The easy highlight of the Buffalo Bills’ 2020 schedule is all that primetime football.
Overall, the Bills have four games under the lights. The first is in Week 6 on Thursday Night Football against the defending champion Chiefs. Then three of Buffalo’s final five games are on primetime. After the champs, the NFC champion 49ers will host the Bills on Monday Night Football in Week 13. Week 14 then is another repeat primetime game from last season, as the Steelers visit the Bills on Sunday Night Football. In Week 16, it’ll be one more as the Patriots invite the Bills to town, once again on Monday Night Football.
With all that fun scheduled that Buffalo isn’t exactly used to, Bills general manager Brandon Beane knows those four games are going to be circled on the schedule by fans.
“Yeah, four is a lot,” Beane said on NFL Network. “Obviously appreciate the respect and that’s a lot to live up to.”
In order to play well in those games, especially their first one against the Chiefs, Beane said the Bills will need some help. Paging Bills Mafia.
“(The Chiefs) are a loaded team, what a great year they had and they are the champs,” Beane said. “Any time you play a championship team, it’s always a good test to see where your team is at. Coach (Andy) Reid and that whole team… we’ll have our work cut out for us.
“We like that the game is at home. We’ll definitely need Bills Mafia, loud and proud, in Orchard Park that night.”
Basing things on a year ago, the Bills have a slate, overall, that’s going to be hard. The Bills currently have the fifth-toughest schedule in the NFL heading into next season.
Beane admitted once again his team isn’t going to overlook the Patriots in the AFC East. But he added the west coast isn’t going to offer the Bills many easy tasks, either.
“It’s murderer’s row when you look at some of these teams, the AFC West and the NFC West. I think both of those divisions are stacked,” Beane said.
Beane’s pretty spot on there. Some tough opponents in both divisions. You’ll probably be more familiar with the AFC West, but not so much the NFC West. For those who need a brushing up:
AFC West: Chiefs, Broncos, Raiders, Chargers
NFC West: 49ers, Seahawks, Rams, Cardinals
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