Buffalo players have to dig out their cars when they return from Chicago, only to find them completely submerged in snow in the midst of a massive snowstorm – while Dane Jackson squeezes through the smallest gap to get into his SUV driver’s seat
- The Buffalo Bills returned home for Christmas to find their cars covered in snow
- The area has been hit by a massive snowstorm and poor visibility in recent days
- And the team couldn’t get home Saturday night after beating the Bears 35-13
- When they got home, they still had some work to do to get their cars free
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Bills players returned to an unwelcome situation when they finally returned from Chicago on Sunday when their cars were covered in snow and stuck in their parking lots.
Buffalo was hit by a massive snowstorm this weekend, with a record daily snowfall of 22.3 inches falling on the city Friday, according to the National Weather Service, and extreme conditions that forced the city’s airport to close through Tuesday morning.
After a flight to Rochester Sunday morning, the Bills players finally made it home after being forced to stay overnight in Chicago after a 35-13 win over the Bears.
Dane Jackson had to shovel his car out of a parking space when he got back to Buffalo
Jackson could barely squeeze into his car due to the surrounding snow
But not everything was smooth from there, as several players found that they still had work to do to get their cars out of the parking lot.
Buffalo safety Damar Hamlin shared video on his Instagram showing a car pulling away with a huge chunk of snow while fellow defenseman Dane Jackson was barely able to get into his vehicle.
The cornerback, barely able to open his driver’s door because of the snow surrounding his SUV, squeezes into a tight space to get into his car.
In Damar Hamlin’s video, a car drove by with a huge chunk of snow
Josh Allen scored three touchdowns as the Bills beat the Bears 35-13 in Chicago
Snow levels at Buffalo Niagara International Airport stood at 43 inches as of 7 a.m. Sunday, while seven deaths were confirmed in Erie County.
Additionally, on Christmas Eve the area faced winds of 80mph and there was virtually no visibility in the extreme conditions.
Earlier in the day, Bills players were greeted by fans in Rochester as they stepped off a plane.
Bills fans greeted them as they stepped off the plane in Rochester on Christmas morning
The storm has brought tremendous amounts of snowfall to the area, bringing visibility to almost zero
A car drives through snow in Amherst, New York in the state’s Buffalo region
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called the storm “one of the worst in history.”
Additionally, as of Christmas Eve, 47,000 people in the Buffalo and Niagara area were without power, according to Buffalo News.
The Bills clinched the AFC East Division title on Saturday when they defeated the Bears with Josh Allen scoring a total of three touchdowns at Soldier Field.