​7 best moments from Bills new stadium opener, from Josh Allen’s 5-TD day to ‘Fitzmagic’ breaking tables originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.If Thursday was a look into the future of Bills home games, the team is certainly satisfied with its $2 billion investment.In their first game played at the new Highmark Stadium, the Bills put on a show on and off the field in their game against the Lions; not only did the pregame and halftime theatrics thrill fans, with notable performances throughout, but Josh Allen proceeded to do Josh Allen things in the 41-31 win. From live bison mascots and Bills mafia breaking tables, to five total touchdowns from Allen, Thursday’s stadium-opener in Buffalo appeared to be a success.Here’s a collection of the best Bills moments to come from Thursday’s matchup, on and off the field.MORE: Inside the Bills’ new $2.2 billion stadiumBest moments from Bills new stadium openerBaby bison makes appearance outside stadiumLong before kickoff, fans outside the new stadium watched as “Bruce the Baby Bison,” a live mascot for the Bills for the night, made a trip to an outdoor pen.The Bills officially have a baby bison named Bruce pic.twitter.com/bbijaawZ6Y— Bussin’ With The Boys (@BussinWTB) September 17, 2026Bills mafia breaks tables, including Ryan FitzpatrickKalshi had some strategic marketing in-place on Thursday — the prediction market platform was handing out free tables for Bills fans.Of course, as Bills mafia has earned a reputation for, many of them took advantage to break the tables.Kalshi is handing out free tables to tailgaters before the first game at the Bills’ new Highmark Stadium.📸 @Erinmaguirepic.twitter.com/iW66NiUvDu— Front Office Sports (@FOS) September 17, 2026Bills fans are already breaking tables. The game hasn’t even started. pic.twitter.com/Xu5XPQuovq— FearBuck (@FearedBuck) September 17, 2026Later on, as shown on Amazon Prime’s broadcast, former quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick got in on the fun.Ryan Fitzpatrick. A man of the people 😂 @NFLonPrimepic.twitter.com/yqHWWNflO3— NFL (@NFL) September 18, 2026’O Canada’ performance, pregame sceneThe Barenaked Ladies took the stage to sing “O Canada” on the field before kickoff, with an incredible spectacle at Highmark Stadium. It marked the first time that the Bills honored both the U.S. and Canada at the stadium.The brand-new lights and fireworks displays blew some fans away:Kalshi is handing out free tables to tailgaters before the first game at the Bills’ new Highmark Stadium.📸 @Erinmaguirepic.twitter.com/iW66NiUvDu— Front Office Sports (@FOS) September 17, 2026The Bills new stadium looks unreal under the lights pic.twitter.com/py2tgn072Y— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) September 18, 2026The scenes from the new Highmark Stadium in the Bills’ home opener 🤩 pic.twitter.com/DZ8YVl27ok— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) September 18, 2026What a scene at Hi