Where was Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story shot? Revisiting key filming locations of the Hallmark film

A still from Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story
A still from Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story. (Image via Hallmark Channel)

For the rom-com and Buffalo Bills fan, Hallmark has brought you Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story this holiday season. The film is directed by Dustin Rikert, with a screenplay co-written by Vanessa Marano and Danielle Morrow. Holland Roden and Matthew Daddario are playing the leads, Morgan Quinn and Gabe DeLuca, respectively.

The story is about a couple of neighbors who are on a quest to find a Secret Santa for Morgan's uncle, Tommy, who is a Vietnam War veteran. This Secret Santa has been helping their family for quite some time, so Morgan and Gabe decide to uncover the truth.

While the entire movie is shot in New York, we have to see which particular regions were used to bring it to life. As of this writing, the movie doesn't have a score at Rotten Tomatoes, but its IMDb rating shows 7 stars out of 10.


Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story filming locations

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Buffalo, New York

The first location featured in Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story is the city of Buffalo, the second most populous city in New York. This doesn't come as a surprise, as the film places two Buffalo Bills fans at the center of the story. The Buffalo Bills, an American football team, were established in 1959 and became a part of the National Football League in 1970.

The region has been featured in several blockbuster films in the past. Most prominently in the psychological thriller film by Guillermo del Toro, Nightmare Alley (2021). Other movies that were shot in Buffalo include Bruce Almighty (2003), Going in Style (2017), A Quiet Place Part II (2020), and more.


East Aurora, New York

Another location featured in Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story is East Aurora, which is a part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. It's a small village with a population of around 6k and has been labeled as one of the safest places in the state of New York. The region is a serene place with picturesque beauty at every step.

Not many movies have been shot in the region, but the ones that have been are mostly Christmas-themed. Among them are A Christmas in Vermont (2016), A Prince for Christmas (2015), A Christmas Princess (2019), A Royal Christmas on Ice (2022), A Royal Christmas Engagement (2020), and more.


Orchard Park, New York

The last location in this Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story filming locations list is Orchard Park, an incorporated town in Erie County, New York. The home for the Buffalo Bills, Highmark Stadium, is located here. It's a home to several communities, including Webster Corners, Duells Corner, and more. Additionally, besides Highmark Stadium, Chestnut Ridge Park, SUNY Erie, and Eternal Flame Falls are some points of interest here.

Some of the films shot in this region include The Best Man Holiday (2013), Let Them Have Their Way (2020), and more. A short, Indiana Jones and the Eternal Flame, also features the region.


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Edited by Zainab Shaikh