Buffalo Bills playoff pay
Buffalo Bills have reached the playoffs 6 times since the 2020 season. A player on the roster for all of it was paid $712,000 in playoff money, ranked 4 of 32 clubs.
Every playoff run since 2020
The seed, how far the club got and what the league paid each man
| SEASON | SEED | RESULT | GAMES | PER PLAYER |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | AFC 6 | Lost divisional | 2 | $112,000 |
| 2024 | AFC 2 | Lost conference final | 3 | $186,000 |
| 2023 | AFC 2 | Lost divisional | 2 | $101,000 |
| 2022 | AFC 2 | Lost divisional | 2 | $93,000 |
| 2021 | AFC 3 | Lost divisional | 2 | $85,000 |
| 2020 | AFC 2 | Lost conference final | 3 | $135,000 |
Playoff pay per player, season by season
The best-paid run was the 2024 season (lost conference final), at $186,000 a man. A season with no playoff game pays nothing: the regular-season salary covers the seventeen games and stops there.
The 2025 run, game by game
Played in January and February 2026
| ROUND | OPPONENT | SCORE | PAID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild card | Jacksonville Jaguars | W 27-24 | $53,500 |
| Divisional | Denver Broncos | L 30-33 | $58,500 |
What a Super Bowl run is worth to each player
$376,000 a man against each player's 2025 base salary, the lowest paid first
| PLAYER | POSITION | BASE 2025 | RUN AS SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Codrington | Cornerback | $960,000 | 39.2% |
| Edefuan Ulofoshio | Outside Linebacker | $960,000 | 39.2% |
| Javon Solomon | Defensive End | $960,000 | 39.2% |
| Joe Andreessen | Inside Linebacker | $960,000 | 39.2% |
| Ray Davis | Running Back | $960,000 | 39.2% |
| Sedrick Van Pran-Granger | Center | $960,000 | 39.2% |
| Travis Clayton | Tackle | $960,000 | 39.2% |
| Tylan Grable | Left Tackle | $960,000 | 39.2% |
| Ja'Marcus Ingram | Cornerback | $1,030,000 | 36.5% |
| DeWayne Carter | Defensive Tackle | $1,048,953 | 35.8% |
| Cole Bishop | Safety | $1,092,636 | 34.4% |
| Baylon Spector | Inside Linebacker | $1,100,000 | 34.2% |
| Christian Benford | Cornerback | $1,100,000 | 34.2% |
| Khalil Shakir | Wide Receiver | $1,100,000 | 34.2% |
| Dorian Williams | Outside Linebacker | $1,239,346 | 30.3% |
| O'Cyrus Torrence | Guard | $1,240,543 | 30.3% |
| Keon Coleman | Wide Receiver | $1,252,921 | 30.0% |
| Cam Lewis | Cornerback | $1,262,000 | 29.8% |
| Terrel Bernard | Inside Linebacker | $1,374,936$1.4m | 27.3% |
| James Cook | Running Back | $1,500,281$1.5m | 25.1% |
| Sam Martin | Punter | $1,785,000$1.8m | 21.1% |
| Dalton Kincaid | Tight End | $1,970,638$2.0m | 19.1% |
| Taylor Rapp | Safety | $2,300,000$2.3m | 16.3% |
| Mitchell Trubisky | Quarterback | $2,460,000$2.5m | 15.3% |
| David Edwards | Guard | $2,560,000$2.6m | 14.7% |
| Kaiir Elam | Cornerback | $2,571,929$2.6m | 14.6% |
| Spencer Brown | Right Tackle | $2,971,000$3.0m | 12.7% |
| Tyler Bass | Kicker | $3,550,000$3.5m | 10.6% |
| A.J. Epenesa | Defensive End | $4,560,000$4.6m | 8.2% |
| Taron Johnson | Cornerback | $5,200,000$5.2m | 7.2% |
| Connor McGovern | Center | $5,350,000$5.3m | 7.0% |
| Curtis Samuel | Wide Receiver | $6,910,000$6.9m | 5.4% |
| Dawson Knox | Tight End | $8,750,000$8.8m | 4.3% |
| Matt Milano | Outside Linebacker | $9,265,000$9.3m | 4.1% |
| Dion Dawkins | Left Tackle | $11,045,000$11.0m | 3.4% |
| Greg Rousseau | Defensive End | $13,387,000$13.4m | 2.8% |
| Ed Oliver | Defensive Tackle | $13,750,000$13.7m | 2.7% |
| Josh Allen | Quarterback | $14,000,000$14.0m | 2.7% |
| Von Miller | Defensive End | $17,145,000$17.1m | 2.2% |
Brandon Codrington, on $960,000, would add 39.2% to the season's base pay with a Super Bowl run. For Von Miller, on $17,145,000, the same cheque is 2.2%. The league pays both men the same amount.
The players who collected most here
Playoff pay earned on Buffalo Bills rosters since 2020
Every club's playoff pay per player
Since the 2020 season, Buffalo Bills highlighted
| # | CLUB | RUNS | PER PLAYER |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kansas City Chiefs | 5 | $1,274,000 |
| 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | $737,500 |
| 3 | Los Angeles Rams | 5 | $717,500 |
| 4 | Buffalo Bills | 6 | $712,000 |
| 5 | San Francisco 49ers | 4 | $677,000 |
| 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5 | $547,000 |
| 7 | Seattle Seahawks | 3 | $450,000 |
| 8 | Green Bay Packers | 5 | $409,000 |
| 9 | Baltimore Ravens | 4 | $389,500 |
| 10 | Cincinnati Bengals | 2 | $387,000 |
| 11 | New England Patriots | 2 | $338,500 |
| 12 | Houston Texans | 3 | $322,000 |
| 13 | Detroit Lions | 2 | $278,000 |
| 14 | Denver Broncos | 2 | $242,500 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5 | $228,500 |
| 16 | Washington Commanders | 2 | $218,500 |
| 17 | Dallas Cowboys | 3 | $181,000 |
| 18 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 2 | $151,500 |
| 19 | Chicago Bears | 2 | $149,500 |
| 20 | Los Angeles Chargers | 3 | $144,500 |
| 21 | Tennessee Titans | 2 | $117,500 |
| 22 | Cleveland Browns | 2 | $115,500 |
| 23 | Minnesota Vikings | 2 | $96,000 |
| 24 | New York Giants | 1 | $88,000 |
| 25 | Miami Dolphins | 2 | $87,000 |
| 26 | New Orleans Saints | 1 | $75,000 |
| 27 | Carolina Panthers | 1 | $58,500 |
| 28 | Arizona Cardinals | 1 | $37,500 |
| 29 | Las Vegas Raiders | 1 | $37,500 |
| 30 | Indianapolis Colts | 1 | $32,500 |
| 31 | Atlanta Falcons | - | - |
| 32 | New York Jets | - | - |
Frequently asked questions
How much did Buffalo Bills players get for the 2025 playoffs?
Each player on the roster was paid $112,000 for the 2025 season's playoffs, played in January and February 2026: $53,500 for the wild card game, $58,500 for the divisional round.
How much playoff money have Buffalo Bills players made since 2020?
A player on the roster for every run since the 2020 season would have collected $712,000, the 4th most of the 32 clubs.
What would a Super Bowl run pay a Buffalo Bills player now?
$376,000 for all four games as a division winner in the 2025 season. For Brandon Codrington, on a base salary of $960,000, that is 39.2% of the season's base pay.
Where to next
The Buffalo Bills salary cap sheet is on Buffalo Bills salaries , and what the roster has earned across whole careers on Buffalo Bills career earnings. The per-game schedule and every club are on NFL playoff pay.