PHOTOS: Bills Mafia tailgates in Atlanta before Falcons game

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PHOTOS: Bills Mafia tailgates in Atlanta before Falcons game

Bills fans, often called "Bills Mafia," traveled to Atlanta to tailgate before a Monday Night Football game against the Falcons on Oct. 13.

Buffalo Bills fans tailgate outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, ahead of the Monday Night Football game against the Atlanta Falcons. Many traveled from New York and across the country to join the “Bills Mafia” gathering. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

A Bills fan fist bumps a passersby while proclaiming that Buffalo is going to win before Monday night’s game outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Two Falcons fans banter with a Bills fan across a fence while tailgating before Monday night’s game outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Buffalo Bills fans tailgate outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, ahead of the Monday Night Football game against the Atlanta Falcons. Many traveled from New York and across the country to join the “Bills Mafia” gathering. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Buffalo Bills beanies featuring quarterback Josh Allen’s number are for sale alongside Casamigos cocktails at a tailgate outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Torpedo Dan, a recognizable figure in the Bills Mafia community, celebrates in patriotic attire while tailgating outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, before the Bills take on the Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Buffalo Bills fans dance and celebrate at a tailgate near Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, before the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and the Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Buffalo Bills fans dance and celebrate at a tailgate near Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, before the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and the Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Buffalo Bills fans dance and celebrate at a tailgate near Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, before the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and the Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Buffalo Bills fans dance and celebrate at a tailgate near Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, before the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and the Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Buffalo Bills fans dance and celebrate at a tailgate near Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, before the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and the Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Buffalo Bills fans dance and celebrate at a tailgate near Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, before the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and the Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Buffalo Bills fans tailgate outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, ahead of the Monday Night Football game against the Atlanta Falcons. Many traveled from New York and across the country to join the “Bills Mafia” gathering. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Buffalo Bills fans tailgate outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, ahead of the Monday Night Football game against the Atlanta Falcons. Many traveled from New York and across the country to join the “Bills Mafia” gathering. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Kimberly Kaliszewski shows off a cutout of Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen attached to her boot while tailgating outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, before the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and the Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Buffalo Bills fans tailgate outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, ahead of the Monday Night Football game against the Atlanta Falcons. Many traveled from New York and across the country to join the “Bills Mafia” gathering. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Atlanta music producer Stonii poses with his entourage outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, before the Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and the Atlanta Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Buffalo Bills fans tailgate outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, ahead of the Monday Night Football game against the Atlanta Falcons. Many traveled from New York and across the country to join the “Bills Mafia” gathering. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

A Buffalo Bills fan dressed in team overalls and a foam buffalo wing hat poses outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, before the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and the Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

A Buffalo Bills fan cheers while walking toward Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, before the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and the Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Buffalo Bills fans hold a sign reading “In Buffalo, Everybody Eats. Today’s Menu: Dirty Birds” while walking toward Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, before the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and the Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Best friends Nancy Garrett and Paula Cobb share a toast while tailgating outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, before the Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and the Atlanta Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Sophie Schuman shows her “716” tattoo outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta. The number represents Buffalo’s area code and has become a symbol of hometown pride for many Bills fans. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

John Schuman, from Buffalo, wears a foam buffalo wing hat outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, before the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and the Falcons. The hat pays tribute to Buffalo’s signature food, the chicken wing, which has become a beloved symbol among Bills fans. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Dave Reynolds, Sam Anderson, Jr. McDuffie, and Mickey Thomas, all from South Georgia, pose together outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, before the Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and the Atlanta Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Brett Barton holds up a Buffalo Bills flag outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, before the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and the Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Buffalo Bills fans tailgate outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, ahead of the Monday Night Football game against the Atlanta Falcons. Many traveled from New York and across the country to join the “Bills Mafia” gathering. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Elam Fuerch, 10, gets “Go Bills” painted on his face while tailgating with his family outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta. Elam traveled with his mom and brother two and a half hours to attend the Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and the Atlanta Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Buffalo Bills fans tailgate outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, ahead of the Monday Night Football game against the Atlanta Falcons. Many traveled from New York and across the country to join the “Bills Mafia” gathering. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Chase Harris and his 6-year-old son, Easton, from Bethlehem, Ga., pose in Buffalo Bills jerseys outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, before the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and the Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Friends from Buffalo pose together in front of Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 14, 2025, in Atlanta, before the Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and the Atlanta Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Fritz Sakran, known online as @guywithjoshallentattoo, shows off his back tattoo of Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen’s number outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, ahead of the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and the Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Buffalo Bills fans tailgate outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, ahead of the Monday Night Football game against the Atlanta Falcons. Many traveled from New York and across the country to join the “Bills Mafia” gathering. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Dawson Bailey, from Chattanooga, poses in a Buffalo Bills jersey while riding a scooter near Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, ahead of the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and the Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

Andy Ruhlen and Ron Scaggs pose in Buffalo Bills gear while tailgating outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, before the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and the Falcons. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

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Credit: Olivia Bowdoin

Buffalo Bills fans tailgate outside Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, in Atlanta, ahead of the Monday Night Football game against the Atlanta Falcons. Many traveled from New York and across the country to join the “Bills Mafia” gathering. (Olivia Bowdoin for the AJC)

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