Bills Land 2 Holiday Games in 2026, Including 1st Thanksgiving Home Date

8 articles · Updated · 13WHAM-TV · May 14

Buffalo will play on both Thanksgiving and Christmas in 2026, hosting Kansas City on Thanksgiving night and visiting Denver on Dec. 25 for the franchise’s first Christmas Day game.
Sept. 13 at Houston opens the season before a short-week home opener against Detroit on Sept. 17, which will also be the first game at the new Highmark Stadium.
Six prime-time games are on the schedule, excluding the 4:30 p.m. ET Christmas kickoff; home night games also include Chicago on Dec. 19.
Week 7 is the Bills’ bye, and the team avoided any international game assignments as the NFL finalized the 2026 slate.

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