Fans gear up for Arrowhead's coldest game: ‘One for the ages’

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The Chiefs-Dolphins playoff game on Saturday may see temperatures dip as low as -4 degrees before wind chill. What Kansas City fans should know before visiting Arrowhead Stadium.

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The Miami Dolphins will be ignored in Kansas City this weekend. This playoff game might make history, regardless of who wins.

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Recent National Weather Service projections have the Chiefs' kickoff on Saturday at negative-1 degrees, with wind chill making it feel like negative-21.

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By the conclusion of the game, Arrowhead Stadium may be -4 degrees with a -26 wind chill. Julia Slater, medical director of the Burnett Burn Center at University of Kansas Health System, 

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says with Saturday's temps, you might acquire frostbite in 30 minutes. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes motivates his team before the Dec. 31 game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Kansas City, Missouri.

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What to know about Saturday's Chiefs-Dolphins playoff matchup Arrowhead Stadium is anticipated to host the coldest playoff game ever. 

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According to Pro Football Reference, a 1983 Chiefs-Broncos game with a 1–0.5-degree temperature held the mark. Even yet, Saturday's temperature won't match the 1967 NFL Championship

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between the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys, the coldest game in NFL history. Negative-13 degrees and a wind chill of -48 degrees were used for the game.

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Many Chiefs supporters will support at Arrowhead despite the risk of frostbite, hypothermia, and a severe head cold, seeing the temps as a badge of pride.

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