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by A.J. Perez<time abp="1010" data-always-show="true" datetime="2017-01-13T17:47:44.000Z">2 hrs ago
Sunday's Steelers-Chiefs divisional playoff game, set to be held at Arrowhead Stadium, remains on schedule as Chiefs, NFL and Kansas City, Mo., officials monitor an approaching ice storm.
On Friday morning, The National Weather Service issued an ice storm warning which forecasts the possibility freezing rain that could last through Sunday afternoon. The storm may lead to was much as an inch of ice accumulation that would make travel ?dangerous or impossible.?
"The game remains scheduled for a 12:05 pm (Central Time) kickoff on Sunday," the Chiefs said in an email to USA TODAY Sports. "We are monitoring the weather situation closely with the league office."
NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said in an email that there was no change to the game?s status.
?We are continuing to monitor the weather,? McCarthy told USA TODAY Sports.
City of Kansas City spokesperson Chris Hernandez said this week local officials ?are confident we can handle the storm.?
Ticket prices have dropped below $30 on the secondary market. StubHub had more than 7,000 tickets for sale as of Friday. The weather seems to be making fans leery. The cheapest seats for the game went for $134 on Sunday on ticket tracking and resale site SeatGeek but could be had for as little as $27 on Friday.
The NFL does have contingency plans in place, although neither the league nor Chiefs disclosed what those would be if the weather makes travel to the game unsafe.
In October, there was a chance that Hurricane Matthew would impact NFL contests in Miami and Carolina. Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Mularkey, whose team played the Dolphins on Oct. 9, told reporters that the the league NFL considered moving that contest to Nashville.
Both the Titans-Dolphins game and Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Carolina Panthers game (Oct. 10) were played as scheduled.
The NFL did move a preseason game in Tampa in August up a day to avoid an approaching tropical depression.
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by A.J. Perez<time abp="1010" data-always-show="true" datetime="2017-01-13T17:47:44.000Z">2 hrs ago
Sunday's Steelers-Chiefs divisional playoff game, set to be held at Arrowhead Stadium, remains on schedule as Chiefs, NFL and Kansas City, Mo., officials monitor an approaching ice storm.
On Friday morning, The National Weather Service issued an ice storm warning which forecasts the possibility freezing rain that could last through Sunday afternoon. The storm may lead to was much as an inch of ice accumulation that would make travel ?dangerous or impossible.?
"The game remains scheduled for a 12:05 pm (Central Time) kickoff on Sunday," the Chiefs said in an email to USA TODAY Sports. "We are monitoring the weather situation closely with the league office."
NFL spokesperson Brian McCarthy said in an email that there was no change to the game?s status.
?We are continuing to monitor the weather,? McCarthy told USA TODAY Sports.
City of Kansas City spokesperson Chris Hernandez said this week local officials ?are confident we can handle the storm.?
Ticket prices have dropped below $30 on the secondary market. StubHub had more than 7,000 tickets for sale as of Friday. The weather seems to be making fans leery. The cheapest seats for the game went for $134 on Sunday on ticket tracking and resale site SeatGeek but could be had for as little as $27 on Friday.
The NFL does have contingency plans in place, although neither the league nor Chiefs disclosed what those would be if the weather makes travel to the game unsafe.
In October, there was a chance that Hurricane Matthew would impact NFL contests in Miami and Carolina. Tennessee Titans head coach Mike Mularkey, whose team played the Dolphins on Oct. 9, told reporters that the the league NFL considered moving that contest to Nashville.
Both the Titans-Dolphins game and Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Carolina Panthers game (Oct. 10) were played as scheduled.
The NFL did move a preseason game in Tampa in August up a day to avoid an approaching tropical depression.
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