The Buffalo Bills hosted the Indianapolis Colts in a snowstorm Sunday, and that led to all sorts of craziness. For one thing, announcers Spiro Dedes and Adam Archuleta weren’t able to see much from the booth:
https://twitter.com/PaulBraverman/status/939916988704481280?s=17
And when it came to kickoffs and field goals, the broadcast had to often use cameras from the sidelines instead of overhead shots. Here’s a look at why:
https://twitter.com/NFLonCBS/status/939924731943378944
The kickers ran into plenty of issues, too:
As did the punt returners, given the lack of bounce:
https://twitter.com/VU_All_Access/status/939927520077631489
Oh, and the Colts blended right in with the field:
The Bills are wearing their color rush uniforms so we went with camo. #INDvsBUF pic.twitter.com/w1SdSnNWcI
— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) December 10, 2017
Can't make this up. Literally can't see the #Colts white jerseys anywhere.
Camouflage = Advantage Colts@WISH_TV pic.twitter.com/I80Xd7WATB
— Charlie Clifford (@char_cliff) December 10, 2017
#Colts wearing all white today. They’re allegedly warming up at the far end of the field. pic.twitter.com/NY0WzZNWwX
— George Bremer (@gmbremer) December 10, 2017
It’s been quite the weekend for weather games, with Saturday’s Army-Navy game in Philadelphia also played in snow that caused issues for players and broadcasters. But the snowstorm in Buffalo looks even worse. And beyond those playing in or calling the game, it also made it rough for the rest of the media covering the game, too, and for fans in the stands:
The scoreboard at far end is no longer visible. Worst I’ve seen it here that I can recall. pic.twitter.com/KlKRrXK0DG
— Sal Maiorana (@salmaiorana) December 10, 2017
This … is … nuts. #Bills–#Colts pic.twitter.com/BDXvRohgiv
— Vic Carucci (@viccarucci) December 10, 2017
This is insane. #Bills pic.twitter.com/HXksDHZwla
— Joe Buscaglia (@JoeBuscaglia) December 10, 2017
No caption needed. pic.twitter.com/2rg1cl814U
— Stephen Holder (@HolderStephen) December 10, 2017
It took a while for the passing game to get going for both teams, but there were some eventual results:
#Colts Brissett with his first pass attempt at the 6 min mark of the 2nd Q. #Bills Peterman has 1 completion too. WR/TE’s? Not the most interesting players in this game. #nfl #indvsbuf #snowday pic.twitter.com/jG0mDTXNAl
— Kashif Arshad (@kashif_arshad1) December 10, 2017
KB doing what KB does!#INDvsBUF #GoBills pic.twitter.com/HVaPuBIyyF
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 10, 2017
And at least this led to lots of Star Wars and Game of Thrones jokes:
Some of the best photos from the Colts-Bills game that is being played on Hoth pic.twitter.com/s6t9ov4tMN
— The Ringer (@ringer) December 10, 2017
Live look North of the Wall. #INDvsBUF #GoBills pic.twitter.com/boAZHH1lXQ
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) December 10, 2017
Wake me up when the Bills break out the flaming swords pic.twitter.com/nM6gg2jVAK
— Megan Schuster (@megschuster) December 10, 2017
Colts in those white jerseys today be looking like… #WinterIsHere pic.twitter.com/Adw1ovOPoN
— Sports Junkie (@sportsjunkie56) December 10, 2017
colts-bills is LIT pic.twitter.com/VRNtNVXYqx
— nick (@nick_pants) December 10, 2017
Thoughts to everyone freezing in the snow here.
About Andrew Bucholtz
Andrew Bucholtz has been covering sports media for Awful Announcing since 2012. He is also a staff writer for The Comeback. His previous work includes time at Yahoo! Sports Canada and Black Press.