PHILADELPHIA -- With a blizzard expected to hit Philadelphia today, the NFL announced that the Vikings road game at Philadelphia against the Eagles is now scheduled for Tuesday at 7 p.m. CST.

This move came amid predictions of an intense storm that could bring more than a foot of snow to this city and also winds that could reach 40 miles per hour during the game. It sounds like the storm is supposed to be intense from this afternoon into early Monday.

In an e-mail to the Star Tribune, NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said: "Due to public safety concerns in light of today's snow emergency in Philadelphia, tonight's Vikings-Eagles game has been postponed. Because of the uncertainty of the extent of tonight's storm and its aftermath, the game will be played on Tuesday night at 7 p.m. [CST]. This will allow sufficient time to ensure that roads, parking lots and the stadium are fully cleared. The National Weather Service states that a winter storm warning in Philadelphia remains in effect until 1 p.m. [EST] on Monday."

The game is being telecast by NBC, which picked up the telecast when the NFL "flexed" out of the Bengals-Chargers as its prime-time matchup. NBC will show the game nationally on Tuesday, meaning no areas of the Midwest will be blacked out. That is different than the Giants-Vikings game that was moved to Detroit after the Metrodome roof collapsed and was shown only in certain areas.

The Vikings discussed whether to return to the Twin Cities and then fly back to Philadelphia on Tuesday morning but the decision was made that they would remain in town. As of 1 p.m. Eastern flurries had started to fall in Philadelphia.

This is the third time in three games weather has played havoc with the Vikings schedule. Two weeks ago their game against the Giants was moved after the Dome's roof collapsed on Sunday morning. Then last week, their Monday night game was played at TCF Bank Stadium because the roof couldn't be fixed that quickly.