Highmark Stadium has been become a winter wonderland forward of Sunday Evening Soccer.
The Buffalo Payments are set to host the San Francisco 49ers in Week 13 of the NFL, and the sport may happen in sub-zero temperatures.
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A blizzard has already hit Orchard Park this weekend, leaving the world blanketed in snow.
Crews have been working to clear Highmark Stadium forward of kickoff on Sunday, with snow plows on the sector and shovelers within the stands.
The Payments shared footage of the scene late on Saturday evening, praising the efforts of these contained in the venue.
“Shoutout to our snow removing crews for getting Highmark Stadium prepared for tomorrow evening,” they wrote.
Buffalo can be interesting for followers to enroll and assist clear the stadium with extra snow anticipated within the coming weeks.
“In anticipation for the upcoming annual snow removing at Highmark Stadium this winter, the Buffalo Payments are asking anybody over the age of 18 years previous excited about snow removing to enroll now,” a press release on their web site learn on Friday.
“Because of unpredictable snowfall, we could not know if shovelers will likely be wanted till the day earlier than.
“We are going to name all shovelers primarily based on the provision that’s offered. The speed of pay will likely be $20 per hour with meals and sizzling drinks offered.”
A lake-effect storm warning stays in place for the Buffalo space by Monday, with wherever from two to 3 toes of snow forecast forward of the sport.
Snow showers are additionally probably Sunday evening whereas the gamers are on the sector, in keeping with CBS Sports activities.
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The Payments aren’t any strangers to enjoying within the snow, however the 49ers could face a number of issues, as they aren’t used to this sort of climate.
San Francisco’s beginning quarterback Brock Purdy can be questionable for the sport, having sat out final week’s defeat to the Inexperienced Bay Packers with a shoulder harm.
This weekend’s snowstorm in Buffalo comes practically 11 months after their wild-card playoff recreation in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers was postponed on account of blizzard situations again in January.
Regardless of the lake-effect storm warning, there was no indication that the NFL plans to vary the schedule this time round, and the sport is about to kick off on Sunday at 8:20pm ET.
“That is going to be regarding for folks making an attempt to journey to the soccer recreation,” Erie County government Mark Poloncarz stated at a information convention.
“We don’t count on the sport to be postponed or something like that. The sport will go on.
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“[We’ve] had video games which might be colder, [But] folks should be ready. It is the primary actual chilly of the season. We’ve not had something like this all yr.”
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