‘”I’ve never seen anything like it,” Bills tight end Dawson Knox said in a video he shared on Twitter, which showed him surrounded by his neighbors after they had just finished shoveling out a path for him outside his home.’
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Bills dig out from record snowstorm, fly to Detroit
‘All players and coaches arrived at the facility and the team’s flight left the airport around 4 p.m. ET for Sunday’s 1 p.m. game against the Cleveland Browns and arrived in Detroit later Saturday.’
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‘However, that didn’t come without some help from BillsMafia as various players noted on social media that fans did help shovel them out so they could get to the stadium in time to travel with the team to the airport.’
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‘Several members of the Bills posted videos of their adventures in the snow to social media, some of which seemed more enjoyable than others. Some, like wide reciever Gabriel Davis, left tackle Dion Dawkins, and tight end Dawson Knox, enjoyed the snow with their dogs. Others like backup quarterback Matt Barkley set to work simply to get out of their front door — And some found that when they stepped outside, their cars had been completely submerged in the heavy snowfall.’
Bills Scheduled to Depart at 3:30 p.m. ET Amid Delays at Buffalo Airport
‘The Bills are scheduled to leave from Buffalo Niagara International Airport at 3:30 p.m. ET on Saturday. Whether that is feasible is a fair question. The runways at the airport reopened at 9:25 a.m., the airport announced, after closing at 5:30 a.m. with a reported 25 inches of snow falling on the tarmac by Saturday morning. Even so, flights out of Buffalo have been subject to significant delays and cancellations throughout the day so far.’
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‘But the Bills have a game in Detroit on Sunday, and need to get to Michigan in time for the game. And like everyone else, the players were going to have some challenges getting to the airport with the conditions.’
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‘Eight years ago, under Doug Marrone, they did a great job of that in a very similar situation and beat the Jets in Detroit, 38-3.’
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‘The amount of snow that fell in Orchard Park is truly shocking: As of Saturday morning, the town received 77 inches of snow during the snow. That’s 6 feet, 5 inches tall — the exact same height as quarterback Josh Allen.’
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‘Chandler now lives in Iowa with his wife, Alissa and they’ve passed down their love for Buffalo to their four kids. Even on the zoom call, he was wearing a Bills hat and a shirt from Fred Jackson’s camp he went to.’
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‘Crews began loading the team’s gear around 1:30 p.m. About a half hour later, a small crowd of fans came out to cheer on the team as they boarded just before 4 o’clock.’
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‘”We’re hoping for this to be still a home field advantage,” Bills general manager Brandon Beane said Thursday in a news release. “Luckily (the snow) is not across the country. We know Bills Mafia is all over, and hopefully those that are in Michigan area will definitely head down.”‘
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‘The heavy support of a home crowd would figure to be at least somewhat compromised by the late move of the game, but on the plus side, the Bills’ passing offense should thrive while playing indoors. I fully expect Allen to put up big numbers against the NFL’s 19th-ranked pass defense, which is dealing with injuries.’
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‘The Cleveland defense ranks in the bottom 10 for yards allowed per play, yards allowed per run and yards allowed per pass. They’re even dead last in punt return yards allowed. They don’t force turnovers, either. Only two teams have less than their three interceptions. This should be a target rich environment for Josh Allen and company.’
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‘It wasn’t an easy journey for some of the players, who posted videos of members of Bills Mafia helping them get their cars and trucks out of the snow so they could get to the airport.’
How the Bills found a way to Detroit amidst a record snowstorm
‘”We had two plans,” said Bills Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, Ron Raccuia. “They were supposed to work in conjunction with each other. We had a series of plow drivers lined up to go to players’ houses and plow them out and then the players could drive to the facility, but early Saturday morning we realized that wasn’t going to work. There was too much snow for plow trucks to move and there was a driving ban in Orchard Park. So at that point we shifted to a full-scale pickup operation.”‘