How many Bills games have you been to

[Albany,n.y.]

One of the responses to the First Bills Game thread got me thinking of this topic.  I'll start:

I've been to 257 Bills games, both home & road,  including home playoffs & all 4 Super Bowls.  Their record in those games is 152-105.  

In addition to Bills games I've been to 14 other NFL games including Super Bowls XLVIII (in NJ) & 50 (Santa Clara/SF).

The stadiums I've been to are: Rich/Ralph/New Era in Orchard Park; Giants Stadium & Met Life in NJ, Hoosier Dome in Indy, Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Both stadiums in Foxborough, Levi's Stadium (SF/Santa Clara), Oakland Coliseum, Stub Hub (LA Chargers) Qualcomm (SD), M&T in Baltimore and the Bills 4 Super Bowl sites in Atlanta, Pasadena, Minneapolis & Tampa Bay.  The only 1 left is the Rose Bowl, the other 3 have been replaced.  

Edited August 8, 2019 by Albany,n.y.

[Buftex]

I believe my count is about 88 regular season games and 20 pre-season games. So, about a 108 or 110 games.  Sadly, I have never been to a playoff game.  My first game was the first game played at Rich Stadium, a pre-season loss to the Redskins.  I went to every home game from 1980-1987, and normally a game or two each season after that.  I have seen them play on the road about 12 times...good times.  Hoping to make it home for a game this year...and maybe to Dallas for the Thanksgiving...

[mead107]

Away

NO              2

NE                 2

Baltimore.    2

total   6

 

home probably around 155

started in 1990

 

Includes

Preseason and playoffs. 

 

Best I can remember. 

[njbuff]

I was one of 500,000 people who attended "The Comeback"

[Scorp83]

6 games... so far! A group of us wanted to come up there for the Eagles game. But I'm a be on a business trip that weekend smh. So I'm looking to attend another game...maybe. we'll see...good thread!

[CajunBillsBacker]

3

I’ll be at the Titans game this year. Probably not make one next year because I’ll have a newborn in the house, but the Bills are coming to New Orleans in 2021.

[RiotAct]

around 25 or so.

[Lurker]

200-plus.

 

Good times, bad times.  You know I had my share...

[Helpmenow]

Easy triple digits since the mid 60’s

Father had this crazy rotary device on the roof that would pull the Rochester TV signal back in the 60’s. Bills games at home we’re blacked out.

[Florida Bills Fanatic]

Too many to count, starting at the Rock Pile as a kid.  A bunch of road games, including London, were a great time (even when we didn't win).  Some great times with a lot of great friends.

[Orlando Tim]

thanks to mt father i was at about 80 games in the years from 88-99. i will take my 14 year old to his first this season.

[Canadian Bills Fan]

I'd say 50+ for me

 

It's my dream to have season tickets one day

[muppy]

well I'm a child of the 60's so my memory isn't the greatest lol  at home Bills game only a guess but at least 25-30 dating back to 1973.....away is easier that would be 5 so far. all regular season no playoffs LETS GO BUFFALO

 

Im STOKED for tomorrow FINALLY football season is about to begin **happy dance** Im a west coaster and have had NFL Sunday ticket since its inception so have seen a TON of games but there's nothing like a Home Bills game AND lest I forget to mention TAILGATE!~!~!

[Bubba Gump]

Too many to keep track of. I've sat everywhere in that stadium, except behind the end zones. Such a great place to watch a game.

[muppy]

35 minutes ago, Lurker said:

200-plus.

 

Good times, bad times.  You know I had my share...

OH YES YOU HAVE ? DITTO!~!~!

[Augie]

1 hour ago, Albany,n.y. said:

One of the responses to the First Bills Game thread got me thinking of this topic.  I'll start:

 I've been to 257 Bills games, both home & road,  including home playoffs & all 4 Super Bowls.  Their record in those games is 152-105.  

In addition to Bills games I've been to 14 other NFL games including Super Bowls XLVIII (in NJ) & 50 (Santa Clara/SF).

