- The Buffalo Bills game against the Steelers was postponed earlier in the day
- Kathy Hochul had declared a state of emergency before the game was moved
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The Buffalo Bills have shared video of Highmark Stadium being covered in snow and whipped by lake effect winds on Saturday evening.
Whiteout conditions made it impossible to see anything in vivid detail – with the exception of a few vehicles and the uprights.
It gives more evidence as to why the AFC Wild Card game against the Pittsburgh Steelers got pushed off to Monday after initially being set for Sunday.
The greater Buffalo area is expected to get multiple feet of snow dropped on it over the next few hours.
Buffalo is forecasted to get snow all week long with the only real break in the precipitation coming on Monday afternoon – right when the game is set to be played.
New York governor Kathy Hochul had declared a state of emergency and tweeted: ‘I’ve been in communication with @NFL commissioner Roger Goodell regarding the dangerous conditions in Buffalo this weekend.
‘In consultation with our emergency response teams, Buffalo Bills leadership, and the NFL, the Bills game will be postponed to 4:30 pm Monday.’
The NFL had been insistent up until Saturday that the game would go ahead as planned on Sunday afternoon.
Around 25 minutes before Hochul made her announcement, the Bills even tweeted out that the game was going ahead at the 1pm Sunday kickoff time.
Although it was the only game postponed due to the cold weather, the Bills and Steelers game was not the only playoff game feeling the effects of winter this weekend.
The Kansas City Chiefs saw tickets for their game against the Miami Dolphins fall to as low as $32 due to the dangerously could temperatures but that did not stop fans from lining up at 9am to begin tailgating.
Olivia Martin is a dedicated sports journalist based in the UK. With a passion for various athletic disciplines, she covers everything from major league championships to local sports events, delivering up-to-the-minute updates and in-depth analysis.
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