{"id":19674,"date":"2024-01-13T21:05:52","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T18:05:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/19674\/snowstorm-forces-steelers-bills-playoff-game\/"},"modified":"2024-01-13T21:05:53","modified_gmt":"2024-01-13T18:05:53","slug":"snowstorm-forces-steelers-bills-playoff-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=19674","title":{"rendered":"Snowstorm forces Steelers-Bills playoff game to Monday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Snowstorm forces Steelers-Bills playoff game to Monday\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Alaina Getzenberg, ESPN<span class=\"timestamp \">January 13, 2024, 5:21 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Close<\/p>\n<ul>Alaina Getzenberg is a writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL.  She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a reporter for the Charlotte Observer and also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News.  She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley.  You can follow her via Twitter @agetzenberg.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>BUFFALO, NY &#8211; The Bills&#39; wild-card game against the Pittsburgh Steelers has been postponed to Monday at 4:30 p.m. ET instead of Sunday at 1 p.m. ET in order to prioritize safety in the area due to a severe storm. imminent snow.<\/p>\n<p>The move was announced by New York Governor Kathy Hochul during a press conference on Saturday.  The decision came after conversations with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, emergency response teams, Bills executives and the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>A winter storm warning is in effect for Buffalo and surrounding counties, including Orchard Park in Erie County, the site of the stadium.  According to AccuWeather, more than a foot of snow \u2013 and up to 3 feet \u2013 is expected in the Buffalo area, with winds reaching 65 mph.  A travel ban will be put in place at 9 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#39;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Snowstorm-forces-Steelers-Bills-playoff-game-to-Monday.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1705169152_163_Snowstorm-forces-Steelers-Bills-playoff-game-to-Monday.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Last season, the game against the Cleveland Browns scheduled for Highmark Stadium was moved due to snow and wind so resources could focus on the Buffalo area.  The game was played at Ford Field in Detroit.<\/p>\n<p>The last time a playoff game was moved due to weather, the NFL changed the time of the Steelers&#39; 2016 Divisional Round game at Kansas City from 1:05 p.m. ET to 8:20 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Snowstorm forces Steelers-Bills playoff game to Monday\u060c Alaina Getzenberg, ESPNJanuary 13, 2024, 5:21 p.m. Close Alaina Getzenberg is a writer who covers the Buffalo Bills and the NFL. She joined ESPN in 2021. Alaina was previously a reporter for the Charlotte Observer and also worked for CBS Sports and the Dallas Morning News. 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