The stadiums I've been to are: Rich/Ralph/New Era in Orchard Park; Giants Stadium & Met Life in NJ, Hoosier Dome in Indy, Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Both stadiums in Foxborough, Levi's Stadium (SF/Santa Clara), Oakland Coliseum, Stub Hub (LA Chargers) Qualcomm (SD), M&T in Baltimore and the Bills 4 Super Bowl sites in Atlanta, Pasadena, Minneapolis & Tampa Bay.  The only 1 left is the Rose Bowl, the other 3 have been replaced.  

 

WOW! Do you save the ticket stubs and keep a log? Impressive, I’ll admit! 

 

I couldn’t guess and feel comfortable if I had a 50 game range. I started full time mid-60’s, left for college in ‘77 and got back occasionally since then. Hit road games whenever they get close if things work. I get back to WNY when I can for home games, and the best part was taking each of my boys to WNY for a game when they turned 16. Made HUGE Bills fans out of them! 

 

 

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Edited August 8, 2019 by Augie

[muppy]

on a side note I do know quite a few diehard Bills fans whom have Never been to a home Bills game....I pity the fools  

[AllenLongBall]

I'm going to guess around 20. I was actually at the comeback game, my only playoff game. Almost left at halftime but my older brother wanted to wait for one more Bills drive. Then Reich threw the pick 6, my brother said that drive didn't count and we'd have to wait for one more.

[Curt]

Away: 3 W - 11 L

 

Miami

NY Jets

Cincinnati

Tennessee 

Jacksonville

Houston

Oakland x 2

San Diego

LA Chargers

Green Bay

New Orleans

Seattle

LA Rams

 

Home: Not including preseason about 20.

 

[Brianmoorman4jesus]

11 Bills @ jets

1 Bills @ Giants

1 Bills @ TB

8 Bills home games

 

so 21 and then 3 non Bills  games 

Edited August 8, 2019 by Brianmoorman4jesus

[Just Jack]

Over 100 I know for sure, but not the exact count, maybe between 125-150. 

 

I know it's over 100 because I first got seasons in 2000. Sometime around my 5th year I realized I had been to every home game (pre and regular season) so I decided I was going to make every home game till I hit 100 games, then I could start picking and choosing which games I go to. It was tough some Sundays to get up and make the three hour drive (living in Syracuse) and when they announced the Toronto series, made it even tougher, since those were considered "home games" on the schedule. But I did it. 2010 was the first year I did not go to every home game, but I have always made the home opener. 

Edited August 8, 2019 by Just Jack

[Augie]

How do you guys know these details? What was the score after the third quarter during your first game? How many rushing yards did we have? I just go to games and have a good time! Lol

[JaCrispy]

5

[Just Jack]

Just now, Augie said:

How do you guys know these details? What was the score after the third quarter during your first game? How many rushing yards did we have? I just go to games and have a good time! Lol

 

It used to be easy, just keep the ticket stubs. But now with mobile tickets and season ticket cards, people have to remember other ways, like maybe programs or pictures. 

[billsfan_34]

Im hovering around 250-300

[Moulds_80]

Damn thats a number I should know...

With that said I started going to games in high school, probably 8-10 in total.  Went to UB and another 3-4 a year.  Graduated and had season tickets from 11-14 and have gone to at least 3 games since....

Dont know an exact number 

 

But I do know I wish all of them were tailgating at hammers with mead!  Those have been the most memorable......i dream of those calzones

[stuvian]

I'm in the low 20s. Was a season ticket holder for 15 years. Averaged 2 games a year for the first 5 years then down to a game a year - all home games. Going to the home opener this year

[PromoTheRobot]

I've lost count. I only hit a handful of games each year so I'll guess a hundred?

[Augie]

Rough guess is 150 games in 7 cities, including the Super Bowl in Minneapolis. I know I’m missing some cities. Looking forward to the opener and Nashville this year. 

[Buffalo Boy]

Low forties for me. 

