Bills Beat Lions in New Stadium's First Game
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The Buffalo Bills played their first game in a new stadium.
The game was against the Detroit Lions.
This was a special NFL game on Thursday night.
People call this game 'TNF'. It means Thursday Night Football.
The Bills played very well. They had an impressive performance.
Josh Allen is the quarterback for the Bills.
He played great in the new stadium.
People say he is making history for the Bills.
The night was historic for the team.
Fans were happy about the win.
The new stadium is called Highmark Stadium.
This was Week 2 of the NFL season.
Vocabulary15 words
- stadium
- a big place where people watch sports games
- NFL
- a group of American football teams that play games
- quarterback
- the player who throws the ball in American football
- history
- important events from the past
- performance
- how well someone does something
- impressive
- very good; makes people happy
- opponent
- the other team you play against
- fan
- a person who loves a sports team
- win
- to be the best in a game
- season
- the time when a sport is played
- team
- a group of players
- game
- a sport event between two teams
- special
- not normal; important
- night
- the dark time after evening
- new
- not old; just made
Quiz
Answer key
1. Detroit Lions 2. Quarterback 3. Yes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
The Buffalo Bills played their first game in a new _____.
The game was against the Detroit _____.
This was a special _____ game on Thursday night.
The Bills played very well. They had an impressive _____.
Josh Allen is the _____ for the Bills.
People say he is making _____ for the Bills.
The night was _____ for the team.
The new stadium is called Highmark _____.
This was Week 2 of the NFL _____.