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3 minutes ago, Billsfan1972 said:

I think they should pull the plug and move it to Monday right now.

 

I remember the 2021 NE game thinking conditions have to improve as the forecast was bang on the entire week leading up to the game.....  Never did.

Forecast temp at 13-17, winds at 10-15mph, 50% chance of snow on Monday night. Really not that much better.

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Just now, oldmanfan said:

Just play the game.  Unless teams and fans can’t get to the stadium play the game.

Disagree.  As said with conditions so bad, it is no longer a football game, but a coin flip in my opinion and the fact the Bills are the better team negated by conditions. 

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6 minutes ago, SoCal Deek said:

My news feed says there’s serious talk about moving the game to Cleveland. Are they saying the same back in WNY? 

 

That report has been shot down, however that was prior to the forecast that came out this morning.

 

IMO, it would make the game a home game for the Steelers and the Bills would lose their home field advantage.

 

Steelers fans will be able to travel safely to Cleveland without a worry about the storm.

 

Bills fans would need to drive through the storm to get to Cleveland.

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7 hours ago, strive_for_five_guy said:


Steelers can watch tape of the same game too though, and plan accordingly, right?  Hope I’m wrong, I just suspect we’re going to be doing a lot of nail biting during the game, hoping a bounce goes our way near the end.  On the other hand, if we get up early, I could see the game literally “snowballing” away from Pittsburgh, as they try to mount a comeback only to keep digging themselves into a deeper hole and whatever Bills crowd is there going crazy.

I feel like watching film probably doesn’t do it justice 

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24 minutes ago, Bob Jones said:

Forecast temp at 13-17, winds at 10-15mph, 50% chance of snow on Monday night. Really not that much better.

 

There is increasing thought the lake snows could extend into Monday and possibly even Tuesday now.

 

This is going to be a rough winter week in WNY. Can't really complain, we have gotten off Scott Free all winter so far and the lake is at a record warm temperature right now so that was kind of foreboding as it was.

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3 minutes ago, Big Turk said:

 

There is increasing thought the lake snows could extend into Monday and possibly even Tuesday now.

 

This is going to be a rough winter week in WNY. Can't really complain, we have gotten off Scott Free all winter so far and the lake is at a record warm temperature right now so that was kind of foreboding as it was.

I know it's way too early but any thoughts on weather for the game next weekend? Could the high winds and snow linger all week?

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Just now, Process said:

I know it's way too early but any thoughts on weather for the game next weekend? Could the high winds and snow longer all week?

 

So far it just looks cold without much wind...like 23 and winds 10-15 mph. 

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40 minutes ago, Negan said:

If we're getting all that snow, how they going to clear the seats in the stadium?  

 

Not sure..especially since by the time they clear the seat and get done with a section it will have just as much snow on it as before they cleared it since it will be still snowing heavily. Plus with the wind blowing around it may just blow it back onto the seats 

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30 minutes ago, WEATHER DOT COM said:

 

That report has been shot down, however that was prior to the forecast that came out this morning.

 

IMO, it would make the game a home game for the Steelers and the Bills would lose their home field advantage.

 

Steelers fans will be able to travel safely to Cleveland without a worry about the storm.

 

Bills fans would need to drive through the storm to get to Cleveland.

Yeah...it can't be in Cleveland if there was to be an alternate site since it's a stone's throw from Pittsburgh. Their fans would take over, and it would be a Steelers home game

 

Play it in MetLife

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The lake effect forecast appears to be getting worse and I'm sure the NFL is keeping an eye on this along with input from the Bills and Erie County.  The rumor about Cleveland was denied yesterday but where there's smoke there's usually fire.  They can't have 60-70K people risking their lives on state roads getting in and then somehow getting home safely.  I think Cleveland being floated out there makes some sense in that both Buffalo and Pittsburgh can saddle up pretty quickly, last minute, to get over there.  They may hold off on any decision to move until Saturday, which seems kind of nuts but they just don't know where the squall line will set up.

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