Playoff game in Minnesota could be one of the coldest games in NFL history

**jjgold** · 01-05-16, 10:13 AM

yes!!!

who does it favor??

**SEAHAWKHARRY** · 01-05-16, 10:51 AM

Both teams play cold weather game both team have running game Wilson better pocket QB than bridge water

**daneblazer** · 01-05-16, 10:54 AM

Right now kickoff temperature is projected to be -1 degrees with a wind chill of -10 to -20.

Thats just brutal. This has running game and short passing game written all over it...both teams do both very well...and their defenses stop both very well.

O/U 40.5. ...no sign of snow yet

**gauchojake** · 01-05-16, 10:56 AM

That little walking tunnel on the U of M campus is gonna be crowded!

**TheMartian** · 01-05-16, 10:56 AM

Below 25 degrees

Vikings & Teddy H20 are 4-0

Seahawks & Wilson are 0-1

lost in KC last year and it was a balmy 21 degrees lol..... Hawks should be dogs this game but oh well w'ell take the +5

**trytrytry** · 01-05-16, 10:56 AM

this game will go over the total but wait for it to drop to 39 1/2 or so which it is sure to do.

**ramones951** · 01-05-16, 11:57 AM

Originally posted by daneblazer

Right now kickoff temperature is projected to be -1 degrees with a wind chill of -10 to -20.

Thats just brutal. This has running game and short passing game written all over it...both teams do both very well...and their defenses stop both very well.

O/U 40.5. ...no sign of snow yet

There is absolutely no evidence supporting the myth that cold temperatures alone affect an offense enough to force them into a run heavy attack and/or short passes. Precipitation and high winds are another issue but don't fool yourself here.

**TheMoneyShot** · 01-05-16, 12:00 PM

Good entertainment. That's for sure!

**nyplayer33** · 01-05-16, 12:03 PM

Temperature and history if how teams do are pointless. That's like hey the baseball dodgers play better in day gsmes...or the islanders win more on Sat nights..lol. when lebron has steak in ny before a game he scores 40...has seafood they lose...way way too much nonsense.

**jjgold** · 01-05-16, 12:07 PM

It doesn't seem to affect them but should be fun to watch as it's real football

**daneblazer** · 01-05-16, 12:16 PM

Originally posted by ramones951

There is absolutely no evidence supporting the myth that cold temperatures alone affect an offense enough to force them into a run heavy attack and/or short passes. Precipitation and high winds are another issue but don't fool yourself here.

Youre probably right...not many recent games this cold to look at. In the NFC title of 2008, both Driver & Burress had good games but neither team passed for more than 250 yards.

NFL games in the 20s and 30s happen fairly often, but 0 degrees is another level.

**champlain** · 01-05-16, 01:11 PM

no evidence cold affects substantially passing game. Even if it does, advantage for seahawks, bridgewater, who is from Miami, doesn't have the arm of wilson who has big hands. seahawks have better running game because Wilson can run it too.

**BigdaddyQH** · 01-05-16, 05:21 PM

If Peterson is on his game, Minnesota can control the ball. Seattle is going nowhere unless they control the game, and I do not think they can. Now if they stop Peterson, that is a different story. I think the combination of Bridgewater/Peterson is better than Wilson/whoever Seattle wants to put back there. The points are a gift.

**JGuer04** · 01-05-16, 05:28 PM

going to be a good game. but I think seattle pulls it together in the cold

**frostno98** · 01-05-16, 05:29 PM

The Seahawks game plan is simple, stack the line and make Bridgewater beat Sherman and the Legion of boom.

**BIGDAY** · 01-05-16, 05:30 PM

Originally posted by trytrytry

this game will go over the total but wait for it to drop to 39 1/2 or so which it is sure to do.

**BIGDAY** · 01-05-16, 05:30 PM

Might be in attendance.

**trytrytry** · 01-05-16, 05:45 PM

Originally posted by BIGDAY

Might be in attendance.

i hear lots of tickets still available.

**BIGDAY** · 01-05-16, 05:47 PM

Originally posted by trytrytry

i hear lots of tickets still available.

Heard the same thing.

Waiting on a buddy trying to get his firms seats. It'd be 40yr line row 4. So I'll be braving the elements if he comes through.

**pavyracer** · 01-05-16, 05:51 PM

Do the seats come with butt warmers? You have to be insane risking death in frigid weather. Look at what happened to the country singer who went hunting in frigid weather. He met Saint Peter.

**jjgold** · 01-05-16, 06:03 PM

I wonder why lots of tickets still available?

Hamburger State I guess

Hey BIGDAY I bet you have a lot of hamburger rolls in the freezer

**SEAHAWKHARRY** · 01-05-16, 06:05 PM

Originally posted by BIGDAY

Heard the same thing.

Waiting on a buddy trying to get his firms seats. It'd be 40yr line row 4. So I'll be braving the elements if he comes through.

You wearing a Wilson or SHERMAN jersey!?

