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The Buffalo Bills were originally scheduled to host the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday at 1 p.m. ET, but the weather had different plans. Snowy conditions and high winds caused the NFL to postpone the game to Monday at 4:30 p.m. ET.
The extreme weather continued in Orchard Park, New York on Saturday and Sunday, with snow and significant winds.
On Monday, the forecast during the day calls for a 34 percent chance of snow and a 52 percent chance of snow at night. Winds will be 10 to 15 mph during the day before slowing slightly to 5 to 10 mph at night, per weather.com. At 2 p.m. ET, the real feel is 6 degrees Fahrenheit.
Crews have cleared the parking lots and the field, a significant improvement from where the stadium was the last two days during the peak of the storm.
There was still a significant amount of snow in the seats a few hours before kickoff.
Here is a look at the scene at Highmark Stadium during Sunday’s originally scheduled time of the game:
There was very little visibility and snow was piled high in the stands.
The Bills asked for help shoveling out the seats, with the team paying fans $20 an hour, as well as providing food. Fans showed up and assisted in true Buffalo fashion. Some fans did the job shirtless, despite the freezing temperature and tough condition and they look more than thrilled to be there, helping out their team.
Even if the stadium had a dome, the travel would still have been an issue in conditions like this. Trying to fit 71,000 people in the seats, in the parking lot and on the roads in the area would have created a dangerous situation and caused traffic jams that would have made it difficult for emergency vehicles to use the routes. Travel bans were put in place…
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Author : Shanna McCarriston
Publish date : 2024-01-15 19:24:39
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