This upcoming Bills season is full of primetime games and potentially nail-biting matchups as they’ll be facing off with the biggest stars in the league. However, there are a handful of games that may mean a little more to the Bills and Bills Mafia.
In this article I will list the top three rivalry games for this upcoming season. These are games in which both teams will have a chip on their shoulder due to past history that you should circle on your calendar.
#3: Buffalo Bills vs New England Patriots
Well after a solid rookie year from Mac Jones, and winning in a wind storm in Buffalo on Monday Night Football, it has become apparent that the Patriots, their fans and the Boston media believe it is only a matter of time before the Patriots take over reign once again in the AFC East. “Mac is only going to get better” as they say. Many of us are still very skeptical on that… but I suppose we will have to wait and see for this year.
The Patriots will absolutely have both of these games circled as they are looking for revenge on the Bills for that 30-point drubbing in the Wild Card game this past season. This rivalry had its spark ignited last year after the first time these two teams met and ultimately ended with the Bills winning 2 of 3 in the season series. You can be sure that the flame will be reignited once again this year as there are many that believe Jones will take another leap in his second year. It’ll be interesting to see how these games play out this season, even with the Bills seemingly getting better and the Patriots standing pat.
The Bills won’t meet the Patriots until late in the season in December, when they face them in New England on Thursday Night Football. If the Patriots are able to build on their success from last year then this should have the makings of a classic, hard-fought divisional game.
#2: Buffalo Bills vs Tennessee Titans
The Bills will take on the Titans on Monday Night Football in their home opener this year. This comes in at #2 on our rivalry ranking list mainly because of how close the matchup between the two teams was last year, and the fact that Bills and Titans fans do not get along. The Bills have lost their last 2 matchups against the Titans, both of them being played in Tennessee. I think we will see a different outcome this time around. We were a Josh Allen slip away from winning the game against them last year.
But this is a new year, a new season, and the teams will be a bit different. It has been a fun rivalry in the last couple years and it will only continue to grow. While the Titans haven’t traveled to Buffalo recently, they are going to be in for a rude awakening when they step out on that field on Monday Night.
Both of these teams have something to prove from last year. The Titans being one and done in the playoffs after getting the first round bye and home field advantage, and of course the Bills, after losing to the Titans last year and then losing in heart breaking fashion to Chiefs in the Divisional Round (we’ll get to that in a minute). This should be a great game all across the board. Both of these teams are hungry and don’ like each other either.
#1: Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs
Ok, I’m sure we all knew this was coming. The new biggest rivalry in the NFL is the Chiefs vs Bills and I honestly don’t believe there is a close second right now. Every time these two teams take the field there are fireworks. If you look away for even a split second then you may miss another TD.
This game features the two best QBs in the league in Mahomes and Allen, and it is always can’t-miss TV. We are witnessing the next great Brady vs Manning rivalry right before our eyes so we better take advantage of watching them face off against each other for the next decade.
The Bills will take on the Chiefs at Arrowhead on Sunday, October 16th at 4:25, in what is sure to be a nationally televised game with Romo and Nantz on the call.
The Bills are 1-3 against the Chiefs with Josh Allen as their QB, with their lone win coming against them last year on Sunday Night Football in what was never really a close game.
However the next one they played absolutely was. The Bills vs Chiefs playoff game last year was ranked the best game of the 2022 season by The Athletic, and it was probably one of the best games of all time. A game that featured seven lead changes and 25 points being scored in the final two minutes of the game – absolutely absurd from these two offenses. And just when we thought the Bills had the game wrapped up… well we all know what happened after that. We don’t have to elaborate any further.
The Bills will certainly have a chip on their shoulder going into Arrowhead this year as they will not forget what happened the year prior. Things will be different this time around however. The Chiefs will be without one of their biggest receiving threats, Tyreek Hill, and of course, the Bills have bolstered their defensive line by adding Von Miller. I don’t think Mahomes is too happy to see Miller leave his division, only to come back and play for his biggest conference rival this season.
Get your popcorn ready folks because this rivalry has just begun and anything can happen in these games. There will be a lot of points scored, and most likely a lot of lead changes as well. We’re going to have many more classic Chiefs vs Bills games in the near future. One thing is for certain though, and that is to not take these two teams and these two QBs for granted, because every time they step out onto the field together, we are very likely to witness history.
