The Buffalo Bills ' 2026 schedule is expected to be released later this month. While almost all of it is up in the air, it's a good time to speculate what the team's slate could look like before it becomes official. Here is one version of an "ideal" schedule for the Bills and how it was created. Creating the ideal Bills schedule for the 2026 season Sep 14, 2025; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Bills running back James Cook (4) rushes the ball past New York Jets safety Andre Cisco (8) during the second half at MetLife Stadium. | Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images Using a grid made by NerdingonNFL (@NerdingonNFL on X), creating this schedule was fairly easy. Certain dates can't play home or away on certain dates due to other events in their respective cities, but Buffalo has none of those issues for home games. Such restrictions do impact the Bills' road schedule, however. For example, they can't play at the New England Patriots in Week 8 because the New England Revolution host an MLS match that Sunday.…