The Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins recently squared off in the fourth-coldest game in NFL history on Saturday night. The bitter wind chills cut like a knife it was even colder in the kickoff.
Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins game sets record
The temperature for the wild-card playoff game was minus-4 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-20 Celsius), and the wind blew at 27 mph making for a wind chill of minus-27 degrees. That shattered the record for the coldest game in Arrowhead Stadium history, which had been 1 degree, set in a 1983 game against Denver and matched in 2016 against Tennessee.
Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs handled the elements better than the visitors from South Florida, beating the Dolphins 26-7.
“It was cold, I’m not going to lie. It was cold,” Kansas City’s quarterback said. “At the end of the day, you have to be mentally tough enough that if something doesn’t work, I’m going to come back and keep firing.”
The chilly weather didn’t seem to have an impact on fans’ spirits. One of the fans was pop star Taylor Swift, who is now a Chiefs fan. She was spotted sporting a puffy winter coat that resembled her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s jersey, who plays as a tight end for the Kansas City team.
Several fans showed up at the parking gates more than 12 hours before the kickoff on Saturday, starting their tailgating right on the street. Although there was less tailgating than usual, the aroma of pregame barbecue still lingered through the parking lots.
“We definitely had that initial shock when we looked at the forecast,” said Kansas City Chiefs season ticket holder Keaton Schlatter, who drove from West Des Moines, Iowa, for Saturday night’s game.
“We thought about maybe posting our tickets for sale and if they don’t sell, then we would go. But we decided that it’s all part of the experience.”
