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Cuomo: 'Impractical' for Bills to play Jets Sunday

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A severe lake-effect snowstorm hitting the Buffalo region has prompted the NFL to consider alternatives to the Bills playing their home game against the New York Jets on Sunday. "Public safety is the first priority," NFL spokesman Greg Aiello wrote in an email Thursday afternoon. The Bills can't even hold practices because their players are snowed in, and those that can get out can't get to the team's facility because of a driving ban in place in Orchard Park and many of its neighboring communities. On Wednesday, Bills Vice President of Operations Andy Major wasn't sure whether there was enough time to clear Ralph Wilson Stadium and its surrounding parking lots of the estimated 220,000 tons of snow covering the team's 200-acre grounds by Sunday. The county is responsible for providing sheriff deputies for security at Bills home games. The most notable switch occurred in 2005, when the New Orleans Saints were forced to split their season playing in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and San Antonio, Texas, after Hurricane Katrina damaged the Louisiana Superdome.

 

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