If the Buffalo Bills want to be the Buffalo Bills and not the Orchard Park Bills, it’s going to cost an awful lot of money according to Tim Graham of The Athletic. While many politicians and residents have balked at the $1.4 billion price tag of a new stadium in Orchard Park, the cost of a new stadium downtown could nearly double that figure.
“[Pegula Sports and Entertainment]’s budget for a downtown stadium came out to around $2.5 billion,” reports Graham. “That includes land acquisitions and colossal infrastructure considerations such as Thruway exits and onramps, sewer lines and parking structures.