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When the Dolphins and Chiefs meet in the opening round of the playoffs on Saturday night, Arrowhead Stadium will not be an ideal place to watch a game, to say the least.
The weather conditions for the playoff matchup are expected to be brutally cold, with the temperatures projected to be as cold as minus-6 degrees. Of course, playoff football has been filled with chilly temps over the years, but Saturday’s game could be among the coldest for a playoff game in NFL history.
So, let’s take a look at the coldest playoff games in NFL history.
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T6. 2013 NFC Wild Card: San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers — 3 degrees
The third-coldest playoff game in Lambeau Field’s history, Colin Kaepernick and the 49ers began their playoff quest to get back to the Super Bowl in less-than-ideal conditions. But that didn’t seem to hamper the scoring too much, with the 49ers taking a 13-10 lead going into halftime. Following a scoreless third quarter, both offenses began firing again in the fourth quarter. The 49ers’ defense was able to hold Aaron Rodgers and the Packers to a game-tying field goal in the final minutes before Kaepernick led a 14-play drive that led to Phil Dawson’s game-winning field goal as time expired. That drive was just a part of Kaepernick’s 227 passing yards and 97 rushing yards that day.
T6. 2003 AFC Divisional Game: Tennessee Titans vs. New England Patriots — 3 degrees
In order to win their second Super Bowl, the Patriots needed to overcome frigid temps in Foxborough. But the cold temps also helped bolster the Patriots’ top–scoring defense that season against co-MVP Steve McNair. The Titans quarterback threw for 210 yards, a touchdown and an interception, while Eddie George rushed for just 48 yards on 16 carries. Still, the game was tied late in the fourth quarter before Adam Vinatieri kicked a field goal to put them up, 17-14, with 4:11 remaining. The Titans drove down to the…
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