NFL Bad Weather Games
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For the 1967 NFL Championship Game, the Green Bay Packers hosted the Dallas Cowboys in the coldest game in NFL history. At game time, the temperature was -15°F, and the wind chill was -48°F. Wiring that had been installed under the field to keep the ground from freezing had failed, causing the field to become an ice rink. Cases of frostbite and hypothermia were reported among both the players and spectators.
At the beginning of the game, an official had his whistle freeze to his mouth, after that they suspended the use of whistles for the game and relied on yelling out to the players to stop play.
At one point during the game, CBS announcer Frank Gifford said on air, “I’m going to take a bite of my coffee.”
The Packers were able to adapt better to the conditions and beat the Cowboys, 21 to 17. After this game the NFL did not allow another National Championship game was allowed to be held in a cold weather location until 2014.
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This game was the 1988 NFC Divisional Playoff Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Chicago Bears. It had snowed in the days leading up to the game and temperatures had been in the single digits. The game started out under sunny skies and no wind. As the temperatures warmed, cold air from over Lake Michigan moved the city. The colder air became trapped under a layer of warmer air and with the snow melting, fog formed. Dense fog became trapped in Soldier Field and players said they could not see more than 10-yards in front of them. Commentators, spectators and even coaches were unable to see what was happening on the field. The game continued to be played and the Bears ended up winning the game 28-12.
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In the 1981 AFC Championship Game, the Cincinnati Bengals hosted the San Diego Chargers in what is known as one of the coldest games ever played in the NFL. A strong low pressure system, equivalent in strength to a Category 2 Hurricane set up in Hudson Bay and funneled cold arctic air into the region. Because of it’s intensity, strong winds also impacted the area. At game time, the temperature was -9°F and the winds were at 35 mph, which equals a wind chill of -59°F. In those conditions, frostbite can happen within 5 minutes. Cincinnati went on to win the game, 27-7.
Oddly enough, the week before the Chargers were in Miami, playing the Dolphins. The weather that day at game time… 76°F with 80% relative humidity.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers played a sloppy game against the Kansas City Chiefs on December 19, 1979. A stationary front set up across the Florida Peninsula and torrential rains poured down on the city of Tampa. The entire field was soaked with standing puddles in some spots. Water poured down the stairs of the stadium like waterfalls. The Chiefs only had 80-yards of total offense. The rain caused the football to be slick, and it was dropped and fumbled numerous times throughout the game. In the end, the game was won by the Buccaneers on a 19-yard field goal attempt. The final score was 0-3.
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December 1982, the New England Patriots were hosting the Miami Dolphins as a Nor’Easter moved up the East Coast. Snow piled up inside the stadium that had to be continually plowed/brushed off the yard markers. No scoring took place until the 4th quarter, when a gentleman ordered by the Patriots head coach cleared a spot of the field for a field goal attempt. The Patriots won the game with a score of 3 - 0. The use of the snowplow became the subject of controversy that year.