Hochul advised Steelers fans to stay at home due to the predicted weather. She also used the opportunity to criticize the team, claiming that it was going to be a difficult game whatever.
During her news conference, she stated, “We think it’s just better if you stay at home and watch TV.” It will be safer for all of us. In any case, it’s going to be a difficult game for you.”
“Football Weather”
It’s that time of year again when football is played in “football weather.”
We always hear the stories. The Bowl of Ice. The bowl in the freezer. At Lambeau Field, the Giants beat Brett Favre in short sleeves.
On Sunday, football fans will be treated to yet another playoff game in which both teams struggle to score due to inclement weather.
The game in Buffalo is predicted to have temperatures in the low 20s with a wind chill in the single digits, accumulating snow, and winds ranging from 25 to 35 miles per hour with gusts up to 40.
The Bills are even searching for someone to shovel snow ahead of the game.
If you enjoy football weather, you’ll enjoy what you see in the Bills-Steelers showdown.
The Steelers’ game may not be as difficult as Hochul anticipates.
No team has a lower probability of winning the NFL playoffs than the Steelers entering the first weekend.
They are presently a 9.5-point underdog, which is two and a half points more than any other NFL spread this weekend.
However, this does not guarantee that the game will be a rout.
To begin with, no coach in football is better as an underdog than Mike Tomlin. When his opponent is favored, he is the best in the league in both winning and covering the spread.
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Furthermore, the Bills’ success this season has not been correlated with large spreads. They needed late touchdowns to beat the Giants and Chargers despite being favored by double digits in both games.
Worse, they fell to the Patriots and Broncos despite being favored by seven and a half points in each games.
Last year, the Bills were in a similar scenario.
The Bills welcomed the Bengals to Highmark Stadium for a playoff game after defeating the Dolphins.
That game was also held in snowy conditions.
In that game, Josh Allen struggled, while the Bengals’ rushing game thrived. Joe Mixon rushed for 105 yards on 20 carries to help the Bengals win 27-10.
The Bills were only favored by six points in that game, but it’s easy to wonder what will happen this year as the Bills prepare for a snowy playoff game against a team that is a massive underdog and plans to run the ball early and often.
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