corta765 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 So obviously if your not at the Ralph or the game what is your preferred environment to watch Bills games? For me I've found over the years I've grown to like watching the games with a group of people. I find it makes it more fun even if they are doing bad whether its at a house or a bar. Being at a bar with a lot of Bills fans when their winning seems to be unmatched in energy. I have twice been to the Bills Backers bar in DC (15 Titans comeback, 16 Rams win) and I couldn't believe how much fun it was there. That said we have a viewing party for the first away game every year with 40-50 people and that has been awesome same with just watching with 5-10 people outside in the backyard. Anyway I at least like watching I guess with a few people just because it makes it feel a little more lively and after that the setting can change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 My living room. It used to be the Bills Backers Chapter in Atlanta but it's too loud...it's a sign I'm getting old. I'm only 36.... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eee1776 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 In Charlotte NC Its Lebowski's. Cheers Atmosphere and $4.00 Caucasians(The Big Lebowski -White Russians) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillsFan130 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 My house. I’m way to obnoxious to watch it anywhere else 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maybe Someday Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 At home. My favorite is when I can bring a TV outside on my back deck and watch the game with a few friends. I did the Bills backer bar in Charlotte, NC for a few years but it got to be too much effort and too expensive as well. I prefer to just be at home on my time with my good beer and food at a fraction of the cost. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 (edited) at the bar next to your mom's house. Edited August 22, 2018 by teef 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Living room. We make every Game a family thing. Mama cooks great food and the kids, g-kids and nephew comes over. I hate DIRECTV, but I’ve suffered with it since ‘96 just for these occasions. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wagon127 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 If I'm not at the game, I would rather be in my living room. I say a lot of dumb things during games, and don't want to listen to some stranger at a bar say dumb things to me either. But for some reason I have season tickets, and love being at the stadium. I'm weird I guess. I suppose how busy a home game is, I enjoy the quiet on Sunday's for an away game. I also need to make sure the living room is perfectly clean and organized, to make it feel like I'm in a luxury box for the day. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Popinski Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 my pool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boater Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Home. With the TV sound = off. Radio sound = on (if they are reasonably synced, sometimes the delay is intolerable) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 (edited) @my house with friends, on back porch with two 55 inch TVs going! I am a big Sunday dinner is Sunday dinner..no excuses for any of us not to be there, and I do the cooking! So this way I can cook and watch football all day and usually have family and friends for a Sunday feast!! Edited August 22, 2018 by plenzmd1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domdab99 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 My couch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldmanfan Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Ditto. I have the package and prefer to sit and scream on my own. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv's Neighbor Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 22 minutes ago, Royale with Cheese said: My living room. It used to be the Bills Backers Chapter in Atlanta but it's too loud...it's a sign I'm getting old. I'm only 36.... That's not true! The older you get, the LESS the noise will bother you. I'm there! What noise??? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billsfanmiami(oh) Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 My house. Always have a bunch of people over and have tons of food, drink, etc. Usually an all day affair Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golden*Wheels Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 (edited) Home. I turn the projector on downstairs...I turn the 55 inch on upstairs...I bounce back and forth wherever I feel like the mojo is best. When games get ugly, I stay downstairs and the family lets me seethe in peace (that is, they leave so they don't hear me swearing). Edited August 22, 2018 by Golden*Wheels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 1 minute ago, Marv's Neighbor said: That's not true! The older you get, the LESS the noise will bother you. I'm there! What noise??? You would hear this noise for sure. Atlanta (not sure if they do this still) at commercial breaks, blasted rap music....new rap music. If I listen to rap, it's 90's west coast/east coast rap. Today's rap is just awful IMO. Atlanta also have a DJ that would try to pump up the crowd in the bar....I'm just not into that anymore. In college, yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhitewalkerInPhilly Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I wish that I could do it at home