The Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens will meet this evening in Orchard Park, New York for the right to advance to the AFC Championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs. This is a highly anticipated playoff matchup, which features the top two offenses in the AFC and a matchup of the two top MVP hopefuls in quarterbacks Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen.
The Chiefs beat the Houston Texans yesterday 23-14 and have home field advantage secured via the 15-2 record and number one seed in the AFC.
The weather forecast has slightly improved for tonight's game, with initial predictions of near zero degree temperatures, wind and snow.
The latest weather update is temperatures in the mid-teens, dropping to the low teens in the second half of the game. The winds are not expected to be a significant factor and snow fall is possible but is expected to be light with minimal snow accumulation during the game.
Final Bills forecast
— Patrick Hammer (@Pat_HammerWGRZ) January 19, 2025
17° 1st quarter
13° 4th quarter
Light wind
Snow showers possible pic.twitter.com/ulWqusfwcD
No changes to the Bills/Ravens forecast tomorrow.
— Jack Durkin (@DurkinWeather) January 18, 2025
Frigid with teens & single digit wind chills & a flurry/snow shower chance.
Winter Storm Watch takes effect in Orchard Park a few hours after the game.@SPECNews1BUF @SPECNews1ROC @SPECNews1CNY #Buffalo #GoBills pic.twitter.com/JWGrepXOGX
Bills quarterback Josh Allen has proven to be a cold weather player with an excellent record in wintry conditions. One of the the best games of Allen's career was in a frigid seven degree AFC wild-card game against the New England Patriots in January 2022, when Allen played lights out. The wind chill made it feel like minus-4 Fahrenheit. In a near perfect outing, Allen went 21 of 25 with 308 yards and five touchdowns.
UNSTOPPABLE: #Bills quarterback Josh Allen has a 9 and 1 record in games where it is below 32 degrees outside.
— MLFootball (@_MLFootball) January 16, 2025
ALLEN IN THE FREEZING WEATHER IS LITERALLY UNSTOPPABLE. BALTIMORE IS IN TROUBLE. pic.twitter.com/zEbNX6ciLE
The Bills seem reasonably healthy and ready for tonight's matchup.
Friday injury report pic.twitter.com/MG3vt0Ral1
— Buffalo Bills PR (@BuffaloBillsPR) January 17, 2025
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