Dolphins, Chiefs face dangerous arctic cold during Kansas City game Saturday

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Here's your NFL Super Wild Card Weekend forecast

The NFL playoffs are set to begin this Saturday with Super Wild Card Weekend, which will consist of six games spread across three days. Among the opening weekend games is the one to be played in Kansas City between the Chiefs and the Dolphins. However, the game will be played under a Wind Chill Warning.

The polar vortex is sending an arctic blast into the U.S., plummeting temperatures for any outdoor playoff football games scheduled this weekend.

One of those games that is expected to see below-zero temperatures is Saturday's matchup between the Miami Dolphins and the Kansas City Chiefs in Kansas City, Missouri.

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Cold air from the Arctic blasted its way into the Lower 48 on Thursday and is now filtering into the central U.S. through early next week.

Could the wild-card game of the Dolphins vs. the Chiefs be the coldest game ever played? Let's take a closer look.  

Forecast for Miami Dolphins vs. Kansas City Chiefs game at Arrowhead Stadium

FILE: Interior view of Arrowhead Stadium and it's snowy field prior to the game between the Denver Broncos and the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday December 15, 2019 in Kansas City, MO.

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Another major winter storm plowed through the central U.S. on Friday, leaving gusty winds and far-below-average temperatures in its wake.

As for Saturday, high temperatures in Kansas City at the roofless GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium are expected to be below zero. With a kickoff time of 7 p.m. CT, temperatures will hover around zero degrees. Temperatures will likely be below zero by the time the game is over.

Once the 10-20 mph winds are factored in, temperatures will feel even colder throughout the night. 

"Look at the temperatures ... incredible," FOX Weather Meteorologist Craig Herrera said. "By the time we get to 10 p.m., the wind chill feeling more like negative 22 degrees with an air temperature of negative 4 degrees. Please be safe out there. Bundle up and you want to cover every part of your body that could be exposed."

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Depending on the exact reading on the thermometer during Saturday night’s game, this game could be in the top five coldest games in NFL history.

The game that takes the No. 1 spot is the infamous "Ice Bowl" in 1967 between the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys. The temperature fell to 13 degrees below zero, with wind chill readings of negative 48 degrees.

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While temperatures aren’t expected to get that cold, this game could easily take the No. 4 spot.

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How well do the Chiefs and Dolphins do in the cold?

One would think teams like the Minnesota Vikings or the Detroit Lions would do the best in the cold. On the contrary, they struggle in cold weather as their home stadiums have domes. 

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The Chiefs were actually ranked the fifth-best-performing NFL team in the cold, according to SportsWeather. The stats were based on percentages in games below 34 degrees since 2008.

FILE: Tua Tagovailoa of Miami Dolphins and Raheem Mostert of Miami Dolphins controls the ball during the NFL match between Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs at Deutsche Bank Park on November 5, 2023 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. 

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With a team based in Florida, one can only guess how used to below-zero temperatures a team can be. It was only last year that the Dolphins were put on blast for having heaters on the sidelines when temperatures were only in the mid-50s.

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With a stellar offense, including Tyreek Hill, Jaylen Waddle and hopefully De’Von Achane or Raheem Mostert, don't immediately count Miami out.