Tag: Kathy Hochul

Bills-Steelers wild-card game moved from Sunday to Monday due to freezing weather

The Bills-Steelers wild-card game has been moved from Sunday to Monday due to significant winter weather in the Buffalo area.

The wild-card game between the Buffalo Bills and Pittsburgh Steelers that was originally scheduled for 1:00 p.m. EST on Sunday has been moved to 4:30 p.m. EST on Monday due to a severe winter weather storm expected to hit the Buffalo area through the weekend.

From WIVB.com:

Near-whiteout conditions are expected in Orchard Park on Sunday, with high winds, frigid wind chills and blowing lake-effect snow all in play. States of Emergency in Western New York as well as Erie County are currently active as a result of the storm.

“It’s all part of our critical efforts to keep New Yorkers, motorists and fans safe from this wildly unpredictable storm,” Governor Kathy Hochul said Friday.

Hochul said that she consulted with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell about the decision, who “shares our concern that safety should be the top priority.”

The NFL issued a statement on Saturday.

Due to public safety concerns in light of the ongoing weather emergency in western New York, Sunday’s Steelers-Bills game has been rescheduled to Monday at 4:30 p.m. ET and will be televised by CBS.

The decision to move the game to Monday was made in consultation with New York Governor Kathy Hochul in the best interest of public safety, and with the Buffalo Bills and the Pittsburgh Steelers, as the region prepares for the storm.

Last season, the Bills had to play a home game against the Cleveland Browns in Detroit due to significant winter weather.

Report: Gov. Kathy Hochul expected to announce budget deal for Bills stadium in coming days

The taxpayer budget regarding the #Bills’ new proposed stadium is (again) reportedly coming soon:

New York State Governor Kathy Hochul is expected to announce that the Buffalo Bills are close to staying in western New York–again, officially… at least as far as a new stadium is concerned.

Fears of the team actually leaving the region have long been quelled since Terry and Kim Pegula purchased the club.

However, a stadium was needed to firmly lock that up, and one of the final hurdles is state taxpayer dollars.

Turns out it could be more taxpayer dollars than ever handed over to a team via the report.

According to the New York Post, Hochul will announce that Erie County and New York State have agreed to pay nearly $1 billion toward a $1.4B stadium in Orchard Park.

It has long been reported that the new one will be constructed next to the team’s current venue, Highmark Stadium, in OP.

Per The Post, the Las Vegas Raiders’ new stadium was handed $750M in government funding. Another $1.1B came from the Raiders. The building opened in 2020.

The funding for the stadium comes prior to the state budget which needed to be submitted to state legislature by April 1.

In late February a report surfaced that a deal on a stadium could soon be announced.

That update also suggested the full price range for the new stadium would be around $1.4B.

Other previous headlines made note that the new venue could be around a 60,000 seating capacity.

Bills Wire will continue to follow the stadium topic as it unfolds. Check back for future updates.

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