ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – After a brutal loss on Sunday, the San Francisco 49ers will face one other tough competition during Week 13’s Sunday Night Football matchup against the Buffalo Bills as snow, freezing temperatures and gusty winds from a potent winter storm are expected to douse western Latest York.
The FOX Forecast Center is looking for heavy lake-effect snow, with multiple feet of snow possible for areas near and south of Highmark Stadium through the multi-day event lasting into next week.
A Lake-Effect Snow Warning for Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park through the sport, though latest projections as of Friday morning indicate the snow may drift south of Orchard Park during Sunday evening’s game.
Snow totals can vary greatly depending on where the lake-effect snow bands arrange.
“Multiple feet of snow will likely be possible through the weekend in essentially the most persistent lake snows,” the National Weather Service office in Buffalo said. “Snowfall rates will average 1 to 2 inches an hour, but higher rates will likely be possible.”
Forecasters warned that travel will likely be very difficult and, at times, “nearly not possible” attributable to poor visibility and deep snow cover on roads.
Fantasy football implications
The Bills are coming off a bye week after winning against the previously undefeated Kansas City Chiefs. Rest and being no stranger to playing in extreme weather could set the Bills apart for a possible seven-game win streak.
Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid could possibly be back Sunday for the 49ers game. He will likely be an ideal option to make use of as your foremost tight end or perhaps a flex option, as he could thoroughly lead the Bills in targets this season.
Also, hopeful to be back will likely be rookie wide receiver Keon Coleman from a wrist injury.
San Francisco’s starting quarterback, Brock Purdy’s status continues to be up within the air for Sunday after he injured his shoulder in Week 11 against Seattle.
Meanwhile, a now-healthy Christian McCaffrey must be an automatic start in your RB1 position. The reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Yr was held to only 31 yards during their game against Green Bay, but attributable to the potential of poor visibility attributable to snow and wind, fantasy owners can bank that he should get greater than 11 carries on this game.
With winds potentially gusting to 30 mph and arctic air invading, temperatures will feel anywhere from the one digits to the lower teens. Gusty winds will make kicking tough, and cold temperatures have been shown to affect the performance of how a quarterback can throw the ball.
Should heavy snow bands arrange over Orchard Park, Highmark Stadium could possibly be in for one more snow globe game just like ones seen in years past.
The Bills head coach Sean McDermott said the team is ready for whatever weather comes their way. “It’s nearly how we reply to it. Our staff does an outstanding job,” he said.
McDermott said if snow must be shoveled from the stadium like in years past, they’re ready for it.
“I’ve all the time been amazed since moving here, you can get a foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, 7 feet (of snow), and the roads are cleared in some miraculous way,” McDermott said.
Highmark Stadium no stranger to lake-effect snow
While Bills fans remember last season when their Super Wild Card game against the Pittsburgh Steelers needed to be postponed, it was the November and December of 2022 that Buffalo will always remember.
Snow from the historic lake-effect snowstorm that hit Orchard Park in November 2022 was so deep that you possibly can make an over 80-foot-tall snowman with all of the snow on the Buffalo Bills’ football field.
The Cleveland Browns were imagined to play the Bills at Highmark Stadium on that snow day, but NFL officials decided to maneuver the sport to Detroit’s covered Ford Field as an alternative.
Only a month later, a historic blizzard dropped feet of snow in nearby locations, stranding motorists and forcing a state of emergency across Erie County.
The FOX Forecast Center says that this Thanksgiving weekend storm isn’t expected to provide as much snow as these historic days, but snow could cause road closures and significant travel delays across the state.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – After a brutal loss on Sunday, the San Francisco 49ers will face one other tough competition during Week 13’s Sunday Night Football matchup against the Buffalo Bills as snow, freezing temperatures and gusty winds from a potent winter storm are expected to douse western Latest York.
The FOX Forecast Center is looking for heavy lake-effect snow, with multiple feet of snow possible for areas near and south of Highmark Stadium through the multi-day event lasting into next week.
A Lake-Effect Snow Warning for Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park through the sport, though latest projections as of Friday morning indicate the snow may drift south of Orchard Park during Sunday evening’s game.
Snow totals can vary greatly depending on where the lake-effect snow bands arrange.
“Multiple feet of snow will likely be possible through the weekend in essentially the most persistent lake snows,” the National Weather Service office in Buffalo said. “Snowfall rates will average 1 to 2 inches an hour, but higher rates will likely be possible.”
Forecasters warned that travel will likely be very difficult and, at times, “nearly not possible” attributable to poor visibility and deep snow cover on roads.
Fantasy football implications
The Bills are coming off a bye week after winning against the previously undefeated Kansas City Chiefs. Rest and being no stranger to playing in extreme weather could set the Bills apart for a possible seven-game win streak.
Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid could possibly be back Sunday for the 49ers game. He will likely be an ideal option to make use of as your foremost tight end or perhaps a flex option, as he could thoroughly lead the Bills in targets this season.
Also, hopeful to be back will likely be rookie wide receiver Keon Coleman from a wrist injury.
San Francisco’s starting quarterback, Brock Purdy’s status continues to be up within the air for Sunday after he injured his shoulder in Week 11 against Seattle.
Meanwhile, a now-healthy Christian McCaffrey must be an automatic start in your RB1 position. The reigning NFL Offensive Player of the Yr was held to only 31 yards during their game against Green Bay, but attributable to the potential of poor visibility attributable to snow and wind, fantasy owners can bank that he should get greater than 11 carries on this game.
With winds potentially gusting to 30 mph and arctic air invading, temperatures will feel anywhere from the one digits to the lower teens. Gusty winds will make kicking tough, and cold temperatures have been shown to affect the performance of how a quarterback can throw the ball.
Should heavy snow bands arrange over Orchard Park, Highmark Stadium could possibly be in for one more snow globe game just like ones seen in years past.
The Bills head coach Sean McDermott said the team is ready for whatever weather comes their way. “It’s nearly how we reply to it. Our staff does an outstanding job,” he said.
McDermott said if snow must be shoveled from the stadium like in years past, they’re ready for it.
“I’ve all the time been amazed since moving here, you can get a foot, 2 feet, 3 feet, 7 feet (of snow), and the roads are cleared in some miraculous way,” McDermott said.
Highmark Stadium no stranger to lake-effect snow
While Bills fans remember last season when their Super Wild Card game against the Pittsburgh Steelers needed to be postponed, it was the November and December of 2022 that Buffalo will always remember.
Snow from the historic lake-effect snowstorm that hit Orchard Park in November 2022 was so deep that you possibly can make an over 80-foot-tall snowman with all of the snow on the Buffalo Bills’ football field.
The Cleveland Browns were imagined to play the Bills at Highmark Stadium on that snow day, but NFL officials decided to maneuver the sport to Detroit’s covered Ford Field as an alternative.
Only a month later, a historic blizzard dropped feet of snow in nearby locations, stranding motorists and forcing a state of emergency across Erie County.
The FOX Forecast Center says that this Thanksgiving weekend storm isn’t expected to provide as much snow as these historic days, but snow could cause road closures and significant travel delays across the state.
