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OH MAN, what a game! I am so proud of my Bills and am so happy they won their 2026 home opener in their new stadium....WAY TO GO BUFFALO!!!

Location: Highmark Stadium

Final score: Bills 41, Lions 31

Records: Bills (2-0), Lions (1-1)

Next opponent: Bills vs. Chargers Sunday, Sept. 27 at 1 p.m. EST

The Buffalo Bills won the first-ever game at Highmark Stadium, defeating the Detroit Lions 41-31 on Thursday night. Josh Allen was dominant in the victory, single-handedly scoring five touchdowns.

With the win, Joe Brady became the first head coach in Bills history to start his tenure 2-0.

Game Recap

The Bills wasted no time acclimating to their new home, winning the opening coin toss at Highmark Stadium and electing to receive. Buffalo gave the ball to QB Josh Allen and let him get to work, watching the 30-year-old pick up 39 yards with his legs on a trio of scrambles.

In poetic fashion, Allen took the 10th snap of the opening drive from the one-yard line, hesitating before pushing his way across the goal line for the first touchdown in the new stadium.

Allen and the offense's second drive of the night began with a missed deep shot to WR Khalil Shakir. The gunslinger continued to move the ball, making up for the mishap in a big way six plays later.

WR Josh Palmer used his speed to get vertical quickly up the right seam, blazing past any defender in sight. Allen dealt with pressure on a blitz up the middle, standing strong and delivering a pass to his wide-open target for a 43-yard touchdown.

The Lions couldn't get out of their own way on the Bills third offensive drive of the night. Two backbreaking penalties down in the red zone set up Allen with a second-and-goal from the one-yard line.

Off a play-action fake, Allen got outside the pocket to his right and had space to run, deciding instead to rifle one in to TE Dawson Knox over the middle for a one-yard passing touchdown.

Three touchdowns in the first half wasn't enough for the Bills. RB James Cook III picked up 55 yards on the ground on back-to-back 20+ yard carries near the end of the second quarter.

From 16 yards out, Allen found his other TE Dalton Kincaid on a post up the right seam. After a career day in Week 1 against the Texans, Kincaid again had a huge performance. The 26-year-old tallied 95 yards in the win on seven catches.

A missed point after touchdown after Kincaid's score gave Buffalo 27 points, reaching an impressive landmark.

With that touchdown, the Bills became the first team to score 27+ points in the first half in their new home stadium since the 1971 Cowboys scored 34 first-half points at Texas Stadium.

Buffalo's offense was dominant in the first half, putting up 299 total yards. Cook rushed for an efficient 101 yards on the ground, on just 11 attempts. The offensive outburst sent the Bills into halftime up 27-10.

The success continued into the second half, with Buffalo extending the lead by finding the end zone two more times.

Allen truly made sure to leave his mark on Highmark Stadium in his first game in the building. He finished with 248 yards through the air and three touchdowns, adding 69 yards on the ground and two touchdowns with his legs.

With his second standout performance of the year, Allen cemented himself as the first player in NFL history with 5+ passing touchdowns and 3+ rushing touchdowns through two games of a season.

DL Ed Oliver injured his hip in warmups prior to the matchup with the Lions. The 28-year-old was a surprise to pop up on the inactives list, opening the door for his teammates to pick up the slack in a bigger role.

OLB Greg Rousseau stepped up and joined some impressive company on Thursday, becoming the second Bills player in history to record 2.0+ sacks in each of the first two games of a season since Bruce Smith in 1996.

Both of Rousseau's sacks came in the first 13 minutes of play. His first came on third and eight on the opening drive, using his power and length to drive the Lions offensive line into the backfield. He got to QB Jared Goff from his blindside, wrapping up his legs from behind and forcing a three-and-out.

Detroit's second drive of the night began with two chunk plays. Rousseau quickly put a stop to his opponent's fun, again powering around the left edge and getting Goff from behind. This time he forced the ball loose, as he had twice in Week 1, with a quick recovery by the Lions.

Coming off the other edge, OLB Bradley Chubb had a nice day for himself. The veteran got to Goff for a 13-yard loss on a sack in the second quarter. Chubb and OLB Michael Hoecht combined for another sack as Detroit attempted to make a comeback late in the fourth quarter.

DL Deone Walker stepped up on the interior, impacting the game in his own way. The 22-year-old saw a lot of blocking attention but used it to his advantage. Using his 6-foot-7 frame, Walker batted down three passes throughout the night at the line of scrimmage.

Despite the success by the Bills' defensive front, the Lions still put together a solid showing offensively. Goff tallied 327 passing yards in the loss with four touchdowns.

Detroit WR Amon-Ra St. Brown led the way receiving, being targeted 13 times on Thursday and catching nine passes for 142 yards and a pair of touchdowns.

