GREEN BAY, Wis. — Tua Tagovailoa had spoken about how the Miami Dolphins had an opportunity this week to change the narrative suggesting they couldn't play well in freezing temperatures.
But the Dolphins ultimately came up short in the cold once again, as their three-game winning streak ended with a 30-17 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Thursday night amid light flurries.
The Dolphins (5-7) have lost their last 12 regular-season or postseason games in which the temperature at kickoff was 40 degrees (4.4 Celsius) or lower. The reading at Lambeau Field on Thanksgiving was 27 degrees (-2.7 Celsius), with 10 mph winds and a wind chill of 18.
''We're definitely not going to use that as an excuse,'' defensive lineman Calais Campbell said. ''I know obviously, with the narratives from years past or whatever, I get it. But today wasn't that bad.''
Packers safety Xavier McKinney said he believed the weather made a difference.
''Obviously, they're coming from Miami, it's hot there, and then when you come here and play in that cold weather, you get affected by it,'' McKinney said. ''So I think it affected everybody on that team.''
Miami's most recent victory in a game that began with a temperature of 40 degrees or below was a 34-31 overtime triumph at Buffalo on Dec. 24, 2016.
The temperature Thursday was a far cry from what the Dolphins encountered in the wild-card round of the playoffs last year. Miami's 2023 season ended with a 26-7 loss at Kansas City, where it was minus-4 degrees (-20 Celsius) at kickoff with a wind chill of minus-27.