{"id":1179865,"date":"2021-01-16T06:22:10","date_gmt":"2021-01-16T11:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=1179865"},"modified":"2021-01-28T00:38:53","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T05:38:53","slug":"the-packers-have-exceled-in-the-cold-in-home-divisional-playoff-games-html-bkurt11","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/the-packers-have-exceled-in-the-cold-in-home-divisional-playoff-games-html-bkurt11\/","title":{"rendered":"The Packers Have Excelled in the Cold in Home Divisional Playoff Games"},"content":{"rendered":"
The Green Bay Packers face the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday at Lambeau Field in the NFC Divisional Playoffs. This will be the eighth time the Packers have hosted a division playoff game and thus far, playing at home and in the Wisconsin winter in December and January has been a big help for the Packers.<\/p>\n
Thus far, the Pack is 6-1 in division playoff games at home dating back to 1967. Here is a look at the previous games. Only home games are included here and the games are listed in chronological order. Weather conditions for each game are listed when available.<\/p>\n
1967: December 23, 1967, vs Los Angeles Rams (at Milwaukee). Weather: 13 degrees, wind 15 mph, wind chill minus-3<\/strong><\/p>\n The Packers started their postseason drive for a third straight NFL title with a 28-7 win over the Rams at Milwaukee County Stadium. The Rams entered the game with an 11-1-2 record but the Packers 9-4-1 Packers had more experience and were not intimidated by the Rams \u201cFearsome Foursome\u201d defensive line.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n After falling behind 7-0, the Packers scored 28 unanswered points with rookie running back Travis Williams running for 88 yards on 18 carries and scoring two touchdowns.<\/p>\n The Green Bay defense stepped up and shut down the high powered Rams offense, holding them to just 217 total yards and sacking quarterback Roman Gabriel five times including 3.5 by Hall of Fame defensive tackle Henry Jordan.<\/p>\n Gabriel was unable to pass well in the cold, completing just 11 of 31 passes for 186 yards and one touchdown. He also had one pass picked off by Tom Brown.<\/p>\n \u201cWe rose to the occasion,\u201d Vince Lombardi said<\/a>. \u201cA lot of people said the Packers were dead, but we still have a great nucleus.\u201d<\/p>\n The victory sent the Packers back to the NFL Championship Game against the Dallas Cowboys, a game that would be forever remembered as \u201cThe Ice Bowl.\u201d<\/p>\n 1996: January 4, 1997, vs San Francisco 49ers, weather: 54 degrees, raining, wind 10 mph<\/strong><\/p>\n The Packers hosted their first home divisional playoff game in 29 years when they faced the 49ers in the rain and mud at Lambeau Field.<\/p>\n The weather conditions limited both offenses as Brett Favre threw only 15 passes, completing 11 of them for 79 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Desmond Howard opened the scoring with a 71-yard punt return for a touchdown that gave the Packers an early lead. Edgar Bennett ran for 80 yards and two touchdowns while the Packers defense held the 49ers offense to 196 yards and forced five turnovers including three interceptions of 49ers quarterback Elvis Grbac.<\/p>\n The win sent the Packers to the NFC Championship Game for the second straight year and they hosted the game for the first time since The Ice Bowl.<\/p>\n 1997: January 4, 1998, vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Weather: 27 degrees, wind 17 mph, wind chill 14 degrees<\/strong><\/p>\n The Packers managed to hold off the Bucs for the third time in 1997, beating Tampa Bay in a tough, defensive slog, 21-7. Dorsey Levens ran for 112 yards and a touchdown and caught four passes for 29 more yards to pace the Packers offense while Brett Favre overcame the cold to pass for 190 yards and a touchdown.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n