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NFL Thursday Night Football preview: Bills open their new stadium with a great matchup vs. Lions - sports.yahoo.com

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NFL Thursday Night Football preview: Bills open their new stadium with a great matchup vs. Lions - sports.yahoo.com
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The Buffalo Bills have been around since 1960 and they have played in only two home stadiums.

War Memorial Stadium was their home through the 1972 season, but the team quickly outgrew it. Then came Rich Stadium, which would undergo a few name changes that included Ralph Wilson Stadium and Highmark Stadium. There were 429 games and many great memories there. But eventually the Bills had to upgrade from that stadium too.

The Bills had one of the more outdated stadiums in the NFL. That's not the case anymore. New Highmark Stadium cost $2.2 billion and has its first regular-season game Thursday night against the Detroit Lions . While there have been complaints about obstructed views at some of the seats, overall the stadium looked luxurious during the preseason.

And Bills fans have a pretty good team residing in the new stadium.

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