2024 NFL playoff weather: Dolphins at Chiefs set to be one of the coldest games in NFL history

If the Dolphins had beaten the Bills in Week 18, they’d be getting ready to play a wild-card game in the balmy weather of Miami, but due to their loss, they’re now headed to Kansas City for what will almost certainly be the coldest game in franchise history. 

When the Dolphins and Chiefs kick off on Saturday night, the temperature is expected to be around minus-2 degrees with a wind chill approaching -30, according to the National Weather Service. If that projection holds up, then this will become the coldest game that the Dolphins have ever played in, which isn’t great news for them, considering they’ve lost 10 straight games when the kickoff temperature is 40 degrees or below (You can read more about that here).

In a bizarre coincidence, the game that currently holds the title for coldest in Dolphins history was actually played in Kansas City back in 2008 on a day where the temperature was 10 degrees at kickoff. Unless the forecast changes dramatically between now and Saturday, it’s a pretty safe bet that record is going to fall.

Although the Dolphins haven’t been able to win in cold weather, Chiefs coach Andy Reid won’t be expecting their struggles to continue on Saturday night. 

“You can’t bank on that. That’s where you get into trouble,” Reid said, via The Associated Press. “We’re not having a snowball fight.”

If the kickoff temperature ends up being minus-2 degrees, then Saturday’s game will become the coldest game that the NFL has seen since January 2016 when the Seahawks went on the road to beat the Vikings 10-9 in wild-card playoff game where the temperature was minus-6 degrees.

When the week started, the expected temperature at kickoff was projected to be about 10 degrees, but that number has dropped steadily over the past five days and if it keeps dropping, the Chiefs could also set their franchise record for coldest game ever played. Back in 1983, the Chiefs played a…

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Author : John Breech

Publish date : 2024-01-13 16:15:46

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