Two Bills traditions make it into new Highmark Stadium with a song and table jump

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-18 · by Christian Arnold

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During the Buffalo Bills' first game at their new Highmark Stadium against the Detroit Lions, several fan traditions from their old home were continued. The song "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers played in the fourth quarter as fans and players danced along, while a large broken table was prominently featured in the stadium's design to honor the tradition of players jumping through tables after victories.
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The game features high-scoring offenses from both teams: the Bills with quarterback Josh Allen leading them after a 41-31 victory over the Detroit Lions in their last meeting, and the Lions looking to rebound following an overtime loss to the Saints. The Bills are favored by 4.5 points, with a total point spread of 53.5 points.

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Arnold, C. (2026, September 18). Two Bills traditions make it into new Highmark Stadium with a song and table jump. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/18/sports/ryan-fitzpatrick-jumps-through-a-table-two-traditions-make-it-to-new-bills-stadium/

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Former Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick jumped through a table during the “Thursday Night Football” broadcast on Prime Video, and the stadium designers even built a giant broken table into the design of Highmark Stadium to pay homage to the tradition.
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🔮 In one video posted on social media, offensive linemen Dion Dawkins and Connor McGovern could be seen jumping around, dancing and singing while the song played.
2026-09-18 · New York Post
Two Bills traditions make it into new Highmark Stadium with a song and table jump · assertive framing

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A couple of Bills traditions made their way across the parking lot to the team’s new home as Buffalo opened Highmark Stadium with a win over the Lions on “Thursday Night Football.” asserted
Buffalo → make → Football
During the fourth quarter of the Bills’ first win at their new home (a 41-31 win over the Lions), The Killers’ hit song “Mr. Brightside” blared through the stadium as fans and players alike were seen rocking out. asserted
fans → blare → stadium
In one video posted on social media, offensive linemen Dion Dawkins and Connor McGovern could be seen jumping around, dancing and singing while the song played. uncertain
song → post → media
As the camera panned out, the entire stadium appeared to be singing along as the song hit the chorus. asserted
song → pan → chorus
Playing the song during Bills wins — and the fans singing along — has become a newer tradition in Western New York and one that clearly made it from the team’s old home, which is in the process of being demolished. asserted
which → play → process
The Bills’ connection to the popular song dates back to a December 2023 game against the Cowboys, when tight ends Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox both wanted to hear it during the fourth quarter of that contest, according to WROC. uncertain
Kincaid → date → WROC
The request found its way to Brian Haberkorn, the Bills’ director of game presentation, who remembered thinking, “OK, we can do that.” asserted
we → find → that
“So we play ‘Mr. Brightside’. asserted
we → play → Brightside
I thought after the game, if the players are that energized to hear the song, let’s enhance it a little bit,” he told the outlet in 2025. asserted
he → think → 2025
Since then it has evolved into something of a tradition for the Bills. asserted
it → evolve → Bills
Haberkorn’s only criteria when it’s played, he explained to WROC, was that it’s always happens in the fourth quarter. asserted
it → play → quarter
“It’s when I feel like that one little burst of energy is going to get the team going, going to get the fans going, and it’s going to carry us over the top for the rest of the game,” he said. asserted
he → ’ → game
“Mr. Brightside” wasn’t the only tradition that made its way to the stadium, with the table-breaking trend featured prominently. asserted
trend → make → stadium
Former Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick jumped through a table during the “Thursday Night Football” broadcast on Prime Video, and the stadium designers even built a giant broken table into the design of Highmark Stadium to pay homage to the tradition. asserted
designers → jump → tradition
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