One day late, given the postponement of the match due to snow and strong gusts of wind, the match was played Buffalo Bills-Pittsburgh Steelers from the NFL ‘Wild Card’ round, con Buffalo victory 31-17.
It was not easy for some fans to reach his seat in the stadium, in a completely snowy stadium. Many workers removed snow from the stands with shovels to facilitate access. Those who had the most complicated mission were the fans of the Steelerssince in the area they would occupy there was no previous work to remove the snow.
No seats assigned at Steelers-Bills due to snowfall
After the NFL decision to postpone the game Sunday through Monday due to blizzard-like conditions in Buffalo, followed by the efforts of Bills for recruiting fans to help shovel snow in the Highmark Stadiumthe meeting was able to be held with a reward for braving the weather: there were no assigned seats.
For the first time in the modern era of American football NFLlos Bills and the league decided to eliminate standard seating designations and allow fans to sit wherever they wanted.
The stadium team, and fans who responded to the team’s call for help cleaning the playing surface, worked hard over the weekend to ensure the artificial turf field was fit for play, but not all rows of seats. were cleared. Fans were shown walking between rows of snow-covered seats, clearing a path to sit (or stand, depending on which part of the stadium they were in).
The equitable decision of the NFL and one of their best teams contributed to a lively atmosphere in the first half in the Highmark Stadium.
The climate in the west of NY Monday afternoon did not rival the conditions at the Arrowhead Stadium on Saturday, where Miami Dolphins and the Kansas City Chiefs They started with a temperature of -4 degrees Fahrenheit. But it was still very cold.
The initial temperature in the highmark stadium It was 18 degrees Fahrenheit, and the wind chill made it feel 10 degrees colder. Fans threw snowballs into the air as the game began, contributing to an exciting atmosphere despite the brutal weather, although it was not as inhospitable as it could have been, with the controversial joint decision of the NFL with the state of NY postponing the game was the correct one.
2024-01-16 15:42:37
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