US EditionSunday's Chicago Bears game could be one of the coldest in recent years
Forecasts predict game-time temperatures in the upper single digits with wind chills below zero, making it only the 11th game below 10°F at Soldier Field.
- On Sunday, the Chicago Bears host the Cleveland Browns at Soldier Field with single-digit temperatures forecast along Lake Michigan.
- Forecast models project upper-single-digit temperatures at game time, with Lake Michigan winds pushing wind chills below zero, creating the frigid conditions Sunday.
- Historically, Soldier Field has recorded extreme cold events including a Dec. 1978 wind chill of minus-16, a 2008 game at 2°F with minus-13 wind chill, and the Bears' only sub-zero air temp game in Dec. 1972.
- Fans at Soldier Field are advised to bundle up and bring thermoses, while Bears players like Kevin Byard III urged fans to stand and scream to stay warm this Sunday.
- If temperatures hit the upper single digits, the game would join Soldier Field's coldest contests as only the 11th below 10°F and recall the 1983 Bears-Packers frozen December game.
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Sunday's Chicago Bears game could be one of the coldest in recent years
The Chicago Bears will face the Cleveland Browns this Sunday at Soldier Field with a kickoff temperature of 10-11 degrees, making it the 6th coldest game at the stadium and the coldest since 2002.
Browns-Bears Game Is Expected To Be One Of Coldest Games In Soldier Field History
The Chicago Bears are set to host the Cleveland Browns in Week 15 at Soldier Field and it could be a historically cold game. The weather forecast calls for frigid temperatures, where the high is expected to reach just 10 degrees and the low will be zero degrees with winds reaching 14 miles per hour. […]
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