The Capital Region’s Top Ranked Bars to Watch the Buffalo Bills

Top Ranked Bills Backer Bars in the Capital Region

Football is back, and so are the expectations.

The Buffalo Bills have been an elite team in the NFL for years. Will it finally be their year? The die-hard legion of fans known as the "Bills Mafia" surely hopes so, and if there was ever a fanbase worthy of a legit Super Bowl contender, it's them.

Tonight, they take on their arch-rival and division foe, the Miami Dolphins.

We polled our WGNA Facebook page to find the best sports bar in the Capital Region where the game is always on, and Bills fans can feel welcome. There are quite a few places, including Albany, Clifton Park, Troy, Colonie, Malta, Saratoga, and Hudson Falls, and we think we have found the five best Bills Backers Bars west of Buffalo.

The Buffalo Bills organization recognizes all these restaurants or bars as official Bills Backers, an organized network of more than 100,000 fans worldwide. Each Bills Backer operates as its own entity, organizing gatherings on game days.

If you're looking to watch the game on Sunday, Monday, or Thursday,  you may find it difficult as reservations at most places fill up quickly.

But if you can catch the game at any of these top-ranked Bills Backers bars, you'll see plenty of red, white, and blue, enjoy tons of great wings (maybe even beef on weck), enjoy great drink specials, and play fun, interactive trivia and games.