The Bills get a good chance to rest after Thursday night's victory. Up next, they take on the Los Angeles Chargers, with kickoff from Highmark Stadium set for Sunday, Sept. 27 at 1 p.m. EST.

Warren Hosts US-Canada Friendship Walk 17SEP26

IN a part of Pennsylvania reliably republican the people of Warren found the courage to speak out and stand up for our friendship with Canada. Well done Warren!!!

Warren Hosts US-Canada Friendship Walk

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Warren, PA — Community members gathered in Warren on Thursday evening for a US-Canada Friendship Walk held in recognition of Welcoming Week, celebrating the connections between residents of the United States and Canada.

Participants gathered at Crescent Park before crossing the Veterans Memorial Bridge and walking into the city, bringing together Warren-area residents with personal and family ties to Canada.

As the group made its way into Warren, passing motorists honked their horns in support, adding to the atmosphere of the evening.

For some participants, the walk was a way to recognize family members who live across the border.

“We are here to honor my 80 cousins who live in Ontario,” one participant said.

Event organizer Timothy Salapeck said the turnout reflected the close relationships between Warren residents and their neighbors in Canada.

“This just indicates how close of a community we are here, as well as with our neighbors across the border,” Salapeck said. “All of us travel back and forth, visiting Canada, the Falls, and our land here.”

The event also highlighted the shared connections between communities on both sides of the border, including travel, friendships and family relationships.

Pat Evans, a participant in the walk, described the evening as a celebration of the relationship between the United States and Canada.

“This evening was a celebration of the best next-door neighbor that any country could have,” Evans said.

Evans also noted that many Warren-area residents travel to Toronto for air travel and share Niagara Falls with their Canadian neighbors.

The US-Canada Friendship Walk was part of Welcoming Week, which continues throughout the region through September 19th. The week features events recognizing connections among people from different backgrounds and communities.

The evening's walk concluded with participants gathering in Warren to celebrate the US-Canada relationship and the personal ties that connect the two countries.

CANADA LE 11 SEPTEMBRE 2001 - 9 SEPTEMBRE 2026

 

Des dizaines de millions d'Américains (et probablement plusieurs millions de Canadiens) ignorent comment les Canadiens ont accueilli des dizaines de milliers de voyageurs à destination des États-Unis (principalement américains) lorsque le gouvernement américain a fermé notre espace aérien à tous les vols après les attaques terroristes du 9 septembre 2001, car ils n'étaient pas encore nés. Plus que jamais, pour contrer l'agression impérialiste et fasciste de l'administration Trump/Vance, de son cabinet corrompu et du Parti républicain, qui privilégie l'avidité au détriment du peuple, nous devons rappeler aux Américains que les Canadiens sont nos amis. Et ce n'est pas seulement les habitants de Gander qui ont pris soin de nous, mais aussi ceux d'Halifax, de Vancouver, de Toronto, de Goose Bay, de Saint-Jean, et j'en suis certaine, d'autres villes du Canada. MERCI LE CANADA ! QUE DIEU BÉNISSE ET PROTÈGE LE CANADA ! Ceci est un message de Behind The Wings  …

Le 11 septembre, 38 avions internationaux transportant près de 7 000 personnes ont atterri soudainement dans une ville canadienne d'environ 10 000 habitants.

La plupart des passagers ne savaient pas pourquoi ils étaient là.

Suite à la fermeture de l'espace aérien américain, les vols internationaux ont reçu l'ordre d'être déroutés. Trente-huit d'entre eux ont atterri à Gander, à Terre-Neuve, un aéroport qui ne gérait normalement qu'une poignée de vols par jour.

Les passagers ont patienté des heures dans leurs avions pendant que les équipes de sécurité inspectaient les appareils. Certains sont restés pris pendant plus de 24 heures.

Gander s'est alors retrouvé face à un problème : que faire de près de 7 000 visiteurs inattendus alors que sa ville entière ne compte qu'environ 10 000 habitants ?

La réponse est devenue célèbre.

Les écoles et les commerces non essentiels ont fermé leurs portes, libérant ainsi des bâtiments et des résidents pour qu'ils puissent apporter leur aide. Les églises, les écoles et les salles communautaires ont été transformées en dortoirs de fortune.

Les habitants ont préparé des repas, donné des vêtements et de la literie, et ont ouvert leurs portes à de parfaits inconnus.

Les pharmacies délivraient les ordonnances gratuitement. Des téléphones publics gratuits ont été installés pour permettre aux passagers d'appeler leurs familles.

Et il y a eu tellement de nourriture que la patinoire de Gander a été transformée en ce que le maire a appelé la « plus grande chambre froide du pays ».

Pour certains passagers, ce qui s'est passé à Gander a restauré quelque chose que les attentats avaient ébranlé : leur foi en l'humanité.

