The NFL gave the Buffalo Bills plenty of national spotlight games in 2026. It also gave them plenty of airline miles.
Buffalo is featured in six primetime matchups, including a road game on Christmas Day and two away games on Monday Night Football.
The Bills will also play their first Thanksgiving home game in franchise history against the Kansas City Chiefs at 8:20 p.m. on NBC.
Here’s how to watch the Bills schedule release.
When is the Bills 2026 schedule released?
Buffalo’s 17-game 2026 schedule will be announced during the NFL schedule release at 8-10 p.m. on Thursday, May 14.
What TV channel is the Bills schedule release on?
NFL Network and ESPN2 will carry the league’s two-hour schedule release show.
How to stream the Bills schedule release
The NFL schedule release show will stream on NFL+ and the ESPN App.
Here is the Buffalo Bills’ full 2026 schedule
Preseason
Regular season
Buffalo Bills 2026 opponents
The Bills will host eight regular season games and possibly two preseason games, if new Highmark Stadium is ready in time, with nine road regular season games and one away preseason games.
Since the Bills finished in second place in the AFC East, they’ll play each of last year’s second-place finishers in the AFC and an additional second-place team from the NFC. Buffalo also will play the entire AFC West and NFC North.
Bills home opponents
Bills away opponents
When do 2026 Bills tickets go on sale?
Tickets go on sale through Ticketmaster as soon as the schedule is released and can be purchased on the Bills Ticketmaster page or through the Bills website. SeatGeek and Sports Illustrated Tickets are also official league ticket partners of the NFL Ticket Network.
What is the Bills OTA schedule?
NFL teams may hold a total of 10 days of organized team practice activity (OTAs). Live contact is not permitted but teams can work 7-on-7, 9-on-7, and 11-on-11 drills.
Buffalo’s OTA workouts are May 18-19, May 21, May 26-28, and June 1-4.
When is the Bills mandatory minicamp?
The Bills’ mandatory minicamp for veteran players runs June 9-11.
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Bills 2026 schedule release: Time, date, how to watch
Reporting by Ryan Miller, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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