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Titans delay kickoff versus Texans due to frigid conditions in Nashville

The Titans have pushed back kickoff an hour due to weather conditions in Nashville

The Tennessee Titans didn’t postpone their game Saturday, as requested by Nashville Mayor John Cooper. However, kickoff for the contest with the Houston Texans was delayed an hour due to frigid conditions and power outages.

“Due to the extreme weather and power outages affecting our region, kickoff for today’s game has been postponed one hour to 1 p.m. CT,” the Titans said in a statement. “This decision was made in partnership with the NFL, Office of Emergency Management, Nashville Electric Service and the Mayor’s Office in an abundance of caution to ensure that the game would not negatively impact our community in any way. We are exploring every possibility to minimize non-essential power around the stadium. Gates are currently open and fans are welcome to enter.

“At all times, the operation of the game remained secondary to the well-being of our community and we can’t thank the OEM and NES enough for their dedication to the safety of our neighbors.”

Earlier, Mayor Cooper had requested the Titans postpone the game.

 

Nashville mayor asks Titans to postpone game due to frigid conditions

Nashville’s mayor has asked the Titans to postpone Saturday’s game due to frigid conditions

The bomb cyclone is wreaking havoc on much of the United States.

Nashville is no exception. It is so frigid in the Tennessee city that Mayor John Cooper asked the Tennesse Titans to postpone Saturday’s game with the Houston Texans.

Per the Tennessean:

The Tennessee Valley Authority has directed local power companies to “reduce load” and have planned intermittent interruptions to power supply due to high demand with sub-freezing temperatures roving through the area. As of publication, the “feels like” temperature at Nissan Stadium sits at negative-1 degrees.

This figures to be one of the coldest games in Nissan Stadium history, if not the coldest. The previous record for lowest actual temperature at kickoff in Nashville was 23 degrees, and the coldest “feels like” temperature factoring in wind chill was 14 degrees.