‘After a week in which snow and wind swirled unabated, the weather gods appear to be smiling on Orchard Park, N.Y., where Highmark Stadium is located. The U.S. National Weather Service is forecasting a “warmup” Sunday, with a high temperature near 24 degrees. By comparison, Saturday’s high temperature in Orchard Park is projected to be near 15 degrees. Wind gusts are expected to be about 14 miles per hour, per the NWS, with a wind chill of 12 degrees.’
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Bills' David Edwards received major assist to get newborn home safely during snowstorm
‘Miller has lent a hand to Bills players and staffers over the years when the lake-effect snow barrels through.’
Neither snowstorm nor driving ban prevents Bills from practicing in preparation to host Chiefs
‘Informed the snow might keep falling through Friday, Allen shrugged and said: “Yeah, Buffalo weather. We’ll figure it out.”’
Bills could be affected by snow yet again with more feet coming to Buffalo
‘The Buffalo Bills might be affected by snow yet again heading into their next playoff matchup, this time with the visiting Kansas City Chiefs.’
Mahomes gears up for Josh Allen again, compares to Brady-Manning
‘”When you compete against your friends, you almost want to win even more because of it,” Mahomes said. “Josh is a great dude. I respect the way he plays football and just the guy that he is. But when two guys that are ultracompetitive that are friends off the field go up against each other, we obviously both want to win. We see each other in the offseason, and you want to have a little bit of those bragging rights.”‘
Bills vs. Chiefs weather forecast: Heavy snow to hit Buffalo prior to NFL divisional round playoff game
‘A lake-effect snow warning is in place in Western New York, which includes Orchard Park where the Bills’ Highmark Stadium is located. That means Buffalo could receive one to three feet of snow while additional storming could run the total to over four feet. This warning is in place until Thursday at 7 p.m. ET, per Accuweather, Buffalo could receive snow fall through Saturday.’
Bills start practice week missing six players due to injury
‘The Bills held a walk-through practice, as the team began preparations for their AFC Divisional Round playoff matchup with the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at Highmark Stadium. Wednesday’s injury report is an estimation of what would be a full practice.’
Playoff rivalry renewed as Buffalo Bills host Kansas City Chiefs in Divisional Round
‘In their previous two playoff meetings the Sean McDermott led Bills have come up short. Four seasons ago their heroic run came to an end in the 2020 AFC Championship game as the Bills were one win away from a trip to the Super Bowl. The following year, the Bills once again fell to the Chiefs in the Divisional Round, letting a three-point lead slip away with 13 seconds left on the clock.’
Buffalo Bills bring back punter Matt Haack as Sam Martin deals with injury
‘Haack punted for the Bills in 2021 and appeared in 17 games. During his first stint with the Bills Haack worked with the same specialists the team currently has; long-snapper Reid Ferguson and kicker Tyler Bass.’
Bills sign punter Matt Haack to practice squad after Sam Martin injury
‘Haack was Buffalo’s punter during the 2021 season but was cut in August 2022 as he was entering the second year of a three-year contract. The Bills later signed Martin, who has remained with the team since.’
Why doesn’t the new Bills stadium have a dome, again?
‘To be clear: Having a roof would not have stopped Sunday’s game from being moved to Monday. That decision was made for safety, so tens of thousands of people didn’t try to commute in whiteout conditions, and it proved to be “100%” the right call, Bills executive Andy Major said Monday.’
Bills injury update: Several players remain out, Douglas and Dodson return to practice
‘”We’ll take it one day at a time on the guys that aren’t practicing and continue to just see how they progress,” McDermott said. “In terms of return to play, we’ll just have to see how it goes today and go from there.”‘
Bills sign punter Matt Haack to practice squad
‘The signing comes after Sam Martin sustained a hamstring injury in Buffalo’s 31-17 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday.’
Bills prepare for another bitter cold game
‘It looks there there will be snow showers around the region throughout the week and into Saturday, but the threat for snow drops going into Sunday as drier air takes over.’
McDermott updates injury list after Bills latest victory
‘On Wednesday, McDermott updated the list with Gabe Davis, Sam Martin, Taylor Rapp, and Baylon Spector. Von Miller and Leonard Floyd will have rest days. McDermott said the Bills are taking this “one day at a time.”’