Sean Kirst: At a high and icy corner of Highmark Stadium, the weather was just fine
By Sean Kirst
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LeRoy Reid (right, center) and his son Remington, watching a playoff game together for the first time, celebrate Buffalo's blowout win over New England last January in Orchard Park from Section 338 at Highmark Stadium.
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Bobby Deese of Florida, a Buffalo native who has carried his legendary Bills flag to such places as the Coliseum in Rome and the Eiffel Tower, brought it to Section 339 at Highmark Stadium during a Bills-Patriots playoff game in 2022 as a tribute to the fans in that high corner of the place in the bitter cold.
Derek Gee/News file photo
Troy Lemiszko's ticket, almost as high as it gets at Highmark Stadium.
From the sections of Highmark Stadium closest to the field, you can often see the tiny, faraway silhouettes of the people watching from the railing atop Section 337, Section 338 and the even more distant stadium "corner" of Section 339.
A fan in section 338 cheers on the Bills at the start of the AFC Wild Card game against the New England Patriots at Highmark Stadium. (Derek Gee / Buffalo News)
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The frozen breath of a fan catches the setting sun before the AFC Wild Card game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (Derek Gee / Buffalo News)
LeRoy Reid (right, center) and his son Remington, watching a playoff game together for the first time, celebrate Buffalo's blowout win over New England last January in Orchard Park from Section 338 at Highmark Stadium.
A fan in section 338 cheers on the Bills at the start of the AFC Wild Card game against the New England Patriots at Highmark Stadium. (Derek Gee / Buffalo News)
Bobby Deese of Florida, a Buffalo native who has carried his legendary Bills flag to such places as the Coliseum in Rome and the Eiffel Tower, brought it to Section 339 at Highmark Stadium during a Bills-Patriots playoff game in 2022 as a tribute to the fans in that high corner of the place in the bitter cold.
The frozen breath of a fan catches the setting sun before the AFC Wild Card game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, Saturday, Jan. 15, 2022. (Derek Gee / Buffalo News)
