Bills fans throw snowballs at injured Christian McCaffrey, 49ers field-goal try in wild scenes

Bills fans maybe had a little too much fun in the snow Sunday night as Buffalo defeated the 49ers, 35-10. 

Fans tossed snowballs onto the field multiple times during the game, including once during a 49ers kick and another when Christian McCaffrey was leaving the field with a serious injury

As McCaffrey was walking toward the tunnel with a 49ers staffer, at least one snowball could be seen whizzing by San Francisco’s star running back in a video posted by NBC Sports Bay Area’s Matt Maiocco.

Fans threw snowballs at 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey as he walked off the field with an injury on Dec. 1, 2024. Bluesky/Matt Maiocco

49ers running back Christian McCaffrey (23) runs the ball in the first quarter against the Bills on Dec. 1, 2024. USA TODAY Sports via Reuters Con

He didn’t seem to react to the snowball. 

The other instance happened as 49ers kicker Jake Moody was lining up for a 33-yard field-goal attempt in the first quarter when a fan attempted to snipe the ball with a snowball while the ball was sailing through the uprights. 

A snowball could be seen flying toward the ball, though it never looked like it connected, and even if it had, it didn’t appear to disrupt the path of the field goal. 

A snowball comes close to the football during 49ers kicker Jake Moody’s opening field-goal try on Dec. 1, 2024. X/NBC

Bills fans throw snow in the air to celebrate a touchdown during their win over the 49ers on Dec. 1, 2024. Tina MacIntyre-Yee/Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

At the time, the kick gave the Niners a three-point lead over the Bills. 

The snow produced other fun moments though, including Bills fans tossing snow into the air and flinging some snowballs around after Ray Davis scored Buffalo’s first touchdown. 

Orchard Park had been hit by roughly two feet of snow by Sunday morning and local officials had been warning football fans about the treacherous conditions. 

“We do not expect the game to be postponed or anything like that. The game will go on. [We’ve] had games that are colder … [But] people need to be prepared. It’s the first real cold of the season. We haven’t had anything like this all year,” said Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, per CBS Sports.

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