It’ s two degrees colder than a Dec. 31, 2017, game against the Cincinnati Bengals, who beat Baltimore, 31-27, behind three touchdown passes from Andy Dalton, including a 49- yarder to Tyler Boyd on fourth-and-12 with 44 seconds left that ended the Ravens’ playoff hopes. Meanwhile, the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Seattle Seahawks with the wind chill at minus-2 at.
Mother Nature put a lump of coal in the Ravens’ stocking.
With a temperature of 17 degrees and a wind chill of two degrees at kickoff, Saturday’s 17-9 win over the Atlanta Falcons was the coldest home game in franchise history. It’s two degrees colder than a Dec. 31, 2017, game against the Cincinnati Bengals, who beat Baltimore, 31-27, behind three touchdown passes from Andy Dalton, including a 49-yarder to Tyler Boyd on fourth-and-12 with 44 seconds left that ended the Ravens’ playoff hopes.
“It’s Christmas Eve day, it’s zero degrees. It’s not exactly ideal outdoor sports weather unless you’re an ice fisherman or something,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said with a hoarse voice after the game.
Baltimore was not the only team affected by cold weather on Christmas Eve. In the Cleveland Browns’ 17-10 loss to the New Orleans Saints, the temperature was 6 degrees at kickoff, making it the coldest regular-season game in franchise history. Meanwhile, the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Seattle Seahawks with the wind chill at minus-2 at kickoff.
