The San Francisco 49ers may end up getting lucky and avoiding the worst of a snowstorm that’s hitting Buffalo this weekend ahead of Sunday night’s matchup against the Bills. A “lake effect” storm is hitting the Buffalo area starting Friday night,

While the 49ers look like an easy opponent, San Francisco's health could be a major factor in the game, warns one NFL expert. If they get back the right players, the Bills will be facing a much tougher game against a playoff-level team desperate to keep their hopes alive.

ORCHARD PARK - The forecasting models are showing that Sunday night, the fabulous fall we have enjoyed in Western New York could be coming to an end, just in time for the Buffalo Bills to host the San Francisco 49ers at Highmark Stadium.

The Buffalo Bills Sunday night game against the San Francisco 49ers is shaping up to be a weather game as bitter cold air crashes into the Great Lakes and lake effect snow ramps up throughout the weekend.

You can listen on SiriusXM satellite radio on channel 225 (Bills feed) and channel 226 (49ers feed), and on traditional radio, the Bills Radio Network has stations all across the state. Chris Brown has the play-by-play, Eric Wood is the analyst, and Sal Capaccio is the sideline reporter. The network includes:

Break out the shovels, Bills Mafia. Meteorologists are anticipating upwards of a foot of snow to fall atop Orchard Park prior to the Buffalo Bills’ primetime Week 13 bout with the San Francisco 49ers,