NFL Rules on Heaters For Sidelines?

[Warriorspikes51]

I'm seeing people claiming that if the Bills decide not to use heaters, the Dolphins can't either.

Anyone know what the official rules are on this?

[SCBills]

Pretty sure that’s accurate.  
 

It’s too bad our sideline isn’t built on a hot spring so we could mimic the absurd advantage Miami has. 
 

If we choose to freeze our limbs off, we can force Miami to do so as well.  

[Just Jack]

1 minute ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

I'm seeing people claiming that if the Bills decide not to use heaters, the Dolphins can't either.

Anyone know what the official rules are on this?

 

Teams have to use the same equipment as the opposing team, so there's no advantage.  So if Miami brings up the Desert Blaster 2000 Bench Warmer, and the Bills say they won't use their bench warmer, Miami can't use theirs. 

[JoPoy88]

Sounds like something that would fall under the Equity Rule:

 

https://operations.nfl.com/gameday/behind-the-scenes/nfl-equity-rule/#:~:text=Under the equity rule%2C the,competitive factors on game day.”

[Warriorspikes51]

1 minute ago, Just Jack said:

 

Teams have to use the same equipment as the opposing team, so there's no advantage.  So if Miami brings up the Desert Blaster 2000 Bench Warmer, and the Bills say they won't use their bench warmer, Miami can't use theirs. 

There was an advantage for Miami whose sideline was 40 degrees cooler than the Bills....the Bills were not allowed to use AC

[NewEra]

We should have heaters on the sideline.  It doesn’t matter that Miami will be allowed them as well. Our players don’t wanna be out there in the cold with no heat. Period

[frostbitmic]

Whatever they do, there won't be any heaters on the field of play.

[Gisele]

2 minutes ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

There was an advantage for Miami whose sideline was 40 degrees cooler than the Bills....the Bills were not allowed to use AC

They intentionally built their stadium this way.  They don't have to use any shades on their side due to the stadium design so opposing teams can't use any either.  Brilliant, but cruel.   

[Warriorspikes51]

2 minutes ago, NewEra said:

We should have heaters on the sideline.  It doesn’t matter that Miami will be allowed them as well. Our players don’t wanna be out there in the cold with no heat. Period

 

Put all the players in that special cold room they have that reaches extreme negative temps to help healing.  Do that right before kickoff and our guys will feel warm without heat 😆

[JoPoy88]

Sorta on topic: the Dolphins had heaters in LA. It was 55 degrees:

 

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/amp/nfl/news/dolphins-heaters-los-angeles-bills-buffalo-weather/mhn3uepdscqeibdizsnpa9fv

Edited December 15, 2022 by JoPoy88

[US Egg]

What if the Miami heaters were too warm?

 

[Simon]

2 minutes ago, frostbitmic said:

Whatever they do, there won't be any heaters on the field of play.

 

Except maybe when Allen rolls to his right 

[ExiledInIllinois]

How come the Dolphins can add a semi roof to their stadium that gives the home team sideline more shade and a 40°-50° cooler temperatures than the visitor's sideline?

 

 

1 minute ago, Gisele said:

They intentionally built their stadium this way.  They don't have to use any shades on their side due to the stadium design so opposing teams can't use any either.  Brilliant, but cruel.   

Thanks... 

[Warriorspikes51]

Just now, ExiledInIllinois said:

How come the Dolphins can add a semi roof to their stadium that gives the home team sideline more shade and a 40°-50° cooler temperatures than the visitor's sideline?

 

 

Because the league's concern for player safety is all just talk

[NewEra]

1 minute ago, Warriorspikes51 said:

 

Put all the players in that special cold room they have that reaches extreme negative temps to help healing.  Do that right before kickoff and our guys will feel warm without heat 😆

sounds like a plan, but I don’t think they’d like that very much.  
 

[ExiledInIllinois]

10 minutes ago, SCBills said:

Pretty sure that’s accurate.  
 

It’s too bad our sideline isn’t built on a hot spring so we could mimic the absurd advantage Miami has. 
 

If we choose to freeze our limbs off, we can force Miami to do so as well.  

It's under a natural gas field... Install an "eternal flame"... Sorry it didn't reach to the visitor's side... 

12 minutes ago, Just Jack said:

 

Teams have to use the same equipment as the opposing team, so there's no advantage.  So if Miami brings up the Desert Blaster 2000 Bench Warmer, and the Bills say they won't use their bench warmer, Miami can't use theirs. 

Then why were they running around the Bills sideline in September in Miami... With portable sunshades and fans?  Miami wasn't using them. 

[Danger Mouse]

We don't need to focus on that stuff. We're a much better team. Let them bring as many heaters as they want. 

[Process]

This is becoming silly. It was cute at first but let's move on.

 

The weather is gonna suck, which is bad for both teams.

Edited December 15, 2022 by Process

[babulator]

IDK ,I work outside 8 hours a day on most days and I don't need to wheel a heater around behind me. Granted, I'm not wearing tights, but I say Freeze the Fish!

[ColoradoBills]

12 minutes ago, NewEra said:

We should have heaters on the sideline.  It doesn’t matter that Miami will be allowed them as well. Our players don’t wanna be out there in the cold with no heat. Period

 

This stuff is getting funny.  The Bills will be using heaters/heated benches.  Period.