Miami brought a haul fit for a polar expedition.
Ever since Americans started moving en masse to the Sun Belt in the mid-20th century—and probably before that—football fans have been arguing about how warm-weather teams would fare in the cold.As the Dolphins went down 24–3 in a disastrous first half, NBC reported on just how thoroughly Miami prepared for a frigid night in Wisconsin.
" equipment manager told us, to prepare for tonight's game, the team traveled with about 3,500 pounds of cold-weather gear," NBC's Melissa Stark said in the second quarter Thursday."As long as it doesn't sting our skin, and we can feel our hands, we'll be OK," Dolphins coach Mike McDaniel told Stark as relayed by the reporter.
Adding insult to injury for Miami backers, a "28 degrees" graphic flashed across the screen as Stark said those words.Patrick Andres is a staff writer on the Breaking and Trending News team at Sports Illustrated. He joined SI in December 2022, having worked for The Blade, Athlon Sports, Fear the Sword and Diamond Digest. Andres has covered everything from zero-attendance Big Ten basketball to a seven-overtime college football game.
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