The Steelers win and the Chiefs lose, making for a great weekend of football. Light-Up Night in downtown Pittsburgh will have a festive feel to it. If you’re going down there Saturday night, bundle up. It’s uncertain how much snow we’ll see later this week, but my trip to Somerset en route to Hershey could be a little bit white.
If you’re a old school Dolphins fan, you were really celebrating Sunday when Buffalo beat Kansas City to hand the Chiefs their first loss. Old players from the ‘72 Dolphins popped their champagne, meaning the undefeated Dolphins season stays intact. If you’re a fan of any other NFL team not named the Chiefs, you also celebrated too because it means this team is beatable and it’s been showing for a while. Shades of so many years ago when it felt good to beat Bill Belichick, Tom Brady, and the evil New England Patriots empire.
This NFL rivalry weekend was a great one. Whether it was Steelers and Ravens, Packers and Bears, or even Bills and Chiefs, you were in for a great game. The Steelers won their game on a missed two point conversion that would have tied it. Chris Boswell was money with six field goals. Green Bay won on a blocked field goal at Chicago, thus continuing their dominance of their longtime rivals. The Buffalo Bills got a great game from Josh Allen to hand the Kansas City Chiefs their first loss of the season.
Thursday night, the Commanders and Eagles game looked like a defensive struggle until the home team poured it on in the final quarter to seal the victory. As the Eagles are rolling, so are the Steelers at 8-2. We’ll see what the rest of the year holds leading up to a possible marquee matchup in mid-December. That game and the Bills vs. Lions in Detroit look like Super Bowl previews. But anything can happen between now and then.
In the weather department, we are heading into a very unsettled weather pattern this week. While it may be in the mid-60’s through Wednesday, don’t be fooled because of the rain that is accompanying the mild weather. It’s going to feel festive by the weekend as we see our first snow flurries of the season by Thursday. Bundle up if you’re planning to go to Light-Up Night in downtown Pittsburgh.
If you’re in the Laurel Highlands, you may see some higher accumulations on the order of 3-6″ and even higher in Garrett County (Maryland). I was expecting some snow as I make the drive from my home to Somerset en route to Hershey on Friday afternoon. But I hope it’s still safe to drive and that the worst is over by then. We should be fine over the weekend at our destination; but, the reality is that winter is coming.
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