Bills fans took home-field advantage to another level on Saturday night during Buffalo’s 32-29 win over the Miami Dolphins.
Outside of the snow that mother nature dumped on Buffalo, snowballs plummeted down from the stands at Highmark Stadium each time the Dolphins entered the red zone. Miami’s head coach, Mike McDaniel, wasn’t pleased with the environment, expressing concern for people’s safety as chunks of ice were being hurled as well.
“I was just more concerned with safety when there are ice balls flying at people’s heads,” McDaniel said, per Pro Football Talk.
“I think that’s what [the officials] were concerned with as well. There were several people that got hit. It’s whatever.”
Because so many snow pellets were coming down, officials threatened the Bills with a 15-yard penalty if any Dolphins players were hit.
Despite the threat from the officials, snowballs continued to rain down in a limited fashion as the game continued, but never enough to dole out punishments.
With Saturday’s win over Miami, Buffalo clinched its fourth consecutive playoff berth. As for the Dolphins, the loss leaves them vulnerable in the AFC East standings.
In fact, with a win over the red-hot Detroit Lions this weekend, the Jets can leap over the Dolphins into second place.
The Dolphins will face the Packers, Patriots, and Jets in the next three weeks. Miami needs to win against the Patriots and Jets to secure a playoff spot.