weather delay nfl rules

The NFL doesn’t have a written weather protocol, they keep playing and one in seven games is played in rain or snow. The only time games have weather delays is for lightning. If there is an impending natural disaster like a hurricane or wildfire, the NFL will try to move the game instead of postponing it.

Can a NFL game be Cancelled due to weather?

NFL games do not stop for nearly any reason, certainly not for bad weather like the sensitive types who play baseball, but a few specific forces can indeed stop an NFL game in its tracks.

Can the NFL overturn a game?

Under Rule 17 of the NFL rulebook, the commissioner also has the authority to overturn a game result (that is, order a forfeit loss to the offending team and a walkover win for the wronged team), order the game to be fully replayed, or to discard the results of the game from the unfair act onward and resume play from

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