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NFL could move Browns-Bills game out of Buffalo due to epic snowstorm: Here's what the league is considering

Current forecast calls for up to four feet of lake-effect snow

With an epic snowstorm getting ready to hit Buffalo, there's a chance that the NFL could be forced to move this Sunday's game between the Browns and Bills.

CBS Sports NFL Insider Jonathan Jones has reported that the league has been "monitoring the weather" and is "in communication with both teams" about possibly relocating the game. If the game has to be moved, the top option right now appears to be Detroit, alhtough Jones did note that the NFL would prefer not to move the game. 

One reason the league would prefer to keep the game in Buffalo is because the Bills are working on a such a tight schedule. After their Week 10 game against the Browns, the Bills have to turn around and play a Thanksgiving game against the Lions in Detroit. With the Bills playing just four days later, that means moving the Browns game back to Monday or Tuesday just isn't an option. That's a contingency the league has used before, including back in 2014 when a Jets-Bills game was moved from Sunday to Monday due to a similar snow event. 

One problem with moving the game to Detroit is that the Bills would lose their home-field advantage against the Browns as Cleveland is only a 2.5 hour drive from Detroit. On the other hand though, the Bills would get a slight benefit because they wouldn't have to travel for their Thanksgiving game. According to Cleveland.com, the NFL is also considering several other locations for the game (Stadiums in Philadelphia, Washington and Carolina are all available if the league doesn't want to move Bills-Browns so close to Cleveland).

No matter what the NFL does, the league will likely make a decision about the game at some point in the next 24 hours. Jones notes that a decision could come as early as Thursday or the league could hold off until Friday. 

It won't be surprising if the NFL waits until Friday to make a decision because that will give the league 24 more hours to track the weather. As things currently stand, the National Weather Service has a snow advisory that will be in place for the Buffalo area until 1 p.m. ET on Sunday, which just happens to be the exact kickoff time of the game. The current forecast is calling for two to four feet of lake-effect snow. 

The snow is expected to be done falling by late Saturday night/early Sunday morning, which might be one reason why the NFL feels that playing the game in Buffalo is still possible. 

Of course, even if the snow is still falling, that doesn't mean the game will get moved. Although the Jets-Bills game was relocated to Detroit in 2014, the NFL won't always move a game just because there's heavy snow. Back in 2017, the league decided to keep a Colts-Bills game in Buffalo despite the fact that city was basically being hit by a blizzard. 



If the Browns-Bills game stays in Buffalo, we could see a similar situation playing out on Sunday. 

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...3q9htB4kBdDLwmgoiNUx5CmKwK-ikT5Kx9tz8fUQ


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Let's hope it doesn't get moved. That would suck for me. So far the forecast on Sunday is cloudy. My flight in is tomorrow and still "On Time".

I will check in with my brother from time to time since he lives there. He will know how it's going.


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Originally Posted by EveDawg
Let's hope it doesn't get moved. That would suck for me. So far the forecast on Sunday is cloudy. My flight in is tomorrow and still "On Time".

I will check in with my brother from time to time since he lives there. He will know how it's going.

Good luck and be safe. The game is not worth dying over. A Superbowl maybe, but not this one.

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Originally Posted by FrankZ
Good luck and be safe. The game is not worth dying over. A Superbowl maybe, but not this one.

Yea, but some of us might die before THAT ever happens. rolleyes


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Originally Posted by DaveyD
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Good luck and be safe. The game is not worth dying over. A Superbowl maybe, but not this one.

Yea, but some of us might die before THAT ever happens. saywhat

Sadly that seems where it is all heading...

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If we do end up playing in Buffalo and the weather is bad, I would start Josh Dobbs at QB. I can see plenty of opportunities for the QB to run. Allen might be the games leading rusher.


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Game is moved due to weather

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My brother said he is listening to local sports radio and they said the game is being moved.


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Originally Posted by Ballpeen
Come on Julie, I expect to see you in Moccasins.



I have done it. And paid the price!

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Sorry, Eve and Saint, that sucks.

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He also said they have been wrong about this weather before. So, we will decide tomorrow if I am flying up or not. If it hasnt started snowing hard yet around noon, my flight my get in before they shut everything down.


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Originally Posted by JulesDawg
Sorry, Eve and Saint, that sucks.

Indeed.

At least for Saint who was driving..I am sure the tickets would still be good for the game. Drive to Buffalo, drive to Detroit pretty much the same. Detroit might even be a bit closer.


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Really sucks for Eve. Don't know if Saint will make the adjustment. He'll be in PA the night before... Detroit would add about 90 minutes to his trip, about 4 hours drive.

Sorry guys.

Wonder if a bunch of Bills tix holders will sell to Browns fans? Buffalo fans would be trying to escape Siberia on a 4.5 hour trip. Browns should be well-represented.


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Bummer. i was hoping it would stay in buffalo


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The last time, 2014, when a Bills game was moved to Detroit, the tickets were free.

...But I'm not even excited to watch the current crapshow that will be played 45m from my house.


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Sorry to hear this news for Eve, Saint, and anyone else who was making travel plans to attend the game. Same thing happened to my daughter and son-in-law last year. They flew up to watch the Browns/Raiders game that got moved to Monday. They own a business and had to be back in SC and could not attend the Monday game. The ticket company screwed them on their refund. My daughter went nuts about it on Social Media. LOL

The other thing that sucks besides for folks like Eve and Saint is that playing in a dome and not having to play in the snow actually benefits Buffalo and negates whatever advantage we had w/our running game. It's just one of those years.

