Buffalo Bills

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

Name:

Date:

Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/buffalo-bills

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. How long is Buffalo Bills?17 years (early 2000s to mid-2010s)
2. What is the founding league?American Football League (AFL)
3. What is the AFL championship wins?Two AFL championships (1964, 1965)
4. When did the Buffalo Bills start playing football?The Buffalo Bills began playing in 1959 as a charter member of the American Football League.
5. Why are they called the Buffalo Bills?They are named after the famous showman Buffalo Bill Cody, who brought frontier spirit and excitement.

American Football League (AFL): A professional football league that operated from 1960 to 1969 before merging with the NFL.
AFL-NFL Merger: The 1970 agreement that unified the AFL and NFL into a single league, creating the modern NFL.
Super Bowl: The annual championship game of the National Football League, contested by the winners of the AFC and NFC.
Playoff Drought: A consecutive period of seasons in which a sports team fails to qualify for the postseason tournament.