flgreen Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Jets-Buffalo Bills could move to Monday or Tuesday in Detroit, Toronto, MetLife Stadium, per reports Darryl Slater | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com By Darryl Slater | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com Email the author | Follow on Twitter on November 20, 2014 at 12:10 PM, updated November 20, 2014 at 12:27 PM FLORHAM PARK -- The Jets' game at the Bills, still technically scheduled for 1 p.m. Sunday, could be not only be moved to Monday or Tuesday, but also might be switched to Detroit, Toronto or even MetLife Stadium, according to reports. Snow continues to pound the Buffalo area, especially Orchard Park, where Ralph Wilson Stadium is located. The Bills are doing their best to dig out the stadium, but it is a monumental task. The Bills were unable to practice Thursday for the second straight day. Meanwhile, New York's governor, Andrew Cuomo, said it would be "impractical" for the Jets and Bills to play Sunday in Orchard Park. It is looking more and more unlikely that this game will happen as scheduled Sunday afternoon at Ralph Wilson Stadium. The NFL has yet to officially announce any plans to shift the time, date or location of this game. The Bills played one home regular season game per year in Toronto from 2008-13, but they did not have a game scheduled there this season. A potential complication with moving the game to Toronto would be getting passports on short notice, since they are required to enter Canada. Darryl Slater may be reached at dslater@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @DarrylSlater. Find NJ.com Jets on Facebook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 Why in the world would they move it to Detroit? Aren't passports required there to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 OK why would it be in New Jersey? Yeah the Bils would be real happy with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Why in the world would they move it to Detroit?Aren't passports required there to? It would give GOB a chance to heckle the team in person, so there's that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC36 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Why in the world would they move it to Detroit? Aren't passports required there to? no I don't believe so, but a round of shots is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC36 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 It would give GOB a chance to heckle the team in person, so there's that. He'd find an excuse not to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 This is absolutely crazy. I have buddy in Buffalo who offered me a free ticket to go to the game with him. Glad I couldn't make it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmoe57 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Either way I will be in Buffalo Sunday -- Toronto would be ok with me -- anywhere else and I am demanding a refund Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 If they can't have the stadium ready upstate by Tues., the only place that makes sense is N J Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 HOW DOES THIS EFFECT MY FANTASY TEAM!!!!???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 If they can't have the stadium ready upstate by Tues., the only place that makes sense is N J Long Island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Gun Of Bavaria Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 It would give GOB a chance to heckle the team in person, so there's that. Already in the works........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Jets fan Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 With the weather forecast starting fri they should be able to get it in by mon night, 50's and 60's Sun and Mon. No way they play sunday, the thruway might not be open till friday and there will still be tons of side roads to get clear. Plus the Sheriff of Erie County said he could not commit any officers to the stadium or for traffic on Sunday so no way its played then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOJOTOWNSELL Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 I've heard detroit, washington, or pittsburgh.....would love to take a day trip to washington! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 the forecast is a nightmare. warm air and rain after 8 feet of snow. they not be able to leave the city for another week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeC36 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 I've heard detroit, washington, or pittsburgh.....would love to take a day trip to washington! Myself and 124 were just discussing this. If its in Landover it's a definite possibility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 oh and people are dying, this is not just some inconvenience hate to be that guy, but who cares about football right now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Why not Los Angeles? Just to test things out...for you know...the inevitable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Already in the works........ What are you hearing out in Detroit? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4jets Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Might as well go the whole nine yards and do it at the Wembley Stadium, London. Probably more Bills fan there anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 It is forgone conclusion they are not playing in Buffalo- I read it takes three days to clear one foot of snow at the stadium Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gen X Jet Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Why not the Carrier Dome? