Weather significantly affected these football games. Which ones do you remember?
In this Dec. 31, 1988, file photo, Chicago Bears free safety Maurice Douglass (37) runs out of the fog and is congratulated by teammates after intercepting a Philadelphia Eagles pass late in the fourth quarter of an NFL football playoff game in Chicago. Chicago's victory in the Fog Bowl 30 years ago is the only time the Bears have defeated the Eagles in three playoff meetings. The Bears get another chance when they host the Eagles in an NFC wild-card game. AP Photo/Mark Elias
NFL football games usually involve two different teams. But sometimes, a third factor will affect the games. On this episode of Weather Realness, we discussed the 1967 ice bowl in Green Bay, Wisconsin and the 1988 fog bowl in Chicago. Beyond what happened beyond the games, our scientists explained what caused the weather systems that caused so much chaos.
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign graduate student Maddie Stover, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Department of Climate, Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences professor Stephen Nesbitt, and Illinois State Climatologist Trent Ford talked about the historic games and weather conditions.
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