{"id":1167936,"date":"2020-11-25T06:22:39","date_gmt":"2020-11-25T11:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=1167936"},"modified":"2020-12-03T22:21:03","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T03:21:03","slug":"some-things-packers-fans-have-to-be-thankful-for-2020-edition-html-bkurt11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/some-things-packers-fans-have-to-be-thankful-for-2020-edition-html-bkurt11\/","title":{"rendered":"Some Things Packers Fans Have to be Thankful For, 2020 Edition"},"content":{"rendered":"
Thanksgiving is here and that gives Americans a chance to reflect on the things we are thankful for in our lives. That is a bit more challenging in 2020, a tumultuous year that has featured a global pandemic that has killed more than 250,000 Americans and disrupted all our lives.<\/p>\n
Still, even this difficult year there is a lot for Packers fans to be thankful for. So, let\u2019s take a minute and reflect on some of these things that Packers fans are grateful for. Feel free to add to this list on your own in the comments.<\/p>\n
1. The Packers Have Enjoyed Hall of Fame Quarterback Play for 29 Years Now<\/strong><\/p>\n The Green Bay Packers have had a Hall of Fame caliber starting quarterback now for the last 29 years. Brett Favre took over for Don Majkowski in Week 3 of the 1992 season and since then, the Packers had Favre or Aaron Rodgers under center except for a few games due to injury. Favre was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame 2016 and Rodgers will be inducted in his first year of eligibility five years after he retires.<\/p>\n Having an elite quarterback under center gives the Packers a chance to win almost every week. Since 1992, the Packers have a record of 287-169-2 during the regular season, an impressive .629 winning percentage.<\/p>\n They have made 20 playoff appearances during that time and made three Super Bowl appearances, winning two of them. The team\u2019s postseason record is 22-18 since 1992.<\/p>\n A 29-year run of consistent winning football is something to be thankful. Vince Lombardi coached the Packers for just nine seasons. This is the longest run of prosperity the Packers franchise has enjoyed since the early days of the franchise under Curly Lambeau.<\/p>\n 2. No Team Has Won More Championships than the Packers with 13<\/strong><\/p>\n The Packers have won more championships than any other NFL franchise with 13. In addition, the Packers are the only team to ever win three titles in a row which they accomplished twice.<\/p>\n Green Bay won their first championship in 1929 under Curly Lambeau by finishing the season with a 12-0-1 record. They won again in 1930 and 1931 in the days before the NFL even had playoffs, let alone a championship game or a Super Bowl.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Then, Lambeau won titles again in 1936, 1939 and 1944 with the great Don Hutson being the catalyst for those victories.<\/p>\n Lombardi won five titles in seven years and the first two Super Bowls between 1961 and 1967 including three in a row in 1965, 1966 and 1967.<\/p>\n Mike Holmgren and Mike McCarthy won titles in 1996 and 2010, giving the Packers 13 championships. No other team has more than eight.<\/p>\n 3. Lambeau Field Is a Unique Stadium<\/strong><\/p>\n There are few stadiums anywhere in sports that can match the atmosphere of Lambeau Field. It opened in 1957 with then Vice President Richard Nixon in attendance and has been the home of the Packers ever since.<\/p>\n Lambeau Field has a unique atmosphere, great sight lines and provides an experience that is often compared to a college stadium.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n There have also been so many great moments at Lambeau, the biggest being the 1967 NFL Championship Game, known as the Ice Bowl. The Packers overcame minus-13 degree temperatures and the Cowboys \u201cDoomsday Defense\u201d to score with just 13 seconds left and win their third straight NFL title, 21-17.<\/p>\n Many sports fans put a trip to Lambeau Field on their bucket lists and for good reason. It\u2019s an experience all football fans should enjoy at least once in their lifetimes.<\/p>\n 4. Traditions<\/strong><\/p>\n The Packers have some of the NFL\u2019s great traditions and many of them involve fan participation. The Packers have one of the league\u2019s best reputations as a fan base that loves to tailgate. A beer and a brat are part of the Lambeau Field experience and the smell of the food in the area surrounding Lambeau Field is legendary.<\/p>\n Packers fans also have enjoyed watching players do the \u201cLambeau Leap\u201d since LeRoy Butler started that tradition back in 1993. The fact that the fans participate in this tradition is all part of a special bond between the team, players and fans.<\/p>\n Another great Packers tradition that gets the fans involved takes place every year in training camp when the players ride the bikes of kids to and from the practice field. This often creates a relationship between young fans and the players and has at times led to friendships that lasted for years.<\/p>\n