Viral video of Buffalo fans diving through flaming table perfectly sums up Bills Mafia
The Buffalo Bills are moving on in the NFL playoffs and so is the famous Bills Mafia.
The league's craziest fan base was in peak form on Monday -- and that was before the Bills downed the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-17 in a home AFC Wild Card game that was postponed for more than 24 hours because of heavy snow.
“We put on a show in the snow,†Buffalo lineman Dion Dawkins said. “We’re here. We got one more week.â€
The Bills Mafia -- known for leaping on flaming tables and their charitable contributions -- celebrated the Bills' touchdowns by throwing snowballs in the stands and turning Highmark Stadium into a real-life snow globe.
The Bills Mafia also went to work pregame, creating an instantly viral video by chanting "Let's go Buffalo!" on top of a snow bank as a fire-filled table waited below.
"On three," one fan said. "One! Two! Three!"
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Several Bills Mafia members leapt from piled snow onto the table, cracking the flaming furniture and diving into more snow.
The initial reaction in the video appeared to show that the fire was extinguished and no one was hurt.
The Bills Mafia has turned a hashtag into a complete football culture, partying like there’s no tomorrow, and earning the respect of everyone from PGA star to Baltimore Ravens quarterback .
There’s also a powerful charity component to the #BillsMafia, which helped raise more than $10 million when Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin faced a life-threatening injury last year.
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“When you get home, pay those fans some f****** respect,†said Buffalo QB Josh Allen, after the Bills Mafia helped the team dig out of the snow in western New York to make it Detroit for a game against Cleveland in 2022. “Get 'em something nice. Treat 'em well. Because that was f****** awesome to see.â€
Bills fans took over Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in October during an NFL International Series game against Jacksonville.
The Jaguars were booed multiple times as Bills fans made themselves heard in London.
Buffalo outscored the Steelers 21-7 in the first half on Monday after waiting more than a full day to play Pittsburgh.
The Bills will now face Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in an AFC Divisional Round game.
The good news for Buffalo is that the Bills will be at home again this weekend and will get another chance to play in front of the proud Bills Mafia.