The Devastating Impact of Weather on NFL Games 

As a meteorology student, this video is one of the greatest ever made! I love when we are called up on to help prepare fans and teams for these legendary games. Looking forward to many more of these games to come!

Imo, this is why the wild card game in Buffalo shouldn't have been postponed by one day. The Bills 31-17 win over the Steelers was unremarkable and will be quickly forgotten in time. But if that same game unfolded in the middle of a blizzard as originally scheduled, it would have been remembered for generations based primarily off of the weather. It's why other routine games become immortalized because of extreme snow, such as Packers/Bucs in 1985, Eagles/Lions in 2011, and Bills/Colts in 2017.

I've said this before and I'll say it again, you have for a long time been producing high quality videos, but for the last 2-3 months you have somehow entered a new level! Keep up the great work, bringing joy to my day

I played high school football in Spokane, WA and college football in Los Angeles, CA. The biggest "Woahs" I got from my teammates had to do with the stories about playing in up to a foot of snow. To play in the snow was by far one of my favorite experiences; however, playing in the bitter cold is an entirely different beast...the stinging and pain is unbelievable.

Man KTO, I've been watching you for 6+ years easily. Most youtubers and other content creators unlike wine, get worse with age. But you, you're just getting warmed up. Editing is phenomenal and so are the topics lately. Keep it up man!

That 2013 Lions @ Eagles game was the first crazy weather game I ever watched. Needless to say, it kickstarted my love for football at 8 years old. Finally, that image of Calvin Johnson's helmet being covered in snow always reminds me how fun the snow is.

Playing a football games in the snow are the greatest football memories i have. The best pick up game for my friends and i, was played in the snow.

KTO casually dropping a perfectly edited masterpiece about the most random sports topic

As a former DB, I *hated* playing in the rain/snow. The runner has a MASSIVE edge over the defender since the runner knows what they want to do, and it's harder to react to that as a defender when you don't have full traction.

You can see the weather advantage in Tampa a lot. When teams come down to us to play USF or the Bucs they usually struggle in August/September because it is hot as hell and extremely humid due to it being the peak of summer for us. USF looks super fast because they are just conditioned more for the heat, the NFL usually highlights the surface temp of the field when they cover bucs games.

The NHL also has the Heritage Classic, Winter Classic and the Stadium Series all outdoor games

Phil Dawson also had a specific flag placed in one end of the Browns stadium for him to look at whenever he was kicking field goals, somewhere in the corner near an open space. He knew that particular one was blowing the wind in the direction he'd be trying to battle out on the field because none of the other ones went the same way along the lake.

For me as a viewer weather games are just the best. Heavy rain, strong winds, lots of snow... It's fascinating every time and makes the games more fun to watch in my opinion. Also, KTO just makes one of the best NFL related videos on RU-vid. You can feel the effort that he puts into every single one of his videos. Quality definitely stands over quantity here!

As someone who has a M.S. in Meteorology, I love the research that went into this video. I myself have looked up most of this in the past and always love watching games (football and other sports really) when the wind is whipping, blizzard conditions, frigid temperatures, etc. Weather and climate have a bigger influence on everyday life, sports, etc. than most think.

To be fair, (I'm a lifelong Packers fan) I remember that Falcons playoff game when they gave us our first ever home loss. That was only our 13th or 14th playoff game we've ever had at home. People forget we were miserable in the 70's and 80's.

The wind is real! I moved to Canada and I have been in -40 without the wind and you don’t even notice it. It’s chill! It’s the MOMENT there’s wind it becomes unbearable and cuts through you. The worst I’ve ever felt the cold was playing in -2 C in Ireland on a windy day on a wet field. That shit just murdered me for two days. Oddly I think the rain would be a weird advantage for a hypothetical London team in the NFL. England gets way more rain than most of America, so a team like the dolphins would be at a real disadvantage

What a video KTO...You are one of the most creative and consistent youtubers not just in the nfl but in the sports world in generl.... keep up the good work man and god bless

KTO ur a beast bro, you’ve had the best football videos since forever, I love cheering on KTO and watchin his new stuff, keep it up bro

KTO I enjoyed this video, it felt very high quality and was very enjoyable. Keep it up buddy

Hey KTO I am a rising senior who plays wide receiver and is taking AP research and one of my papers is going to be on how weather affects NFL teams that play indoors is there anyway that you can share some of the sources I would really appreciate it also love the content you are my favorite NFL RU-vidr

I really enjoyed rainy soccer games growing up! I remember one day where they canceled games (can't remember if it was regular or tournament) because of too much mud due to heavy rain right before they started, and I was so bumbed out

that's one of your best videos, hands down. The intro is NFL Films like and the outro is a KTO classic. Hats off to you from France 👍

Playing in the right type of snow matters. I played a game in the Bills stadium in which the snow was really hard, so it would get stuck to the bottom of our cleats and make it hard to walk and turned them into ice skates. As an offensive lineman picking up a blitzing LB who just straight bullrushed into me ended with me on my butt a few times because I had no traction. Traction is key to good blocking and hard snow can ruin that. But fresh soft snow is amazing because it doesn't stick to you and is nice to land on and is just an amazing atmosphere to be playing in. But even with hard snow it was kind if breath taking being in an NFL stadium with snow falling was surreal. It's a precious memory even though we got dropped on our head

This might be the best-edited video you've ever put out. Keep doing good work!

