I have a 2nd Bills schedule inside rumor/tip (UPDATE: NOW CONFIRMED!)

[Mango]

I thought the Bills had a very good chance of playing the season opener. I am glad they are. We don't lose any prep or rest time because of a west coast trip. 

 

 

[Greg S]

2 minutes ago, Mango said:

I thought the Bills had a very good chance of playing the season opener. I am glad they are. We don't lose any prep or rest time because of a west coast trip. 

 

 

 

This is an excellent point. The WC trip wont hurt them since their next game is 10 days later.

[Big Blitz]

26 minutes ago, Alphadawg7 said:

 

Well the on the road part is gonna happen as Detroit and Cowboys always host the Thanksgiving game each year, so their opponents will always be In those cities.  

 

 

Yea that's right my bad.  

[muppy]

I just yelled to hubby ROADTRIP...pfft its a 2 hour drive but to see the Bills in Prime time in LA? WHOA I think I may just need to see about tickets!  That would be so much  fun!~!~!!

 

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Edited April 26, 2022 by muppy

[muppy]

12 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said:

I just immediately said yes to the Suite invite…but don’t know if I am supposed to chip in or not haha.  Hope not cuz that’s gonna be expensive AF if so, but they didn’t say anything about money.  They just said we should join them in the suite.  
 

I took my fiancé to the Rams vs Niners week 17 game.  First time at SoFi and had my friends season tickets.  Didn’t know where to park just followed WAZE in and wound up near the front lots near the big SoFi sign by ponds.  
 

They asked me if I had some colored parking pass and I said “No, but I have these season tickets, is there a place I’m no supposed to park?”  She said I had to get out of the line I had been in for 20 minutes, turn around and go back out a ways and then I can park in the $80 or the $120 tailgating lot.  
 

Mind you these lots were like 20 min walks from the stadium and $80-$120 to just freaking park!  I was like WTF we are gonna also miss part of the first quarter.  So I pulled forward and asked another guy how to get out, told him we were told to find a way out to those other lots.  He said, just park here (right In front of the stadium in those lots we didn’t have passes for), it’s cool.  So I said here take all the cash in my wallet which was like $26 to thank him.  
 

Moral of the story.  If you drive to SoFi bring some cash and probably bribe your way into one of the other closer lots for cheaper than the far away lots LMAO

heyo alpha my 2 cents which is worth about that much haha...but when Ive been corporately comped  for sporting events, wether it be our financial adviser or Corporate..if THEY invite you to a suite, it is a Freebie my friend. Id be shocked otherwise. Its a "corporate expense account" right? 🙂

 

muppy is Jelly!. 🙂

 

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[ALF]

18 minutes ago, Greg S said:

 

This is an excellent point. The WC trip wont hurt them since their next game is 10 days later.

 

And the last preseason game can be with most  players  not going to make the 53 roster.

[Alphadawg7]

6 minutes ago, muppy said:

heyo alpha my 2 cents which is worth about that much haha...but when Ive been corporately comped  for sporting events, wether it be our financial adviser or Corporate..if THEY invite you to a suite, it is a Freebie my friend. Id be shocked otherwise. Its a "corporate expense account" right? 🙂

 

muppy is Jelly!. 🙂

 

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Thats my assumption too

[purple haze]

13 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said:

I just immediately said yes to the Suite invite…but don’t know if I am supposed to chip in or not haha.  Hope not cuz that’s gonna be expensive AF if so, but they didn’t say anything about money.  They just said we should join them in the suite.  
 

I took my fiancé to the Rams vs Niners week 17 game.  First time at SoFi and had my friends season tickets.  Didn’t know where to park just followed WAZE in and wound up near the front lots near the big SoFi sign by ponds.  
 

They asked me if I had some colored parking pass and I said “No, but I have these season tickets, is there a place I’m no supposed to park?”  She said I had to get out of the line I had been in for 20 minutes, turn around and go back out a ways and then I can park in the $80 or the $120 tailgating lot.  
 

Mind you these lots were like 20 min walks from the stadium and $80-$120 to just freaking park!  I was like WTF we are gonna also miss part of the first quarter.  So I pulled forward and asked another guy how to get out, told him we were told to find a way out to those other lots.  He said, just park here (right In front of the stadium in those lots we didn’t have passes for), it’s cool.  So I said here take all the cash in my wallet which was like $26 to thank him.  
 

