Chicago Weather: Bears fans, players bracing for what could be one of coldest games ever at Soldier Field
CHICAGO (WLS) — Bears fans bracing for what could be one of the coldest games ever at Soldier Field against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday..
The team bending the rules a bit, to keep fans warm come Sunday.
Come Sunday, the highs will be in the teens and you already know it’s only going to feel ever colder inside Solder Field.
Flags whip in a wicked winter wind Friday ahead of what could be one the coldest Bears games in recent history.
With wind chills, it feels like temperatures are expected to plunge well below zero as the Monsters of the Midway play host to the Cleveland Browns.
“It’s obviously cold this time of year,” Bears tight end Colston Loveland said. “Everyone knew that coming in that Chicago gets cold, the Midwest is cold.”
Players in the locker room are mentally gearing up and hyping themselves up for this endurance event of the elements.
“Weather and elements don’t bother me,” Bears QB Caleb Williams said. “So just being able to get warm, get my body warm and get out there and deliver good balls to my guys and let them make plays.”
Ahead of this weekend’s arctic weather, the team wants fans to be prepared heading into Soldier Field, by:
-Knowing where to find stadium warming centers,
-Staying hydrated to fight off-cold weather dehydration,
-Fans can wear battery-powered heated clothing, but it could be subject to more security screening.
-Fans cannot bring in cardboard to sit or stand on.
And with many fans planning to tailgate hours before the game, the Bears want to remind fans open flames are prohibited in all lots which means no:
-Firepits in any parking lot
-No tents or canopies
-And no grills or heaters using liquefied fuels inside parking garages
“Wear clothing that’s probably going to wick your sweat or any kind of wet directly on your body – almost like an Under Armour or something very similar to that,” Dr. Stathis Poulakidas of Cook County Health said. “Obviously a heavy coat on top of that.”
Dr. Poulakidas has this advice for some of the bravest Bears fans, braving Sunday’s bitter weather.
“Alcohol makes it feel like you’re quote unquote warm, but realistically what it does is it can blunt your senses and from that perspective allows you to make poor decisions,” Dr. Poulakidas said.
The Chicago Bears also said that hand warmers will also be on sale inside the stadium along with coffee, hot chocolate and cider.
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