The Buffalo Bills are going to need an alternate travel plan home from Chicago this weekend.
As a massive blizzard blows through Buffalo, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that the Buffalo Niagara International Airport will be closed through 11 a.m. Monday at least.
Buffalo Bills players stand in front of a heater during the first half in the game against the Chicago Bears. Getty Images
The high wind blows the snow across a neighborhood in Buffalo, N.Y., on Saturday, Dec. 24, 2022 in Buffalo, N.Y. AP Photo/Carolyn ThompsonHochul has described the weather in Buffalo as “life-threatening,” and that the airport is closed due to “hazardous weather conditions.”
The blizzard is being referred to as one of the worst in Buffalo’s history, with visibility being as low as one-eighth of a mile and snow drifts reaching nearly six feet tall.
The Bills clinched the AFC East Sunday in a 35-13 win over the Bears at Soldier Field and will be unable to travel back to Buffalo by plane after their game ends. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the team is evaluating its travel options to get home.
The Bills had a similar issue in Week 11 of the season, when they were almost snowed into Buffalo. They were scheduled to play the Cleveland Browns at home but had to move the game to Ford Field in Detroit in order to play.
