Bills vs. Browns Weather Delay: Updates on When Preseason Week 2 Game Will Resume

There's a weather delay in the preseason Week 2 game between the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns.

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The Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns are currently in the midst of a weather delay during the preseason Week 2 game on Saturday.

It started pouring at Huntington Bank Field just two minutes after the game started. It started out as a light rain before the skies opened up.

Not long after that, the referees called for a delay due to lightning strikes in the area, which can be dangerous for everyone on the field and in the stands.

WGRZ's Jonathan Acosta noted that there was also a "loud crack of thunder" before the delay was called.

Follow our tracker below for the latest updates on when the game will resume.

Bills-Browns weather delay updates

UPDATE: According to the broadcast, the plan is for players to be given a resume warning at 1:45 p.m., players will take the field to warm up at 2 p.m., and play is expected to resume by 2:15 p.m.

So, we have a target time, although bear in mind that this is the weather we're talking about and things can change.

END OF UPDATE

We are still waiting for an update from the league on an expected time for the game to resume. We'll update this page once more information becomes available.

Weather delays in the NFL usually take upwards of an hour, so it could be about that long before play resumes.

Here's a look at the situation when the game was called.

#Browns v #Bills stopped due to lightning pic.twitter.com/fVGPpPWM5T

— Alisson Toro-Lagos 🇨🇱 (@atlTVnews) August 22, 2026

NFL rules on weather delays

According to the NFL rule book, a delay can occur when a game is "imminently threatened" by the weather.

Weather conditions that can cause a delay include lightning and flooding. In the case of a lightning strike, a game is called if the strike occurs within 10 miles of the stadium.

The rule book also states that "the commissioner has the authority to review the circumstances of each emergency and to adjust the following procedures in whatever manner the commissioner deems appropriate."

Bills-Browns rematch

This is the second time the Bills and Browns have met this week.

The two teams took part in a joint practice on Thursday, which served as the main reps for Bills starters, who are not suiting up during the preseason Week 2 contest.

"(Joint practice) is as regular season as it gets," head coach Joe Brady said of the session.

The Browns, on the other hand, are playing some starters, but the vast majority are not on the field for Cleveland. Most notably, both Shedeur Sanders and Deshaun Watson are playing, with Sanders playing in the first half and Watson getting the second.

We may not see Bills starters for the rest of the preseason, as teams usually opt to sit their ones in the final preseason game.

Bills fans won't mind that at all after the injury issues the team dealt with last season.