Late in the NFL season, that wind off the lake can generate lake-effect snow. Usually that's heaviest in the lake-effect snowbelts northeast of Cleveland, but occasionally, those snowbands blanket downtown.
Cleveland has the second-most days with measurable snow — 13 to 14 — of any NFL city with an outdoor stadium. While Cleveland's proximity to Lake Erie can slightly moderate its cold compared to other NFL cities on our list, that isn't always the case. Due to the brutal cold and windy conditions, the Browns decided against trying a game-winning field goal in the final minute and instead ran the infamous " Red Right 88 " play, which resulted in a game-clinching interception by the Raiders in the end zone.
Green Bay is easily the coldest NFL city with an outdoor stadium that's the stuff of legend. Twenty-one days with high temperatures failing to rise above freezing is considered an average November through December in the NFL's smallest city. This is seven more such days than the next coldest city, Chicago. Green Bay isn't one of the five windiest NFL outdoor cities, but when wind combines with Arctic cold in December or January, it can be a brutal experience. The kickoff temperature was minus 13 degrees, with a wind chill of minus Players were treated for frostbite.
Referees had to shout signals instead of using metal whistles that could stick to their lips. Over 50, fans braved the frigid conditions. One fan died from exposure to the cold. Green Bay ranks third among NFL cities in days with measurable snow during the season — 13 to This was a runaway. No NFL city puts its players and fans in more challenging weather than Buffalo. Buffalo is, by far, the snowiest city in the NFL. The city averages 19 to 20 days with measurable snow each NFL season, primarily in late November and December.
This is roughly six more such days than Cleveland or Green Bay. Cold winds blowing off Lake Erie manufacture heavy bands of lake-effect snow that can park over the Buffalo metro area for hours, dumping feet of snow. The Bills' stadium is located in Orchard Park, one of the Southtowns frequently pummeled by lake-effect snow. The week before Thanksgiving , up to 88 inches of lake-effect snow buried the Buffalo metro area, paralyzing travel and prompting the NFL to move a Sunday scheduled game between the host Bills and New York Jets to Detroit on Monday night.
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The weather was so bad that the game was nearly postponed. The players decided to tough it out and play but before they could even get underway, they had to help the grounds crew clean up the field. Philadelphia scored the only touchdown of the game for the win.
Remember the time when the Buffalo Bills offered to pay fans to help shovel snow off of the field in and the fans basically said no, moving a home game to Detroit? Fans and players have clearly gotten way more snobby and pompous over the last 50 years. Needless to say the team has been one of the most dominant franchises in football over that span, and this game against the Oakland Raiders back in acted as the propeller for all of it.
The tuck rule had to be brought back from the dead in order to justify a controversial call on a fumble that ultimately helped the Patriots win the game…and boy oh boy was their snow on the ground.
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