NFL-Bills-Jets game will not be held in snowy Buffalo

Nov 20 (Reuters) - Sunday's National Football League game between the New York Jets and the homestanding Bills will not be played in Buffalo due to the heavy snow that has hit western New York, the league announced on Thursday. The contest will be rescheduled and relocated as part of the current week of games, with the date and location to be determined, the NFL said. The NFL decision came after the National Hockey League announced that Friday's game between the Buffalo Sabres and the visiting New York Rangers had been postponed due to the snow. Snowbound residents of western New York, who had been socked by five feet of snow in some areas earlier this week, awoke to another foot of accumulation on Thursday with the possibility of a further 30 inches (76 cm) expected, meteorologists said. At least eight deaths have been blamed on the wintry blast. (Reporting by Larry Fine; Editing by Gene Cherry)