The Buffalo Bills will distinctly be part of your Thanksgiving and potentially Christmas holidays this year — for those who celebrate — as the NFL has placed Josh Allen and Co. in each of marquee spotlight during the 2026 season.
The Bills will host Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs inside new Highmark Stadium on Thanksgiving night, as part of the league’s triple-header on Turkey Day, per Jordan Schultz. This will mark the first time the seismic regular-season clash between these two AFC powerhouses
will be in primetime since their premiere against each other in the Mahomes-Allen era back in 2020.
About a month later, long after you’ve opened presents on Christmas morning, the Bills are rumored to be playing in Denver against the Broncos for a rematch of the wild divisional-round loss to Sean Payton’s club in January. Mike Monaghan on Twitter, who was the first on the Bills-Chiefs tilt, followed with a report on this Bills- Broncos Christmas matchup.
The Bills haven’t played on Thanksgiving or Christmas since their 28-25 over the Lions on Thanksgiving back in 2022.
Denver wasn’t active in free agency, yet did swing a trade for former Dolphins receiver Jaylen Waddle. It led to them not making a selection in the 2026 draft until the third round, and they picked defensive tackle Tyler Onyedim there. The Broncos did pick running back Jonah Coleman in the fourth round and the athletic, stocky tight end Justin Joly in the fifth, the latter of whom the Bills hosted on a Top 30 visit.
As for the Chiefs, All-Pro cornerback Trent McDuffie was traded to the Rams in March, and the club traded up within the Top 10 of the draft to select cornerback Mansoor Delane. Defensive lineman Peter Woods was Kansas City’s choice later in Round 1, and edge rusher R Mason Thomas was snagged by the Chiefs in the second round. GM Brett Veach’s biggest signing in free agency was the acquisition of reigning Super Bowl MVP running back Kenneth Walker.
