Buffalo Bills ask fans to come and shovel snow AGAIN for $20 an hour as they race to clear the stadium ahead of playoff game against the Chiefs… but there’s more on the way!
- Bills fans angrily pushed to get last week’s game against the Steelers played
- With more snow expected, they called for volunteers ahead of the Chiefs game
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The Buffalo Bills have made another plea for volunteers to shovel snow in their stadium ahead of Sunday’s showdown with the Kansas City Chiefs.
Their wild-card victory over the Pittsburgh Steelers last week narrowly went ahead Monday afternoon after it was postponed by 24 hours due to winter storms in the Western New York region.
Reports last week suggested the game could be moved to Cleveland due to bad weather heading into Buffalo.
But fans were paid $20 an hour and given free hot drinks as a reward for shoveling snow around Highmark Stadium and starting the game.
Even at kickoff on Monday, there were still huge piles of snow in the stands and walkways, but fans braved the bitterly cold temperatures to watch Josh Allen light up the Steelers.
The Buffalo Bills have once again made a plea for volunteers to shovel snow in their stadium
The rows of seats were still covered in snow for Monday’s win over the Pittsburgh Steelers
Fans were charged $20 an hour last week to shovel snow in an attempt to get the game played
Their reward for that win was a mouthwatering home game against Travis Kelce and the Chiefs.
But once again the weather wreaks havoc on their preparations.
The team has asked volunteers to come and help clear snow on Friday. Once again they are paid $20 an hour and asked to bring their own shovels.
More snow is expected in the area on Friday and Saturday, although the storm is not expected to be as intense as last week.
The ever-resourceful Bills have grown accustomed to Mother Nature throwing a few snowballs into their schedule.
It happened in 2022, when a major storm forced the Bills to move their home game against Cleveland to Detroit.
It happened again last weekend, when a winter storm caused Buffalo’s opening 31-17 playoff win against Pittsburgh to be moved from Sunday to Monday.
On Wednesday, neither frigid winds, the prospect of another two feet of snow being dumped on the region, nor a travel ban imposed by Erie County could prevent the Bills from showing up for practice.
The NFL agreed to postpone the game by 24 hours due to bad weather in Buffalo
But fans made the most of the conditions on match day and took to the snow before kick-off
The storm is not expected to impact the match as the forecast for Sunday predicts no rainfall, with partly cloudy skies and a low of 11 degrees.
More important for the Bills, they didn’t lose a day of meetings and practices during an already shortened week after a game on Monday, and the Chiefs rested after their 26-7 win against Miami on Saturday night.
“The sport thrives on routine,” center Mitch Morse said. “Just to have the opportunity to work on it personally, that’s great. It’s so hard to do over Zoom sometimes.”
With the sun shining and the main roads clear around the Bills’ facility in Orchard Park, coach Sean McDermott said all players were present for meetings and a short walk-through practice, which he postponed an hour to account for the morning snowfall .
“We’ve prioritized the safety of the players and everyone else here as best we can, and it’s just a phenomenal job by everyone working so hard to keep the roads clear,” McDermott said.