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Photos: Game day at Highmark Stadium before the Jets game
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Photos: Game day at Highmark Stadium before the Jets game

  • Derek Gee / Buffalo News
  • Jan 9, 2022
  • Jan 9, 2022 Updated Jan 17, 2024

Fans and players for the playoff-bound Buffalo Bills prepare for the final regular-season game at home against the New York Jets.

Allen strong

Allen strong

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen gestures to Dawson Knox in pregame warmups before the Bills take on the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News

Shout

Shout

A Buffalo Bills fan during pregame before the Bills take on the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News

K Gun

K Gun

Buffalo Bills legend Jim Kelly greets fans before the game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

James P. McCoy / Buffalo News

Go Bills

Go Bills

Bills fans tailgate in the parking lot before the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Derek Gee / Buffalo News

Bundled up

Bundled up

A Bills fan is bundled up before the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Derek Gee / Buffalo News

War paint

War paint

D.J. Morris of Cheektowaga has his beard airbrushed in Buffalo Bills colors before the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Derek Gee / Buffalo News

Pumped up

Pumped up

Buffalo Bills fans get pumped up while tailgating before the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Derek Gee / Buffalo News

Grill master

Grill master

Sosa Dixon of Buffalo grills up steak hoagies in the parking lot before the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Derek Gee / Buffalo News

Stampede

Stampede

The Buffalo Stampede drum corps marches through the parking lot before the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Derek Gee / Buffalo News

Focus

Focus

The Buffalo Bills gather together in the tunnel before the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

James P. McCoy / Buffalo News

Windy night

Windy night

Buffalo Bills kicker Tyler Bass checks out the wind in pregame warmups before the Bills take on the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News

Tribute to Betty

Tribute to Betty

Buffalo Bills wide receiver Stefon Diggs honors the late Betty White on his cleats in pregame warmups prior before the Bills take on the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News

Ready for gametime

Ready for gametime

Buffalo Bills fans watch pregame warmups before the Bills take on the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News

Tailgate lounging

Tailgate lounging

Emma Taylor and Bailey Farmer relax in the parking lot before the Buffalo Bills take on the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Derek Gee / Buffalo News

Fun time

Fun time

Justin Becker of Irondequoit tosses a bean bag while playing a game before the Buffalo Bills take on the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Derek Gee / Buffalo News

First game

First game

Jackson Skeide, 7, of Getzville is pumped up for his first Buffalo Bills game as he tailgates with his mother, Katelyn, before the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022. Jackson's birthday is tomorrow and the game is part of a special birthday treat.

Derek Gee / Buffalo News

Parking lot play

Parking lot play

Buffalo Bills fans play catch while tailgating in the parking lot before the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Derek Gee / Buffalo News

Firing up the barbecue

Firing up the barbecue

Andy Butler of Amherst lights up his grill in the parking lot before the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Derek Gee / Buffalo News

Wintery mix

Wintery mix

Buffalo Bills fans arrive for the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Derek Gee / Buffalo News

Warm by the fire

Warm by the fire

The Perry family of West Seneca tailgates before the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Derek Gee / Buffalo News

Circling the wagons

Circling the wagons

Buffalo Bills fans tailgate in the parking lot before the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Derek Gee / Buffalo News

Game day

Game day

Buffalo Bills fans tailgate in the parking lot before the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Derek Gee / Buffalo News

Ready for their closeup

Ready for their closeup

Buffalo Bills fans tailgate in the parking lot before the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Derek Gee / Buffalo News

Keeping warm

Keeping warm

A Buffalo Bills fan in a ski mask hangs out before the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Derek Gee / Buffalo News

Winging it

Winging it

Mason Sullivan of Penn Yan and Daryl Willoughby of Branchport wear their chicken wing hats before the game against the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Derek Gee / Buffalo News

Allen in the house

Allen in the house

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen makes his way to the locker room before the Buffalo Bills take on the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News

Stretching out

Stretching out

Buffalo Bills lineman Tommy Doyle stretches in pregame warmups before the Bills take on the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News

Calibrating

Calibrating

Buffalo Bills tight end Dawson Knox catches a tennis ball in pregame before the Bills take on the New York Jets at Highmark Stadium on Sunday, Jan. 9, 2022.

Harry Scull Jr./Buffalo News

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