Sunday Bengals Game Will Be Cold Weather

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(11-16-2022, 02:33 PM)kevin Wrote: It may not be a factor Sunday, but some games it gets so cold the football turns into a frozen brick.  Throwing it is hard as it just dies in mid air.  Catching it is hard.  You can forget about 50 yard field goals when the footballs are like a frozen brick.  You better get a lot closer to try a field goal.   The frozen brick effect on the football is one of the huge differences between warm weather teams and cold weather teams.  I have seen the Bengals have to try to play with a frozen brick many times, and it does effect the game calling.   However if most of this game is around 30, that is not like zero and the football should be not too bad.

Not sure if you've ever held a cold football, but it doesn't really work that way. The colder it gets, the flatter the ball gets which makes it tougher for kickers because the ball doesn't travel as far. Their foot may get really cold and footing can be hazardous but the football doesn't get 'brick like'.