Look, we get it: The Detroit Lions are not exactly a household name when it comes to the NFL playoffs, what with Sunday’s wild-card round victory over the Los Angeles Rams giving the franchise its first playoff win in 32 years.

But it sounds like parts of the country still have a bit to learn about the Motor City’s playing environment and, specifically, the existence of Ford Field (and its roof).

During Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles’ news conference Tuesday, a reporter cited the cold temperatures around the league for the first weekend of the playoffs and asked an important question: “Today, it’s 13 (degrees) in Detroit, which doesn’t compare to some of the temperatures … Any special plans to acclimate the team to not only endure, but perform in those kind of frigid temperatures, should you face them in Detroit?”

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Luckily for the Bucs, their scouting staff is slightly more aware of the circumstances for Sunday afternoon’s divisional-round playoff game, as Bowles calmly responded, “You do know we play indoors, right? They got a dome.”

That was followed by 2 seconds of silence before Bowles finished: “I don’t — no, nothing planned. We’re indoors and only have to be outside for 20 seconds, getting off the bus, going under the thing, so we’ll be OK.”

So much for that extra homefield advantage.

For what it’s worth, the Lions’ game Sunday will be the latest date they’ve ever played in January, as last week’s Jan. 14 win set that franchise record by two days over their loss in the NFC championship game on Jan. 12, 1992.

In all, the Lions have played 26 regular-season and playoff games in January — they’re 11-15 overall, despite winning their past five — a total fewer than 30 of the 31 other NFL teams. The only team with fewer games in the first month of the year? The Houston Texans, who came into existence in 2002.

The Lions’ last outdoor playoff game at home was quite a while ago: Dec. 29, 1957, when they dumped the Browns, 59-14, at Briggs Stadium (which became Tiger Stadium, at Michigan and Trumbull, in 1961) for the NFL championship. The temperature that day was  in the mid-30s for most of the afternoon, in case you were wondering.

This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit's cold has Tampa Bay reporter stymied ahead of NFL playoffs