The Kansas City Chiefs are getting set to host the Miami Dolphins in the wild card round of the NFL playoffs on Saturday night, and people are freaking out about one issue: the weather.
The temperature for the game is expected to be around 0 degrees Fahrenheit (there is a high of 12 and low of -3 expected, according to Weather.com). The temperature is expected to approach the record low of -10 in Kansas City, Mo. for the date, which was set in 1979.
The conditions could approach the coldest in NFL history.
The Dolphins vs. Chiefs game on Saturday night could be one of the coldest NFL games EVER 🥶
It's expected to be around 0 degrees Fahrenheit with a low of -9… pic.twitter.com/P4BhPKMesr
— Yahoo Sports (@YahooSports) January 9, 2024
This is no joke people pic.twitter.com/RaL2s1iDzj
— Joe Schad (@schadjoe) January 9, 2024
The “feels like” temperature for next Saturday night in Kansas City is currently forecasted to be around -10 🥶🥶🥶 pic.twitter.com/FcGa0Dorr1
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) January 8, 2024
Consider that the Dolphins play their home games in Miami Gardens, Fla. and haven’t had a kickoff temperature lower than 45 degrees this season. Many people think the temperatures will present a problem for Miami.
The high temperature in Kansas City on Saturday is 12 degrees. Good luck Miami
— Booger (@ESPNBooger) January 8, 2024
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Playing in freezing temperatures will be a major change, but many Dolphins players were saying the temperatures wouldn’t bother them.
Michael Irvin once said, “man when we played in that cold weather, we was cold.”
8 degrees with -5 feels like temp in KC for Chiefs-Dolphins kickoff Saturday night. Multiple Dolphins say it won’t bother them. Much tougher men than I.
From @nflnetwork @NFLTotalAccess: pic.twitter.com/YW91bldX0G
— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) January 9, 2024
The lowest temperature the Dolphins have played in based on temperature at kickoff was 10 degrees on Dec. 21 in 2008. That game was also at Kansas City, and the Dolphins won that game.
Forecasts indicate the Miami Dolphins are bound to play their coldest game in franchise history in Kansas City on Saturday night.
Their previous coldest game, by temperature at kickoff, was 10 degrees, also at KC on Dec. 21, 2008, a 38-31 Dolphins win.
— David Furones (@DavidFurones_) January 9, 2024
Just when you thought the game being streaming-only on Peacock was a problem, the weather came along and changed the focus for many people.
