Buffalo Bills' Schedule Tracker: Confirmed Games, Rumors & Everything Else We Know

The Buffalo Bills schedule has been unveiled, and they maxed out with SIX primetime games, not including a Christmas Day special, in 2026.

Bills fans hold up signs celebrating the team and the stadium during the first half of their game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. | Shawn Dowd/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

The Buffalo Bills' schedule for the highly-anticipated 2026 NFL season features a new stadium and a multitude of appealing matchups.

“Looking at this home schedule for the Bills, I can pick out six or seven games that I don't think anybody would be surprised to see in a national or a primetime window," said NFL VP for broadcast planning Mike North on the It's Always Gameday in Buffalo Podcast.

The first regular season game at Buffalo's new Highmark Stadium lands in Week 2 with Prime Video kicking off its Thursday Night Football package on September 17 in Orchard Park. The Detroit Lions will be the visitor for the monumentous occasion.

The home opener will seemingly be one of six primetime games for the Bills, and that's not including a Christmas Day special.

Sep 7, 2025; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills place kicker Matt Prater (19) is presented with the Sunday Night Football game ball along with quarterback Josh Allen (17) | Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

"Are the Bills going to be one of the teams that are at or near the max in terms of primetime games and national television appearances? Yeah, as long as that guy [Josh Allen] is your quarterback. Yeah," said North.

Bills' quarterback Josh Allen, a five-time NFL MVP finalist, has become one of the most recognizable superstars in the sport. Posting 10+ wins each of the past seven seasons, Buffalo has developed into a primetime TV darling.

Bills' complete schedule revealed

The Bills avoided the major holidays last year, but they are looking at a double dose in 2026.

After hosting the Kansas City Chiefs on Thanksgiving Night in Orchard Park, Buffalo will visit the Denver Broncos as part of the NFL's Christmas Day tripleheader. That Week 16 affair, which will kick off 4:30 p.m. on Netflix, carries extra appeal being that the Broncos eliminated Buffalo in an overtime divisional round game this past January.

The Bills will open the season by visiting the Houston Texans for a 1 p.m. ET kickoff on Sepetember 13.

The Bills will travel to Los Angeles for a Week 5 battle against the Rams on Monday Night Football. Initially rumored to be the season opener, the Bills are reportedly visiting the Las Vegas Raiders for a Week 6 game on Sunday, October 18. That makes back-to-back flights out west on short rest.

Buffalo's annual trip to MetLife Stadium to face the New York Jets is apparently set for Week 10 at 1 p.m. on November 15. That will come one week after a Monday Night Football road game against the Minnesota Vikings on November 9.

The home matchup against the Baltimore Ravens won't be a primetime affair as it's set for Week 8 Sunday at 1 p.m.

Neither date with the AFC East rival New England Patriots will be in primetime although the Week 13 trip to Foxboro will be a 4:25 p.m. CBS special.

Buffalo will play back-to-back primetime games against NFC North opponents in December. First, the Bills visit the Green Bay Packers for Sunday Night Football in Week 14.

In their maximum sixth primetime game, the Bills will host the Bears for a Saturday night game in Week 15.

Bills' 2026 opponents

HOME (8) — Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens

ROAD (9) — Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots, New York Jets, Denver Broncos, Las Vegas Raiders, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Houston Texans, Los Angeles Rams

Bills' 2026 Schedule (Official)

Week 1 (Sep. 13) — Bills at Texans, Sunday on CBS, 1 p.m.

Week 2 (Sep. 17) — Bills vs. Lions, TNF on Prime Video, 8:15 p.m.

Week 3 (Sep. 27) — Bills. vs. Chargers, Sunday on FOX, 1 p.m.

Week 4 (Oct. 4) — Bills vs. Patriots, Sunday on CBS, 1 p.m.

Week 5 (Oct. 12) — Bills at Rams, MNF on ESPN, 8:15 p.m.

Week 6 (Oct. 18) — Bills at Raiders, Sunday on CBS, 4:25 p.m.

Week 7 — BYE

Week 8 (Nov. 1) — Bills vs. Ravens, Sunday on CBS, 1 p.m.

Week 9 (Nov. 9) — Bills at Vikings, MNF on ESPN, 8:15 p.m.

Week 10 (Nov. 15) — Bills at Jets, Sunday on CBS, 1 p.m.

Week 11 (Nov. 22) — Bills vs. Dolphins, Sunday on FOX, 1 p.m.

Week 12 (Nov. 26) — Bills vs. Chiefs, Thanksgiving on NBC, 8:20 p.m.

Week 13 (Dec. 6) — Bills at Patriots, Sunday on CBS, 4:25 p.m.

Week 14 (Dec. 13) — Bills at Packers, SNF on NBC, 8:20 p.m.

Week 15 (Dec. 19) — Bills vs. Bears, Saturday on CBS, 8:20 p.m.

Week 16 (Dec. 25) — Bills at Broncos, Christmas on Netflix, 4:30 p.m.

Week 17 (Jan. 3) — Bills at Dolphins, Sunday on CBS, 1 p.m.

Week 18 (Jan. 9 or 10) — Bills vs. Jets, TBD