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12/28/08
Winds Bend Upright In Buffalo For Patriots Versus Bills Game
It Looks A Bit Windy In Buffalo


Hmmm, something looks a bit off in the background of this picture.....

As I'm sure some of watching the Patriots/Bills game know, it's sort of windy in Buffalo today. Here's a hilarious pregame shot off of ESPN where you can clearly see the upright bent in the background. I guess they've attached ropes to it to keep it up at at this point. 

Also before the game, player benches were blown onto the field and the wind caused a transformer to blow out. Which is of course awesome. It's always fun to watch a game where no one knows where the ball is going to go.

Plus there's always a possibility that this happens.



Heavy winds bend goalposts in Buffalo [Shutdown Corner]
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12/28/08
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Looks and sounds like a freekin hurricane!

12/28/08
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 I guess that would solve a lot of "wide right" issues.

12/28/08
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(Edited by TimHAS37)
This game is amazing! You will all see the field goal attempt by Buffalo in the first half, the kick started off aimed 10 feet to the left of the left goalpost, and the wind got it about halfway to the target, and pushed it 30 feet right like a whiffle ball. AMAZING wind. 15 minutes later, on the other end, Pats kick one - not as dramatic, but it went right again - on the other end of the stadium!! wind is whipping around in a circle inside the stadium.

Then, Pats finally scored a TD, and the extra point looks right down the middle, and gets hung up in the wind and falls 1 foot behind the ref who is standing under the right goalpost - ever see an XP not make it far enough to go through? We almost just saw it.

To give an idea of how bad the wind is, the Pats went for it on 4th and 5 from the 15 yard line because a FG is nearly impossible. Luckily, Wes Welker caught a pass and got down to the one yard line.

If you can get this game, give it a watch - it is old time football, run run run - passing is very difficult, into the wind or not. So far 4 min left in the third period, only ONE pass attempted into the wind - that was Wes Welker's catch.

12/29/08
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The Cowboy's blew soooo bad they felt it in Buffalo

 
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