Snowfall will break into Week 16

Winter weather appears in week 16 of the season. If wind speeds and frigid temperatures pick up and impact the Midwest and East as forecast, Saturday could be the most severe weather day on record for the NFL.

Eight games are scheduled with temperatures below 35 degrees Fahrenheit (1.67 degrees Celsius) and 10 mph winds, which would tie for the most games in a single day since 2000.

The cold weather has little impact on the league’s scoring, which drops less than two points per game in subzero temperatures, while passing and rushing numbers don’t move significantly. The wind has more impact on offensive production, especially if it reaches more than 15 miles per hour. In those games, he loses about a touchdown and four points from an average game.

Forty-four games since 2000 have featured freezing temperatures and 15 mph-plus winds. Those games averaged 37.9 points.

In the past, the NFL has moved or postponed games due to inclement weather. During the 2017 AFC playoffs, an ice storm postponed the Steelers-Chiefs playoff game from 1:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.

The last time a game was postponed was due to high wind conditions in 2014, when the Jets and Bills’ Week 12 game at Ford Field in Detroit was moved from Sunday afternoon to Monday morning. evening.

Last week, offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey said the Bills have prepared two game plans against Miami in case the snow hits.

“It will be similar to this week. We will do the same thing just to not put ourselves in difficult situations. We always try to make sure we have those contingency plans,” Dorsey said, via the team’s official website.

Against the Dolphins, the snow began to fall until the end of the game, but the Bills were already prepared to adjust the march.

THE AFFECTED GAMES ARE:

• New Orleans Saints en Cleveland Browns
• Buffalo Bills en Chicago Bears
• Houston Texans en Tennessee Titans
• Cincinnati Bengals en New England Patriots
• Seattle Seahawks en Kansas City Chiefs
• Atlanta Falcons en Baltimore Ravens
• Detroit Lions en Carolina Panthers
• Las Vegas Raiders and Pittsburgh Steelers

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