The 4-9 Cincinnati Bengals host the 6-7 Baltimore Ravens on Sunday as 2.5-point home underdogs. Both teams still have a shot at winning the weak AFC North, but both are in an uphill battle to make that happen. Going into this weekend ESPN gives the Ravens a 30% shot at making the playoffs, while the Bengals are at 3%.

Both of those scenarios are only possible by winning the AFC North, which the Steelers lead by a small margin at 7-6. So, this game is still very important for both teams. And both teams will need to manage the extreme cold in Cincinnati this Sunday. Thankfully, both teams play outdoors and in more northern climes, but extreme cold is still an extreme impediment to playing your best football.

Bengals vs. Ravens weather updates from Cincinnati

The National Weather Service has a winter storm warning out for Cincinnati Saturday night, but the precipitation should clear ahead of game time, giving the grounds crew plenty of time to get the field ready. The main trouble will be extreme cold, as the forecast calls for a high of 14 on Sunday.

The good news is that winds aren’t supposed to be gusty, with speeds around 5-10 mph. But, even light winds wil get the feels-like temperature down to zero and below at times.

What it means for fantasy football, betting

The over/under for this game is one of the highest of the weekend. It started at 51.5 and dropped just one point to 50.5. It doesn’t look like Vegas is giving the cold too much impact in this matchup. And I don’t think we need to give it a lot of weight either. It is probably going to be a real chore tackling Derrick Henry in this kind of cold, but it’s always a big ask for any player to bring him down. Overall, I’m not letting the weather change my thinking that this game has high scoring potential.