Falcons at Eagles: Weather delay to start season
About 32 minutes before the scheduled 8:20 p.m. kickoff of the NFL season opener, Lincoln Financial Field was cleared after the National Weather Service issued a “severe conditions” warning on Thursday.
The Eagles and the Falcons both left the field and a message was posted on the scoreboard telling the festive pre-game crowd to seek cover in the concourses.
Weather is expected to clear about 8:30 p.m. and 8:55 p.m. is slated to be the new starting time. But that time could be pushed back depending on the storm.
Heavy rain was falling and lightning was seen in the metro area.
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Honored by the Pro Football Hall of Fame in recognition of his "long and distinguished reporting in the field of pro football," D. Orlando Ledbetter, Esq. has covered the NFL 28 seasons. A graduate of Howard University, he's a winner of Georgia Sportswriter of the Year and three Associated Press Sports Editor awards.
