ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — No team in the National Football League has dealt with more inclement weather through the years than the Buffalo Bills.

But what is taking place this week in western New York with winter storm Knife is unprecedented, and its ravenous fury has put Sunday’s game at Ralph Wilson Stadium in peril.

“We have not had this much snow, as far as we know, in the history of our team,” said Andy Major, the Bills’ vice-president of operations and guest experience. “We’ve faced some of this in the past, games with snow, and usually with a foot, you can clear the whole place in a three-day period. This is four times more snow than we’ve ever seen at our stadium.”

The deluge isn’t over.

Coach Doug Marrone said Wednesday, as he planned to spend a second night at the team facility along with most of his other coaches, that a second day without practice Thursday was likely.

Weather forecasts indicate another two to three feet of snow could fall Thursday and into Friday, on top of the four feet that already covers the inside of the stadium, the parking lots, and the unpassable roadways in Orchard Park. Players and all other residents are being asked to abide to a driving ban until the weather event concludes.

The NFL, not the Bills, will make the final determination on what to do, but the game could be pushed back to Monday, or perhaps contested at a neutral site Sunday or Monday, perhaps Toronto’s Rogers Centre where the Bills played one regular-season game every year between 2008 and 2013.

“We are working with the Bills to determine the status of the stadium,” the NFL said in a statement. “If a change to the schedule needs to be made, the league will make the decision, working closely with the club and local authorities.”

Major said the team is bringing in hundreds of people to assist the stadium operations staff in the overwhelming snow removal effort. When the driving ban is lifted in Orchard Park, those willing to help are asked to call 716-636-4840. The team will pay $10 an hour, and there will be three shifts operating 24 hours a day.

“The plan for us is, No. 1, take care of the field first and make sure it’s playable so the guys can play the game,” said Major. “Then getting the lots plowed, we know we’re going to lose a lot of parking spots. Getting them cleared so the fans can get into the spaces. It’s all a coordinated effort.”

Marrone, who was aided in a stranded vehicle by police on Tuesday, and most of the coaches made it to the stadium and slept there Tuesday night, the usually scheduled day off for players. None of the players were there Tuesday or Wednesday, so the Bills are using the magic of technology to get the game plan and film to the players so they can begin mental preparation for the game using their iPads.

Ordinarily, the practice week starts in full on Wednesday, but the Bills could not do anything. With no sign of clearing, it’s difficult for Marrone to plan the work week.

“It’s a great challenge,” said Marrone, a Native New Yorker who said he cannot describe in words the snowfall around him. “We’re not going to put any of our players, coaches, or support staff in any type of jeopardy. It’s a safety issue first. We’re monitoring that, waiting for the word when we can (drive). With the technology we have, getting them the game plans and the film, all the things we would have been able to do with the players here outside of practice.”

Marrone saw first-hand how serious the weather emergency was on Tuesday. He, defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, and defensive line coach Pepper Johnson were stranded on the Thruway and needed the police to help get them to the stadium.

Before that happened, Marrone pitched in and helped other stranded motorists.

“The story is about the other people,” Marrone said, referring specifically to employees at Mercy Hospital which is near where he was stuck. “You see people trying to get to the hospital, emergency employees trying to get to the hospital. It was an unbelievable experience. People were helping each other, people from the hospital were going out, people were trying to plow. I don’t think words can describe it, different people trying to help each other. An amazing sight to see. I was just doing my part, but my part was very limited.”

Major estimated Wednesday afternoon that about 220,000 tons of snow were already on stadium property. That’s enough, Major said, to fill the Bills’ practice fieldhouse eight times over. He added that much of it would be piled up on the outskirts of stadium parking lots, but there was no doubt that if the game is played at the Ralph, there will be far fewer parking spots available for fans.

When you factor in the abundance of satellite parking lots around the stadium that likely won’t be available for use, parking could be a real issue.

“We really don’t know exactly what’s going to happen with the weather report for (Wednesday night),” said Marrone. “The information is at hand, and us being able to practice is not an option. When those things open, we’ll make changes in our schedule to make sure we’re prepared to play a game.”