What we found
- A Bills home game raises hotel prices noticeably, but far less than the top markets. The night before a Bills home game, hotels within 25 miles of Highmark Stadium averaged $327, against $212 on a normal night of the same weekday. That is +38%, rank 4 of 32 NFL markets; the league-wide figure is +11%.
- The biggest night before a game was the Chiefs visit on Nov 2: $398, +85% above normal. The biggest night of a game was the Bengals game on Dec 7: $306, +112%.
- Arriving on a Sunday for a Monday meeting? The night of a Sunday Bills game ran +70% vs. a normal Sunday, about +$132 for the room. In this market the night of the game costs more than the night before.
Every night of the season
Average nightly hotel price within 25 miles of Highmark Stadium, September 2025 through the end of the Bills' season. Home games are marked.
Nights with fewer than 300 prices are drawn through. Hover a dot for the game and price.
Every Bills home game
Average price near Highmark Stadium the night before kickoff and the night the game ends, with the change from a normal night of the same weekday.
| Game | Date | Night before | Night of |
|---|---|---|---|
| vs. RavensSunday | Sep 7 | $325+34% | $292+50% |
| vs. DolphinsThursday night | Sep 18 | $224+10% | $350+58% |
| vs. SaintsSunday | Sep 28 | $337+39% | $272+44% |
| vs. PatriotsSunday | Oct 5 | $324+33% | $321+70% |
| vs. ChiefsSunday | Nov 2 | $398+85% | $365+105% |
| vs. BuccaneersSunday | Nov 16 | $328+56% | $318+94% |
| vs. BengalsSunday | Dec 7 | $328+85% | $306+112% |
| vs. EaglesSunday, Christmas week | Dec 28 | $366+114% | $383+160% |
| vs. JetsSunday | Jan 4 | $240+38% | $242+63% |
Holiday-week games (Thanksgiving, Christmas) are shown but left out of the team's figures.
Before you book
- The night of a Sunday Bills game ran +70% vs. a normal Sunday, about +$132 for the room. For a Monday meeting, a Monday-morning arrival costs a normal price.
- The Dolphins game on Thursday, Sep 18, put hotels at $350 the night of the game, +58% vs. a normal Thursday.
- The smallest increase of the season was the Dolphins game on Sep 18, $224 the night before (+10%). The priciest night was the Chiefs game on Nov 2, $398.
- A normal night within 25 miles of Highmark Stadium runs about $184.
How we did this
The pricesAverage all-in nightly price (room, tax and fees) shown to travelers searching on Engine for hotels within 25 miles of Highmark Stadium, for stays of one to three nights booked 0 to 120 days ahead, every night from September 1, 2025 through February 17, 2026. About 63 million prices across all 32 markets.
A normal nightEach game night is compared with the median of the same weekday on non-game weeks within four weeks. Thanksgiving week, Christmas week, nights with a college game at the stadium and nights with fewer than 300 prices never count as normal. Team figures are the median across the Bills' regular-season home games. Prices are what travelers saw in searches, not what they paid. Full method and all 32 teams.