Super Bowl XLVIII could be the coldest NFL game yet! That's what you've surely heard from a slew of media outlets this week. And sure, the Broncos and Seahawks will faceoff outside in New Jersey--in the cold!--causing many of us to worry that swirling winds and bitter conditions will disrupt the game.
But to that, Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr would call us babies.
Compare this Super Bowl to the coldest game in NFL history that he played in--one of our Best Moments in NFL History, The Ice Bowl--and East Rutherford, New Jersey seems like an island in the sun.
In that game--on Dec. 31, 1967--the Green Bay Packers hosted the Dallas Cowboys at Lambeau Field and played in a bone-rattling -13 degrees Fahrenheit. With wind chill it was -48. The field was pretty much a sheet of ice, yet somehow the warm-weather Cowboys managed a 17-14 lead late in the game.
That is until--through sheer grittiness--Starr led the Packers a few feet shy of the goa l with 16 seconds left. He called for a run behind his center and right guard, then punched in the winning score in front of 50,000 cheesehead faithful--all bundled in warm parkas, no doubt.
Weather like that is no stranger to Lambeau. Heck, about a month ago, Green Bay hosted the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Wild Card game with worse conditions than we'll see for the Super Bowl.
We're not meteorologists. But right now, Sunday's game is looking to be anywhere from the high 20- to mid 40-degree range. There might be a wintry mix, and we've already seen some predictions that the worst storm of the year could be happening this weekend.
If you didn't drop thousands to see the game live from MetLife Stadium, then enjoy the Super Bowl from the comfort of your warm house. If you're going to brave the elements, just remember: It could be a lot worse.
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