Tuesday, 12 February 2013 15:00
If the NFL didn?t know well enough the hazards of playing the Super Bowl outdoors in a cold weather site, last week?s blizzard in New York and New England reinforced the belief. The league has extensive contingency plans, including moving the game up that is set for New Jersey next year. But no plan can cover everything in Mother Nature?s playbook.
By Daniel Kaplan, Terry Lefton, John Ourand, Sports Business Journal
With more questions than answers surrounding the Super Bowl being played outdoors in a cold-weather climate next February, one thing is for certain: The NFL will have an extensive contingency plan in place to account for bad weather.
The league is considering various options that include the possibility of delaying the contest several days in the event of a weather emergency on game day. The league even could decide to play the game on Saturday if faced with an ominous forecast, sources said.
While contingency plans are in place for all events of this magnitude, the New York/New Jersey setting offers new challenges for the NFL. It is not a typical snowstorm that concerns the league but rather a weather crisis like a nor?easter, something that is capable of shutting down the city.
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