Bills game moved to Monday, travel ban for commercial vehicles on Thruway starting at 9 p.m.

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the Buffalo Bills-Pittsburgh Steelers playoff game has been moved from 1 p.m. Sunday until 4:30 p.m. Monday due to a winter “super storm” that poses dangerous driving conditions.

Hochul also announced there will be a driving ban on Thruway for commercial vehicles starting at 9 p.m. That ban for empty trucks/trailers and all tandem trucks will be assessed Sunday morning at 6 a.m. The ban stretches from Henrietta to the Pennsylvania line. Erie County also is imposing a total travel ban starting at 9 tonight.

Hochul and Mark Poloncarz said they didn’t want to put 70,000 fans in danger, many traveling several hours to get to the Bills game. Poloncarz also said Erie County’s sheriff’s deputies will be needed to assist the community on Sunday around the game’s scheduled time, and shouldn’t be tied up directing traffic.

The extra day will be safter for the fans and people working at the stadium, Hochul said in a news conference today with Poloncarz and Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown.

Some areas could get two feet of snow. But even a few inches in powerful wind can result in whiteout conditions, Poloncarz said.