more, because I legitimately love making gameday feasts. I've gotten pretty darn good an oven roasted wings (similar crunch, less oil and mess), ribs and nachos. Sadly, I'm in the Philly area and compete with my wife with game time, so the Bills game is rarely on. There is a wonderful group of Bills Backers in Philly. Sadly, Tavern on Broad really didn't live up to the last place (I am blanking on the name) and were kind of jerks. I have heard good things about the new watering hole Tir Na Nog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chandler#81 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 24 minutes ago, boater said: Home. With the TV sound = off. Radio sound = on (if they are reasonably synced, sometimes the delay is intolerable) Ah, the good ole Days. Sitting in the stadium w/ Van Miller on my transistor radio. Talk about LIVE! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golfball323 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Agree with most who like to watch at home alone. My friends go out to bars and that's great for them. But knowing I can pause live action to make another drink or take a dump really is gratifying. Along with that I can hear all of the commentary and not have beer spilled on me by somebody that's had one or seven too many. If they win, THEN I GO TO THE BAR :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaoulDuke79 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 (edited) I've been going to the same bar since DirectTV has become available, and they still haven't figured out how to use the remotes or get the game in HD. There used to be a bunch of us that went and it was designed a Bill's Backers bar without the owners knowledge or consent. I dont think he appreciated it because he's an Eagles fan and maybe that's why he doesn't care about our complaints. There are only a few of us that still go, but I think my buddy and I may be finding a different venue this year. I also posted a message to the Bill's Backers official site asking them to remove the design because the place is an embarrassment to the franchise and I felt bad when people came in and had to watch a game with the closed caption on in standard definition. Edited August 22, 2018 by RaoulDuke79 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhoTom Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 I watch the games in my living room, with a nice, tall Bloody Mary. (No mixes - I make mine from scratch.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Joshin' Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 My man cave surrounded by all by my Bills collectibles and merchandise. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juice_32 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Long post but funny story below. Nowadays it's my house (3 kids), but back in my prime I'd frequent a bar called tiebreakers. It was the home of the Bills Backers of Greenville, NC. For a small town in Eastern NC we had a very good group of fans. And we were really obnoxious. We had had a great relationship with the bar owner and several of our members were "dating" bartenders there. We would frequently push the limits of what was acceptable in a public place with regards to language, nudity and alcohol consumption, but we dropped a lot of $ and got away with it, for a while. Well, that all changed on 11/23/08. We throttled the Chiefs that day. Post game an angry Chiefs fan at the bar didn't enjoy the way I was celebrating our victory. He threw his hat at me and told me to F off. I climbed on the bar and dropped my pants to my ankles. Then I stuck his hat bill in my crack and started to wave it side to side. The next thing I know I'm on the ground, bare assed and he's punching me in the head repeatedly. I gathered my wits and pants and got a few good shots back on him before it was broken up. That was the last time I watched a game at tiebreakers. Sometimes I miss it. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Wiz Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 My garage when the weather is nice. Man cave during the winter. One of my favorite memories was when I moved into my first house and was watching the bills game when we snapped the streak against NE. I didn't know any of my neighbors but when they made the FG to win I heard a bunch of my neighbors screaming and cheering. I got to know my neighbors after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4_kidd_4 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 My back patio. Can’t stand bars during games, too many insta-spicy hot takes all at once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridgewaycynic2013 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, The Wiz said: My garage when the weather is nice. Screens made for the automotive door? If so, you ARE a Buffalonian! ? Edited August 22, 2018 by Ridgewaycynic2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jletha Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 North Star Cafe in San Francisco 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Royale with Cheese Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 3 minutes ago, 4_kidd_4 said: My back patio. Can’t stand bars during games, too many insta-spicy hot takes all at once. I've been to several Bills Backers bars and when people just talk stupid....I can't take it. I have to sit somewhere else. I once heard an argument between two Bills fans on why they drafted Travis Henry and Willis McGahee the same year. A regular at the AZ Bills Backers Bar kept yelling "Pozluski" instead of Posluszny. Another argument I heard was Aaron Rogers wouldn't have succeeded in Buffalo because he's from Cali and can't handle our weather. I kept saying inside my head "The ******* guy plays and dominates in Green Bay you moron". These are other reasons I stopped going to bars. