Events that can cause a NFL game to be postponed while playing

[acarmelo1]

Have this ever happened before?

[rm18]

lightning, bomb threat, power outage

[minet123]

lightning, bomb threat, power outage

This plus
Pending Hurricane making Landfall with in 48 hours of game

[acarmelo1]

Nuclear War with North Korea?

[Gio21]

nothing much nfl games are played in snow,rain,hail

[acarmelo1]

But, have they ever postponed a game after they started to play?

[brxbmbers42]

power outage. they will stay there till the lightning stops.

[poker_dummy101]

jjgold farting in the wrong direction
fishhead going through the trashcans flinging stuff on the field

thats all i have ever seen play stopped for

[Reload]

Got to especially watch out for this in preseason games.

[Wrigley]

president assassination they got bad press playing the Sunday after JFK was killed would never do it again

[Wrigley]

If a player was killed during the game I think they would stop it

[Doug]

But, have they ever postponed a game after they started to play?

That's a good question .

something like the 1989 Earthquake is SF before the WS game started should qualify, maybe a tornado ?

[Justin7]

I've seen a 2-hour delay for a lightning storm... but I have never seen a game started, and resumed more than 3 hours later.

[Jimmy0607]

I've seen a 2-hour delay for a lightning storm... but I have never seen a game started, and resumed more than 3 hours later.

Only in baseball

[daneblazer]

They will postpone the game long before a hurricane makes landfall. It's not like the thing is going to come around the back entrance of the stadium, knock on the door, and yell surprise. A tornado is usually accompanied by lightning.

Any safety or security issue are the only things I can think of that will postpone the game after it starts. I don't believe there has been a game during an earthquake, but that would likely postpone it. Bomb threat, lightning, power outage at night, or something bizarre like an insect infestation.

[Doug]

They will postpone the game long before a hurricane makes landfall. It's not like the thing is going to come around the back entrance of the stadium, knock on the door, and yell surprise. A tornado is usually accompanied by lightning.

Any safety or security issue are the only things I can think of that will postpone the game after it starts. I don't believe there has been a game during an earthquake, but that would likely postpone it. Bomb threat, lightning, power outage at night, or something bizarre like an insect infestation.

Maybe something like 9/11 unfolding again on a Sunday or a nuke-U- lar strike strike on the US, maybe aliens showing up like in Independence day.

I think a big earthquake is the most likely thing....gotta get the people outta there safely. Nearly happened with the baseball game missing by a few hours.

[UntilTheNDofTimE]

Earthquake.

[ZetaPsi808]

terrorist attack

[Extra Innings]

Maybe something like 9/11 unfolding again on a Sunday or a nuke-U- lar strike strike on the US, maybe aliens showing up like in Independence day.

I think a big earthquake is the most likely thing....gotta get the people outta there safely. Nearly happened with the baseball game missing by a few hours.

[Doug]

terrorist attack

ever heard of Oklahoma city and Timmy Mcveigh ?

He was just one guy. Internal terrorism can happen in many ways. What if two nuts got together and one had access to a helicopter. They could fly over a stadium and the non-pilot shoots it up like Rambo, just for example. I think that cancels a game.

Any big crowd is a potential target. Don't discount what can happen from within....9/11 was basically from within, if you think about it.