That's the number of teams coming to Orchard Park. They are: Kansas City, Jacksonville, Tennessee, Arizona, San Francisco, Miami, New England, and the New York Jets.
9 — That's the number of road games for the Bills. They will travel to: Baltimore, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Los Angeles for the Rams, Seattle, Miami, New England, and New York to face the Jets.
2,193 — That's the one-way number for airmiles to Los Angeles International Airport, representing the team's longest road game of the season. The trip to Seattle is a close second at 2,121 airmiles to King County International Airport.