In what was the fourth-coldest playoff game in playoff history, the Kansas City Chiefs brought the heat all evening long.

And Miami had zero answers.

The temperature for the wild-card playoff game was minus-4 degrees Fahrenheit (minus-20 Celsius), and wind gusts up to 27 mph made for a wind chill of minus-27 degrees. That shattered the record for the coldest game in Arrowhead Stadium history, which had been 1 degree, set in a 1983 game against Denver and matched in 2016 against Tennessee.

The coldest game in league history remains minus-13 for the 1967 NFL championship, when the Packers beat the Cowboys at Lambeau Field in a game that came to be known as the Ice Bowl. The wind chill that day was minus-48 degrees.

Kansas City dominated from beginning to end, beating the once-heavily favored Dolphins 26-7 en route to the AFC Divisional Round. They led wire to wire in a 26-7 victory Saturday over the Dolphins. The defense dominated, the offense did more than enough, and kicker Harrison Butker booted four field goals – a Chiefs postseason record. 

The matchup also featured the highly-anticipated return of former Kansas City wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the home of the Chiefs. Hill caught five passes for 62 yards and a touchdown… the lone score of the night for Miami.

Entering the third quarter, the Dolphins had managed six first downs. They finished 1-12 on third down.  Miami was considered a heavy AFC favorite nearing the end of the regular season, but fell flat when it mattered most.

And now, if the Bills defeat Pittsburgh on Monday night, the Chiefs will head to Orchard Park for yet another matchup in the playoffs against Buffalo…