In the wild-card win over Carolina, Stafford was 24-of-42 passing for 304 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. The MVP candidate said that experience with winds whipping was good preparation for the trip to Chicago, where winds are currently expected to be between 10 and 20 mph.
“Yeah, I mean, I think as far as the wind goes, you’re right, it is always windy in Chicago. I played a handful of games there throughout the years,” he said. “The good thing for us is it was windy this past week in Carolina. I think every kickoff, it seemed like somebody had to come out and hold it. It was getting blown off the tee, blown off the tee, blown off the tee. We’ve dealt with that before. And then when it goes to cold weather, we played the Jets last year in what was, I think it was like 12 degrees at kickoff. And you just adjust to whatever the weather allows you to do. And I think if it’s just cold with a little bit of wind, we go play.
“You know, I love that kind of stuff. I mean, that’s playoff football, right? Cold weather in Chicago, windy day, there’s nothing better than that in my mind, so I’m excited for it.”
In his career with the Detroit Lions and Rams, Stafford has a 5-7 record at Soldier Field, including a September 2024 loss to the Bears.