The Bills enter 2026 with a new look on the sideline and plenty of familiar firepower on the field.
Joe Brady has moved from offensive coordinator to head coach, while Jim Leonhard takes over as defensive coordinator. Buffalo still runs through Josh Allen, who leads an offense that also features 2025 leading rusher James Cook and receiver acquisition D.J.
Moore. On the other side, the Bills bolstered the defense with veterans Bradley Chubb and CJ Gardner-Johnson, plus rookies TJ Parker and Jalon Kilgore.
That comes after a rare dip last season, when Buffalo failed to win the AFC East for the first time since 2019. Brady, Allen and the rest of the group will try to get that crown back this year.
Before the regular season arrives, fans can catch every Bills preseason game in 2026 on local TV and streaming.
The preseason opener against the Panthers will be shown locally on CBS affiliate WIVB. Buffalo’s final two tuneups, against the Browns and Steelers, will also air on WIVB and include national simulcasts on NFL Network. All three preseason games will be available to stream live on fubo.
Here’s the full preseason slate:
- Saturday, Aug. 15 vs. Panthers, 1 p.m.
ET - WIVB, fubo
- Saturday, Aug. 22 at Browns, 1 p.m.
ET - WIVB, NFL Network, fubo
- Thursday, Aug. 27 vs.
Steelers, 7 p.m. ET - WIVB, NFL Network, fubo
Buffalo’s regular-season schedule is also set, beginning with a Sept. 13 trip to Houston and closing with a Jan. 3 game at Miami, with a TBD finale against the Jets. Along the way, the Bills have a Thursday night home game against the Lions, Thanksgiving night against the Chiefs, a Christmas Day matchup at Denver on Netflix, and a bye in Week 7.
Full regular-season schedule:
- Week 1: Sunday, Sept. 13 at Texans, 1 p.m. ET - CBS, fubo
- Week 2: Thursday, Sept. 17 vs. Lions, 8:15 p.m.
ET - Prime Video
- Week 3: Sunday, Sept. 27 vs.
Chargers, 1 p.m. ET - Fox, fubo
- Week 4: Sunday, Oct. 4 vs. Patriots, 1 p.m.
ET - CBS, fubo
- Week 5: Monday, Oct. 12 at Rams, 8:15 p.m.
ET - ESPN, fubo
- Week 6: Sunday, Oct. 18 at Raiders, 4:25 p.m.
ET - CBS, fubo
- Week 7: BYE
- Week 8: Sunday, Nov. 1 vs. Ravens, 1 p.m.
ET - CBS, fubo
- Week 9: Monday, Nov. 9 at Vikings, 8:15 p.m.
ET - ESPN, fubo
- Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 15 at Jets, 1 p.m.
ET - CBS, fubo
- Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 22 vs.
Dolphins, 1 p.m. ET - Fox, fubo
- Week 12: Thursday, Nov. 26 vs. Chiefs (Thanksgiving), 8:20 p.m.
ET - NBC, fubo
- Week 13: Sunday, Dec. 6 at Patriots, 4:25 p.m.
ET - CBS, fubo
- Week 14: Sunday, Dec. 13 at Packers, 8:20 p.m.
ET - NBC, fubo
- Week 15: Saturday, Dec. 19 vs.
Bears, 8:20 p.m. ET - CBS, fubo
- Week 16: Friday, Dec. 25 at Broncos (Christmas), 4:30 p.m. ET - Netflix
- Week 17: Sunday, Jan. 3 at Dolphins, 1 p.m. ET - CBS, fubo
- Week 18: vs. Jets, TBD - TBD
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