Column: News photographer shares 'weird' experience of empty Bills opener James P. McCoy/Buffalo News Sep 17, 2020 Sep 17, 2020 0 James P. McCoy, of The Buffalo News, photographing the Bills from the stands at Bills Stadium on Sept. 13. Timothy T. Ludwig / Special to The News Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save James P. 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