AFC playoff game will be freezing. Will it be up there with the coldest ever?
It's going to be great football weather.
That is if you like your football weather to be played in inhumane conditions.
Saturday night's game that features the Miami Dolphins traveling to Kansas City for a showdown with the Chiefs could be one for the record books.
Temperatures are expected to plummet to -5 degrees Saturday night at Arrowhead Stadium. The good news is it's only a 50-50 shot for about an inch of snow.
The game, slated for an 8 p.m. kickoff, will be played Saturday, where a high temperature of 11 degrees is slated for that day.
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Seems the NFL made a good choice making this game a Saturday one. Sunday will be even worse, with a high of -1 degree expected and a low of -10.
The NFL has played games in subzero temperatures before. According to NFL.com, here are the coldest games in NFL history.
The Ice Bowl, Dec. 31, 1967
When the Green Bay Packers hosted the Dallas Cowboys at Lambeau Field, it was so cold, it earned an iconic name. The game featured temperatures of -13 degrees with wind chills of -48 degrees. The Packers won 21–17.
AFC Championship game, Jan. 10, 1982
The Bengals beat up on the San Diego Chargers 27-7 in a game played in -9 degree weather at Riverfront Stadium. Wind chills nearly reached -60 degrees. Imagine playing in this game just for the right to be whitewashed by the 49ers in the Super Bowl?
2015 NFC Wild Card game, Jan. 10, 2016
This shouldn't be much of a surprise, Minnesota gets cold in the winter, and this game was played in -6 degree weather. The hosts weren't so bad in this one. Minnesota's Blair Walsh missed a game-winning chip shot field goal and Seattle spoiled the Vikings' party, winning 10-9. Now that's cold.
Week 13, Dec. 10, 1972
At least this featured a game with two teams built for cold weather when the Minnesota Vikings hosted the Green Bay Packers at a Metropolitan Stadium that featured a brisk 0-degree day. Wind chills were -18 degrees. The cold home crowd wasn't too happy, the Packers won 23-7.
NFC Championship Game, Jan. 20, 2008
This one was predicted to be the game to decide who loses to the undefeated New England Patriots in the Super Bowl, but it didn't work out that way. The New York Giants overcame a -4-degree day, -24-degree wind chills and the Green Bay Packers to win 23-20 in overtime. The Giants then went on to win the Super Bowl.
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Coldest games in NFL history. Will Dolphins-Chiefs make the list?
