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Chiefs players will have special decals on their helmets for playoff game vs. Miami

A view of Kansas City Chiefs players’ helmets on the bench before a game against the Washington Football Team at FedExField.
A view of Kansas City Chiefs players’ helmets on the bench before a game against the Washington Football Team at FedExField. USA TODAY Sports

This might be the worst three-day weekend ever for outdoor lovers.

Wind-chill factors are not expected to be above zero until Wednesday, the National Weather Service said. That won’t stop the Chiefs and Dolphins from taking the field for Saturday night’s AFC Wild Card game at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

And when they do, they’ll be wearing special decals as the NFL honors Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during each of its Wild Card games.

The league said a “Be Love” decal will be worn on the helmets of all players during all six games, along with a circular MLK decal.

The Cardinals and Rams wore similar decals during a game two years ago. Here’s what it will look like on the helmets of Chiefs and Dolphins players on Saturday.

The NFL said there also will be end zone stencils at Arrowhead Stadium and other fields where games are played this weekend. One end zone will say, “Takes All Of Us” and the other will have the words “Be Love.”

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Monday. It’ll still be brutally cold.

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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