When the Pittsburgh Steelers lost to the Miami Dolphins earlier this season in the state of Florida the kickoff temperature was 81° F. When the two teams meet in again in Sunday’s AFC Wild Card game at Heinz Field in Pittsburgh it will be much, much colder.
As of Tuesday afternoon, weather forecasts are calling for a mix of clouds and sun early on Sunday before becoming cloudy later in the day. A high 21° F is expected along with winds out of the WNW at 10 to 20 mph. Even though it will be bitterly cold for Sunday’s game between the Steelers and Dolphins, head coach Mike Tomlin doesn’t believe his team will have an advantage over their Florida-based opponent because of that.