At Least Three Chances Left to See Packers at Lambeau this Season
One of the most brutally cold sporting events in the United States ranks at #29 on the list of 100 Sporting Events You Must See Live; A late season Green Bay Packers game at Lambeau Field. November, December and January games at Lambeau can yield freezing temperatures, single digit wind chills, and blizzard like conditions. An atmosphere only true football fans sit through. Remember the NFC Championship overtime thriller a few years back when the Packers hosted the eventual Super Bowl Champion Giants in sub-zero temperatures?
Does this picture not say it all? Giants’ head coach Tom Coughlin’s bear skinned face was red from windburn and the bitter cold but was healed when his team won in the frozen tundra. The ice cold water cooler shower he received after the game was probably warming compared to the excruciatingly cold weather that day.
There are three more chances to see the Packers play at Lambeau in the 2009 regular season where you can have a contest to see whether you can get your cheeks redder than Coughlin’s. The Packers host the 49ers November 22, the Ravens December 7, and the Seahawks December 27. If we’re lucky enough, the Packers will get hot as the weather gets cold and get a high enough seeding in the playoffs that they’ll host a playoff game.
Brett Favre may have left Lambeau, but the archaic temperatures haven’t. You won’t find the freezing cold weather in the Metrodome like you would Favre. Lambeau Field is a special place to watch a football game in the latter part of the season when a 4:15 pm game gets dark at halftime.
Guest Post by Rich Santonocito of Empire Sports Now
