Overview

• Some fans who attended the January 13 Kansas City Chiefs playoff game against the Miami Dolphins at Arrowhead Stadium have been advised to undergo amputations due to severe frostbite.
• The game, which saw temperatures plummet to -4 degrees Fahrenheit with a wind chill of -27 degrees, was the fourth-coldest in NFL history.
• Research Medical Center and the Grossman Burn Center in Kansas City treated dozens of frostbite victims from the game, with 70% of those patients now facing the possibility of amputation.
• Fans were allowed to bring heated blankets and cardboard to insulate their feet, but the extreme cold still resulted in numerous cases of frostbite and hypothermia.
• The NFL does not have a minimum temperature threshold for postponing games, raising questions about fan safety in extreme weather conditions.