The Freezer Bowl! (Chargers vs. Bengals 1981, AFC Championship)

On This Day in 1982: -9°F, -37°F wind chill & an all-time classic. ❄ The Freezer Bowl ❄ Visit Bengals.com for more highlights | Cincinnati Bengals

1981 AFC Championship Game: Chargers vs. Bengals | "The Freezer Bowl" | NFL Full Game

It was one of the coldest games in NFL history -- the Freezer Bowl. On Jan. 10, 1982, the Cincinnati Bengals braved -9 degree temperatures at Riverfront Stadium in order to claim their first AFC championship game. | WLWT

🏈On January 10, 1982 “The Freezer Bowl” took place in the AFC Championship Game between the San Diego Chargers and the Cincinnati Bengals at Riverfront Stadium. The game, won by the Bengals, 27–7, was played in the coldest temperature in NFL history in terms of wind chill. Air temperature was −9 °F but the wind chill, factoring in a sustained wind of 27 miles per hour, was −37 °F. According to special teams ace Hank Bauer, the Chargers' return flight to San Diego was delayed over three hours du