Does anyone doubt that the NFL will do everything short of enlisting the National Guard to make sure that New York-hosted Super Bowl XLVIII, the first outdoor northern city Super Bowl, is played on time regardless of the elements?

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A mound of snow is shown outside of MetLife Stadium before an NFL football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New York Giants, in East Rutherford, N.J., on Dec. 15, 2013.