As the NFL’s offseason continues, the date when the schedules for all 32 teams are released has become a popular offseason highlight as fans mark their calendars for which home games they’ll attend and plan for the road trips they want to make for the coming season.
We already know the Buffalo Bills will make their debut in new Highmark Stadium on “Thursday Night Football” when the Bills host the Detroit Lions on Sept. 17th in a Week 2 clash. Later tonight, Buffalo’s complete schedule will be unveiled, and today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks leads off by sharing what we know so far about Buffalo’s 2026 schedule.
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What we know so far about Buffalo’s schedule release
Buffalo’s first home game in its brand new stadium will take place in Week 2, when the Detroit Lions come to Orchard Park for “Thursday Night Football.”
That’s not the only supposed home primetime game the Bills will have this year, as late Wednesday, news broke that Buffalo will reportedly host Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs for a Thanksgiving Eve clash, and as if that wasn’t enough holiday football news, there are also rumors swirling that the Bills will head out west to take on the Denver Broncos on Christmas in a rematch of the 2025 AFC Divisional Round of the playoffs.
Find out what else we know about Buffalo’s schedule in the stories linked below!
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