Orchard Park, N.Y. (Audacy Sports/WGR 550/WBEN) - Sunday's scheduled game between the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns for Week 11 was moved on Thursday afternoon to Ford Field in Detroit due to record snowfall in the Buffalo area.
However, the question remained whether the Bills would actually be able to make it to Detroit to play the game.
As of Saturday morning, that appeared to be in doubt.
But thanks, in part, to some industrious Buffalonians, all Bills personnel had reported to the team's training center and were on track to depart for the "Motor City" in the afternoon, according to ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter.
Earlier in the day, several Bills players, including tight end Dawson Knox, offensive tackle Spencer Brown, and fullback Reggie Gilliam took to social media to thank their neighbors for helping them dig out so that they could reach the team's facilities.
Meanwhile much of Buffalo was digging out after, what some outlets were reporting as record snowfall. In Orchard Park, home of the Bills' Highmark Stadium, as much as 77 inches was measured on Saturday morning.
Sadly, the massive storm claimed the lives of, at least, three people, according to officials. Two were stricken while shoveling, while a snowplow driver in Indiana died in a rollover crash.
Despite the massive storm, the areas ringing Lake Erie and Lake Ontario were expected to see more snow later on Saturday, perhaps as much an additional 1-2 feet.
The Browns-Bills game is still scheduled to kick off at 1 p.m. EST in Detroit.
After playing the Browns, the Bills will return to Detroit, where they will take on the Lions on Thanksgiving at 12:30 p.m. EST.
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