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Patriots’ playoff bout with Bills could be one of the coldest games in franchise history

In Week 13, it was the wind. Now, it might be the temperature that could have an impact on the New England Patriots and the Buffalo Bills.

With the two AFC East rivals set to meet in the wild card playoff round, the weather conditions at Buffalo’s Highmark Stadium come into focus once again. The game, after all, could go down as one of the coldest in NFL postseason history. It certainly could be one of the coldest in Patriots franchise history.

Current forecasts project a kickoff temperature of around 4 degrees at the game’s scheduled kickoff at 8:15 p.