Moral of the story.  If you drive to SoFi bring some cash and probably bribe your way into one of the other closer lots for cheaper than the far away lots LMAO

My church is in Inglewood, 2-3 miles west of Sofi.  I might park around there for free and Uber. 

[Logic]

Based on this information, I bought non-refundable plane tickets and hotel reservations for Los Angeles and Detroit, took these dates off of work, and fought with my wife about it.

You better be right, @Alphadawg7.



















(Just kidding. Thank you for the tips.)

[PromoTheRobot]

14 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said:

I have a friend with strong personal connections to high up people at SoFi (which is not far from my house) who said it’s confirmed Rams vs Bills in the Thursday night week 1 season opener.  I was even invited to their suite for that game.  

 

If you missed my other thread, the other tip I got was my friend in sports marketing at the TV network in Detroit said his Boss told them in the office that the Bills are coming to Detroit for the Noon Thanksgiving game.

 

I can’t confirm either of these things, I am just sharing what I have now been told about both these games from people I know.  If true, we would have 2 national games already on the schedule. 
 

Both my friends said their sources said it’s “confirmed”, but obviously take it for what it’s worth…a rumor until confirmed by the NFL.

 

The only bummer is that weekend is Music is Art Fest in Buffalo. Would have been really nice if it was also the Bills home opener.

[purple haze]

10 minutes ago, Logic said:

Based on this information, I bought non-refundable plane tickets and hotel reservations for Los Angeles and Detroit, took these dates off of work, and fought with my wife about it.

You better be right, @Alphadawg7.



















(Just kidding. Thank you for the tips.)

You’re kidding until you really want to do all of that.  🤣

 

Once my wife finds out how much tickets are she will suddenly find all these hotel deals where we can go up the central coast for the weekend and it’ll be cheaper than those tickets.  Or she’ll say I should just go by myself.

[Alphadawg7]

27 minutes ago, purple haze said:

My church is in Inglewood, 2-3 miles west of Sofi.  I might park around there for free and Uber. 

 

I have a friend who lives about 15 min walking from the stadium who suggested to just park in his driveway and walk over.  He has season tickets to the Rams so he will be going anyway, so I will prob just park there and save the money and walk to the game from there.  

[MiltonWaddams]

I wish So-fi was a reasonably priced ticket in the first place, but that is going to be a $$$ ticket. I've penciled in Chicago as my away game this year. Way better city than LA and affordable tickets

[Alphadawg7]

2 minutes ago, MiltonWaddams said:

I wish So-fi was a reasonably priced ticket in the first place, but that is going to be a $$$ ticket. I've penciled in Chicago as my away game this year. Way better city than LA and affordable tickets

Yeah SoFi is crazy expensive, parking starts at $80 even.  It’s an amazing stadium though, but still it’s just so expensive.  

[MiltonWaddams]

Just now, Alphadawg7 said:

Yeah SoFi is crazy expensive, parking starts at $80 even.  It’s an amazing stadium though, but still it’s just so expensive.  

I guess when you spend $5billion on a stadium, you have to charge a bit more dough. But, you can't put a price on being completely safe AND watching football during a massive seismic event....

 

[Nextmanup]

15 hours ago, Motor26 said:

Wouldn’t surprise me at all. Bills are super bowl favorites, Von Miller goes to the Bills after winning a super bowl with the Rams. God I hope Josh can recreate a performance like the last one we saw from him, and maybe a Von sack to seal the win.

I'd be surprised.  Buffalo will always be a tiny market and that's what dictates these types of big national time slots, not small stories like what free agent did we acquire.  Sure, being good and expected to be good helps! 

 

And I'm not saying this won't happen--just that I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't.

 

 

[Ed_Formerly_of_Roch]

Early on it appeared that the Rams opener would likely either be the Bills or Cowboys.  Think signing V Miller tipped the scales. Nice way for him to be given his SB ring.

[corta765]

34 minutes ago, Ed_Formerly_of_Roch said:

Early on it appeared that the Rams opener would likely either be the Bills or Cowboys.  Think signing V Miller tipped the scales. Nice way for him to be given his SB ring.

