BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Get ready South Florida here comes Bills Mafia!
Sunday's showdown for the AFC East title in Miami is a road game for the Buffalo Bills, but it may not look and feel like it.
According to VividSeats.com, it projects that more than half of the fans inside Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday will be rooting for the Buffalo Bills. That's a lot of red, white and blue as the stadium holds 65,326 people.
Using the "Fan Forecast" algorithm VividSeats projects that the split of fans at Sunday's game in Miami will be 52% to 48% in favor of the Bills.
Sunday's matchup between the Bills and Dolphins is also the "hottest" NFL ticket of the week, according to Vividseats with an average resale price of $311.
Hottest NFL Tickets Week 18 (according to Vividseats.com)
- Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins 1/7/24 - $311
- Denver Broncos at Las Vegas Raiders 1/7/24 - $285
- Minnesota Vikings at Detroit Lions 1/7/24 - $226
- Los Angeles Rams at San Francisco 49ers 1/7/24 - $205
- Pittsburgh Steelers at Baltimore Ravens 1/6/24 - $189
Traveling to South Florida for the game?? There is plenty to do leading up to Sunday.
It seems every time the Bills travel to South Florida it turns into one Big Buffalo Beach Party, but this year might be one for the record books.
"It's going to be insane," says Tommy Cowan. "It seems like everyone is going, it seems like the city might be empty," Cowan said with a smile.
Cowan and Brian Scanlon are the co-owners of Forty Thieves on Elmwood Avenue. The bar and kitchen are a five-year sponsor of the "Bills Backers at the Beach" event, set for Saturday afternoon in Fort Lauderdale.
"Open bar, food, giveaways. Some of the Bills families come down, it's a big party", says Cowan.
"The loyalty that this town has for the team is incredible," said Scanlon. "They bring the energy the Bills need down there,"
Forty Thieves is teaming up with Bills Backers Miami on the 800-person event. Limited tickets remain but Cowan says their party is only a part of the festivities.
"Between the vendors, and Rock Bar, Elbo Room and people on the beach, there is going to be two to three thousand people right on A1A," said Cowan.
