Some fans suffered from frostbite as they attended the playoff game in sweltering temperatures at Arrowhead Stadium
KANSAS CITY — Some of the attendees Cold Playoff game Kansas City Chiefs They had to in January disconnections After suffering freezingA Missouri hospital reported.
The research medical center did not give exact figures, but said in a statement that it had treated dozens of infected people freezing Once upon a time cold wave 11 days in January. 12 of them — including some who attended the Jan. 13 game — had to carry out. disconnections, mainly in the fingers and toes. And the hospital said more operations were expected over the next two weeks as “lesions develop”.
The University of Kansas Hospital said it also treated the victims freezing After the game, however, no injury was reported.
Temperatures for the wild card round match between Miami Dolphins And Leaders It was -4 degrees Fahrenheit (-20 degrees Celsius), and strong winds caused a wind chill of -27 (-32 degrees Celsius). Beat that record Cold In Arrowhead Stadium's history, the record was 1 degree Fahrenheit (-17.2 degrees Celsius), set in a 1983 game against the Denver Broncos and tied in 2016 against the Tennessee Titans.
The wild card round game was to be played on the same day as the Pittsburgh Steelers, but the game was delayed a day due to a blizzard that dumped 2 inches of snow in New York. Dangerous.
Competition in Kansas City Although the National Weather Service warned of a wind chill, the game was played as scheduled because the cold weather did not cause similar problems for arrivals at Arrowhead Stadium.”dangerously cold“.
The freezing It can occur on exposed skin within 30 minutes, Dr. Megan Garcia, medical director of the Grossman Burn Center, answered one of the top questions she gets asked in a statement. If there is cold air, the time will be even shorter, he said.
Fans were allowed to enter the stadium with thermal blankets and small pieces of cardboard to place under their feet. Cold Cement.
Very party Cold The coldest temperature in NFL history was -13 degrees Fahrenheit (-25 degrees Celsius) in the 1967 NFL Championship Game, when the Green Bay Packers defeated the Dallas Cowboys at Lambeau Field in a game known as the Ice Bowl. The wind chill that day was -48 degrees Fahrenheit (-44 degrees Celsius).
The Leaders They did not immediately respond to email messages from The Associated Press seeking comment.
