The 8 Coldest Games In NFL History

The polar vortex is coming with an icy blast of Arctic air will freeze much of the U.S., including the Charlotte area, this weekend.

But we won't have weather nearly as cold as the Midwest, which is where the AFC Championship Game between the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs will take place on Sunday evening.

The National Weather Service forecasts the temperature to be 6 degrees at kickoff (6:40 PM Eastern) in Kansas City, with a wind chill of 3 below zero. As unpleasant as that sounds, it's still not even close to being the NFL's coldest contest on record. Take a look at these frigid gameday conditions:

Dec. 31, 1967 - Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI
NFL Championship: Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys
Temperature: -13 degrees / Windchill: - 48 degrees

Dec. 3, 1972 - Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN
Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears
Temperature: -2 degrees / Windchill: -26 degrees

Dec. 10, 1972 - Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN
Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers
Temperature: 0 degrees / Windchill: -18 degrees

Jan. 10, 1982 - Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
AFC Championship Game: Cincinnati Bengals vs. San Diego Chargers
Temperature: -9 degrees / Windchill: -59 degrees

Dec. 26, 1993 - Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI
Green Bay Packers vs. Los Angeles Raiders
Temperature: 0 degrees

Jan. 15, 1994 - Ralph Wilson Stadium, Orchard Park, NY
AFC Playoff: Buffalo Bills vs. Los Angeles Raiders
Temperature: 0 degrees / Windchill: -32 degrees

Jan. 20, 2008 - Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI
NFC Championship Game: Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants
Temperature: -4 degrees / Windchill: -24 degrees

Jan. 10, 2016 - TCF Bank Stadium, Minneapolis, MN
2015 Wild Card: Seattle Seahawks vs. Minnesota Vikings
Temperature: -6 degrees / Windchill: -25 degrees