NFL: snow strikes week 14 games – in pictures

Conditions are so bad the spectators can barely see what's happening before the game, even from the touchline Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP

A massive snow storm has been sweeping over Philly (and beyond), depositing between three and six inches of snow. Lincoln Financial Field is completely blanketed, so they've got a job on their hands just to mark out the pitch Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP

These spectators have only just sat down to watch the game and already they're covered Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP

Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson (81) runs with the ball after a catch Photograph: Jeffrey G. Pittenger/USA Today Sports

Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) huddles with his team Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP

Lions head coach Jim Schwartz walks the sidelines Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP

You've got to be a hardy soul to want to endure these conditions Photograph: Matt Rourke/AP

Eleswhere in America, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco hands the ball off to running back Ray Rice as snow falls in the first half of an NFL football game against the Minnesota Vikings in Baltimore Photograph: Nick Wass/AP

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Dexter McCluster (22) slides between Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall (23) and wide receiver Junior Hemingway (88) during the first half of an NFL football game in Landover, Md. Photograph: Evan Vucci/AP