 

Don't doubt Wilson going to Denver though as they go to LA. I will say this last year I thought the Bills opening in TB was a nice thought but not our time, this year the chatter seems far more real then ever before.

[716er]

What's the typical range of ticket prices at SOFI? Probably mutiply that by 1.5 or so to get prices for this game...

[BillsPride12]

11 minutes ago, 716er said:

What's the typical range of ticket prices at SOFI? Probably mutiply that by 1.5 or so to get prices for this game...

Yeah I was wondering as well if anybody can provide some ticket price estimates? I wanted to do this game for my road game this year but Chicago is sounding more likely 

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

Ugh re the thanksgiving day game. That is a tough time to watch with family and cooking, etc. Wish we had the night game. 

[teef]

i'm trying to figure out how to navigate the thanksgiving game if it's at noon too.  we host, and usually eat around 4.  i think we'll keep the time, i'll have as much ready to go by noon as humanly possible, and treat the game as hor d'oeuvres/drink time for who ever wants to show up.  by the time i need to deep fry the bird, i'll deep into the drink, making the day more entertaining, and more dangerous!

[sfbillsfan]

Early Thanksgiving game?  Love those 9am west coast kick off times.

 

[sullim4]

8 hours ago, Alphadawg7 said:

Yeah SoFi is crazy expensive, parking starts at $80 even.  It’s an amazing stadium though, but still it’s just so expensive.  

 

I'm debating whether to go down for this game from Seattle.  The last LA trip I made was to see the 5 INT Peterman disaster at StubHub Center against the Chargers.

 

At least Sofi is conveniently located near LAX for an easy arrival and getaway.  Visiting fans can at least avoid the parking charge by getting a hotel near the airport and using rideshare to get to the stadium... even if the area is a bit sketchy.

[Alphadawg7]

41 minutes ago, sullim4 said:

 

I'm debating whether to go down for this game from Seattle.  The last LA trip I made was to see the 5 INT Peterman disaster at StubHub Center against the Chargers.

 

At least Sofi is conveniently located near LAX for an easy arrival and getaway.  Visiting fans can at least avoid the parking charge by getting a hotel near the airport and using rideshare to get to the stadium... even if the area is a bit sketchy.

I was at that disaster of a game too…🤮

[Steptide]

23 hours ago, Captain Hindsight said:

Is that why Detroit plays at noon? Makes so much more sense now…

I'd bet even if the lions were good, that game has the lowest ratings of the 3

[Matt_In_NH]

I seem to remember most of the rumors last year turned out to be not true.  The two games are totally plausible, Hopefully the Bills don't turn Detroit into the Jags game from last year, that would suck in the early window on a great holiday.   Should be over by halftime...

[corta765]

16 hours ago, teef said:

i'm trying to figure out how to navigate the thanksgiving game if it's at noon too.  we host, and usually eat around 4.  i think we'll keep the time, i'll have as much ready to go by noon as humanly possible, and treat the game as hor d'oeuvres/drink time for who ever wants to show up.  by the time i need to deep fry the bird, i'll deep into the drink, making the day more entertaining, and more dangerous!

 

Tell your family from 12-3:30 you have a prior engagement and then walk away

[corta765]

1 hour ago, 13 Second Prevent Defense said:

I seem to remember most of the rumors last year turned out to be not true.  The two games are totally plausible, Hopefully the Bills don't turn Detroit into the Jags game from last year, that would suck in the early window on a great holiday.   Should be over by halftime...

 

Last years rumors felt more like Bills fans and Bills media getting excited. This year the opener has had multiple national writers say Buffalo is in or one of the top 2-3 choices along with the Rams main beat writers say its Buffalo same with the Lions on Thanksgiving. I will be actually more surprised if they are not in at least one of the two games at this point.

[Greg S]

10 minutes ago, corta765 said:

 

Last years rumors felt more like Bills fans and Bills media getting excited. This year the opener has had multiple national writers say Buffalo is in or one of the top 2-3 choices along with the Rams main beat writers say its Buffalo same with the Lions on Thanksgiving. I will be actually more surprised if they are not in at least one of the two games at this point.

