BUFFALO — It’s less than a day until the Bengals take the field in Highmark Stadium to play the Buffalo Bills.
The excitement is palpable as Bengals fans count down the hours to kick off, some even making the hike to Buffalo.
News Center 7′s Brandon Lewis met with a crowd of Bengals fans who gathered at a Buffalo brewery Saturday night.
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The pre-game party was organized by Jim Foster a man known to many fans as “Bengal Jim.” He was pleased with the outcome.
“It’s so fun to be out of town. This looks like Cincinnati, Ohio right now. I love it,” he said.
Heidi Peeples came up from Tipp City with a group called the “Who Dey Ladies.”
" This is phenomenal, Bengals fans we know how to come out, we know how to cheer, we know how to travel and we know how to support our team,” she said.
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The night was full of plenty of wings, pizza and of course chants of “Who Dey.”
Even before the party started some other Cincinnati fans got things started earlier.
Mark Houseman arrived in Buffalo from Springfield Saturday afternoon on a party bus.
“We traveled deep, we got 35 deep in our group when we meet up tonight,” he said.
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Even though these fans are in Buffalo territory, this weekend in western New York is seeing its fair share of black and orange.
News Center 7 will have continued coverage in Buffalo starting during our 30 minutes of news at 11 p.m.
“It’s unbelievable. Just seeing the city come together and bringing the support up here to Buffalo, taking over this bar, it’s awesome,” Jacob Childers of Waynesville said.
The party will continue on Sunday with tailgating happening before the game at Highmark Stadium.
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