I canceled directv after NFL last year, and haven't regretted it one bit. Hoping AT&T buys Directv and allows mobile customers to get the games. Have Apple TV as well, so I'll air play those games all day!
I live in Raleigh as well Dirtbag (that was fun to say...), so there are a lot of bars that consider themselves Buffalo Bills Bars to fill the need if you can't get Directv. Upper Deck Sports Pub in Cary. Buffalo Brothers in Raleigh. Braile's in Durham. Lynnwood Grill in N. Raleigh (not considered a Bills Bar, but best food, and always Bills fans in there).