US EditionBills Celebrate End of Stadium by Destroying Jets in NFL Season Finale
The new $2.1 billion stadium will feature a heated natural-grass field and a 62,000-seat capacity with modern amenities to enhance fan and player experience.
- On Sunday, the Buffalo Bills play their final game at Highmark Stadium before moving across the street to the new Highmark Stadium next season.
- The move aims to replace the aging venue with cutting-edge amenities and a heated natural-grass field designed for cold-weather football at new Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y.
- Construction is about 75% complete with more than 1,500 workers on site daily, the field uses two acres of Kentucky bluegrass from Tuckahoe Turf Farms, and the new venue holds about 62,000 seats with a steel canopy covering about 64–65%.
- The current stadium is slated for decommissioning and demolition in 2027, with fans holding emotional farewell ceremonies as Bills owner Terry Pegula thanked fans and stadium workers, while security officials warned against souvenir-taking or rushing the field.
- The new Highmark Stadium remains on pace to open in 2026, with public funding including $250 million from Erie County and New York state shaping the Orchard Park community's future.
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Fans tailgate before final game at Highmark
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Bills likely closed down Highmark Stadium on Sunday with a 35-8 win against the New York Jets. Below, you can see a photo gallery as fans prepared to head through the gates for the final time: The new Highmark Stadium is set to open on the other side of Abbott [...]
Bills fans brave cold to celebrate final regular-season game at Highmark Stadium
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills fans arrived early and lingered long after the game ended to bid what could be farewell to their long-time home stadium filled with 53 years of memories _ and often piles of snow.
After 52 years of memories, Buffalo says an emotional goodbye to the stadium
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Josh Allen ran out of the Highmark Stadium tunnel one final time on Sunday in the Buffalo Bills’ final regular-season game. Allen blew a kiss to the sold-out stadium filled with Bills fans packed into what was formally Rich Stadium and “The Ralph” one final time. Allen took one snap and handed the ball off to James Cook before jogging off the field to watch in a mostly meaningless game. Mitchell Trubisky took over and helped…
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Bills fans brave snow, cold to celebrate final regular-season game at 53-year-old Highmark Stadium
The Buffalo Bills and their fans bid what could be farewell to their long-time home stadium filled with 53 years of memories and often piles of snow.
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