Whenever a diehard Cincinnati Bengals’ fan talks about the San Diego (now Los Angeles) Chargers, one game in particular comes to mind.
The date was January 10, 1982, and the two teams engaged in the coldest game in NFL history.
With a temperature of nine degrees below zero at kickoff, and a wind chill factor of minus 59 degrees, the Bengals dominated the Chargers by a score of 27-7 in a game that has come to be known as the “Freezer Bowl.”
Despite the cold, Cincinnati quarterback Ken Anderson completed 14 of 22 passes for 161 yards and was the team’s second-leading rusher.