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Power Restored During Chargers-Bills Game

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The Associated Press

Published: October 19, 2008

NEW YORK - Power was restored at Ralph Wilson Stadium after 45 minutes with the Buffalo Bills and San Diego
Chargers having played about 16 minutes of game time Sunday.

The power came back on with about 11 minutes left in the second quarter, and just after Bills kicker Rian Lindell missed a 52-yard field goal wide right, which would have cut the Chargers' lead to
7-6.

The CBS TV feed was out until 2 p.m., or about 5 minutes after the power came back on in the stadium. The game, which had been delayed for 15 minutes in the first quarter, resumed with on-field
officials keeping time while shouting out the time left on the play
clock.

That didn't help much, as both teams were penalized once each
for delay of game. The electricity had gone out at the stadium about a half-hour before the game after three helium balloons became entangled in power lines across the street from the facility.

Power was restored throughout most of the stadium within 15 minutes, although it blinked on and off just before the 1 p.m. start, and the game kicked off on time.

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