Titans vs. Texans Kickoff Delayed One Hour Due to Power Outages

Because the Houston Texans get able to play the Tennessee Titans on Saturday at Nissan Stadium in Nashville, chilly climate is affecting tens of millions of lives across the nation. 

And it appears professional sports activities are not any exception.

Simply hours earlier than a scheduled midday CT kickoff between the 2 AFC South rivals, Nashville Mayor John Cooper publicly requested the Titans group to delay the sport due to the pressure on the facility grid from the frigid temperatures which have affected the realm.

And the NFL has complied, delaying the kickoff for one hour to 1 p.m. CT. per Adam Schefter.

The Tennessee Valley Authority, which controls energy distribution all through the realm, is asking for rolling blackouts to cut back the pressure on the facility grid, and the Nashville mayor says the Titans ought to cooperate and delay the kickoff of their sport towards the Texans.

“I’ve been knowledgeable that TVA’s unilateral rolling blackouts will proceed. All non-essential companies ought to scale back energy utilization. I’ve requested the Titans to postpone their 12 pm sport in solidarity with our neighbors. TVA must spend money on infrastructure to resist excessive temps,” Cooper wrote on Twitter.

A delay of greater than an hour would possibly’ve been unreasonable, as followers had little doubt already left dwelling for the stadium and others have been already within the parking tons tailgating.

The Texans are ready to play in one of many coldest video games in franchise historical past on Saturday, with the temperature at kickoff anticipated to be under 20 levels with a wind chill simply above zero.

The 2 coldest video games to this point occurred in Chicago and Inexperienced Bay. In a Dec. 7, 2008 sport at Lambeau Area, the Texans confronted the Packers with a kickoff temperature of three levels and a wind chill of minus-3. A number of years earlier than, on Dec 20, 2004, Houston confronted the Bears at Soldier Area with a temperature of 12 levels at kickoff, however the wind chill made it really feel minus-8.

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