On Wednesday, NFL made the decision to potentially play Sunday Night’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis as the contingency site in case Hurricane Ian prevents the game from being played in Florida, ESPN is reporting.
As of now, the game remains scheduled for Raymond James Stadium in Tampa. The Buccaneers, however, have evacuated the area due to effects from Hurricane Ian’s landfall.
U.S Bank Stadium is available because the Vikings will be in London to play the New Orleans Saints.
This would not be the first time the NFL has moved a game for weather reasons. Detroit’s Ford Field has hosted such games twice. One came in 2010, when the Vikings and New York Giants’ game at the Metrodome was upended by heavy snow and the collapse of the stadium’s roof. The other was in 2014, when heavy snow in Buffalo forced the Bills and New York Jets to shift venues.
