Dave Birkett

Detroit Free Press

Jim Schwartz is coming back to Ford Field.

Marty Mornhinweg, too.

The NFL announced tonight that this week's Buffalo Bills-New York Jets game, originally scheduled for Sunday in Buffalo, will be played Monday night at Ford Field due to heavy snowstorms in upstate New York.

The Bills, who beat the Lions at Ford Field earlier this year, will have access to the Lions' Allen Park training facility for practice Friday and Saturday and a walk-through Sunday whenever they make it to town. They have not been able to practice this week because of a storm that's dumped five feet of snow on the Buffalo area in the last two days, shutting down roads and businesses.

Schwartz, the former Lions coach and current Bills defensive coordinator, was carried off Ford Field by two of his players when the Bills beat the Lions earlier this year, 17-14.

Mornhingweg, who coached the Lions in 2001-02 - their first year at Ford Field - is the Jets offensive coordinator.

The NFL said ticket and other game-day information will be announced at a later date.

"We are pleased to be hosting the Bills and Jets for their game Monday night," Lions president Tom Lewand said in a statement. "While our thoughts are with the people of the Buffalo area during this difficult time, our team at Ford Field will do everything we can to be good hosts to their team this weekend."

This isn't the first time Ford Field has hosted an NFL game involved two teams other than the Lions.

In 2010, the league moved the Minnesota Vikings home game against the New York Giants to Ford Field after heavy snowstorms collapsed the roof of the Metrodome.

That game marked the end of then Vikings quarterback Brett Favre's consecutive games played streak.

The Lions, who travel to New England to face the Patriots this weekend, have a late-morning practice scheduled for Friday and a travel day on Saturday.

They'll return home after the game Sunday night, but with a Thanksgiving game on tap against the Chicago Bears, don't have a full practice scheduled next week until Tuesday.

Tickets were free in 2010 when the Vikings and Giants played.