How many home games do you attend a year?

[hondo in seattle]

I attend a home game once every 50 years.  

 

I make it to more away games.  

 

Weird stat: Bills are undefeated in games I've attended live.  I hope to bring that streak back to Buffalo next year when the new stadium opens.  

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25 minutes ago, BuffaloBillyG said:

It really is an amazing atmosphere for a game. Especially a night game. It's such a surreal feeling. I know you have been to other stadiums, but when you head to your seats and go from the concourse to the tunnel and see, in person, the big Buffalo emblem at midfield, it truly is breathtaking. Enjoy every minute of it!

 

You have no idea how stoked I am.  Shooting to be at Hammers at 2pm sharp, cash in hand. Plan on making some memories for sure.

[MiltonWaddams]

Used to be 3 or 4. Since moving to the West Coast, it’s been one or none…and this is the year that none hurts the most. I generally travel to at least one away game and was hoping to make it to Buffalo for one this year, but I don’t see it happening.

[PaattMaann]

All of them usually. However, last year I sold the last two games because they were meaningless and I used it to pay for my playoff tickets. 

 

This year, all of them except the Saints game, family wedding the night before and don't have child care for both THAT overnight and then the next morning/afternoon. 

 

Pains me to sell. 

[BfloPa]

Grew up in WNY, would go to 1-3 a year while living there from like 78-92, moved for work in 92 and still have family in WNY.

Started making road trips with the 3hr drive in 97 and been going to at least 1 sometimes 2 home games a year since.

 

Best part 2 friends I worked with and made here have been coming with me now for the last 28 years after that first tailgate experience they had with me in 97. 

 

This years opener was a wild ride, and yes I stayed for the finish...

 

    

[Augie]

1 hour ago, SoMAn said:

I live in Atlanta, but had season tickets for a couple of years during the Super Bowl run. I went to every home opener for many years, going back to early 80s, up until 2008. 

When the economy went to hell around that time, the budget was tight (both my wife and myself were in job transition-mode), and haven't been to a game since. 

It used to be reasonably inexpensive for round-trip flights. Using AirTran Amex, i could buy a RT ticket for $119. With that card, we received a 4th RT flight after purchasing 3.  So, I could effectively have 4 RT flights for under $350.  That was before all the stupid nickel and diming for baggage and seat choices.

I can't usually get a single non-stop flight for under $350 today.

I still had my parents homes and cars available during those trips. Now, it costs a fortune for hotels and car rental.

Was hoping to get up there this year, but probably won't make it to Orchard Park. Already have tickets for Monday nighter in Atlanta.

I plan to make it to the new Highmark next year. I'd want to be one of the few who fit this sub-group of Bills fans (mostly boomers) who can say they bridged the Bills' 3 home stadiums, starting with War Memorial, then to Rich Stadium, and finally new Highmark.

On October 13, I'll be able claim seeing the Bills in 3 different Atlanta Falcon home stadiums.

 

My upcoming project for the man cave in the basement is framed posters of all three stadiums. The current stadium is easy with a lot of options. I have found some interesting possibilities for the Rockpile, but that is not as easy as it sounds. Obviously, I have a little time before the new place is unveiled so I have time to keep looking. 

 

This is my favorite in the clubhouse for the Rockpile print. I think it would go well with the framed program covers from the early 60’s we have on one wall. 

[Max Fischer]

Usually one game a year. Either home or away (recently: Jacksonville, Miami and LA) 

 

This year, the game is on Thursday. 😀

[LabattBlue]

They have this feature called a “poll”.  It is very helpful for a question such as this. 😉

[SoMAn]

Cool project. I love the vintage look of old War Memorial, but if it was my project, I'd look for something without the baseball diamond. 

Call me OCD, but I always hated the look when the Bills played the Dolphins, Raiders, and others, and they still had their baseball infields in the middle of the gridiron.

The memory of days of War Memorial brings to mind such a different experience than what fans have today. It was rustic. It was intimate. It was simple. The scoreboard a  basic array of lightbulbs. There were no replays on a Jumbotron. The sound of a live jazz or marching band along with the combined smells of popcorn, hot dogs, cigars, and the grass field made it feel like we were still in some post-war era movie. Sitting not more than 20 feet from the visitors bench is part of the seed that was planted they became my lifelong Bills fandom.

The experience in the new stadium will be unrecognizable to what we had in the 60's. Better? On some level, for sure3. But there was still something very personal about that old stadium that I'm nostalgic about. 

Good luck on the man cave.

[Bills fan since 87]

Season ticket holder, usually do 4 or 5, and the playoff games.  Selling the 3 or 4 games I don't go to pretty much funds my tickets.  I prefer the later season games and usually sell the earlier ones (save for 1 Sept game) which fortunatly sell at a higher dollar ammount, usually

[BigPappy]

I used to go to 3-4 games a year, sometimes add in one additional one from a vendor that some years would invite me to a game as well. The last few years, it has been only 1 game a year. Like @BuffaloBillyG and @The Jokeman, between the weather and traffic, especially the weather... meh. I've reached the age where I am just plain sick of the cold and winter. I get a great view from my Wingback chair, with my feet up and a nice cold drink and some fresh chicken wings with homemade Buffalo Trace bourbon Buffalo sauce. 