 

I would be a little surprised if they get Thanksgiving. That would make it 3 times in 4 years. Plus there are better teams to put the Bills on primetime against then the Lions. 

[Dablitzkrieg]

I think they get Xmas and not Thanksgiving against the Pats or KC

[BillsPride12]

7 hours ago, corta765 said:

 

Last years rumors felt more like Bills fans and Bills media getting excited. This year the opener has had multiple national writers say Buffalo is in or one of the top 2-3 choices along with the Rams main beat writers say its Buffalo same with the Lions on Thanksgiving. I will be actually more surprised if they are not in at least one of the two games at this point.

I think Buffalo really elevated itself on the National level after that Chiefs Divisional round game.  I think just about every NFL fan would agree that was the best game of the entire playoffs

[eball]

4 minutes ago, BillsPride12 said:

I think Buffalo really elevated itself on the National level after that Chiefs Divisional round game.  I think just about every NFL fan would agree that was the best game of the entire playoffs

 

I've had multiple non-Bills fans tell me it was the best playoff game they've ever watched, period.

[Greg S]

5 minutes ago, BillsPride12 said:

I think Buffalo really elevated itself on the National level after that Chiefs Divisional round game.  I think just about every NFL fan would agree that was the best game of the entire playoffs

 

It was for 59:47

[Just Jack]

18 hours ago, sullim4 said:

Visiting fans can at least avoid the parking charge by getting a hotel near the airport and using rideshare to get to the stadium... even if the area is a bit sketchy.

 

When I was considering the Bills possibly making the SB last year, I had looked at making a reservation at a "nearby" hotel, it would have been a 2.5 mile walk to the stadium. I figured there should be enough people and police around to not worry about making the walk. 

[Punching Bag]

On 4/26/2022 at 10:36 AM, Taro Nimbus said:

They may just throw in Denver because of Russ.  Plus we all know America loves to see the Cowboys in primetime…🙄

 

I agree.  Rams saw Wilson regularly and now with him in Denver Rams will not play against him often.

 

And America does not love to see Cowboys in prime time unless their asses are being kicked.  Broadcasters love them from when they were popular and they never changed with the times.

[sonyab1974]

On 4/26/2022 at 10:18 AM, NewEra said:

Can’t put in for time that far out.  Ticket prices will escalate.  If I can’t get the time off, I’ll either call out or cancel the flight and credit my account.  

 

Ah good point. Well I hope you get the time off!!!! When is the date for the game?

[Punching Bag]

13 minutes ago, Just Jack said:

 

When I was considering the Bills possibly making the SB last year, I had looked at making a reservation at a "nearby" hotel, it would have been a 2.5 mile walk to the stadium. I figured there should be enough people and police around to not worry about making the walk. 

 

When I was working in California I would regularly stay in that area at hotel on my days off because it had good facilities.

I never had an issue and once when I was doing my walk the hotel had some guys give me a hat for their help with a car with trouble.  I turned down offer to go drinking. I felt like I was in a foreign land whenever they talked but we got done what we needed to.

[sullim4]

22 hours ago, Just Jack said:

 

When I was considering the Bills possibly making the SB last year, I had looked at making a reservation at a "nearby" hotel, it would have been a 2.5 mile walk to the stadium. I figured there should be enough people and police around to not worry about making the walk. 

 

I think that's probably right during the Super Bowl.  I also think it's fine if you're with a group.  At night though... I would not walk that stretch of Century east of 405 alone.  Lots of warehouses, abandoned businesses, windows with metal bars over them, etc.  The area west of 405 where all the airport hotels are located seemed a lot safer to me.

 

But all of that is based on my experience before the stadium was built.  It's entirely possible that the stadium has improved things for that east of 405 Century Blvd corridor.

[billsherd]

On 4/27/2022 at 7:35 PM, Just Jack said:

 

When I was considering the Bills possibly making the SB last year, I had looked at making a reservation at a "nearby" hotel, it would have been a 2.5 mile walk to the stadium. I figured there should be enough people and police around to not worry about making the walk. 

Is that bad? That you have worry about having people and police around. I'm asking bcuz never been to Vegas, I have mostly avoided it whenever the opportunity cane.