Sunday's game between the Seahawks and Vikings is going to be cold. Like, really cold.
"It is going to be brutally cold," meteorologist John Feerick said on AccuWeather. "Temperatures at kickoff are likely to be in the low single digits at best."
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To make matters worse, the wind will make it feel closer to about 20 below zero, according to AccuWeather. So how will these two teams prepare for such extreme conditions? By turning to WSI Sports for special clothing.
We're pumped to be suiting up The @Seahawks & The @Vikings this weekend. Check out the full story at 5pm on @KSTP 🏈 pic.twitter.com/PAPtY5QXzU
— WSI Sports (@WSISports) January 5, 2016 WSI Sports, a Minnesota company, received orders from both the Vikings and Seahawks for the upcoming wild-card matchup. Minnesota has already been sporting the gear, wearing it to last week's game against Green Bay. Seattle then put in a request.
“We want whatever the Vikings wore against the Packers and we need a lot of them," was the request, per CBS Minnesota.
The team ordered 74 jerseys, 140 pairs of socks and 40 pairs of pants. In order to fill the request quickly, WSI stopped production on all other orders.
Here's what the Vikes will wear to stay warm on Sunday - heat gear made by WSI Sports in Eagan. pic.twitter.com/UG4FJN3GCn
— Rob Olson (@RobOlsonFOX9) January 6, 2016 The NFL is sponsored by Nike, so there can't be any WSI Sports logo on the apparel. But players have worn WSI clothing in cold temperatures previously, and the company is starting to make strides in providing warm clothing.
“Nike won’t be happy,” WSI founder Joel Wiens told the Star Tribune. “They’ll be wondering why the players aren’t wearing their gear."
