Archives for August 10, 2026

‘After a brief downpour cleared at the new Highmark Stadium, Allen took the field for a series of 11-on-11. He started with a throw to a sliding DJ Moore, who made the catch, and the Bills offense followed that up with a James Cook run. But from there, the drive went: incomplete, catch, incomplete, interception, fumble, incomplete.’

‘“The facilities, I think, knocked everyone out of the water how crazy they were when we were walking around the locker room and training room,” Andreessen said. “There is a hot tub, a cold tub, which is pretty standard training room stuff, but then there’s just, like, a swimming pool. I’m like, ‘Why do we just have a swimming pool? That seems a little extra.’ They’re like, ‘Why not?’”’

‘Around the main concourse, between most sections, there are narrow countertops where you can stand and watch the action on the field. They are ideal spots to sip a beverage and eat a sandwich. Testing out as many of these as possible in two hours would not be easy. An open practice, even one featuring Josh Allen, is not enough to entice every fan to sit in their seat. Concourses would be packed. Still, there’s no better time to experience the sightlines than on the first football event in the stadium’s history.’

‘“Hopefully, a Super Bowl,” he said. “That would be good. But we’ll take one thing at a time. The stadium’s beautiful.”’