DEVELOPING: Bills-Jets May Move From Buffalo (UPDATED: Yep, It's Moving)

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With all the snow that is covering western New York and Governor Andrew Cuomo asking everyone to stay inside "pretty, please" the thought of a football game on Sunday afternoon at Ralph Wilson Stadium is a longshot at best.

So, with a little leeway to think about it, the NFL is debating moving the game to either Detroit, Pittsburgh, or Washington to get it in the books this weekend.

Adam Benigni discusses...
The thought is Monday night for a kickoff, but the Bills have to be able to get out of town. The team hasn't practiced in two days and would need to get transportation out of town to whatever locale will host if it is not Orchard Park. Interesting math frm the Bills front office: Bills officials said Wednesday that it takes about three days to remove one foot of snow from the stadium and surrounding areas. At the rate the snow is falling, that cleanup would take 18 days. So, don't go holding your breath on a Bills home game. PM UPDATE: Yep, it's moving... According to Adams Caplan and Schefter at ESPN, it's not happening Sunday and they may not get their November 30 game played in Buffalo, either, because of the amount of snow inside Ralph Wilson Stadium.

And the final idea is that the game will be in Detroit on Monday night...

Provided, of course, the Bills can actually get there...

Need Some Extra Cash? Clear Snow At Ralph Wilson Stadium In Buffalo

The Buffalo Bills posted this tweet Wednesday afternoon.

Want to help clear the Ralph? We're looking for snow shovelers. Pay is $10/hour + game tickets. Call 716-636-4840 for details.
— Buffalo Bills (@buffalobills) November 19, 2014

There's more, according to WIVB-TV game tickets are included if they work a certain number of hours.

Western New York is getting hammered with snow and the Bills are scheduled to play the New York Jets Sunday with a 1:00 pm kickoff.

By the looks of the photo below from Buffalo Bills.com a few are taking advantage of the deal.

BuffaloBills.com

The NFL said in a statement: “We are working with the Bills to determine the status of the stadium.  If a change to the schedule needs to be made, the league will make the decision, working closely with the club and local authorities.”

The team estimates that 220,000 tons of snow will need to be moved by game time.

That's a lot of snow.

It gives us in the OSG HQ to dust off this video of the 1948 NFL Championship Game.




Or the Lions/Eagles game from last season.

Three Bidders Meet First Bills Deadline

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However, former Buffalo Sabres owner Tom Golisano didn't meet the first deadline. He still could throw his name into the hat if the trust overseeing the estate of Ralph Wilson extends the deadline.

The three are:

Donald Trump

Jon Bon Jovi in concert (pun unintentional) with Ed Rogers of Rogers Communications and Larry Tanenbaum of MLSE- they would keep the team in western New York, but obviously, would want games at SkyDome

Terry Pegula- current owner of the Sabres

Here's a look at the Pegula bid
John Kryk of the Toronto Sun has a look at those who came close, but didn't do anything by yesterday's deadline: "...bond investor Jeffrey Gundlach explored placing a bid, as had C. Dean Metropoulos, owner of the Pabst brewing company. And Western New York developer Scott Congel had mulled bidding either alone or with someone else, merely to aid his objective to build a new Bills stadium as part of an immense, multi-pronged redevelopment of a large property his family controls in West Seneca, just south of Buffalo."
Look for the trust overseers to start vetting the ownership groups over the next week or so.

Bills Looking At Niagara Falls, Bon Jovi Group May Bid

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There seem to be, now, two sites that may be trying to attract the Buffalo Bills outside of Orchard Park...

The idea of a waterfront stadium is out there gaining steam and, now, we can add Niagara Falls to the mix. Niagara Falls mayor Paul Dyster admitted that his town is in the mix as the task force that gets to think about a new home for the NFL Franchise that might be nearer the fans on Ontario province.

You can also add the notion of going to the University of Buffalo campus for a new practice facility to help the MAC-based football program as well.

Here's the look on the Falls


Now, the Wilson family is trying to figure out what to do as owners of the franchise. The team can't leave western New York until after the 2019 season without a huge penalty. Toronto, Los Angeles, and everyone else who wants a franchise are looking at this situation. And the group tied to Jon Bon Jovi may be putting in their bid soon. There is talk that any deal could be locked in by October of this year.

John Kryk, over at The Toronto Sun newspaper, is trying to connect dots between Bon Jovi and Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment:

Tim Leiweke, CEO of MLSE, told the Toronto Star last November — after an initial report from CBS Sports’ Jason La Canfora — that Bon Jovi was part of a Toronto bid group seeking an NFL team, with MLSE’s backing.

“Jon and I are very good friends,” Leiweke told the Star. “We talk weekly about his NFL ambitions. And so we’re actively engaged, but I think it’s still a work in progress.”

And the race is on...

Bills GM "Reviewing" Toronto Games

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And going 1-5 in games at Rogers Centre will do that for you...

Buffalo Bills President Russ Brandon spent some time on WGR-AM550 to discuss the fact that the attendance for this year's game in Toronto between the Falcons and Bills was only 38,969- short of the NFL capacity of 46,470.

Here's the Brandon interview...
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One would think that the Bills would want to spend their Decembers in the absolute cold-home field advantage of Ralph Wilson Stadium. But the team has only won once in the time that their decisions have led to December games in Toronto...

There is no debate that the games have been financially viable for the franchise. So the front office will have to weigh the idea of making money regardless of attendance versus the idea of not making as much money and possibly making the playoffs for a change...

Bills Fan Falls From Upper Deck Onto Fan In Lower Level (VIDEO)

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And, yes, the video does exist...
Look in the upper left corner of the screen before the close-up...


The Bills fan slides along the upper ledge and falls, landing on a fan in the middle level...

The Buffalo News is reporting that an ambulance report from Rural/Metro Medical Services said that the man who fell suffered a shoulder injury and that the man he struck had a head injury.

The Erie County (NY) Sheriff’s Office said that a report on the incident would be issued later today.