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Confirmed that it won't be in Buffalo. Fwiw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Greg Aiello @gregaiello · 2m2 minutes ago Due to public safety concerns for the ongoing weather emergency in Western New York, Sunday’s Jets-Bills game will not be played in Buffalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Why not the Carrier Dome? They're playing hockey there this weekend. http://www.syracuse.com/buffalo-bills/index.ssf/2014/11/syracuse_universitys_carrier_dome_not_an_option_as_backup_plan_for_buffalo_bills.html Syracuse, N.Y. — The remote option of using the Carrier Dome as a temporary home for the snowed under Buffalo Bills game on Sunday will not work because of cleanup from an American Hockey League game there the night before. The NFL will determine later this week whether or not the Bills can play host to the New York Jets in Ralph Wilson Stadium. The game could be moved to Monday or to another venue. MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., and Rogers Centre in Toronto would seem to be the most likely alternatives. Even if the NFL would consider the Carrier Dome an option, it's not available on Sunday. The Syracuse Crunch will host the Utica Comets in the Frozen Dome Classic on Saturday night. That game is expected to surpass the U.S. indoor pro hockey record of 28,183 for the Philadelphia-Tampa Bay playoff contest in the Thunderdome on April 23, 1996. The Crunch's lease with the Dome runs through Sunday, and as challenging as getting a rink down in less than four days will prove, cleaning up everything in 24 hours will be even more difficult. As soon as the 7 p.m. contest ends Saturday night, the ice crew will begin several hours worth of work shaving down the ice with the resurfacer. Since about 1/32 of an inch is removed with each pass, that could take awhile. When the ice, which will start at about two inches thick, is pared down enough, workers will break it into chunks with sledgehammers. Those chunks will be loaded onto trucks and driven to the Crunch's War Memorial, where they will be disposed in the building's ice drainage system. Meanwhile, the rink's boards and glass will have to be removed, and then 34 mats that lace together cooling pipes underneath will be rolled up and tucked away. Below the mats are layers of plastic and plywood that have to be yanked up. The process is expected to last into Sunday night, beating the deadline, but perhaps just barely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Greg Aiello @gregaiello · 2m2 minutes ago Due to public safety concerns for the ongoing weather emergency in Western New York, Sunday’s Jets-Bills game will not be played in Buffalo. BOOOO!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 BOOOO!!!! Why? Smart thing would be to move it to NJ so some of the Bills ticket holders can make it. Most won't and the tickets will be dirt cheap. You might be able to revisit your old seats for about $1.53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Jets fan Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Playing it in the dome would have been the best. Too bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 @NBCdianna: Sources tell me the game will be Monday between the Jets and Bills in Detroit #NFL #Bills #Jets #buffalosnow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 @NBCdianna: Sources tell me the game will be Monday between the Jets and Bills in Detroit #NFL #Bills #Jets #buffalosnow More time for Rex to figure out how to get Kyle Wilson singled up on Sammy Watkins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lil Bit Special Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Why? Smart thing would be to move it to NJ so some of the Bills ticket holders can make it. Most won't and the tickets will be dirt cheap. You might be able to revisit your old seats for about $1.53 Because I wanted to see them play on a blanket of snow. I wish I could go... but no... moving saturday and working sunday. boo life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Crazy. Feel bad for the people of Buffalo. Hope everyone up there stays safe and are as warm as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Yes bottom line is dangerous conditions in that area- football is immaterial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 Update, 4:40 p.m. ET The Jets-Bills game scheduled for Sunday at 1 p.m. at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., is still in limbo as to where and when it will be played due to the lake-effect snowstorms still hitting Western New York. The NFL just released a statement, available on newyorkjets.com, stating that the game will not be played in Buffalo but that the site and time of the game is still being discussed. "We’ll be ready one way or the other," head coach Rex Ryan said at his news conference earlier this afternoon about the uncertainty. "It’s clear that the most important thing is the safety of the people in the Buffalo area and we certainly understand that. Whatever the league says we’ll be ready." Several options have been mentioned for different times and venues for this game by local and national media. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted November 20, 2014 Share Posted November 20, 2014 @AdamSchefter: NFL said no decision yet where to play NYJ-BUF game but all signs point to Detroit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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