[GottaRun]

Do partially attended games count 😀

[PromoTheRobot]

I live 500 miles from the stadium. So I get in 3X for the regular season but to as many playoffs as I can do.

[BUFFALOBART]

7 hours ago, vanhalen26 said:

We attend nearly all.  Might have to miss my first in 3 years this year (Eagles unfortunately).  2.5 hour drive to the game for us which isn’t bad.

 

Wondering how many people attend some vs all?  

Almost all home games, although, I missed the preseason contest, in August.

Night games are a logistical nightmare, due to the length of travel time, and disruption of sleep. We stayed in the stadium a good 10–15 minutes, after the conclusion of the Ravens game.  

Our group always has a post game tailgate, as there is no point in trying to exit onto the clogged roads, to get out of town.  I'll be present for the Miami game come this Thursday, and deep-frying chicken wings pre, and post game!

[Bills fan since 87]

24 minutes ago, BigPappy said:

I used to go to 3-4 games a year, sometimes add in one additional one from a vendor that some years would invite me to a game as well. The last few years, it has been only 1 game a year. Like @BuffaloBillyG and @The Jokeman, between the weather and traffic, especially the weather... meh. I've reached the age where I am just plain sick of the cold and winter. I get a great view from my Wingback chair, with my feet up and a nice cold drink and some fresh chicken wings with homemade Buffalo Trace bourbon Buffalo sauce. 

 

ooooh, that sauce has my attention 🧐

[PromoTheRobot]

4 hours ago, Augie said:

 

My upcoming project for the man cave in the basement is framed posters of all three stadiums. The current stadium is easy with a lot of options. I have found some interesting possibilities for the Rockpile, but that is not as easy as it sounds. Obviously, I have a little time before the new place is unveiled so I have time to keep looking. 

 

This is my favorite in the clubhouse for the Rockpile print. I think it would go well with the framed program covers from the early 60’s we have on one wall. 

 

That was home for only 13 seasons. Feels like it should have been more. Rich/Ralph/New Era/Old Highmark Stadium was home for 52!

[Augie]

6 minutes ago, PromoTheRobot said:

 

That was home for only 13 seasons. Feels like it should have been more. Rich/Ralph/New Era/Old Highmark Stadium was home for 52!

 

I guess because I was a little kid, it feels like that place went back to the beginning of time, just like the Bills.  The gates at the entry could have been the Roman Colosseum to me!  

Edited September 16 by Augie

[PromoTheRobot]

1 minute ago, Augie said:

 

I guess because I was a little kid, it feels like that place went back to the beginning of time, just like the Bills.  The gates at the entry could have been the Roman Colosseum to me!  

 

I used to walk from my house in the St. Stanislaus parish, up Fillmore, left on Best. I recall how many people walked to games and the crowd got thicker as we got closer. It was like a parade.

 

A few years ago I went to one of the last Hamilton Tiger Cat games at the old Ivor Wynn Stadium and it was a total flashback to the old War Memorial days.

[BigPappy]

16 minutes ago, Bills fan since 87 said:

 

ooooh, that sauce has my attention 🧐

I started making it last year during the playoffs. It has just the right amount of kick, and the perfect sweetness from the bourbon. It just needs to be made the day before to give it time to settle and thicken up. Once it does, Mmmmm mmmmmm. So smooth and delicious. 

[Augie]

3 hours ago, SoMAn said:

Cool project. I love the vintage look of old War Memorial, but if it was my project, I'd look for something without the baseball diamond. 

Call me OCD, but I always hated the look when the Bills played the Dolphins, Raiders, and others, and they still had their baseball infields in the middle of the gridiron.

The memory of days of War Memorial brings to mind such a different experience than what fans have today. It was rustic. It was intimate. It was simple. The scoreboard a  basic array of lightbulbs. There were no replays on a Jumbotron. The sound of a live jazz or marching band along with the combined smells of popcorn, hot dogs, cigars, and the grass field made it feel like we were still in some post-war era movie. Sitting not more than 20 feet from the visitors bench is part of the seed that was planted they became my lifelong Bills fandom.

The experience in the new stadium will be unrecognizable to what we had in the 60's. Better? On some level, for sure3. But there was still something very personal about that old stadium that I'm nostalgic about. 

Good luck on the man cave.

 

The Field of Dreams was on last night, btw. Just sayin’.  😊 

 

I hear you on seeing the baseball field. I detested watching games on TV with a baseball field. However, it’s still how I remember the Rockpile.  I can point out right where our seats were in that shot, too.  I haven’t done a deep dive yet looking for a definite winner but it will be something along those lines - three aerial photos to compare and contrast.