Post by Sideshow Bob on Dec 20, 2010 16:37:23 GMT -6
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The Minneapolis area is expected to get four to six inches of snow from daytime through the end of the game, according to Accuweather.com. All that precipitation on an artificial surface could lead to severe footing problems, which is one reason the Bears moved Saturday's practice to Northwestern University, so they could become better acclimated to playing outside on turf.
The game-time temperature is expected to be 19 degrees with a wind chill of minus-1. Snow began falling at approximately 10 a.m. CT and continued into late afternoon.
The school's field does not have heating coils beneath it. So precipitation falling during the day combined with freezing temperatures could make for dangerous conditions.