I love ur videos man. Been here for a while and u still don’t miss

Part of me wants to believe that my dolphins would’ve beat Kansas at home without the cold/snow, but the majority of me can’t ignore that it was the chiefs lmao. I hope I see the dolphins go all the way in my lifetime. Hey - at least we put up more of a fight than Dallas’ embarrassment 💀😪 👇🏽Go look at the salty cowboy’s fans lmao Final Edit: I want all of you saying shit to know this, I don’t give a fuck that Kansas doesn’t actually play in Kanas. They’re whatever I call them and none of you can ever stop me. Sit there and take it.

1:08 are you forgetting the yearly Winter Classics for the NHL which are played outdoors? Or is it more so that it's a fraction of the season that it doesn't count when compared to the whole season?

I hated playing football at the end of November and beginning of December 😂. I played DB so trying to tackle hurt a lottt and the ground would get rock hard. Then I would run indoor track after the football season and all of our practice was outside 🙃. It was rare for us to run inside our high school unless the weather was reallyyyyy bad outside 😂 🫠

There’s something about seeing men overcome the most indomitable force there is(mother nature) that makes the working man get inspired. People will always respect hard work. The men who work rain or shine. That’s why you see the crowd join the fun and take their shirts off. I’m glad most of the afc still honors the spirit of football outside. You get the true “my city is tougher than your city” feeling that keeps sports alive. Especially in the afc north.

Stay safe out there fam, Boise got hit man. I drove past downtown after the steelheads game and 😬

I think the other thing people like about weather games is just the spectacle of them. It's so much fun seeing players running around in the Snow or even slipping and sliding through the rain because most football games, nevermind most sports games in general, don't get that experience. This leads to the most memorable games in football, and sometimes even some of the most historic moments in sports at the same time. The Tuck Rule game is a very well known moment, but I feel like the fact that it was happening in the middle of a snowstorm up in Massachusetts is what gave it the setting of its legendary status. Or look at that 2017 Colts-Bills game that helped Buffalo eventually end their playoff drought. Heck, arguably one of the most well known games in NFL history is named after one of the weather conditions: The 1988 NFC Divisional Round game in Chicago, better known as The Fog Bowl. It helps to add a storyline to the games, and is one of the few things the NFL can't control, no matter what they do.

high quality as always, thank you KTO

I’ve always wanted to attend snow games. I’ve been to a couple games where it had pouring rain and temps in the 30s, one of which (Cowboys Pats 2019) where winds were up to 60mph. The other was a meaningless TAMU game vs UMASS in 2022

Got a lot of respect for you my brotha! Keep doing you. Love your content

Love your videos, always great topics, keep it rollin

7:20 stafford yelling had me geekin up 😂

Great video KTO! Loved all the great movie references.. the Lawrence of Arabia transition was perfection! Every NFL player should own a pair of soft grounds.

dude your editing game has stepped way up good job

Im a Journalism major and am currently a freshman in college. For my Severe and Hazardous Weather class, I had to make a videos about weather and my major. My video was very similar to this one except much shorter. Too bad this video didnt come out like a couple months ago as it wouldve given me even more ideas for mine.

This is a great Video KTO! I remember playing Game during a Tropical Storm! The ball was flying like a Bird Migration!

I’ve been watching your vids for a while now and I can really see the improvement in production with these newer videos. I really like them. Keep up the good vids👍

super well made video, thanks KTO!

The most dangerous time to drive in the rain is when it first starts to fall because all the dust and oils lift off the surface, making it very slick. Once all that cruft has been washed away, except for rare situations there's not much difference between driving on wet and dry roads. As a QB in my day, I found the same to be true of footballs. Once they're "washed off," your grip actually _improves,_ even over a dry ball (dusty/dirty == slicker than mildly wet). There's a reason QBs lick their fingers. All bets are off, though, when the weather gets extreme.

Banger of a video as always by KTO, I work at a radio nation in Cleveland (WTAM 1100 AM) and I’m a part of a segment where we pick games against the spread, definitely using this info and giving you credit for making conference championship Sunday picks!

Nah just wanna say your content is fantastic and we really appreciate you giving us these videos to help past time. Fav YTber🔥

Incredible film references for a sports video

This was fun. Great job!

6:00 I have a torpedo heater like you see at NFL games and it does a great job. In a non insulated shop I can keep it about 45 degrees in the single digits

Awesomely done KTO! I’ve been hoping you’d cover weather games at some point! Coolest part of the NFL for sure

The 2008 Winter Classic at Ralph Wilson Stadium is still one of the coolest games I’ve ever watched. It snowed the entire time. That’s how the game should be played; that’s how every Canadian grew up playing it…oh, btw, that was an NHL game. One of the best spectacles I’ve seen in sports

KTO been putting in extra work goddddd damn. Keep up the good work!

