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The NFL has seen snow affect at least one of its most recent games, a divisional rivalry between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns. However, that was only the beginning, and the Buffalo Bills are next on the list.
The Buffalo Bills played the Kansas City Chiefs in their last game before heading into the bye week. They pulled off the upset and handed the Chiefs their first loss of the 2024 NFL season by a score of 30-21.
Not only did the Bills enjoy a phenomenal bye week, but quarterback Josh Allen also enjoyed himself as it has now been confirmed that he and now fiancee Hailee Steinfeld got engaged this past week.
Now, not only are the Bills preparing for a tough match-up against the injury-plagued yet unrelenting San Fransisco 49ers, but they are also getting set to play in the snow for the first time in the 2024 season.
Let it snow!
#GoBills | #BillsMafia pic.twitter.com/FHZEsAH9CB— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) November 30, 2024
The Buffalo Bills Are Asking Fans For Help
With the news of a “lake effect snow warning,” the Bills recently took to social media to ask their fans to sign up to possibly help shovel snow out of their stadium in preparation for Sunday’s game against the 49ers.
Winter is coming. 🥶
In anticipation of the upcoming snowfall, we're asking Bills Mafia to register to be a prospective snow shoveler: https://t.co/EMTU21J4zz pic.twitter.com/szhuelS0Va
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) November 29, 2024
The National Weather Service stated, “Whiteout conditions are expected and will make travel treacherous and potentially dangerous.” If things aren’t dealt with in time, this could spell disaster for the game
MEGA Lake Effect snow band along the long axis of Lake Erie. Snowfall rates likely reaching 4” per hour just south of Buffalo, NY.
It’s possible this band will drop 2 feet of snow by tomorrow morning in locations like Orchard Park, where the #Bills have a football game Sunday… pic.twitter.com/9tp4cTYMRf
— Chris Vickers (@ChrisWTOL) November 30, 2024
Another classic example of how tight these lake-effect snow gradients can be. All thanks to wind direction.
The city of Buffalo is dry with only a little snow expected.
Orchard Park, where the Bills play tomorrow night, is just 10 miles south and is seeing a crippling snowstorm pic.twitter.com/x7L5HfaDAO
— Andrew Markowitz (@amarkowitzWX) November 30, 2024
As game time approaches, it’s possible that many fans will make the trudge to Highmark Stadium to help dig their home stadium out of the cold, wet snow. Who knows, maybe the weather will just help the Bills to their second straight win on Sunday!