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boatdrinks Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Falley Allen , JP Fitzgerald’s, Sidelines Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Buffalo Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 At home with wife and kids out... so no one can hear me cuss and yell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njodogg Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 My man cave with fellow Maine Bills Mafia members! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 (edited) With the North NJ Bills Backers at Duffy’s in Paterson. Great atmosphere and an awesome bunch of people. They just remodeled the bar and added a new section with a patio and outdoor bar. Anyone in the North Jersey area should check it out! The bar owner even puts Labatt Blue on tap and makes a decent wing. Edited August 22, 2018 by chknwing334 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Houston Bills Backers bar. Christian's Tailgate to be specific. They got Salehen's Hot Dogs, Labbatt Blue (which although it's not that great of a beer, has this weird nostalgic taste to it), and a DJ that plays the Shout song after every Touchdown. However, my fiance told me that for my own good, and the good of those around me, that if when we make it to the Super Bowl, I need to be locked in a room alone, so I don't say things to people I might regret later in life. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Jabber Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 First place: My living room, watching the game on DTV. Second place, Jimmy's Old Town Tavern in Herndon, VA. The Buffalo Platter which consists of: Beef on Weck, Wings, Pierogies and Kielbasa is very good. Plus they have Labatt's and Molson's. The atmosphere there is a lot of fun, whenever the Bills score, they play the Bills shout song. If Jimmy's wasn't over 60 miles away, I would go more often. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
North Buffalo Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 17 minutes ago, chknwing334 said: With the North NJ Bills Backers at Duffy’s in Paterson. Great atmosphere and an awesome bunch of people. They just remodeled the bar and added a new section with a patio and outdoor bar. Anyone in the North Jersey area should check it out! The bar owner even puts Labatt Blue on tap and makes a decent wing. May check it out one game. Live in Wedtchester... not too far. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 2 minutes ago, North Buffalo said: May check it out one game. Live in Wedtchester... not too far. You should definitely stop out. We have a good group and it isn’t so crowded that it gets annoying. Beer and food is pretty cheap too. Hope to see you there. Feel free to send me a private message if you have any questions. The bar is also kid friendly (to a point). There are always a few kids that come with their parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NWPABillsfan Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 If I am not at New Era Field. I am home with my wife ,kids and, grand kids. Just chilling out and watching Bills football. If they are losing some of my grand kids go out side. Not sure why but when they come back in after the game they ask me if i will be quite for a while. LOL I love watching the games with my family because they know me best and some what understand me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 1 hour ago, Golden*Wheels said: Home. I turn the projector on downstairs...I turn the 55 inch on upstairs...I bounce back and forth wherever I feel like the mojo is best. When games get ugly, I stay downstairs and the family lets me seethe in peace (that is, they leave so they don't hear me swearing). Count me among those that prefer to watch it from home. Like you, Duby, I keep all the TVs in the house on (and one on the patio). I tend to pace around during a game, so I can be in any room and not miss the action. Go outside and smoke a cigar (or whatever) if I want. Most of the time I prefer to watch alone. But watching with a knowledgeable committed Bills fan or two, is good as well. But since I don't have DirectTV, there are few games I can really watch like that. So I like to go to a bar close by (walking distance is good, crawling distance is better) and watch with a few fellow fans. On occasions I will go watch with a large group of Bills fans. If the Bills are playing well and winning, that can be a very cool, celebratory experience. The problem in St Augustine is, the Bills Backers bar kind of sucks. Beer and wine only (I like bourbon during the game), small, downtown where it is sometimes difficult to park. Some other places I've been (like McFadden's in NYC) are far too obnoxious for me to tolerate. Loud music and announcements during commercials---really stupid stuff. Yes, I'm old. But I've always been more interested in The Game. Not the extracurricular stuff. I watched a game in LA with Kelly the Dog at a very nice bar, with many Bills fans. More low-key. That's the way I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnycage46 Posted August 22, 2018 Share Posted August 22, 2018 Living room. I always start the game about 15 to 30 minutes late so I can fast forward through commercials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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