For another time this year, bad weather could have an impact on a Invoices Game at home.
Snow is in the forecast in Buffalo for the Divisional Round playoff game against the Bengals on Sunday afternoon. The town of Orchard Park, home to Highmark Stadium, is expected to get about one to three inches of snow, starting around 1 p.m. ET and continuing until about 6 p.m.
With a 3 p.m. kickoff, the Bills and Bengals should expect to play most, if not all, of the game with snow falling on the field.
Unsurprisingly, this isn’t the first time Buffalo has faced the elements this season. In November, the Bills had to move a game to Detroit due to a historic snowstorm in upstate New York. Just a month later, Buffalo was hit by another wave of heavy snowfall ahead of the team’s Week 15 game against the Dolphins.
This weekend, the Bills will face the Bengals, another team accustomed to playing in suboptimal conditions in the AFC North. The game will be an emotional rematch between the two franchises whose Week 16 contest was canceled after Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin suffered a medical emergency on the field.
This time around, both teams will find themselves with higher stakes than ever before. A trip to the AFC Championship Game hangs in the balance, with the Chiefs already awaiting the winner of Sunday’s tilt.
Snow or shine, kickoff between the Bills and Bengals is scheduled for 3 p.m. ET.