Buffalo Bills become the stars of Hallmark's new Christmas rom-com starring Holland Roden and Matthew Daddario
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The Buffalo Bills are delivering holiday cheer to the small screen with Hallmark Channel's latest holiday romance,
Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
, featuring Teen Wolf veteran
Holland Roden
and Shadowhunters star
Matthew Daddario
. As part of Hallmark's hit "Countdown to Christmas" 2025 schedule, the film combines NFL loyalty, family ties, and holiday enchantment — all centered amid
Buffalo, New York
.
Hallmark's 'Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story' brings football romance to Buffalo
The cast of Hallmark Channel's 'Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story' Announces Starting Lineup
The Buffalo Bills are officially the newest NFL team to get the Hallmark holiday treatment. Following last year's Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story, based on the Kansas City Chiefs fan community, Hallmark is back with another football romantic comedy — this time in Western New York and featuring two die-hard
Bills Mafia
families.
The movie features Holland Roden as pediatric physician Morgan Quinn and Matthew Daddario as Gabe DeLuca, the Buffalo Bills' Vice President of Stadium Development.
Old neighbors and good friends, Morgan and Gabe have strong roots in the city of Buffalo and an even stronger unspoken bond. Their tale is set against the last Bills' home game before Christmas, framing a warm, snow-covered love story with family traditions, team spirit, and one enchanting surprise.
As Morgan delves into a decades-old anonymous gift tradition involving her Uncle Tommy (initially cast with Tony Danza, currently played by Joe Pantoliano), she and Gabe collaborate to find the identity of the anonymous benefactor.
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As they do, they rediscover their relationship — a slow-burning romance which is treasured by all those who know them.
NFL athletes and legends join the celebration
In real fan-pleasing style, Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story features cameos by present-day Buffalo Bills players Damar Hamlin, Dawson Knox, Ray Davis, and Dion Dawkins, and head coach Sean McDermott. Providing a touch of nostalgia, retired Buffalo Bills legends like Jim Kelly, Thurman Thomas, Steve Tasker, and Scott Norwood will also make appearances in the movie.
Buffalo native Luke Russert will pay tribute to his late father, Tim Russert, while Bills play-by-play voice Chris Brown is also set to make a cameo.
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'Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story' announced as Hallmark's latest NFL-inspired Christmas film
Filming kicks off in iconic Buffalo places
The shooting has begun in some actual Buffalo landmarks, such as Highmark Stadium and the Oishei Children's Hospital. Hallmark guarantees a visually dense homage to the city, with its passionate fan community, winter atmosphere, and robust sense of community.
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