The Buffalo Bills enter Week 2 with a lot of hype, and a massive stadium to properly break in as part of its regular-season debut. That’s right, the brand-new Highmark Stadium is ready for its inaugural game, and it’s a beauty in primetime against the Detroit Lions.
To properly kick things off, the Bills have brought in a star-studded lineup of performers for both pre-game ceremonies and the halftime show. Chloe Auliʻi Cravalho will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner.” A first beginning with the 2026
NFL season, the Bills will feature both the United States National Anthem and the Canadian National Anthem at each home game. The Barenaked Ladies are in town to perform tonight’s rendition of “O Canada.”
In another milestone, OneRepublic will perform the team’s first-ever halftime show, with portions of the set shown on the national broadcast. Fans will be given special light-up bracelets upon entry, which will allow them to participate in the halftime show.
Bills Pro Football Hall of Fame defensive end Bruce Smith will be in-house as the team’s Legend of the Game.
Here’s how to watch the all of Bills-Lions Week 2 primetime action from home:
Bills-Lions Week 2 game details
- Date: Thursday, September 17, 2026
- Time: 8:15 p.m. EDT
- Location: Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, NY
- Weather forecast: upper 60s at kickoff, muggy conditions, and a small chance of light rain, with light winds out of the west/northwest
- Head Referee: Ron Torbert and crew
Bills-Lions TV info
Television broadcast:
- Local Broadcast (Buffalo Market only): Airs on ABC (WKBW channel 7) for local viewers via cable or antenna
- Local Broadcast (Detroit Market): Airs on FOX 2 (WJBK)
Broadcast team:
- Al Michaels (play-by-play)
- Kirk Herbstreit (color analyst)
- Kaylee Hartung (sideline reporter)
Bills-Lions streaming info
- Streaming: Prime Video (requires an Amazon Prime membership)
- Online/Mobile: Prime Video | NFL+
How to watch Bills-Lions in Canada
- National: TSN
- CTV Alberta
- CTV Atlantic
- CTV BC
- CTV Kitchener
- CTV Montreal
- CTV Northern Ontario
- CTV Ottawa
- CTV Saskatchewan
- CTV Toronto
- CTV Winnipeg
Streaming: Watch every Bills game on DAZN
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International TV coverage
- NFL Game Pass
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Bills-Lions radio info
Buffalo Bills Radio Network broadcast team:
- Chris Brown (play-by-play)
- Eric Wood (analyst)
- Sal Capaccio (sideline reporter)
New York radio broadcast stations:
- Buffalo, NY (WGRF 96.9 FM)
- Rochester, NY (WAIO 95.1 FM)
- Syracuse NY (WSKO 1260 AM)
- Albany, NY (WOFX 92.5 FM)
- Auburn, NY (WAUB 1590AM)
- Binghamton, NY (WENE 1430 AM)
- Cobleskill/Schoharie (WSDE 1190 AM)
- Cortland/Ithaca (WIII 99.9 FM)
- Dunkirk, NY (1410 AM)
- Elmira (WMTT 94.7 FM)
- Geneva, NY (WGVA 1240AM)
- Hornell/Elmira (105.3 FM)
- Jamestown, NY (WWSE 93.3 FM)
- New York, NY (WEPN 1050 AM)
- Newark, NY (WACK 1420 AM)
- Ogdensburg, NY (WQTK 92.7 FM)
- Olean, NY (WPIG 95.7 FM)
- Utica, NY (WKLL 94.9 FM)
- Watertown, NY (WOTT 94.1 FM)
Pennsylvania radio broadcast stations:
- Bradford, PA (100.1 FM WBRR)
- Erie, PA (WRKT 104.9 FM)
- Williamsport, PA (WRAK 1400 AM)
Additional national radio broadcast stations:
- West Palm Beach, FL (WESP 106.3 FM)
- Cheyenne, WY (KGAB 650 AM)
Canadian radio broadcast stations:
- Montreal, QC (CKGM 690 AM)
- Ottawa, ON (CFGO 1200 AM)
- Toronto, ON (CHUM 1050 AM)
Satellite radio: SiriusXM — 225 (Bills feed) / Ch 226 (Jaguars feed)
Bills-Lions betting line
- Betting Line: Bills -4.5 (-115) | Lions +4.5 (-105)
- Over/Under: Bills U 54.5 (-106) | Lions O 54.5 (-114)
- Money line: Bills -240, Lions +198
- More odds: FanDuel Sportsbook
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