News of a massive Western New York snowstorm has had the NFL world scrambling around this weekend, trying to figure out what to do with the tenuous situation of the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns game in Buffalo. And on Thursday, in the interest of protecting everyone’s general safety from trying to navigate a reported six feet of snow — the league formally announced it would move the location of the Bills-Browns game this Sunday to the domed Ford Field in Detroit.
Hilariously and ironically enough, Buffalo and Cleveland will have to follow an indoor carnival being held within the stadium’s confines on Friday. Naturally, said carnival has to be quickly packed up before the Bills and Browns arrive on Sunday:
There’s an indoor carnival in Ford Field on Friday that must be dismantlef for Browns-Bills on Sunday. pic.twitter.com/DaW59oVndd
— Tony Grossi (@TonyGrossi) November 17, 2022
I know what you’re thinking: Said carnival is not actually the Detroit Lions. (They are on the road to face the New York Giants this weekend.) I know. Shocking that the biggest clown show in the Motor City this Friday isn’t its awful NFL team.
On that note, the Bills are also currently scheduled to play the Lions in Ford Field on Thanksgiving. At the moment, Detroit has two home wins all season (over the Commanders and Packers). That means we could soon see a reality where Buffalo has as many wins in Detroit’s stadium as the team that actually plays there full-time.
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Many NFL fans had the same thought and joke about the Lions and the Ford Field carnival when they heard about it having to go quickly to welcome the Bills and Browns.
NFL fans jokingly referred to the Detroit carnival that has to leave quickly before Sunday as the Lions
Just one time I want the jokes about the Lions to not write themselves lmao https://t.co/xSq8WAaNRD
— Ryan Hana (@RyanHanaWWP) November 17, 2022
Lions played on Friday? https://t.co/5tvGXzd7KR pic.twitter.com/LFSQfYeicm
— Aurileus FC ⭐️⭐️ (@AurileusFC) November 17, 2022
Lions' fans are use to seeing a circus in Ford Field, but a carnival? (Don't @ me…It's.. A….Joke…) https://t.co/ujGCDBsLg2
— Margot Cleveland (@ProfMJCleveland) November 17, 2022
Live look at a Detroit #Lions practice…. https://t.co/ZvEDlbuonv
— Jeff Mans (@Jeff_Mans) November 17, 2022
A circus on the field at Ford Field.
Or what as we @Lions fans like to call it: Sundays https://t.co/IxusYVf1sO
— Jay Scott Smith (@JayScottSmith) November 17, 2022
I didn’t know the Lions front office setup their work space on the field between games. https://t.co/UiQF6AedRS
— W E S (@MetsWes) November 17, 2022
This was just Lions practice https://t.co/Hip3u1TTiM
— The Soxside Boys 2.0 (@Soxsideboys_) November 17, 2022
It's ok, Detroit residents who wanted to see a bunch of clowns run around Ford Field can just wait for the next Lions home game https://t.co/4wJGa2bvK9
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) November 17, 2022
and he’s not talking about the lions!! https://t.co/JgsbAsuZmR
— Ethan Higgs (@THE_EthanHiggs) November 17, 2022
Friday? The circus at Ford Field is typically on Sundays? https://t.co/0Sh6iASVze
— The Lord Of Lions (@TheLordOfLions) November 17, 2022
All I see is the Lions practicing https://t.co/5nLfXKq4sh
— the Mæster🕯 (@DynastyMaester) November 17, 2022
Some would argue there’s a carnival at Ford Field most Sundays. https://t.co/fQUDclXC7N
— Cody Stoots (@Cody_Stoots) November 17, 2022
Not very nice describing Dan Campbell's Thursday practices as an "indoor carnival" https://t.co/LPlyrFEHFi
— Jed DeMuesy (@JedDeMuesy) November 17, 2022
So the Lions game is on Friday this week? https://t.co/7ZTk0TSuDT
— Mo’s Algorithm (@Moz_Algorithm) November 17, 2022