Here's how cold it was for the Steelers-Dolphins game on "Monday Night Football"
Fans at Acrisure Stadium on Monday night for the Steelers' game against the Miami Dolphins in Pittsburgh dealt with frigid temperatures.
It was 17 degrees when the game kicked off at 8:15 p.m., with the wind chill reading at 11 degrees. When the game ended around 11:15 p.m. on Monday, it was 18 degrees, with the wind chill at 10 degrees, according to KDKA First Alert Meteorologist Ray Petelin.
What was the coldest Steelers home game?
The coldest home game on record for Pittsburgh was on Dec. 17, 1989, when the Steelers played the New England Patriots at 5 degrees. Pittsburgh's game on Dec. 24, 2022, against the Raiders is the second-coldest game on record at 8 degrees.
Monday night's game had a low temperature of 17 degrees, tying it with two others, including a game against the Dolphins in 2017, for the sixth-coldest Steelers home games on record.
Steelers fans brave the cold
On the North Shore, Pittsburgh fans showed up in layers to tailgate for Monday's game, saying nothing was going to stop them from cheering on the black and gold.
"Heated vest, heated scarf, heated socks, heated gloves," Steelers fan Jessica Bigles said pregame.
Miami Dolphins practice in snow
To prepare for Monday's low temperatures, the Dolphins practiced in snow at Robert Morris University's Joe Walton Stadium on Saturday night.
In a video posted to X, Miami was seen going through practice on a snow-covered field. Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is 0-5 in his career in games when it is 40 degrees or below at kickoff.