I got “lucky” enough to see a game in Seattle in one of the cities biggest snowstorms ever and had a blast!

Been watching the content for as long as i can remember and I’d like to say, I love the new style of content

Love your video KTO and keep up the great work

Got a sub with that one great quality keep it up

Transitions were cool. Good video KTO

This is a really cool video combining science and statistics! definitely one of your best so far! Keep up the hard work and the great entertainment!

WOW. The editing is top notch. Cool visuals and audio snippets.

THE INTRO TO THIS VID IS SO GOOD!!! LOVE IT!!

good editing as always been watching since 16/17 severely underrated channel

Loved the intro great idea and editing

I’d take snow and really cold over cold and wet however. My worst every experience in football was 30° rain and mud, it was awful, way worse then playing even negative wind chill games.

Ive watched your vids for years, and I always love watching, i loved the intro it felt like a cool change of pace and grabbed my attention. But I gotta ask where the meet the series went? I would love to see a longer style vid ? love what you do

Probably the best video you've made to date. Love the memes, especially the soyjaks🤣

Dude that intro!!! magical!

pumping out that quality content lately bro!

In HS my senior year, we played a football game in a Blizzard, at the time, it sucked…but looking back it was amazing, that’s when you really understand who’s playing for themselves and who’s playing for the team, it’s easy to spot the difference

Great video man.

This is your best edited video by you and I’ve watched you for about 5 years. Keep up the great content KTO.

Was waiting on that shady McCoy snow bowl mention and you delivered it

This is a new level of production the best sports RU-vidr !!

I dont bet sports but when I saw the forecast for the Chiefs/Dolphins game that was the surest bet you could ever ask for in sports

This might be my favorite video you’ve ever made. Been a fan for years, and you’ve grown so much as a creator. KTO THA 🐐

I was waiting so long for the shady McCoy shoutout thanks for that

Your videos like this are beyond amazing. Keep making content like this KTO. Keep going, bro. No matter what, your creativity and passion for telling a story has alot of potential. I love content from creative creators like this one.

Hey KTO! Love the channel. When you get time, could you do a video on history of clean sheets/shut outs in the NFL? E.g. Who has the most and how hard are they to achieve...

I totally agree with Geoff Schwatz. As an offensive lineman, it is so much fun to play in weather games since we dont have to Handle the ball and we can just go out there and hit people and have fun

The beginning of this video made me float. Pure artistry

Awesome video as always KTO, agreed really cold temps aren’t bad when there is no wind. High winds can make things brutal.

I love your channel!!!!!!!! I love the intro's!!!!!!!! I love football!!!!!!

This video was edited to PERFECTION! Amazing job

Leather footballs are actually meant to get more grippy in rainy conditions due to the moisture management if it has been prepped properly. I work with NFL balls a lot and making sure a ball performs in wet conditions is a huge part of the process. It’s more of an issue for receivers who have a hard time catching the ball when it’s coming at high speeds, even with leather palm gloves.

Passion and focus really come into factor during inclement weather.

I must not have been paying attention, but you cranked the production quality on this video!

I always love a new KTO video

Whatta intro. Can’t wait to see the rest

The double rainbow video reference is amazing!

Hey dude love your stuff. I thought of a video idea that might interest you. So Florida State got left out of the playoff for a list of reasons. Regardless of going undefeated and winning their conference. Being an Auburn fan it reminds me of the ‘04 season when we did the same thing and got left out the natty. I thought it would be interesting to talk about that team because they kind of had the same circumstances that FSU had. It’s something sports fans forgot and it’s pretty interesting to research about.

Thats what makes NFL so awesome and special along with soccer love these games. ⭐

I think the weather plays a big part in NFL games. Look at the recent game between Miami and KC. The Dolphins don't play well in the cold 🥶. They are a warm weather team. You notice a pattern of warm weather teams not being able to play in the cold or snow.

20:43 thanks a bunch for shouting out Mile High 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

I’m 36. I’ve been watching football for about 40 years. This video taught me stuff. Thank you! Very fascinating

KTO is legit the best sports content creator out there. I am a soccer fan from Belgium that also follows some American sports like basketball and American football. I can truly say that no other creator I follow is on his level. Keep doing your thing KTO!

Former Packers RB Edgar Bennett was awesome in the rain/mud games.

Bro the feeling as a wide receiver of your hands getting numb when it’s really cold it’s the worst feeling, but it’s so much fun playing in the rain or snow

this a great change of production

Props for the holes reference

I was just thinking about a KTO video and here we go.

A pretty underrated snow game that occurred this college football season was the Iowa state vs Kansas state.

Yup. McCoy lighting it up to that nasty song at the end. Fucking love that damn song. Gets me every time.