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REPORT: 15 People Who Attended Dolphins-Chiefs Game Were Hospitalized With Hypothermia And Frostbites

January 16, 2024

A fan not wearing a shirt gestures during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Miami Dolphins on Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

The subzero degree temperatures in Kansas City last Saturday night during their AFC Wild Card Playoff Game got the best of some fans.

According to FOX4 Kansas City, 15 fans were sent to a local hospital because either having a severe cold, hypothermia or frostbite.

Temperatures were in the negatives at kickoff while the fee-like temperature was around -30, making it the third coldest game in NFL history.

First responders treated dozens for hypothermia-related concerns Saturday at the Chiefs vs Dolphins game. https://t.co/VQjpengbi0
— FOX4 News Kansas City (@fox4kc) January 16, 2024

The Chiefs ended up winning the game, 26-7, to advance to the AFC Divisional Round where they will meet the Buffalo Bills. It will be the first road game Patrick Mahomes has played in his career and the third meeting between the two teams in the Patrick Mahomes-Josh Allen era.

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