The funny thing is is that Buffalo is further south than Milwaukee, Minneapolis, Portland and Seattle. To say nothing of Anchorage, Juneau and Ketchikan.
And it is colder and more snowy than all of those cities.
The founders of Buffalo, Buffalo Bill (Western person, or serial killer, your choice) perhaps, chose the worst spot on Lakes Erie or Ontario, to build a city!
And people continue to live there. Such foolishness mustn't be rewarded or encouraged by gifting them victories to their silly sporting teams!