Started with 15 during the Chuck Knox years ( missed the Steelers game / Bradshaw for 9 yards with a fever)

Season tickets in 88 and 91. 

Been back during the Mularkey, Jerkron, Marrone and Ryan years. 

Last one was the NYG stinker.

Ive also seen 3 here in Charlotte.

[billsfanmiami(oh)]

Prob around 100

[Johnnycage46]

I think about 20 games...I was stationed in Buffalo in the Coast Guard (by choice so I could attend Bills games lol) 2000 to 2003 and went to most my games then.  

[Augie]

I’d get to more games if I lived closer, but I have to admit the experience from home is pretty awesome! I’m pretty sure the NFL knows that too. 

 

I do enjoy getting to road games and seeing other venues and generally exploring. Traveling in general is on the upswing, which is awesome. I couldn’t do that as easily for the last decade plus, but it’s my new mission. The experience with fellow Bills fans on the road is very cool.   

[Stank_Nasty]

Just over 40 in the last 15 years or so since my first one when I was 19. More than half have been over the last 4 or 5 years though. 

 

Over the last 2 years I have an awful stretch of away games. around 60 road hours traveled to the Jax playoff game, lambeau, and then Indy..... witnessing 8 combined pts scored in those games. 

 

Needless to say I’m done traveling for a bit. 

[Rockee96]

5...

 

3 of them thanks to Mead

Edited August 8, 2019 by Rockee96

[jwhit34]

Well this made me think...

 

War Memorial Stadium as a kid (1970-72): 5

My dad got season tickets '73-75, I cut lawns and save up my $ and paid for my ticket, went to 19 of 21 regular season games

'76-86: 3 home games, 1 road game (Foxboro, 1984, was in grad school in Boston) away at school 6 of the years

Got season tickets in '88, had ever since, so that's 31 seasons, best guess is that I've missed about 40 games so that's about 208 

Never missed a home playoff game in that time, I think that's 10 playoff games

Went to 2 Super Bowls (26, 28)

 

So that's 235 home regular season, 1 road, 10 playoff games, 2 Super Bowls 248 total

 

[Albany,n.y.]

1 hour ago, Augie said:

 

WOW! Do you save the ticket stubs and keep a log? Impressive, I’ll admit! 

 

I couldn’t guess and feel comfortable if I had a 50 game range. I started full time mid-60’s, left for college in ‘77 and got back occasionally since then. Hit road games whenever they get close if things work. I get back to WNY when I can for home games, and the best part was taking each of my boys to WNY for a game when they turned 16. Made HUGE Bills fans out of them! 

 

 

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I only went to a few games in the 1970's, 7 total, so it was pretty easy to remember each game & yes, I kept programs & stubs.  in 1980 I moved back to the Buffalo area and stayed until 1982,  I saw all the home games in 1980 & only missed 2 games in 1981.  I only saw 1 game in 1982 due to surgery in August , the strike and moving in December.  Unfortunately I sold 19 of my programs in a garage sale at my parents house in the early 1980s-I kept only my 1st game from 1973, the Miami streak ender from the 1980 opener & my finale as a WNY resident 11/21/82.  From  late1982-late 1987 I lived in Long Island and only went to 9 games,  from 1985 on I kept every program except 1 that was stolen during a game. Around 1999 or 2000 I compiled all my data & started keeping a log.  I fill it in every time I go to a game and the score.  I had seasons from 1990-2011 and  rarely missed a home game (I only have been to 1 preseason game 8/8/97 vs Minnesota-I did not include it in my total).  I went from October 21, 1990-November 4, 2007 (oops, I originally had this as 11/17/2008) without missing a game (regular season & playoffs) all while living in the Albany area.  The 1st game I missed was because they flexed the NE game Thanksgiving week to Sunday night & my father ended up in the hospital & I had to take my mother for eye surgery that Monday in Long Island.  As it turned out it was both of their last Thanksgivings, so ending the streak was for even a better cause than I realized at the time.  

I've slowed down to 2-3 games a year since I gave up my seasons after the 2011 season.  Usually only 1 game in Buffalo and a road game or 2 .  

