Josh Allen tells Brandon Beane to use AI for schedule release, so he gets Allen Iverson
The Buffalo Bills keep Highmark Stadium fans on their feet during the season, and keep fans on their toes with unpredictably zany schedule release videos each year.
Buffalo has embraced a wide range of creative styles, from quirky comedy to heartfelt tributes, to keep fans guessing.
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They added AI in 2025. The original AI.
The Bills' release video starts with Josh Allen shooting hoops barefoot - Mack Hollins' influence lives on - inside the fieldhouse. General manager Brandon Beane calls Allen asking if the NFL MVP has any schedule release video ideas. Allen tells him to use AI because "that's what everybody is doing."
Beane must not be tech-savvy. He gets 11-time NBA all-star Allen Iverson on a video call. Iverson has no idea why he's there. Beane explained getting the Hall of Famer for the schedule release was Allen's suggestion.
"You're the only AI I know, dude," Beane tells Iverson, who holds up an 8.5x11 paper with a simple schedule printed on it.
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Beane asked Iverson, who is a Dallas Cowboys fan, if he can get a "Go Bills."
"Go, Josh Allen," Iverson smiles.
Pro Bowl offensive tackle Dion Dawkins makes a cameo making sure Beane figured out how to use AI.
Buffalo Bills 2025 schedule
Preseason:
Week 1: at New York Giants
Week 2: at Chicago Bears
Week 3: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Time and date to be determined
Regular season:
Week 1: Sunday, Sept. 7 vs. Baltimore Ravens, 8:20 p.m., NBC
Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 14 at New York Jets, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 3: Thursday, Sept. 18 vs. Miami Dolphins, 8:15 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
Week 4: Sunday, Sept. 28 vs. New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 5: Sunday, Oct. 5 vs. New England Patriots, 8:20 p.m., NBC
Week 6: Monday, Oct. 13 at Atlanta Falcons, 7:15 p.m., ESPN
Week 7: Bye
Week 8: Sunday, Oct. 26 at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m., FOX
Week 9: Sunday, Nov. 2 vs. Kansas City Chiefs, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 9 at Miami Dolphins, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 16 vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 12: Thursday, Nov. 20 at Houston Texans, 8:15 p.m., Amazon Prime Video
Week 13: Sunday, Nov. 30 at Pittsburgh Steelers, 4:25 p.m., CBS
Week 14: Sunday, Dec. 7: vs. Cincinnati Bengals, 4:25 p.m., FOX
Week 15: Sunday, Dec. 14 at New England Patriots, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 16: Sunday, Dec. 21 at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m., CBS
Week 17: Sunday, Dec. 28 vs. Philadelphia Eagles, 4:25 p.m., FOX
Week 18: Jan. 3-4, vs. New York Jets, TBD
Playoffs
Wild-Card Round: Jan. 10-12
Divisional Round: Jan. 17-18
Conference Championships: Jan. 25
Super Bowl: Feb. 8, Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Buffalo Bills feature Allen Iverson in 2025 schedule release video
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