Some Fans Underwent Amputations After Frostbite from Chiefs vs. Dolphins Game

Research Medical Center in Kansas City announced on Friday that some fans who attended the Miami Dolphins-Kansas City Chiefs AFC Wild Card game at Arrrowhead Stadium on Jan. 13 had to undergo amputations from frostbite.

The University of Kansas hospital didn't report any amputations, but did say it treated fans for frostbite after the game.

Prior to kickoff, the National Weather Service warned of "extremely dangerous" temperatures.

It actually wound up being colder than expected at minus-four degrees with wind gusts up to 27 mph that made for a minus-27 degree windchill. It was the fourth-coldest game in NFL history.

The Kansas City Fire Department announced a few days after the game that 15 people who attended the game were transported to local hospitals, with seven being treated for hypothermia and three for frostbite. The other five were treated for "non-weather-related issues."

Research Medical Center didn't provide an exact number for patients who had to undergo amputations, but did note it treated "dozens of people" who experienced frostbite stemming from an 11-day cold snap in the Kansas City area in January.

Per ESPN's Marcel Louis-Jacques, the NFL elected not to postpone the game because there were "no public safety travel concerns for getting to the stadium" for fans, players, team or stadium personnel.