The Buffalo Bills picked up snowed-in players from their homes — on snowmobiles

The Buffalo Bills picked up snowed-in players from their homes — on snowmobiles
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If nothing else, give the Buffalo Bills credit for being incredibly creative.

After Ralph Wilson Stadium got buried under too much snow for Sunday's planned home game against the New York Jets, the NFL rescheduled the matchup for Monday night in Detroit. Just one problem: About 85 percent of the Bills' players were still stuck at their residences under piles of snow on Friday.

How would they possibly make it to the shoveled-out roads, to then be transported to the airport? Snowmobiles. --Sarah Eberspacher

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.