It's been pretty easy for me to keep track with all the programs, ticket stubs, and now the log.  I'm thinking of converting it to an Excel file, but I've been pretty lazy doing it.  

Edited August 8, 2019 by Albany,n.y.

[Augie]

2 minutes ago, Albany,n.y. said:

I only went to a few games in the 1970's, 7 total, so it was pretty easy to remember each game & yes, I kept programs & stubs.  in 1980 I moved back to the Buffalo area and stayed until 1982,  I saw all the home games in 1980 & only missed 2 games in 1981.  I only saw 1 game in 1982 due to surgery in August , the strike and moving in December.  Unfortunately I sold 19 of my programs in a garage sale at my parents house in the early 1980s-I kept only my 1st game from 1973, the Miami streak ender from the 1980 opener & my finale as a WNY resident 11/21/82.  From  late1982-late 1987 I lived in Long Island and only went to 9 games,  from 1985 on I kept every program except 1 that was stolen during a game. Around 1999 or 2000 I compiled all my data & started keeping a log.  I fill it in every time I go to a game and the score.  I had seasons from 1990-2011 and  rarely missed a home game (I only have been to 1 preseason game 8/8/97 vs Minnesota-I did not include it in my total).  I went from October 21, 1990-November 17, 2008 without missing a game (regular season & playoffs) all while living in the Albany area.  The 1st game I missed was because they flexed the NE game Thanksgiving week to Sunday night & my father ended up in the hospital & I had to take my mother for eye surgery that Monday in Long Island.  As it turned out it was both of their last Thanksgivings, so ending the streak was for even a better cause than I realized at the time.  

I've slowed down to 2-3 games a year since I gave up my seasons after the 2011 season.  Usually only 1 game in Buffalo and a road game or 2 .  

It's been pretty easy for me to keep track with all the programs, ticket stubs, and now the log.  I'm thinking of converting it to an Excel file, but I've been pretty lazy doing it.  

 

WOW again! Who knew Rainman was a BIlls fan?  ?

 

Totally kidding! My brain just doesn’t work that way.  I’m not that organized, and even games I’ve played in I just go with the flow. Other people are SO different. I saw an interview with Larry Bird one time asking about a playoff game years ago. He said something like “oh, yeah, that was against Detroit, game 5 with a minute 30 seconds left in the second quarter. I knew as soon as McHale got the pass and turned left I’d be open in the corner. Lambeer couldn’t get there in time and it was all net.”  I’d be like......we won that game, right? 

[Albany,n.y.]

23 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

WOW again! Who knew Rainman was a BIlls fan?  ?

 

Totally kidding! My brain just doesn’t work that way.  I’m not that organized, and even games I’ve played in I just go with the flow. Other people are SO different. I saw an interview with Larry Bird one time asking about a playoff game years ago. He said something like “oh, yeah, that was against Detroit, game 5 with a minute 30 seconds left in the second quarter. I knew as soon as McHale got the pass and turned left I’d be open in the corner. Lambeer couldn’t get there in time and it was all net.”  I’d be like......we won that game, right? 

Not Rainman-even with the log I messed up my streak, it ended in 2007 not 2008.  I edited my post & corrected it, it was 147 straight games & I even have a note in the log about the end of the streak.  If I didn't start compiling the log in the years I went to every home game, I could never do it from memory, especially now that I'm considered a senior citizen.  I barely remember the details of most of the games with the exception of some playoffs &, the Super Bowls, my 1st game in 1973, the 1980 opener-my 1st & only time on the field while some people were tearing down the goalposts on opening day-only in Buffalo, a 1985 game in Philly where the Bills were up 17-0 going into the 4th quarter & lost 21-17, of course the comeback game & the 1990 AFC Championship 51-3.  Most of the other games are pretty much a blur so I'm glad I wrote the scores down.  I used media guides for scores when I started the log.  

Edited August 8, 2019 by Albany,n.y.

[Big Gun]

Somewhere between 30-40.