‘The NFL has agreed to move the playoff game to Monday at 4:30 p.m. at Highmark Stadium.’
BillsBeat - January 14, 2024
Buffalo Bills vs Pittsburgh Steelers wild card playoff postponed due to winter storm
‘Near-whiteout conditions are expected in Orchard Park on Sunday, with high winds, frigid wind chills and blowing lake-effect snow all in play.’
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‘Jim Nantz and Tony Romo will be on the call, with Tracy Wolfson as the sideline reporter.’
Winter storm impacts Bills playoff game; wild card now scheduled for Monday
‘The game will still be played at Highmark Stadium.’
Rescheduled NFL playoff game will fall on anniversary of coldest game in Bills history
‘On that day the temperature was near zero and wind chills reached 32 below, when the Bills beat the Los Angeles Raiders 29-23 in a divisional playoff game, en route to their fourth straight (and as of today last) Super Bowl appearance.’
Bills' plans asking fans to help shovel pushed back to Sunday morning; travel ban starts Saturday night
‘The Bills are asking anyone 18 years old or older, or people younger than that with proper working papers, who want to shovel inside Highmark Stadium, show up Sunday for one of several shifts.’
Bills vs. Steelers game postponed due to winter storm
‘The thick of the storm is expected to hit the Orchard Park area Sunday afternoon. Western New Yorkers can expect a whiteout conditions with temperatures between 0-9 degrees beginning Saturday evening as early as 6 p.m.’
Bills-Steelers playoff game postponed to Monday due to winter storm
‘Gov. Kathy Hochul made the announcement in a press conference shortly before noon Saturday, stating the game had been moved to Monday at 4:30 p.m.’
Local fans react to Bills vs. Steelers game rescheduled to Monday due to winter storm
‘It’s not about it being too cold to play. It’s about making sure that about 70,000 people are off the roads during a crushing winter storm. It is a public safety issue.’
Pittsburgh Steelers at Buffalo Bills: Game postponed due to wintry weather
‘The forecast for the Buffalo area called for heavy snow and winds gusting as high as 65 mph (105 kph) Saturday, with 1 to 2 feet (.03 to 0.6 meters) or more of snow eventually piling up. The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning lasting through 7 a.m. Monday, saying that “travel will be very difficult to impossible at times,” with the combination of snow and very strong wind causing near-zero visibility.’
Bills-Steelers Wild Card game postponed to Monday
‘The decision to move the game to Monday was made in consultation with New York Governor Kathy Hochul in the best interest of public safety, and with the Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers, as the region prepares for the storm.’
Update: Snow shovelers report time changes to multiple shifts starting Sunday morning at Highmark Stadium
‘There are multiple shifts available for snow shovelers to work and be part of the team to get the venue ready for the hometown Bills Wildcard Playoff game vs. the Steelers!’
BillsBeat - January 13, 2024
Ryan O'Halloran: Easy decision – Joe Brady should get full-time coordinator job
‘“I think Joe does a great job listening to the things Josh wants especially and we have extra meetings to quickly go over what we like and what we don’t like,” tight end Dawson Knox said. “That two-way communication with the players has been awesome.”’
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‘“I think there’s a lot of things that go into it, with his situation,” McDermott said of Douglas. “And so we’ll just see a little bit of how he looks today from the training standpoint, with not practicing, and evaluate the group as a whole.”’
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‘Unfortunately for Bills fans, Mother Nature just might have her say. A game in lake-effect snow and wind greatly benefits the Steelers, who likely weren’t going to try to throw the ball all that much, anyway. For those who doubt that, ask yourself this question: Which team is hoping for the weather Sunday to be as bad as possible? The answer is Pittsburgh, which is why I see the season ending Sunday – way sooner than anyone in Western New York hoped or expected.’