Every Buffalo Bills game in the 2026 NFL season, with dates, Eastern kickoff times, U.S. TV and streaming information, plus the clearest ways to watch in Canada.
Buffalo opened the season with a 36-31 win at Houston and now returns home for one of the showcase games on the NFL calendar. The Detroit Lions visit on Thursday, September 17 for the first regular-season game at the new Highmark Stadium, a national Prime Video window in the United States.
This is a season-long reference page. The Sporting Page will update this same guide when flexible scheduling, Week 18 selections or broadcaster assignments change.
Buffalo Bills 2026 TV schedule
| Week | Date | Matchup | Time / result | U.S. TV / stream |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sun., Sept. 13 | Bills at Texans | W 36-31 | CBS |
| 2 | Thu., Sept. 17 | Lions at Bills | 8:15 p.m. | Prime Video |
| 3 | Sun., Sept. 27 | Chargers at Bills | 1:00 p.m. | FOX |
| 4 | Sun., Oct. 4 | Patriots at Bills | 1:00 p.m. | CBS |
| 5 | Mon., Oct. 12 | Bills at Rams | 8:15 p.m. | ESPN / ABC |
| 6 | Sun., Oct. 18 | Bills at Raiders | 4:25 p.m. | CBS |
| 7 | BYE | Buffalo bye week | — | — |
| 8 | Sun., Nov. 1 | Ravens at Bills | 1:00 p.m. | CBS |
| 9 | Mon., Nov. 9 | Bills at Vikings | 8:15 p.m. | ESPN / ABC |
| 10 | Sun., Nov. 15 | Bills at Jets | 1:00 p.m. | CBS |
| 11 | Sun., Nov. 22 | Dolphins at Bills | 1:00 p.m. | FOX |
| 12 | Thu., Nov. 26 | Chiefs at Bills | 8:20 p.m. | NBC / Peacock |
| 13 | Sun., Dec. 6 | Bills at Patriots | 4:25 p.m. | CBS |
| 14 | Sun., Dec. 13 | Bills at Packers | 8:20 p.m. | NBC / Peacock |
| 15 | Sat., Dec. 19 | Bears at Bills | 8:20 p.m. | CBS / Paramount+ |
| 16 | Fri., Dec. 25 | Bills at Broncos | 4:30 p.m. | Netflix |
| 17 | Sun., Jan. 3, 2027 | Bills at Dolphins | 1:00 p.m. | CBS |
| 18 | TBD | Jets at Bills | TBD | TBD |
How to watch the Bills in the United States
Buffalo’s schedule crosses almost every major NFL television package. Use the network shown for that week’s game, then use the broadcaster’s streaming option when available.
CBS carries most of Buffalo’s Sunday afternoon schedule. Paramount+ streams live local NFL on CBS games where available to the subscriber.
Buffalo’s September 27 game against the Chargers and November 22 game against Miami are currently assigned to FOX.
The September 17 home opener against Detroit is Thursday Night Football. See TSP’s full TNF schedule.
Bills-Rams on October 12 and Bills-Vikings on November 9 are listed by TSP’s verified primetime ledger on ESPN / ABC. See TSP’s MNF guide.
Kansas City at Buffalo on Thanksgiving night and Buffalo at Green Bay on December 13 are in the NBC package. See TSP’s NBC / Peacock guide.
Buffalo visits Denver on Christmas Day at 4:30 p.m. ET in a Netflix national window.
For Sunday afternoon games outside a viewer’s local market, NFL Sunday Ticket is available through YouTube and YouTube TV. NFL+ provides live local and primetime regular-season games on phones and tablets in the United States.
How to watch the Bills in Canada
The all-games option is NFL Game Pass on DAZN
The NFL lists DAZN as the home of NFL Game Pass in Canada, with access to every preseason, regular-season and postseason game.
For television, the NFL lists TSN as carrying all primetime games across Canada, including Monday Night Football, Sunday Night Football and Thursday Night Football. CTV carries a weekly slate of Sunday afternoon games, while RDS provides French-language coverage.
That is why the U.S. CBS or FOX listing should not be treated as a fixed Canadian channel assignment. For guaranteed Bills access, NFL Game Pass on DAZN is the cleanest season-long option; for linear television, check the TSN or CTV assignment for that week.
Buffalo’s biggest national windows
Six assigned evening games, plus Christmas afternoon
Buffalo has six assigned evening windows: Detroit on Thursday Night Football, road Monday games against the Rams and Vikings, Thanksgiving night against Kansas City, Sunday night at Green Bay and the Saturday night home date with Chicago. The Christmas trip to Denver adds a separate national Netflix window at 4:30 p.m. ET.
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Sources & schedule notes
- Buffalo Bills official 2026 schedule and Week 1 result.
- The Sporting Page 2026 NFL Primetime Schedule and network-specific Watch Guides.
- NFL Ways to Watch in the U.S. and Canada.
- NFL Sunday Ticket and NFL+ support information.
