It does not matter how chilly it will get, Miami Dolphins offensive sort out Terron Armstead isn’t sporting lengthy sleeves throughout a soccer sport once more.
“I wore sleeves one sport in my NFL profession, and I gave up a sack,” he instructed TMZ Sports on Sunday (5:30 mark) when discussing his group’s Jan. 13 playoff loss to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs through which the temperature was infamously freezing. “So, you will by no means see me in sleeves once more.”
He mentioned it felt like “unfavorable 99” levels exterior and defined he felt that method despite the fact that he’s no stranger to chilly climate and snow being from Illinois. Nonetheless, he felt like this sport “was a historic day, within the improper method.”
Ben Morse of CNN famous the temperature was negative-four levels Fahrenheit with a wind chill of negative-20 levels at kickoff, which meant it was the fourth-coldest sport in league historical past.
The Kansas Metropolis Fireplace Division mentioned it helped 69 folks with situations akin to hypothermia and frostbite signs.
Finally, Kansas Metropolis emerged with a 26-7 victory with Patrick Mahomes throwing for 262 yards, one landing and nil interceptions. Travis Kelce combined in seven catches for 71 yards, whereas the Miami offense by no means generated a lot momentum behind Tua Tagovailoa and Co.
The Chiefs parlayed the momentum from that win into playoff victories over the Buffalo Payments and Baltimore Ravens earlier than defeating the San Francisco 49ers within the Tremendous Bowl. It was their second straight Lombardi Trophy and third within the final 5 years.
As for Armstead and the remainder of the Dolphins, they are going to look to shut the hole on Kansas Metropolis throughout the 2024 marketing campaign and would certainly love home-field benefit for his or her subsequent playoff matchup.
As a result of then it would not be so chilly.