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PHOTOS: Fans pregame before Broncos take on the Bills in playoffs

By January 20, 2026 | updated 4 weeks ago

Fans tailgate outside Empower Field before the start of the Broncos vs Bills playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Bills and Broncos fans exit the train at Empower Field at Mile High Light rail station as they make their way to the field for the start of the Broncos vs Bills playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Fans tailgate outside Empower Field before the start of the Broncos vs Bills playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Bills fans tailgate outside Empower Field before the start of the Broncos vs Bills playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Kids sit on top of the Broncos Bus as their families tailgate outside Empower Field before the start of the Broncos vs Bills playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Broncos fans make their way from the light rail to Empower Field before the start of the Broncos vs Bills playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Kids sit on top of the Broncos Bus as their families tailgate outside Empower Field before the start of the Broncos vs Bills playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
M.E. Rauch poses for a photo as she tailgates outside Empower Field before the start of the Broncos vs Bills playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Fans make their way to their seats at Empower Field before the start of the Broncos vs Bills playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
A bills fan wears a lucha Libra mask tailgates outside Empower Field before the start of the Broncos vs Bills playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Isaac Zepeda jokes with friends while tailgating outside Empower Field before the start of the Broncos vs Bills playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
A Bills fan jumps onto a folding table, a Bills tradition, while they tailgate outside Empower Field before the start of the Broncos vs Bills playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Garrett Kauppila shotguns a beer as he waits in line to enter Empower Field before the start of the Broncos vs Bills playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Jets perform a flyover at Empower Field before the start of the Broncos vs Bills playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Bills and Broncos fans make their way to Empower Field on the light rail before the start of the Broncos vs Bills playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Sarah Cohn, poses for a photo while tailgating outside Empower Field before the start of the Broncos vs Bills playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. Cohn said she is from Buffalo but lives in Denver now and is fans of both teams. “It’s my dream game.” (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Bills fans tailgate outside Empower Field before the start of the Broncos vs Bills playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Jason Shine shows off his Bills tattoo as he and other Bills fans tailgate outside Empower Field before the start of the Broncos vs Bills playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.

(Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
Fans use their Tesla’s frunk (front trunk) as a cooler as they tailgate outside Empower Field before the start of the Broncos vs Bills playoff game on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026. (Stephen Swofford, Denver Gazette)
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