Get ready to see the Bills like never before. For the first time in the show’s history, HBO’s “Hard Knocks” will feature Josh Allen and the Bills during training camp ahead of the 2025 NFL season.
The Bills are a top Super Bowl contender in 2025 after a three-point loss to the Chiefs in last season’s AFC Championship Game. With almost a full squad back this year, Buffalo will look to finally get over the hump in the AFC.
Allen will be the most critical cog in the Bills’ contention machine. He won MVP in 2024 after a career year and retained pretty much the entire offense this season.
Defensively, the Bills remain a force that should be able to stymie some of the tougher offenses in the league this season.
Apart from Allen, some of the key storylines to follow will be running back James Cook’s contract negotiations, the development of second-year receiver Keon Coleman and defensive rookies Maxwell Hairston, T.J. Sanders, Deone Walker and Landon Jackson.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Bills’ Hard Knocks schedule for 2025.
Bills ‘Hard Knocks’ schedule 2025
- Episode air date: Tuesday, Aug. 5
- Air time: 9 p.m. ET
There are five total episodes in this season of “Hard Knocks,” all coming out Tuesday nights. The series premiere will air Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 9 p.m. ET.
| Episode | Air date | Time (ET) | TV channel | Live stream |
| Episode 1 | Aug. 5 | 9 p.m. | HBO | HBO Max |
| Episode 2 | Aug. 12 | 9 p.m. | HBO | HBO Max |
| Episode 3 | Aug. 19 | 9 p.m. | HBO | HBO Max |
| Episode 4 | Aug. 26 | 9 p.m. | HBO | HBO Max |
| Episode 5 | Sept. 2 | 9 p.m. | HBO | HBO Max |
How to watch Bills ‘Hard Knocks’ 2025
- TV channel: HBO
- Live stream: HBO Max
New episodes of “Hard Knocks” will air exclusively on HBO. They can also be streamed on HBO Max after the original airdate.
How have HBO’s Hard Knocks featured teams fared?
Omitting the highlight-only series in 2011, eight Hard Knocks teams have made the postseason. The most recent playoff qualifier was the 2023 Dolphins, who finished 11-6 but lost to the Chiefs in the wild-card round.
But if you include the AFC North from the 2024 in-season version of the show, the Ravens and Steelers made the postseason.
Here’s how the teams that have been on “Hard Knocks” have fared:
| Year | Team | Record |
| 2001 | Baltimore Ravens | 10-6* |
| 2002 | Dallas Cowboys | 5-11 |
| 2007 | Kansas City Chiefs | 4-12 |
| 2008 | Dallas Cowboys | 9-7 |
| 2009 | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-6* |
| 2010 | New York Jets | 11-5* |
| 2012 | Miami Dolphins | 7-9 |
| 2013 | Cincinnati Bengals | 11-5* |
| 2014 | Atlanta Falcons | 6-10 |
| 2015 | Houston Texans | 9-7* |
| 2016 | Los Angeles Rams | 4-12 |
| 2017 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 5-11 |
| 2018 | Cleveland Browns | 7-8-1 |
| 2019 | Oakland Raiders | 7-9 |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Rams | 10-6* |
| 2020 | Los Angeles Chargers | 7-9 |
| 2021 | Dallas Cowboys | 12-5* |
| 2021 | Indianapolis Colts | 9-8^ |
| 2022 | Detroit Lions | 9-8 |
| 2022 | Arizona Cardinals | 4-13^ |
| 2023 | New York Jets | 7-10 |
| 2023 | Miami Dolphins | 11-6*^ |
| 2024 | New York Giants | 3-14′ |
| 2024 | Chicago Bears | 5-12 |
| 2024 | Baltimore Ravens (AFC North show) | 12-5*^ |
| 2024 | Pittsburgh Steelers (AFC North show) | 10-7*^ |
| 2024 | Cincinnati Bengals (AFC North show) | 9-8^ |
| 2024 | Cleveland Browns (AFC North show) | 3-14^ |
*Made playoffs
^ In-season edition
‘ Offseason edition
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