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Ok.. Here's how it's shaking out.. If you bought from the Bills or ticketbastard, they refund you.. if you bought from anyone else, you take it up with them. So.. I have to get refunded by SeatGeek and thats it.

Now then, in order to go.. I have to wait until the Bills STH get first crack at the seats at Ford.. then the general public bc this is considered a Bills Home game.

Tickets on sale to Bills STH at 2 pm tomorrow.. I'm told that it possible it may be first come first serve and that it may be cheaper than normal.

I intend to try to get the tickets. Detroit is a much easier drive and no white stuff

Those with tickets to the game in Orchard Park will have their money reimbursed. New presale tickets for the game in Detroit will go on sale at 2 p.m. ET for a cheaper price than normal game tickets with Bills season-ticket holders and fans getting first access.

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Originally Posted by DaveyD
Originally Posted by FrankZ
Good luck and be safe. The game is not worth dying over. A Superbowl maybe, but not this one.

Yea, but some of us might die before THAT ever happens. rolleyes
I don't think many are planning to die in the next 72 hours, well, less now.
(this weeks game is clearly the subject of the first sentence.)


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Nice to see you still hope to go. Like you said, a shorther drive to boot.

That is why I have always gone through Ticketmaster....because they are officially linked to the NFL.

In th recent fan survey they asked about ticket selling. I told them it might be nice to partner with others. I am not sure ticketmaster is the best platform to sell tickets.

It would be interesting to see if Ticketmaster turns more resale tickets than SeatGeek, StubHUb etc.

Good luck with seatgeek. I will be interested to hear how easy or not it was to get a refund. Geek or even ticketmaster, if they pay the original seller soon after the ticket transfer, I can see how they aren't going to end up stuck with a ticket. I am not sure how they would get money back from the original seller. At least Ticketmaster can charge your account when you buy your next season tickets.


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Bills should forfeit. They have had time to adapt.

I'm only half kidding, I think.

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I'm sitting here watching the flight status. Most flights to/from Buffalo are canceled. Delta has a handful they are still operating. My flight is still scheduled, but I have decided not to go. I don't feel good about my Bro driving an hour+ through the snow to pick me up.

I did notice the flights to/from Detroit are still operating. Get on the the plane, Bills.


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Originally Posted by MemphisBrownie

I bet they push the game to 4pm and the Bills fly to Detroit Sunday morning.


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SeatGeek was the ticket agency that screwed my daughter and son-in-law out of their refund after the Browns/Raiders game was moved to Monday last year.

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Bills plan to fly to Detroit on Saturday afternoon; what if they can’t get to the airport?

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.c...on-what-if-they-cant-get-to-the-airport/


Posted by Mike Florio on November 18, 2022, 4:29 PM EST


The Bills will play their home game in Detroit on Sunday. If they can get there.

One of the strangest aspects of the snowstorm that prompted the NFL to move the game out of Buffalo is that the Bills didn’t get out while they easily could. They instead plan to fly to Detroit on Saturday afternoon.


As noted by Jonathan Jones of CBS Sports, the Bills strongly believe they’ll be able to fly out of Buffalo. The question becomes getting everyone to the airport.

The team couldn’t practice on Friday because they couldn’t get to the team’s indoor practice facility. If they can’t get everyone to the airport on Saturday, then what?

Same-day travel isn’t ideal, but it has happened. In 2020, the Steelers traveled to Buffalo on Sunday morning for a Sunday night game. In 2012, the Steelers made a same-day trip to and from New Jersey for a game against the Giants, given that local hotels were lodging those affected by a hurricane.

What if the Bills can’t get out on Sunday morning? The game could be delayed from 1:00 p.m. ET on Sunday, in theory. While it’s not unprecedented for a team to play on Sunday night and then, basically, on Thanksgiving (the Bears did it in 2018), it’s not ideal.

Then again, nothing about this situation is ideal. And it will be far from ideal if, come Saturday, multiple players and/or coaches can’t get to the airport because of the massive amount of now that continues to fall in the area.

Even if they manage to get to Detroit on Saturday, the disruption to the routine resulting from the snowstorm will make it much more difficult for the Bills than if it was a normal week.


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Back to report..

I am getting refund from SeatGeek.. takes 3-4 weeks. Thats done

Thanks to the Browns Nation, I got the Bills STH early access code and I have 4 ticks to the game for 26.50 each


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Originally Posted by SaintDawg
Back to report..

I am getting refund from SeatGeek.. takes 3-4 weeks. Thats done

Thanks to the Browns Nation, I got the Bills STH early access code and I have 4 ticks to the game for 26.50 each

Is 26.50 a beer and a hot dog price ?

So glad you're going ! I wish I had your heart !

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I believe the Bills are afraid of losing to the Browns

The Governor declared a state of emergency and the Bills haven't left

for Detroit yet. They are using this severe snow storm as an

excuse not to get beat by the Browns

They're not fooling anyone

Go root for Cleveland Buffalo fans !!!

Should I have used purple ?

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They could move the kickoff start to later in the afternoon and have Buffalo just stay in Detroit


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Originally Posted by DeisleDawg
Should I have used purple ?

smile

Most likely......lol!


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Video shows Buffalo Bills stadium blanketed in five feet of snow during thundersnow blizzard

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...eted-deep-snow-thundersnow-blizzard.html

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Full thread of players snowed in at their homes.


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Lol love that video of Gabe Davis


"First down inside the 10. A score here will put us in the Super Bowl. Cooper is far to the left as Njoku settles into the slot. Moore is flanked out wide to the right. Chubb and Ford are split in the backfield as Watson takes the snap ... Here we go."
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