This is the first time in franchise history that the Bills will play in the NFL’s Kickoff Game on Thursday, Sept. 8 at 8:20 PM. It marks only the fourth time in NFL history that the first regular season game of the season is an interconference matchup.
One of the newest Buffalo Bills, rookie wide receiver Khalil Shakir grew up just 84 miles south of SoFi Stadium. He anticipates some of his family being there to see his first regular season NFL game but told the media that he doesn’t have the money yet to pay for all their tickets. Even though it will be a homecoming of sorts, the Bills’ fifth-round pick won’t let the moment get too big for him and will just focus on doing his job.
“It was crazy,” Shakir said. “My phone was blowing up when the schedule got released. All the people back home and everything. Everybody’s excited and of course, I’m excited to go back home and play my first NFL regular season game there. But at the end of the day, it’s just about going out there, playing,…