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First real glimpse of Buffalo Bills 'heated roof' is spectacular for $2.1B stadium

The aerial view of the entire stadium gives an amazing glimpse of the shimmering roof that will act as a natural heater to combat all of the heavy snow.
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It's the ultimate battle of Mother Nature vs. human ingenuity for the new $2.1 billion Buffalo Bills stadium.

Unlike many extremely cold-climate NFL cities like the Minnesota Vikings that have continued to have a dome for their new stadium, the Bills have bucked the trend and will still have the signature heavy snow be a part of the action on the field for reigning MVP Josh Allen and his teammates as they look to claim their first ever Super Bowl for a desperate fanbase.

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The state-of-the-art digs by the design company Populous describes it as "the world's largest snow melt system."

Whether it actually works or not, it does look awesome in this fantastic drone footage.

Bills executives even seem a bit too cocky. Frank Cravotta, Senior Vice President of Design leading the new build internally, boldly claims it will "absolutely melt" a blizzard of up to seven feet.

As we know, Bills mafia will show up in droves no matter the conditions, which makes them one of the best fanbases in the entire league.

One thing is for certain. No matter how amazing and spectacular the heated roof is, they only want one thing - a frigging Super Bowl. They'll take a collapsing ice and snow roof for the Lombardi Trophy.

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