NFL Trivia: When was the last time a game was delayed for bad weather (1 Viewer)

[Addai's Adidas]

It's going to be ugly in Cleveland. I'm REALLY hoping, for fantasy reasons of course, that the game is delayed until Sunday. When was the last time an NFL game was delayed due to weather like this? It might be -20 below with wind chill.

 

[CrossEyed]

It's going to be ugly in Cleveland. I'm REALLY hoping, for fantasy reasons of course, that the game is delayed until Sunday. When was the last time an NFL game was delayed due to weather like this? It might be -20 below with wind chill.

That won't be enough to delay the game. Besides, I'm only seeing wind chills around zero.

 

[Doug B]

The Ice Bowl was played in worse cold, as was the 1981 AFC Championship Game in Cincinnati.

Here's a regular-season game that was played in similar conditions: Tampa Bay at Green Bay in 1985.

 

[Eviloutsider]

Recently, the Packer/Giant playoff game was colder than this is expected to be.

 

[Nate]

Ike postponed Houston/Baltimore last season.

I can't see the Cleveland game being delayed.

 

[DBIsports]

It's going to be ugly in Cleveland. I'm REALLY hoping, for fantasy reasons of course, that the game is delayed until Sunday. When was the last time an NFL game was delayed due to weather like this? It might be -20 below with wind chill.

I remember sitting in Arrowhead watching my Colts beat the Chiefs in the playoffs of '96, it had to be at least that cold. Of course I am a dome baby and was drunk, so I would have swore it was subzero even if it was 56 and cloudy.

 

[Clev4ever]

I thought Dolphins & Chiefs got delayed one year in Arrowhead.

As for the weather for the Browns/Steelers game, I don't think it'll be as bad as everyone says. As of 9:20pm EST, weather channel is saying temp around 22 with some flurries anywhere from 1-2 inches and winds of 10-20mph. The '08 Browns/Steelers in Cleveland was actually worse. Hurricane Ike passed through and winds were about 30-45MPH with some rain. 10-6 was the final with some bad passing. TV showed how the wind was affecting the pass game.

 

[Art_VanDalay]

Here is the latest severe weather alert from TWC and it looks like there is a chance that the worst of the windy weather may blow through tonight. For Pitt fans, let's hope for a Brady like 6 TD performance this week in a snow filled game earlier this year.

...HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY...

A HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST THURSDAY.SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH

WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO

SLOWLY DIMINISH AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE STRONGEST WINDS SHOULD BE THIS

EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE WITH

WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. IF YOU HAVE A HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES BE

EXTRA CAREFUL UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. STAY TUNED TO WEATHER

RADIO OR OTHER RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR

UPDATES.

&&

 

[Couch Potato]

Looks like a good week to start the Brownies' defense.

 

[TheAssassin]

Looks like a good week to start the Brownies' defense.

I'm half thinking about it over Denver vs Indy and Cinci at Minn. Anyone think Cleve will at least be average?

 

[r0llin_game]

I thought Dolphins & Chiefs got delayed one year in Arrowhead.As for the weather for the Browns/Steelers game, I don't think it'll be as bad as everyone says. As of 9:20pm EST, weather channel is saying temp around 22 with some flurries anywhere from 1-2 inches and winds of 10-20mph. The '08 Browns/Steelers in Cleveland was actually worse. Hurricane Ike passed through and winds were about 30-45MPH with some rain. 10-6 was the final with some bad passing. TV showed how the wind was affecting the pass game.

There was also a Dolphins/Chiefs game that got moved up due to a tropical system like 3-4 years ago.

 

[Chaz McNulty]

I seem to recall a Seahawks game that was delayed halfway through because of Rain (tropical downpour and flooding).

 

[gump]

The Bucs / Saints game in Tampa was delayed mid-game last season due to Lightning...IIRC about an hour.

 

[fatness]

I seem to recall a Seahawks game that was delayed halfway through because of Rain (tropical downpour and flooding).

Was that the game with the waterfalls down the steps?

 

[Comer]

I seem to recall a Seahawks game that was delayed halfway through because of Rain (tropical downpour and flooding).

Was that the game with the waterfalls down the steps?

Yep I remember having no pun intended Ricky running Watters in that game

 

[Challenge Everything]

Recently, the Packer/Giant playoff game was colder than this is expected to be.

Don't know how cold that game was but I froze my butt off sitting outside for 4+ hours to watch that game in Lambeau. Never saw that game on television, as I was there, but I want to watch that game again and see what the tv crowd saw.