CHICAGO — There is no hibernating for Bears fans who brave a below-zero wind chill at Soldier Field Sunday to watch Chicago take on Green Bay.
Despite frigid weather that set the stage for one of the coldest games in Bears history, Chicago fans clad in winter gear and plenty of layers graced the stadium grounds with usual tailgating cheer.
Cold temps before #GBvsCHI will NOT deter the faithful.
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) December 18, 2016
We see you, #Bears tailgaters.
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Some improvised with the weather and proved that coolers are obsolete in this Chicago chill.
As of 1 p.m., temperature in Chicago were at 6 degrees with a wind chill of -9 degrees, according to AccuWeather reports.
The current record for the coldest Bears game was set on Dec. 22, 2008, also against the Green Bay Packers, when kickoff temperature was 2 degrees, according to the Tribune, which also noted the coldest recorded wind chill at a home Bears game was minus-15 degrees on Dec. 18, 1983...also versus Green Bay. The Bears won the 2008 game 20-17 in overtime and the 1983 game 23-21.
The coldest ever recorded game in NFL history took place at — you guessed it — Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin on Dec. 31, 1967.
Dubbed "the Ice Bowl", the historic match between the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys soldiered on in -13 degrees weather with a wind chill of -48 degrees, according to the NFL.
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