**pavyracer** · 01-05-16, 06:10 PM

Originally posted by jjgold

I wonder why lots of tickets still available?

Hamburger State I guess

Hey BIGDAY I bet you have a lot of hamburger rolls in the freezer

Why would he need a freezer? Just leave them out on the porch table.

**TheMartian** · 01-05-16, 07:18 PM

Updated Forecast for Sunday

High 0°
Windchill -20

Gonna be real playoff weather can't wait for AP To truck Sherman in the deep freeze

**jjgold** · 01-05-16, 08:08 PM

Seattle might crush them

**smitch124** · 01-05-16, 08:16 PM

The Pansy 49ers beat Green Bay in a game in Wisconsin with similar temps a few years back...

**pilebuck13** · 01-05-16, 09:02 PM

Originally posted by BigdaddyQH

If Peterson is on his game, Minnesota can control the ball. Seattle is going nowhere unless they control the game, and I do not think they can. Now if they stop Peterson, that is a different story. I think the combination of Bridgewater/Peterson is better than Wilson/whoever Seattle wants to put back there. The points are a gift.

Peterson is single handed going to be on his game and control the ball lol I don't care how good your running back is the Seattle defense is so stacked 4th best rushing defense good luck ap Wilson whoever Seattle wants to put back there yah know marshawn lynch no big deal...people get so caught up in playoff emotions and forget how bad Vikings got stomped at home like 3 weeks ago ap had 18 yards man. Teddy 17-28 118 yards 0 touchdowns 1 interception lol get out of here angry eagle man big daddy quit hating and recognize the better team

**megamillionslose** · 01-05-16, 10:35 PM

Can't touch the '81 Freezer Bowl in the Queen City!

Chargers hardly even noticed the difference in temperature from San Diego as they rung up a whopping 7 points on the scoreboard! P.S. Now where's those vendors with the ice cold beer & frosty malts when you need them?http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-networ...e-Freezer-Bowl

**smitch124** · 01-05-16, 10:37 PM

Originally posted by megamillionslose

Chargers hardly even noticed the difference in temperature from San Diego as they rung up a whopping 7 points on the scoreboard!

If I remember right that game got to -30 or 40F wind chill?

**daneblazer** · 01-05-16, 10:46 PM

Originally posted by smitch124

If I remember right that game got to -30 or 40F wind chill?

-59. I question whether that game would even be played today... Top 10 from the link...

10. Detroit at Green Bay, Dec. 22, 1990 – 2 degrees.
9. Los Angeles Raiders at Buffalo, Jan. 15, 1994 – 0 degrees (-32 wind chill).
8. L.A. Raiders at Green Bay, Dec. 26, 1993 – 0 degrees.
7. Green Bay at Minnesota, Dec. 10, 1972 – 0 degrees (-18 wind chill).
6. Chicago at Minnesota, Dec. 3, 1972 – minus-2 degrees (-26 wind chill).
5. New York Giants at Green Bay, Jan. 20, 2008 – minus-4 degrees (-24 wind chill).
4. Oakland at Cleveland, Jan. 4, 1981 – minus-5 degrees.
3. Indianapolis at Kansas City, Jan. 7, 1996 – minus-6 degrees.
2. San Diego at Cincinnati, Jan. 10, 1982 – minus 9 degrees (-59 wind chill).
1. Dallas at Green Bay, Dec. 31, 1967 – minus-13 degrees (-48 w

**pilebuck13** · 01-05-16, 11:21 PM

I can't imagine trying to play football in -20 lots of injuries this is not good for Seattle moving forward

**DrunkHorseplayer** · 01-05-16, 11:28 PM

Playing in the cold isn't like it used to be; wear Gore-Tex under the uniform, keep the hands and ears covered and the temp isn't much of a factor even in the single digits.

**indio** · 01-05-16, 11:32 PM

Playoff games in Minnesota are supposed to be cold. The old Met in the 70's was great for playoff football, with games staring at noon at around 10 degrees. Then they moved into that indoor mausoleum and Viking playoff games just weren't the same. Next year, they'll be back in a dome, so enjoy this because you won't see a cold Vikings home game again (unless by some miracle they play the Packers or Redskins in the NFC championship). The Vikes actually wanted their new stadium to be outdoors, but the city wouldn't help pay for it unless it was a dome so they could lease it out for other sporting events. I don't fault the dollars and cents aspect, but they missed the mark since the Vikings true identity is cold winter football. Maybe I'm over romanticizing the Vikings/natural outdoor elements relationship, but it really feels like that's where they belong. At least the new dome will have some glass enclosures to let in some natural light. The Metrodome always looked liked it was a badly lit closet.

**nyplayer33** · 01-06-16, 12:37 AM

Playing any football game in these eelements does nobody any good..it's stupid. Fast forward to 20 yrs from.now all or most stadiums will have retractable roofs. Other 3 major sports play in climate controlled elements. Baseball usually a nice day. Frigid cold is stupid in 2015...would it be more entertaining for all to play this game in 40 to 60 degrees for all..rest my case.