The Buffalo Bills put out a call for snow shovelers to report to work at Highmark Stadium in suburban Orchard Park, N.Y., Friday afternoon.
The Bills will host the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday evening in an AFC divisional playoff game, days after a second round of snow swept through the area this week.
A blizzard last weekend saw the NFL and New York Gov. Kathy Hochul agree to move Sunday’s scheduled wild-card game against the Pittsburgh Steelers to Monday, and work crews were called upon to help ready the stadium then, too.
A total of 46.5 inches of snow has fallen in Orchard Park since last weekend, with 21 inches coming Tuesday through Thursday, Buffalo television station WIVB reported.
The Bills asked people willing to work to dress in their warmest winter clothing and bring their shovels to help clear the stadium, particularly the seating area, beginning at 2 p.m. ET on Friday. Once there, they can show their identification and get to work, earning $20 per hour.
No snow is expected during the Chiefs-Bills game, which is set to kick off at 6:30 p.m. ET, according to information provided to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle by AccuWeather. The forecast calls for a daytime high of 26 degrees under cloudy skies, with temperatures falling to 18 and wind gusts up to 20 mph at night.
The wind will make the air temperatures feel between 10 and 15 degrees, senior meteorologist Tim Kines told the newspaper.
“Considering what they went through in the last game and what it could be in January, this is a pretty tranquil cycle of weather,” Kines said.
–Field Level Media