The Dolphins finally looked like the team many expected them to be this season, entering Thanksgiving on a three-game win streak with an offense as hot as any in the NFL. The cold weather might have wiped out all that momentum Thursday night.

Tua Tagovailoa, now back to full action after a terrifying concussion, initially said he would have no problem performing in the subzero temperatures at Lambeau Field. The Dolphins QB told reporters he was “excited to kill stories” in Green Bay on Thanksgiving, adding, “Bring it on.”

However, the Dolphins lost 30–17 and struggled to overcome a slow start despite the passing game finding a rhythm in the second half.

Tagovailoa grew up in Hawaii, spent his college career in the SEC and has been with the Dolphins since entering the NFL. It’s no surprise that he might not adapt well to the cold, but a loss on Thursday put a serious dent in Miami’s rising playoff hopes and cast more doubt on whether he can win in suboptimal conditions.

Here’s a look at Tagovailoa’s cold-weather track record after the Dolphins’ loss to the Packers.

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Tua Tagovailoa cold weather record

Tagovailoa is 0-8 as an NFL quarterback when the temperature is 45 or below. It is 0-4 when the temperature is 40 degrees or lower. It is 36-15 when the high temperature is above 45 degrees.

While Tagovailoa calls the idea of ​​him not being able to perform with a cold a “story,” it certainly seems like there is something behind that storyline. It’s hard to explain away an 0-8 record, even though many of those games came under tough circumstances. But until then, winning on the road against the Bills, Chiefs or Packers is tough, even if it’s 80 degrees.

Tagovailoa’s last recent cold-weather game before Thanksgiving was the Dolphins’ 27-6 wild-card round loss to the Chiefs in January. Miami was at a disadvantage due to injuries on both sides of the ball, and in Tagovailoa’s defense it wasn’t just cold: it was painfully frigid with a temperature of -4 degrees at kickoff.

Still, Patrick Mahomes got the job done, and the Dolphins quarterback’s shaky night only led to the idea that he was another player out in the cold. A loss in Green Bay means the storyline will continue, even if his stats were more than respectable.

Here’s what you need to know about Tagovailoa’s stats in cold weather games.

Tua Tagovailoa cold weather stats

Tagovailoa has made five starts in games that never exceeded 40 degrees. Here are his numbers:

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While most quarterbacks are at least slightly less effective in cold weather, which typically favors running games, Tagovailoa’s sub-70 passer rating and sub-55 percent completion percentage entering Thanksgiving were cause for concern.

Tagovailoa remains scoreless in the cold, but his cold-weather stats improved across the board with the help of some late-game production (largely “garbage time”) against Green Bay. His completion percentage improved from 54.5 percent to better than 60 percent, and his touchdown total surpassed his interception total by two scores against the Packers.

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Tagovailoa escaped the heavy snowfall on Thursday night, but in the second half there were showers and the temperature hovered around 25 degrees, making it one of the coldest (but certainly not the coldest) games of the Dolphins quarterback’s career.