On Saturday, the Pittsburgh Steelers-Buffalo Bills AFC Wild Card NFL playoff game initially scheduled for Sunday was officially postponed to Monday due to a projected severe weather emergency in the Buffalo area. That weather required emergency services manpower elsewhere, and posed challenges for having fans attend the game. But there was still work to be done at their stadium in Orchard Park Sunday, with the team paying fans $20 per hour to clear snow from the seats and get the facility ready for Monday’s game. And some fans had fun with that, with one even going shirtless sledding down a railing (language warning):
Buffalo bills fans shoveling inside the stadium 🏟️ getting paid $20 to do it. The bills stadium is in a residential neighborhood. So these guys walked there. Follow me for more cool posts pic.twitter.com/AYLAWPC3vc
— The wonder of it all (@wonderofitall7) January 14, 2024
That prompted quite a few reactions. Here are some of those:
INSANE… #Bills fans are shirtless while shoveling the snow in the stadium, sliding down steps
😳😳😳
There is no one like #BillsMafia
pic.twitter.com/Pc917fRaMH— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) January 14, 2024
Bills fans are undefeated pic.twitter.com/S8ds72LpQp
— ThatsGoodSports (@BrandonPerna) January 14, 2024
Bills fans are built different 😂 pic.twitter.com/dfxoyMp2Mr
— Odds Shark (@OddsShark) January 14, 2024
Of course, Bills’ fans have often received discussion for both imperviousness to the elements and for pain tolerance. The jumping through tables tradition, which even has received media participation (or attempted participation) at times, certainly shows that. But still, being shirtless in these conditions and sliding down a snowy, icy railing doesn’t seem like the greatest idea.
There’s been a lot of discussion on if the game here will be able to be played Monday considering the ongoing storm impact. But county and state officials confirmed that that is the plan Sunday afternoon:
Gov. Kathy Hochul says the Bills-Steelers game “will not be pushed back again,”
She said she talked to both Commissioner Roger Goodell and Bills owner Terry Pegula today. #Bills #Steelers— Tracy Wolfson (@tracywolfson) January 14, 2024
Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz: "The game will be held" tomorrow. He does mention that they may not be able to get snow out of some parking lots, so parking spots will be reduced and he strongly recommends trying to carpool to the game.
— Alaina Getzenberg (@agetzenberg) January 14, 2024
Even if that doesn’t sound ideal:
Life as a Bills fan pretty much summed up in one quote:
"I'm not saying it's going to be pleasant, but it's not going to be life-threatening either." https://t.co/jzUQbRWVqj
— James Kurdziel (@JamesRadio) January 14, 2024
We’ll see how things go with the plan to play Monday. But these snow-shoveling efforts may wind up being important to that.
[wonderofitall7 on Twitter]
