Kansas City advanced to the Divisional Round after hosting Miami in sub-zero temperatures last week – SportsLens have compiled a list of the all-time coldest games in NFL history to see where it ranks.
Top 10 Coldest Games In NFL History:
10. Buffalo Bills Vs Las Vegas Raiders: January 15th, 1994
- Temperature: 0-degrees °F
- Wind Chill: Minus-14 °F
9. Cincinnati Bengals Vs Pittsburgh Steelers: December 10th, 1977
- Temperature: 0-degrees °F
- Wind Chill: Minus-17 °F
8. Green Bay Packers Vs Las Vegas Raiders: December 26th, 1993
- Temperature: 0-degrees °F
- Wind Chill: Minus-20 °F
7. Green Bay Packers Vs New York Giants: January 20th, 2008
- Temperature: Minus-1 °F
- Wind Chill: Minus-23 °F
6. Minnesota Vikings Vs Chicago Bears: December 3rd, 1972
- Temperature: Minus-2 °F
- Wind Chill: Minus-15 °F
5. Minnesota Vikings Vs Green Bay Packers: December 10th, 1972
- Temperature: Minus-2 °F
- Wind Chill: Minus-19 °F
4. Kansas City Chiefs Vs Miami Dolphins: January 13th, 2024
- Temperature: Minus-4 °F
- Wind Chill: Minus-18 °F
3. Minnesota Vikings Vs Seattle Seahawks: January 10th, 2016
- Temperature: Minus-6 °F
- Wind Chill: Minus-25 °F
2. Cincinnati Benglas Vs San Diego Chargers: January 10th, 1982
- Temperature: Minus-9 °F
- Wind Chill: Minus-32 °F
1. Green Bay Packers Vs Dallas Cowboys: December 31st, 1967
- Temperature: Minus-15 °F
- Wind Chill: Minus-48 °F
Here’s a few of the best anecdotes from that day:
- A marching band due to play couldn’t perform; woodwind instruments froze, mouthpieces got stuck to the players’ lips and seven members of the band were transported to hospital with hypothermia.
- Linebacker Dave Robinson flagged down a random car for a ride after his own wouldn’t start.
- Referee Norm Schachter blew his whistle to start the game, and it froze to his lips. Instead of a scab forming when he freed it from his mouth, the blood froze to his lip.
- CBS commentator Frank Gifford famously said, “I’m going to take a bite of my coffee.” It had frozen over during the course of the game.
