Broncos vs Buffalo Bills: shaded seats and sun by section

For Broncos vs Buffalo Bills at a 2:30 pm kickoff, 75 of 135 sections get 15 minutes of sun or less; the sunniest are 535, 536, 537, 534. Minutes of direct sun are measured for every section below.

Fri Dec 25, 2026, Empower Field at Mile High, Denver. Christmas Day on Netflix. Kickoff 2:30 pm MT.

Which seats are in the sun at a 2:30 pm kickoff?

Empower Field at Mile High sun map, Broncos vs Buffalo Bills, 2:30 pm kickoff — Average minutes of direct sun per section, 2:30 pm kickoff, 3.5 hour game.

Time	What happens
8:30 am	Ford F-150 early tailgating lot (Lot C) opens
10:00 am	Other stadium lots open
11:30 am	Club and suite level gates open
12:30 pm	General gates open
2:30 pm	Kickoff
4:40 pm	Sunset
~6:00 pm	Typical final whistle (3.5 h)

Gate and lot times from the Empower Field A-Z guide and parking page.

Sun at kickoff: 17.9° high, bearing 215.9°. Sunset during the game at about 4:40 pm. Sunniest: 535, 536, 537, 534, 533, 532. Shadiest: 232, 516, 500, 233, 231, 515. By level and side: 500 level east 116 min, 500 level north 51 min, 300 club level east 50 min, 100 level east 47 min, 500 level south 40 min, 300 club level north 18 min, 100 level north 11 min, 200 level south 9 min, 300 club level south 6 min, 500 level west 0 min, 300 club level west 0 min, 100 level south 0 min, 100 level west 0 min.

Section	Level	Side	Sun (min)	Mostly shaded from	Low-sun glare
Section 100	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 101	100 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 102	100 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 103	100 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 104	100 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 105	100 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 106	100 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 107	100 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 108	100 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 109	100 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 110	100 level	north	0	at kickoff
Section 111	100 level	north	0	at kickoff
Section 112	100 level	north	0	at kickoff
Section 113	100 level	north	0	at kickoff
Section 114	100 level	north	5	at kickoff	yes
Section 115	100 level	north	15	2:50 pm	yes
Section 116	100 level	north	22	2:50 pm	yes
Section 117	100 level	north	28	3:00 pm	yes
Section 118	100 level	north	33	3:00 pm	yes
Section 119	100 level	east	32	3:00 pm
Section 120	100 level	east	36	3:10 pm
Section 121	100 level	east	49	3:20 pm
Section 122	100 level	east	62	3:40 pm
Section 123	100 level	east	69	3:50 pm	yes
Section 124	100 level	east	81	4:00 pm	yes
Section 125	100 level	east	72	3:50 pm	yes
Section 126	100 level	east	19	at kickoff
Section 127	100 level	east	0	at kickoff
Section 128	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 129	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 130	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 131	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 132	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 133	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 134	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 135	100 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 228	200 level	south	13	at kickoff
Section 229	200 level	south	29	at kickoff
Section 230	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 231	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 232	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 233	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 234	200 level	south	2	at kickoff
Section 235	200 level	south	41	2:40 pm
Section 236	200 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 300	300 club level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 301	300 club level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 302	300 club level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 303	300 club level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 304	300 club level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 305	300 club level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 306	300 club level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 307	300 club level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 308	300 club level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 309	300 club level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 310	300 club level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 311	300 club level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 312	300 club level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 313	300 club level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 314	300 club level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 315	300 club level	north	0	at kickoff
Section 316	300 club level	north	0	at kickoff
Section 317	300 club level	north	0	at kickoff
Section 318	300 club level	north	0	at kickoff
Section 319	300 club level	north	0	at kickoff
Section 320	300 club level	north	0	at kickoff
Section 321	300 club level	north	2	at kickoff
Section 322	300 club level	north	11	2:40 pm	yes
Section 323	300 club level	north	18	3:00 pm	yes
Section 324	300 club level	north	24	3:10 pm	yes
Section 325	300 club level	north	29	3:10 pm	yes
Section 326	300 club level	north	29	3:20 pm	yes
Section 327	300 club level	north	32	3:20 pm	yes
Section 328	300 club level	north	37	3:30 pm	yes
Section 329	300 club level	north	39	3:30 pm	yes
Section 330	300 club level	north	41	3:30 pm	yes
Section 331	300 club level	north	41	3:30 pm	yes
Section 332	300 club level	east	41	3:30 pm
Section 333	300 club level	east	42	3:30 pm
Section 334	300 club level	east	40	3:30 pm
Section 335	300 club level	east	49	3:40 pm
Section 336	300 club level	east	58	4:00 pm	yes
Section 337	300 club level	east	59	4:10 pm	yes
Section 338	300 club level	east	73	4:20 pm	yes
Section 339	300 club level	east	75	4:30 pm	yes
Section 340	300 club level	east	60	4:10 pm	yes
Section 341	300 club level	east	31	3:40 pm
Section 342	300 club level	east	18	3:00 pm
Section 343	300 club level	south	17	2:50 pm
Section 344	300 club level	south	19	3:00 pm
Section 345	300 club level	south	8	at kickoff
Section 346	300 club level	south	2	at kickoff
Section 500	500 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 501	500 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 502	500 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 503	500 level	south	0	at kickoff
Section 504	500 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 505	500 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 506	500 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 507	500 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 508	500 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 509	500 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 510	500 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 511	500 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 512	500 level	west	0	at kickoff
Section 513	500 level	north	0	at kickoff
Section 514	500 level	north	0	at kickoff
Section 515	500 level	north	0	at kickoff
Section 516	500 level	north	0	at kickoff
Section 517	500 level	north	3	at kickoff
Section 518	500 level	north	21	2:50 pm
Section 519	500 level	north	42	3:10 pm
Section 520	500 level	north	57	3:30 pm	yes
Section 521	500 level	north	70	3:40 pm	yes
Section 522	500 level	north	76	3:50 pm	yes
Section 523	500 level	north	80	3:50 pm	yes
Section 524	500 level	north	80	3:50 pm	yes
Section 525	500 level	north	78	3:50 pm	yes
Section 526	500 level	north	81	4:00 pm	yes
Section 527	500 level	north	90	4:00 pm	yes
Section 528	500 level	north	95	4:10 pm	yes
Section 529	500 level	north	97	4:10 pm	yes
Section 530	500 level	east	101	4:10 pm	yes
Section 531	500 level	east	104	4:10 pm	yes
Section 532	500 level	east	106	4:20 pm	yes
Section 533	500 level	east	112	4:20 pm	yes
Section 534	500 level	east	126	4:40 pm	yes
Section 535	500 level	east	130	4:40 pm	yes
Section 536	500 level	east	130	4:40 pm	yes
Section 537	500 level	east	127	4:40 pm	yes
Section 538	500 level	east	105	4:40 pm	yes
Section 539	500 level	south	84	3:50 pm
Section 540	500 level	south	79	3:50 pm
Section 541	500 level	south	77	3:50 pm
Section 542	500 level	south	82	4:00 pm

10-year norm for this date and kickoff: 44°F (range 27-59°F), feels like 36°F, wind 5 mph, rain in 5% of game hours, clear skies in 35%.

Plan the game: all 135 Empower Field sections · Empower Field parking, tailgating and light rail · Empower Field clear bag policy · how the Empower Field data is measured.