Et la relation n'a pas pris fin quand les avions ont finalement décollé.

Les passagers d'un vol ont créé un fonds de bourses d'études pour les élèves de la région de Gander. Ce qui avait commencé avec 15 000 $ a depuis dépassé le million de dollars et a aidé plus de 200 élèves.

Certains passagers sont revenus pour des anniversaires. Les amitiés avec les familles qui les avaient hébergés ont duré des décennies.

Et puis il y avait Diane et Nick.

Ils étaient des inconnus à bord d'un vol Londres-Houston dérouté vers Gander. Ils ont fini par dormir dans une salle syndicale de pêcheurs à une cinquantaine de kilomètres de la ville et ont commencé à discuter par-dessus une pile de couvertures imprégnées d'odeur de naphtaline.

Lors d'une réunion locale, quelqu'un les a pris, sur le ton de la blague, pour un couple marié et leur a demandé comment ils géraient leur relation en vivant de part et d'autre de l'Atlantique.

Ils ont expliqué qu'ils venaient tout juste de se rencontrer.

Alors quelqu'un leur a demandé s'ils voulaient se marier.

Ils ont joué le jeu.

Mais quelque chose de concret avait commencé. Un an plus tard, Diane et Nick se sont mariés.

Ces quelques jours extraordinaires à Terre-Neuve ont finalement inspiré la comédie musicale de Broadway « Come From Away », qui a remporté un Tony Award. L'ancien maire de Gander, Claude Elliott, a vu le spectacle 139 fois dans six pays.

Vingt-cinq ans plus tard, des gens retournent encore à Terre-Neuve pour revoir les étrangers qui les ont accueillis lorsque le monde semblait s'effondrer.

Avez-vous déjà entendu l'histoire de Gander avant ?

CANADA ON 9/11 2001 9SEP26

 

TENS OF MILLIONS of Americans ( and probably several million Canadians ) aren't aware of how Canadians took tens of thousands of US bound ( mostly American ) travelers when the US government closed our airspace to all flights after the terrorist attacks on 9 SEP 2001 because they weren't born yet. Especially now, to counter the fascist imperialist aggression of the drumpf/trump-vance administration, their ass sucking cabinet and the gop / greed over people-republican party against Canada, we need to remind and teach Americans Canadians are our friends. And it wasn't just the people of Gander who took care of us, it was also the people of Halifax, Vancouver, Toronto, Goose Bay, St John, and I am sure other places in Canada too. THANK YOU CANADA!!! GOD BLESS AND KEEP CANADA!!! This from Behind The Wings .....

On 9/11, 38 international planes carrying nearly 7,000 people suddenly descended on a Canadian town of about 10,000.

Most of the passengers had no idea why they were there.

As U.S. airspace was shut down, international flights were ordered to divert. Thirty-eight of them ended up at Gander, Newfoundland — an airport that normally handled only a handful of flights each day.

Passengers waited for hours aboard their aircraft as security teams worked through the planes. Some wouldn't get off for more than 24 hours.

Then Gander had a problem: What do you do with nearly 7,000 unexpected guests when your entire town has only about 10,000 people?

The answer became famous.

Schools and nonessential businesses closed, freeing buildings and residents to help. Churches, schools and community halls became makeshift dormitories.

Locals cooked meals, donated clothes and bedding, and opened their homes to complete strangers.

Pharmacies filled prescriptions without charge. Free public phones were set up so passengers could call their families.

And so much food arrived that Gander's hockey rink was turned into what the mayor called “the largest walk-in freezer in the country.”

For some passengers, what happened in Gander restored something the attacks had shaken: their faith in other people.

And the relationship didn't end when the planes finally left.

Passengers from one flight created a scholarship fund for students in the Gander area. What began with $15,000 has since grown to more than $1 million, helping more than 200 students.

Some passengers returned for anniversaries. Friendships with the families who sheltered them lasted for decades.

And then there was Diane and Nick.

They were strangers aboard a London-to-Houston flight diverted to Gander. They ended up sleeping in a fishing union hall about 30 miles outside town and started talking over a pile of mothball-scented blankets.

During a local gathering, someone jokingly mistook them for a married couple and asked how they managed a relationship while living on opposite sides of the Atlantic.

They explained they'd only just met.

So someone asked if they wanted to get married.

They played along.

But something real had started. A year later, Diane and Nick actually got married.

The extraordinary few days in Newfoundland eventually inspired the Broadway musical Come From Away, which won a Tony Award. Gander's former mayor Claude Elliott has now seen the show 139 times in six countries.

Twenty-five years later, people still return to Newfoundland to see the strangers who took them in when the world seemed to be falling apart.

Had you ever heard the story of Gander before this?

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