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The NFL playoffs are yet upon us, arsenic teams footwear disconnected wild-card play amid bedewed upwind that could marque an impact.
The NFL Wild Card Weekend begins connected Saturday with the Buffalo Bills traveling to Jacksonville to look disconnected against the Jaguars astatine 1 p.m.
The FOX Forecast Center has selected 5 games with important ROWI (Risk of Weather Impacts) that could impact them.
Los Angeles Chargers vs. New England Patriots
Fifth connected our list, we person the Los Angeles Chargers facing disconnected against the New England Patriots, successful a play wherever some teams person had important success.
The FOX Forecast Center is giving this crippled a debased ROWI risk, with temperatures starting astatine 35 degrees astatine 8 p.m. for fans successful attendance. There is small upwind interaction expected for this matchup.
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In a bounce-back season, the Patriots are erstwhile again champions of the AFC East arsenic QB Drake Maye continues his MVP run this weekend.
For the season, Maye has thrown for 4,394 yards, 31 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, portion the opposing QB for the Chargers, Justin Herbert, has thrown for 3,727 yards, 26 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, arsenic the 6-year seasoned looks to instrumentality the adjacent large leap successful the playoffs with Head Coach Jim Harbaugh.
San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Fourth connected our database is simply a highly anticipated NFC matchup arsenic the San Francisco 49ers look to instrumentality down the defending champion Philadelphia Eagles.
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Temperatures volition commencement astatine a pleasant 45 degrees, an perfect benignant of shot upwind for this precocious successful the play for the Northeast.
By halftime and adjacent to 6 p.m., temperatures volition driblet to the debased 40s, truthful beryllium definite to bring a overgarment and formal warm, arsenic winds volition beryllium arsenic beardown arsenic 15 mph.
Luckily for fans, the FOX Forecast Center gives this crippled a debased ROWI risk.
Los Angeles Rams vs. Carolina Panthers
The Los Angeles Rams versus the Carolina Panthers has a overmuch antithetic upwind outlook. The FOX Forecast Center is giving this matchup a precocious ROWI risk.
For crippled time, determination volition beryllium beardown thunderstorms lasting until 5 p.m., with winds up to 15 mph, according to the FOX Forecast Center.
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If lightning persists, this could pb to a imaginable crippled delay.
By 6 p.m., temperatures volition driblet to 68 degrees with airy rainfall, past scattered thunderstorms volition instrumentality by 7 p.m. Luckily for fans successful attendance, the ROWI hazard volition downgrade to a mean rating.
This is simply a highly anticipated rematch betwixt 2 teams that came down to the Panthers taking a go-ahead pb successful the 4th fourth connected a gutsy 4th down touchdown walk from Bryce Young. For this season, Young passed for 3,011 yards, 23 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - OCTOBER 12: Bryce Young #9 of the Carolina Panthers reacts aft a touchdown walk during the 2nd 4th against the Dallas Cowboys successful the crippled astatine Bank of America Stadium connected October 12, 2025 successful Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Despite caller occurrence successful Carolina, Rams QB Mathew Stafford seeks redemption aft throwing 2 interceptions erstwhile these teams past met.
Stafford shows nary signs of slowing down arsenic the 37-year-old seasoned makes a propulsion for NFL MVP, throwing for 4,707 yards, 46 touchdowns and 8 interceptions this regular season.
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Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears
Second connected our database of games to show is the Green Bay Packers versus the Chicago Bears, who are gathering for the 3rd clip this season.
The FOX Forecast Center gives this crippled a mean ROWI risk, but with a twist, arsenic the Chicago country is expected to acquisition snowfall showers by the clip the crippled begins astatine 8 p.m.
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Be definite to formal lukewarm and deterioration a coat, arsenic temperatures volition commencement astatine 33 degrees with upwind gusts astatine 15 mph. Cold rainfall and upwind tin summation the hazard of hypothermia, arsenic it tin besides hap astatine temperatures supra 40 degrees if idiosyncratic becomes acold from rain, sweat oregon acold water.
By 10 p.m., the wintertime upwind is expected to subside, but the frigid temperatures volition remain, dropping to the precocious 20s by 11 p.m.
This is emblematic manner for what is considered the oldest rivalry successful the NFL.
GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - DECEMBER 7: Caleb Williams #18 of the Chicago Bears and Jordan Love #10 of the Green Bay Packers conscionable pursuing an NFL shot crippled at Lambeau Field connected December 7, 2025 successful Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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Second-year QB Caleb Williams yet shows wherefore helium was drafted archetypal wide past season, throwing for 3,943 yards, 27 touchdowns and 7 interceptions.
Fellow erstwhile first-round prime Jordan Love has thrown for 3,381 yards, 23 touchdowns and six interceptions this season, respectively.
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Houston Texans vs Pittsburgh Steelers
Last connected the database of games that could beryllium affected by upwind is Monday night's Houston Texans versus Pittsburgh Steelers game, which volition wrapper up the archetypal circular of the playoffs.
The FOX Forecast Center is giving this matchup a mean ROWI hazard with frigid temperatures astatine kickoff, starting astatine 32 degrees, and volition stay for the remainder of the night, truthful beryllium definite to formal successful layers and a bully overgarment to hunker down for a large game.
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Veteran QB Aaron Rodgers is nary alien to playing successful freezing winter temperatures.
Rodgers has had a overmuch much palmy tenure successful 1 play with Pittsburgh than successful the past 2 with New York, leading the squad to a 9-8 grounds and champions of the AFC North.
This season, Rodgers threw for 3,322 yards, 24 touchdowns and 7 interceptions.
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND - DECEMBER 07: Aaron Rodgers #8 of the Pittsburgh Steelers rushes for a touchdown during the archetypal 4th against the Baltimore Ravens astatine M&T Bank Stadium connected December 07, 2025 successful Baltimore, Maryland.
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Opposing QB C.J. Stroud hopes to yet instrumentality the adjacent large measurement successful the playoffs for the Texans organization. Receivers Nico Collins and Dalton Schultz volition beryllium 2 players to look retired for to marque important impacts.
For the season, Stroud threw for 3,041 yards, 19 touchdowns and 8 interceptions, arsenic the young QB missed immoderate clip owed to injury.
The FOX Forecast Center volition proceed to show these areas up of the archetypal circular of the playoffs, providing updates and assessing the hazard of upwind impacting the games.
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