So no NFL football at all on over-the-air TV today. How does that exclusive Peacock deal look now to the network and its advertisers? Could Kansas City now follow suit and put off its night game in sub-zero cold and dangerous wind chill?
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Another Blizzard/NFL Playoff
- Thread starter tbolt909
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They are taking the forecast seriously. Of course, some will criticize this decision. "What about My Free Dumb?"...
Browns vs Texans is on NBC. That is free.
Kansas City is not expecting heavy Lake Effect snow and 60 mph winds...
It was 2 degrees this morning in Yakima, wind chill of -6! Over in Montana, -30 or lower in many cities with wind chills -40 to -45. This arctic blast is nationwide - even Phoenix was near-freezing this morning. Most of us are bundling up and staying in. I don't blame the NFL for moving the Buffalo game after the impacts of the giant blizzard in December 2022. Don't need another repeat and infrastructure nightmare. The NWS is calling for multiple *FEET* of snow next week in Buffalo, after the rescheduled game (Wed into Thur).
I do Uber Eats and DoorDash on the side if I'm not subbing in the schools - and it was on fire last night. Even in a small market without 'rich areas' I made nearly $150 for about 4 hours of delivering food. I expect the same thing today and tonight, also Sunday. Tonight's low could be 0 to -5.
If anything, the giant snowfall in the Cascades and Rockies is AMAZING for water supply, snowpack, and skiing (well, once the blizzards and -30 wind chills fade away).
I do Uber Eats and DoorDash on the side if I'm not subbing in the schools - and it was on fire last night. Even in a small market without 'rich areas' I made nearly $150 for about 4 hours of delivering food. I expect the same thing today and tonight, also Sunday. Tonight's low could be 0 to -5.
If anything, the giant snowfall in the Cascades and Rockies is AMAZING for water supply, snowpack, and skiing (well, once the blizzards and -30 wind chills fade away).
And yet here in Vermont, it's 42 and raining. We're supposed to get colder next week, but only high teens/low 20s, nothing like what's going on in Buffalo and points west.. This is pretty much what we were expected to see in an El Nino year, but it's pretty amazing to actually see it happening.
A dome doesn't resolve the problem of fans braving bad weather to get to and from the stadium. Severe weather happens in many NFL markets - tornadoes, hurricanes, wildfires, flooding, dangerous heat - there are a host of weather conditions that can threaten spectators. Add it travel issues getting teams to games along with the toll international travel takes on players and you're not going to find a team in London soon. If there is one, it won't be the Bills. They, NY state, and Erie County made sure of that in the agreements for building the new stadium.
Thanks. You answered the question "Whatever happened to the idea of Bills playing in Toronto at the Rogers centre for a few games".
Look at me go.
Is there a cost with opening the roof?
No, but once inside it will be pleasant. Do fans still want to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars on tickets to be miserable? Minneapolis has enclosed walkways, so people can get around without being outside in bitter temperatures. They even hosted the Super Bowl there. That will never happen in Buffalo...
Don't rule out the NYC area getting a Super Bowl again. It is New York, after all, and lots of high-rolling corporate executives will appreciate the easy ride from Darien, Short Hills or Scarsdale to open-air MetLife. The fans of the teams involved? Let 'em freeze.
Depends on the stadium, its age, system design and a few other factors. We had a similar discussion about baseball stadiums with retractable roofs a few months ago. Some claim it's a highly involved process that costs them thousands each time they open the roof, while others describe it as a simple push of a button, takes under 2 minutes to open and maybe a few dollars in power consumption to do so.
The odds of a Super Bowl in Buffalo were always very poor. We're too small a market and don't have the infrastructure to attract, feed, and house the high rollers in February. The NFL requires a city to have at least 25,000 hotel rooms available. The Buffalo/Niagara area is probably 20,000 rooms short of that requirement. Niagara Falls Canada would help, but the area still isn't close.
Green Bay has historic Lambeau Field. They'll never get a Super Bowl either. They did one Super Bowl in Minnesota. Don't hold your breath for another one. Here's the list of cities who have never hosted a Super Bowl:
- Baltimore Ravens
- Buffalo Bills
- Carolina Panthers
- Chicago Bears
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Cleveland Browns
- Denver Broncos
- Green Bay Packers
- Kansas City Chiefs
- New England Patriots
- Oakland Raiders
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Seattle Seahawks
- Tennessee Titans
- Washington Commanders
The places you listed are typically cold in February. The NFL isn't going to play a Super Bowl in an outdoor stadium at those locations. The game at the Meadowlands is the lone exception. The Raiders now play in Las Vegas, which is hosting the Super Bowl this year.
Minneapolis has actually hosted 2 Super Bowls(1992 and 2018). One in the Metrodome that you should remember. Washington crushed the Bills in that one...
Minneapolis has actually hosted 2 Super Bowls(1992 and 2018). One in the Metrodome that you should remember. Washington crushed the Bills in that one...
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They did a Super Bowl in the Meadowlands in cold weather. That ain't the biggest problem. I don't care if the Bills build something bigger than Jimmy's arena in Dallas. They still ain't getting a Super Bowl. Aren't you the one who was b*tchin' about the cost of the new stadium as it is? Another half a billion was simply not in the cards. I know you just come here to stir stuff up, but try not to be completely absurd.
They did that years ago. It was a failure.
That's strictly a McNair thing. Has it even been repaired? Because I believe it's been permanently closed since Ike damaged it in 2008. I can't recall an open air concert, game, or any event in the last 15 years that's been held outdoors At least, I haven't covered one. Jerry World, however, is open to the gods every time Jerry sees fit to have it that way.
It’s Jerrah’s world, and we all just live in it.
The NRG Stadium roof is functional. When Bill O’Brien was the Texans coach he apparently insisted on the roof being closed regardless of weather. Since he got fired early in the 2020 season the roof has been open for a couple of games, but there are a few more occasions when the weather was favorable but the roof remained closed.
As of Sunday afternoon, some areas have SIGNIFICANTLY more snow than what you stated. Snowfall rates of 5 INCHES per hour have been reported in areas under the Lake Effect band. Had the NFL not postponed this game and travel bans implemented, it's not hysterical to say that people would have died while travelling...