Wild Card Weekend - Wild Card Weather

[ALLinALLEN]

2 minutes ago, SectionC3 said:

Agreed.  All day long.  And I get that someone is going to say that this is a football game, not a wedding or a party or whatever.  I agree with that point.  Football is meant to be played in the elements.  But football games with 70k+ attendees are not meant to HOSTED in such elements.  I’m going to bang on the Monday late afternoon drum on this one all day long.

 

We're the worst matchup draw out of any of the games seeding wise this weekend. Why not a Monday 1pm game? It's a holiday anyways, alot of people off. It would not affect the rest for AFC moving forward all that much either. 

[zow2]

On FS1,  NFL Reporter Albert Breer said he checked with the league and no discussion yet on moving the Bills game or any time/day changes.  He did say because it's a Sunday game they still have time..  He goes on that if the NFL deems it to be an unsafe thing for fans and staff to attend the game and get home, they may do something.  But he thinks the forecast has to get WORSE for them to move it.  

[SectionC3]

Just now, ALLinALLEN said:

We're the worst matchup draw out of any of the games seeding wise this weekend. Why not a Monday 1pm game? It's a holiday anyways, alot of people off. It would not affect the rest for AFC moving forward all that much either. 

That’s the point.  I’d run it at 4p on Sunday and use it as lead in to MNF.  ESPN may complain, but whatever.  Bump the start of that game back a bit to let ESPN have a more captive audience for the pre-game programming.  It’s a common-sense, easy solution.  Only downside is that the schedule for the following weekend can’t be set until the conclusion of any early Monday game that might be played.  (Late game would be a 4/5 game in NFC, IIRC, meaning that the destination of the winner is dictated by the results in other games.)

 

2 minutes ago, zow2 said:

On FS1,  NFL Reporter Albert Breer said he checked with the league and no discussion yet on moving the Bills game or any time/day changes.  He did say because it's a Sunday game they still have time..  He goes on that if the NFL deems it to be an unsafe thing for fans and staff to attend the game and get home, they may do something.  But he thinks the forecast has to get WORSE for them to move it.  

From what I understand Hochul just declared a state of emergency.  State and local officials might be able to force the issue here and get it pushed back a bit. 

[par73]

2 minutes ago, zow2 said:

On FS1,  NFL Reporter Albert Breer said he checked with the league and no discussion yet on moving the Bills game or any time/day changes.  He did say because it's a Sunday game they still have time..  He goes on that if the NFL deems it to be an unsafe thing for fans and staff to attend the game and get home, they may do something.  But he thinks the forecast has to get WORSE for them to move it.  

Has to get worse? What have they been looking at-- or who have they been talking to?

[boyst]

20 minutes ago, Aimee75 said:

Hochul issued a SOE but the game is staying in Buffalo? Come on! If it's going to be that bad, I would say move it or postpone it. 

the state of emergency is important to free up resources ahead of any weather incidents and cuts red tape.

[Since1981]

NFL games moved due to weather since 2006:

Buffalo Bills vs. Cleveland Browns (2022) A massive snowstorm in Buffalo led to the game being moved to Ford Field in Detroit.

Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets (2017) A severe snowstorm in Buffalo caused the game to be moved to Ford Field in Detroit.

Minnesota Vikings vs. New York Giants (2010) The collapse of the roof due to heavy snow led to the game being moved to Ford Field in Detroit.

Philadelphia Eagles vs. Minnesota Vikings (2010) A severe snowstorm in Philadelphia caused the game to be postponed 

Edited January 12 by Since1981

[boyst]

3 minutes ago, par73 said:

Has to get worse? What have they been looking at-- or who have they been talking to?

they're not talking to echo chambers. they're talking to others.

[BrettFavre]

11 minutes ago, SectionC3 said:

Agreed.  All day long.  And I get that someone is going to say that this is a football game, not a wedding or a party or whatever.  I agree with that point.  Football is meant to be played in the elements.  But football games with 70k+ attendees are not meant to HOSTED in such elements.  I’m going to bang on the Monday late afternoon drum on this one all day long.

 

This is a football game, not a wedding, concert, convention, inauguration, funeral, etc. This is important.

[SectionC3]

Just now, BrettFavre said:

This is a football game, not a wedding, concert, convention, inauguration, funeral, etc. This is important.

Agreed on the importance.  And it’s not a football game, it’s a PLAYOFF game.  One must skip at leas the first four of the events you mentioned for such an affair.

[RiotAct]

25 minutes ago, rusty shackleford said:

Don’t worry, we have the equipment to handle it…

I was at that game (which was also against the Steelers IIRC)… not the stadium grounds crew‘s finest hour!

[The Frankish Reich]

I still say I'd rather have Miami in Miami than Pittsburgh in a Buffalo blizzard. If only weather forecasting was an exact science one week out.

[Mango]

Does anybody have any idea what implications the State of Emergency has on the game? 

One would assume it is an automatic postponement or relocation, right? 

[SectionC3]

2 minutes ago, RiotAct said:

I was at that game (which was also against the Steelers IIRC)… not the stadium grounds crew‘s finest hour!

Yeah.  No kidding.  I think the crew actually had to shovel the pellets after halftime.

[rusty shackleford]

1 minute ago, RiotAct said:

I was at that game (which was also against the Steelers IIRC)… not the stadium grounds crew‘s finest hour!

I was there too. Sitting in the end zone just a few rows up. We couldn't stop laughing at the huge mess they made. Once it started happening in the middle, they sort of just committed to ruining the entire field just to get the pellets all the way off.

[zow2]

9 minutes ago, par73 said:

Has to get worse? What have they been looking at-- or who have they been talking to?

 

That's what the interviewer, Cowherd,  said.  He's like it's going to be 65mph wind gusts and heavy snow you can't possibly play a game in that,, lol.

 

BTW- I have not seen 65mph, is that on the table now?!?

[RiotAct]

3 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:

I still say I'd rather have Miami in Miami than Pittsburgh in a Buffalo blizzard. If only weather forecasting was an exact science one week out.

with Rapp and (likely) Douglas both out?  Nah.  Give me Pittsburgh at home 10 times out of 10.

[ALLinALLEN]

3 minutes ago, The Frankish Reich said:

I still say I'd rather have Miami in Miami than Pittsburgh in a Buffalo blizzard. If only weather forecasting was an exact science one week out.

And what if it was??? We'd have lost on purpose "bcuz snow is coming next week". What?

[WEATHER DOT COM]

3 minutes ago, Mango said:

Does anybody have any idea what implications the State of Emergency has on the game? 

One would assume it is an automatic postponement or relocation, right? 

 

Speculation, but I think a main reason for SOE is because there is a game. Additional resources will be needed to logistically make the game happen. 

[The Frankish Reich]

Just now, ALLinALLEN said:

And what if it was??? We'd have lost on purpose "bcuz snow is coming next week". What?

Well, it's obviously all hypothetical. But ... yes. 

[ALLinALLEN]

Just now, The Frankish Reich said:

Well, it's obviously all hypothetical. But ... yes. 

My god that is a wild take. 🤢