Balloons Caused Power Outage and Delay Of Chargers-Bills Game

The Chargers-Bills game has been delayed due to a power outage. The game is currently suspended with 12:30 left in the first quarter.

Before the game even started, a transformer blew and caused sporadic power outages at Ralph Wilson Stadium.

Just minutes before the game began, all electricity at the stadium was knocked out. The power was restored minutes later, but then went out again, knocking out everything from the scoreboard to the elevators.

One Bills fan at the stadium said an announcement was made that the power would be out for five to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, players are standing on the sidelines waiting for play to resume.

That was about a half hour ago and the game still hasn't started back up. These kinds of things don't happen in Toronto! They shouldn't happen to a franchise that was once known for "The Electric Company".

Meanwhile, television viewers who were set to watch the game get treated to the Steelers-Bengals tussle in Cincinnati.

UPDATE: The power has returned after a 45-minute delay and the game has moved along. However, many of the people who were supposed to be watching the game are still stuck on Bengals-Steelers. The power in the stadium was on but CBS didn't have the power to broadcast the game until midway into the 2nd quarter.

CBS reported that the cause of the outage was some balloons got tied up in a transformer, causing the thing to blow.

UPDATE pt. 2: CBS has again lost their power to broadcast the game. More Steelers-Bengals everybody!!!!