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 0 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 0 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 the wild-card round of the playoffs.
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 four 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 game where the temperature was 0.5 degrees…
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Author : John Breech
Publish date : 2024-01-12 21:59:55
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