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12-27-2010, 12:51 AM
c/p from foxsports by the a/p
Updated Dec 26, 2010 3:05 PM ET
NEW YORK (AP)
Are you ready for some Tuesday Night Football?
The NFL moved the Vikings at Eagles game from Sunday night to Tuesday because of an expected blizzard that could dump more than a foot of snow on Philadelphia.
The game will be played at 8 p.m. EST., and televised nationally by NBC.
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter declared a snow emergency as of 2 p.m. EST Sunday.
''We are urging all Philadelphians, please be careful, please be safe,'' the mayor told reporters in a news conference at City Hall on Sunday morning.
The decision to postpone the game came shortly after noon - before there was any snow accumulation in Philadelphia.
In announcing the postponement, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said:
''Due to public safety concerns in light of today's snow emergency in Philadelphia, tonight's Vikings-Eagles game has been postponed. Because of the uncertainty of the extent of tonight's storm and its aftermath, the game will be played on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. This will allow sufficient time to ensure that roads, parking lots and the stadium are fully cleared. The National Weather Service states that a winter storm warning in Philadelphia remains in effect until 1 pm on Monday.''
Updated Dec 26, 2010 3:05 PM ET
NEW YORK (AP)
Are you ready for some Tuesday Night Football?
The NFL moved the Vikings at Eagles game from Sunday night to Tuesday because of an expected blizzard that could dump more than a foot of snow on Philadelphia.
The game will be played at 8 p.m. EST., and televised nationally by NBC.
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter declared a snow emergency as of 2 p.m. EST Sunday.
''We are urging all Philadelphians, please be careful, please be safe,'' the mayor told reporters in a news conference at City Hall on Sunday morning.
The decision to postpone the game came shortly after noon - before there was any snow accumulation in Philadelphia.
In announcing the postponement, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said:
''Due to public safety concerns in light of today's snow emergency in Philadelphia, tonight's Vikings-Eagles game has been postponed. Because of the uncertainty of the extent of tonight's storm and its aftermath, the game will be played on Tuesday night at 8 p.m. This will allow sufficient time to ensure that roads, parking lots and the stadium are fully cleared. The National Weather Service states that a winter storm warning in Philadelphia remains in effect until 1 pm on Monday.''