Singing the Canadian National Anthem at the Buffalo Bills Home Opener was a mistake

The Buffalo Bills inaugural regular season home opener couldn't have gone much better.

The brand new Highmark Stadium was buzzing from hours before the game in the parking lot with fans crashing through foldable tables, to the final whistle in a convincing win over Detroit.

The one stain on the night was how it started.

The team decided to honor neighboring Canada by singing their national anthem.

To many fans it felt strange and out of place to sing a foreign nation's anthem when there was no Canadian team involved in the game.

I wholeheartedly agree.

The Buffalo Bills have a longstanding relationship with the people north of the border.

The team has a substantial footprint in Canada, with many fans making the short drive to attend Bills games for decades.

The organization even had a 2026 draft pick announced from Canada on the broadcast.

Bills owner Terry Pegula also owns the Buffalo Sabres , who sing "O Canada" before every home game, regardless if they are playing a Canada-based team.

I still don't believe this was the right decision on Thursday night.

SABRES FANS JUMP IN AS ANTHEM SINGER'S MIC CRAPS OUT DURING 'O, CANADA' While the Barenaked Ladies, a Canadian alternative rock band sung a subpar rendition of "O Canada", the broadcast showcased a massive Canadian flag on the field by one end zone and an American flag on the other.

It felt odd to watch the inaugural regular season game of America's newest stadium, featuring American teams exclusively, go out of their way to honor a foreign nation.

Honestly, it came across more like a marketing ploy and virtue signaling more than anything.