Those heading to Arrowhead Stadium for the playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins on Saturday night made it a priority to stay warm.
Just before kickoff, temperatures in Kansas City dropped to -3 degrees Fahrenheit. Twelve mph winds made the temperature feel closer to -21.
Taylor Swift was among those who braved the cold, wearing an oversized Travis Kelce jacket with her name and number.
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Patrick Mahomes, left, and Blaine Gabbert of the Kansas City Chiefs sit on the bench before an AFC wild card game against the Miami Dolphins at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 13, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (David Eulitt/Getty Images)
Taylor Swift wears a Travis Kelce jacket as she arrives at an NFL Wild Card playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins on Saturday, January 13, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Kelce was among the players wearing extra helmets to keep their heads insulated. The players warming up were red-faced and their breath was visible in the frigid temperatures.
The weather was a big concern among NFL fans after officials postponed the Buffalo Bills-Pittsburgh Steelers game in Orchard Park, New York, due to weather. Robert Griffin III implored the NFL to do the same with the Chiefs-Dolphins game.
Miami Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa warms up before a wild card playoff game against the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
Fans gather outside Arrowhead Stadium before an NFL Wild Card playoff game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
Kansas City Chiefs and Miami Dolphins fans bundle up against the brutal cold before an AFC Wild Card playoff game between the Miami Dolphins and the Kansas City Chiefs on January 13, 2024 at GEHA Field in Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas maintained that the city was “ready for the playoffs” despite the dangerous cold.
The game will likely be remembered as one of the coldest in NFL history.
The 1967 “Ice Bowl” between the Green Bay Packers and the Dallas Cowboys was played in -13 degree weather and a wind chill of -48.
Harrison Butker of the Kansas City Chiefs warms up before an AFC wild card game against the Miami Dolphins at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 13, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (David Eulitt/Getty Images)
Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs arrives at Arrowhead Stadium before facing the Miami Dolphins in an AFC wild card game on January 13, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (David Eulitt/Getty Images)
Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs warms up before an AFC wild card game against the Miami Dolphins at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 13, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (David Eulitt/Getty Images)
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In 2016, the Minnesota Vikings played the third coldest game in NFL history. The wild card game had a temperature of -6 degrees at kickoff, with a wind chill of -25 degrees. The match was played at TCF Bank Stadium.
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