The ‘big dig’ is on at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park after lake effect snow targeted Orchard Park, South Buffalo and the immediate Buffalo southtowns late Saturday and overnight into Sunday

The call for help comes as lake effect snow heads into the Buffalo area for Sunday night’s game against the San Francisco 49ers.

Highmark Stadium, situated in Orchard Park, is under a Lake-Effect Snow Warning for Sunday night’s San Francisco 49ers vs. Buffalo Bills game. Lake-effect snow bands could produce multiple feet of

How much snow is on the ground at Highmark Stadium ahead of the Buffalo Bills' Week 13 clash with the San Francisco 49ers?

The Buffalo Bills host the San Francisco 49ers after parts of western New York were buried under more than 3 feet of snow.

Bills quarterback Josh Allen and head coach Sean McDermott celebrated by making snow angels after Buffalo clinched its fifth consecutive AFC East title in an epic snow game against the 49ers.

Snow shovelers and crews arrived at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday to help clear lake-effect snow ahead of the Sunday night matchup between the Buffalo Bills and the San Francisco 49ers.

Tailgaters take shelter from the snow under a canopy and watch the Bengals play before tonight’s Bills home game against the San Francisco 49ers in Orchard Park on Dec. 1, 2024. Many tailgaters had fire pits going to keep the chill away before tonight’s Bills home game against the San Francisco 49ers in Orchard Park on Dec. 1, 2024.

The Bills and 49ers play Sunday, Dec. 1 at 8:20 p.m. at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park. The game will be broadcast on local NBC affiliates, including WHEC Channel 10 in Rochester. The game will be called by Mike Tirico and Cris Collinsworth with sideline reporter Melissa Stark.

The Buffalo Bills' Highmark Stadium is covered in snow ahead of their game against the San Francisco 49ers this Sunday.