Table-breaking, Andy Dalton jersey-wearing Bills Mafia is taking over Jacksonville
Buffalo Bills fans are notoriously insane. In a good way, for the most part. They’re also celebrating their team’s first playoff appearance in 18 years.
So never mind that their wild-card round game is roughly 900 miles away. Bills Mafia descended on Jacksonville for Sunday’s matchup, and oh, boy, did it show up in full force.
The parking lots outside EverBank Field might as well have been in Buffalo:
My friend is in Jacksonville but it looks like Orchard Park! #BillsNation #billsmafia #BuffaloBills #BUFvsJAX #NFLPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/AVR4qr17LD
— Beth Hannel (@bethhannel) January 7, 2018
Seriously there are sooooooo many Bills fans there, and many of them appear to have arrived hours before kickoff:
Welcome to the electric factory #BillsMafia @barstoolsports @Deadspin @stoolpresidente @BuffRumblings pic.twitter.com/9YRqsaMFWc
— Gerald (@stroobydoobydoo) January 7, 2018
They are, of course, lighting fires and breaking tables – and effectively setting one another on fire:
Tame scene in Jacksonville #billsmafia #BillsMafia table pic.twitter.com/Gjnv7xU59z
— matt sikora (@mattsikora) January 7, 2018
They’re chanting Andy Dalton’s name, and even wearing makeshift Dalton Bills jerseys. Dalton led the Cincinnati Bengals to a Week 17 upset of the Baltimore Ravens, which allowed Buffalo to sneak into the playoffs.
Now the “Andy Dalton” chant. Seen at least three more makeshift Dalton jerseys. #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/VPY0C4OiXQ
— Eric Adelson (@eric_adelson) January 7, 2018
Behold the Bills Andy Dalton jersey. #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/NYgGo9ANbw
— Eric Adelson (@eric_adelson) January 7, 2018
Was only a matter of time… An Andy Dalton #Bills jersey.
: @EverythingBuf pic.twitter.com/wAQGUIEs4w
— Bradley Gelber (@BradleyGelber) January 7, 2018
Bills fans have also donated over $300,000 to Dalton’s charity as a way of saying “thank you.”
And in general, they’ve been living up to their reputation on Sunday by being lovable lunatics:
Go Bills #billsmafia pic.twitter.com/8IfOaBAnpz
— chris (@chrisscamurra) January 7, 2018
Jaguars fans tried to measure up to their visitors with table stunts of their own:
@barstoolsports @BarstoolNate @buffalobills #BillsMafia WHERE YOU AT? #DTWD #Jaguars #LFG pic.twitter.com/tNW19RLXct
— Caleb Larsen (@caleblarsen777) January 7, 2018
But it just wasn’t the same.
Flutie jersey and Zubaz: The official uniform of getting chokeslammed through a table #BillsMafia
(: touchdownmatt/IG) pic.twitter.com/GHG5R4AdAQ
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) January 7, 2018
#billsmafia the takeover!
Bills fans are EVERYWHERE. #GoBills pic.twitter.com/iYJPSMjdZp— zǝɥɔuɐs ןǝqɐ (@Abelsanchez) January 7, 2018
The #BillsMafia is wild pic.twitter.com/Z0mKQURAst
— Austin Simmons (@Awes0meAustin71) January 7, 2018
This triple-jump table-break might be the best of all:
#billsmafia #BillsMafia table pic.twitter.com/qoqszi2MGR
— I Survived The Ground (@MaliceDavericks) January 7, 2018