The Dolphins entered Week 13 on a three-game winning streak, but were physically outmatched by the Packers. There were concerns about how Miami would fare in the cold weather, and Green Bay players noted that the Dolphins were uncomfortable.
“Those guys seemed cold,” Packers running back Josh Jacobs said after the game, according to NFL Media.
Packers safety Xavier McKinney also believes the elements played a role in Green Bay’s victory.
“Obviously, they come from Miami, it’s hot there, and then when you come here and play in that cold weather, it affects you,” McKinney said, via CBS News. “So I think it affected everyone on that team.”
Tua Tagovailoa has lost the six coldest starts of his NFL career, and Thursday night was the second coldest game he has ever started. The Dolphins own the longest active losing streak in games where the starting temperature was below 40 degrees with 12 consecutive losses.
This was a costly loss for Miami, as the Dolphins now have just an 8.5% chance of making the playoffs according to simulations by SportsLine data scientist Stephen Oh.
