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Buffalo Bills Announce They Will Play 2 Anthems At Every Home Game This Season

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This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.

Buffalo Bills players honoring the national anthem.
Buffalo Bills players. Credit: IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect

The Buffalo Bills just made Highmark Stadium sound like a border town on purpose. Front Office Sports said the club will play “O Canada” before every home game this season. It is the first time both anthems get honored in the new building.

The team posted the opener plan Wednesday. Toronto’s Barenaked Ladies sing the Canadian anthem on Sept. 17 against Detroit. Auliʻi Cravalho, the voice of Moana, follows with the Star-Spangled Banner.

That Thursday night game is the first regular-season kickoff in the $2.1 billion stadium. OneRepublic has the halftime slot. The pregame now starts with two flags instead of one.

Canadian season-ticket holders already make up about 10 to 15 percent of the base. Southern Ontario sits a two-hour drive from Orchard Park. The Sabres have played both anthems since 1970. The Bills are catching up.

Buffalo Bills Copy The Sabres Playbook At Highmark

Aug 15, 2026; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills head coach Joe Brady looks on from the sidelines during the first half against the Carolina Panthers at New Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images

Terry Pegula owns both teams. The Bills used to stage Toronto home games from 2008 to 2013. Minority owners include former Raptors and Toronto FC names. This is not a random playlist change.

The timing still lands in a trade-war week. Trump signed new import bans on Canadian goods Tuesday. The club framed the anthem as a nod to fans, not Ottawa. The new Highmark bowl already has a 20-foot broken table built into the concrete.

Josh Allen opens on the road at Houston, then christens the building against the Lions. That home-opener window is the first test of the two-anthem night.

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Buffalo Bills To Make First-Ever Move By Playing Canadian And American Anthems Before Home Game
Buffalo Bills players during anthem (Photo Via Imagn Images)

FOS said every home date. The official graphic so far names the Lions night. Either way, Orchard Park has never done this as a regular-season home ritual.

Highmark still has sightline complaints from the first practice crowds. The music is the easy part. Filling those seats from Toronto is the business reason.

Bills Mafia already treats the parking lot like a second country. Now the PA system does too. Sept. 17 is when the building finds out if both rooms sing.

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