Highmark Stadium, NFL stadium in Orchard Park, United States.
Highmark Stadium is an American football stadium in Orchard Park, New York, that opened in 2026 as the home of the Buffalo Bills. Designed by Populous, it has 60,108 seats, the fewest in the NFL, and a 360-degree canopy covering about 65% of them. A colonnade of vertical fins and iron-spot brick clads the exterior, and a bison sculpture stands at the northeast Family Circle plaza.
The facility opened in 1973 under the name Rich Stadium and replaced War Memorial Stadium, which had become too small. The name changed several times over the years as different companies acquired naming rights.
The new stadium is nicknamed "The Pit", a reference to its steep, stacked seating bowl. At the northeast entrance, the Family Circle plaza features a sculpture of a family of American bison, a gathering spot for spectators and the wider community. The open-air design keeps Buffalo's cold, snowy weather part of the game-day identity.
Visitors should bring warm clothing in cold weather as the stadium is open and wind sweeps across the stands. The entrances are distributed around the building, so checking which gate is closest to your seat before arriving helps.
The playing field is natural grass with an underground heating and snow-melting system, keeping the surface playable in Buffalo winters. The canopy covers more than 60 percent of seats, yet the field itself stays open to the weather.
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