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Are we getting a snow game? A BUFFALO SNOW GAME? WITH SO MUCH ON THE LINE???
Gosh, I really hope so.
Because snow games are so much fun, especially ones in Buffalo when players roll around in the powdery stuff, like we saw in 2017 when LeSean McCoy ran all over the Indianapolis Colts. And this time, lots of snow in Buffalo with a day to go before the game means it won’t be moved.
Sure, Mike McDaniel can try to shrug off the snow for his Miami Dolphins with quote and t-shirts. But for Tua Tagovailoa and that offense, the snow might hold back the Fins’ incredible passing game, and in a tight playoff race, that could be a serious problem.
How much snow are we talking about here? The Democrat & Chronicle reports “between 1 to 2 feet of lake effect snow between 7 p.m. Friday and 1 p.m. Sunday in northern Erie County and Genesee County, including Buffalo.”
Add in wind factors and you’ve got yourself a SNOW GAME IN BUFFALO ON SATURDAY! It’s going to be a wild one if the forecast holds up.
Good luck to both teams in this one.
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