Congratulations to the New York Giants! After playing gutsy football against the Patriots, dominating in Tampa, and then going into Dallas and making T.O. cry, you Giants are red hot and for real; and Manning the Younger has found his genetics.The greater Cheesehead nation was all pulling for you, for a day, in Dallas. We kind of think our overall support might have been what tipped the balance in favor of the Giants, but that is just speculation; albeit highly dependable. And now our arms are open and we heartily welcome you to the frozen tundra. By the way, did anybody mention to you it was January here?
So in the spirit of hospitality and full-disclosure, we thought it might be a good idea to tell you what to expect up here in this foreboding climate, how to prepare, and share with you what things all the NY Giants players and coaches will need to bring with them to be able to survive.
First of all, let's talk about Lambeau Field in January. You've heard all the terrible stories about how cold and nasty it is; well, unfortunately, they're true. All of them. Did you know that it is actually warmer in Siberia? Be warned, in last weekend's snow-storm game against the Seahawks, there was an unconfirmed report that a polar bear was actually over by Seattle's sideline heater trying to warm himself up. Another witness claims that it was just a grumpy, snow-covered Mike Holmgren, but either way this place is not fit for man nor beast. You might want to pick up some bear repellent.
As a matter of fact, there are still about eighty-five Packer fans who are still at Lambeau from that game who accidentally spilled beers on their laps and are frozen solid to their seats. Several hundred have already been freed as rescue workers are working around the clock. (We have our crisis' here too.)
Now as far as the things that you will need to go get to be able to endure here, you can easily fill this shopping list out at any Shopko or Farm & Fleet, if you happen to have any there in downtown New York.
1. The first thing you will have to get is a parka, some nice warm hunting clothes, or even a snowmobile-suit. If you get a parka, make sure it is large enough to fit over your shoulder pads; a 4XL ought to do it. Also, check to see to it that the lined hood is big enough for your helmets to fit into. Don't worry about your jersey numbers, we'll paint those on the outside of the jacket so that you don't have to take it off when you go onto the playing field.
If you go for the hunting clothes, unfortunately, you cannot just wear the cammo by itself; you must also display blaze orange (state law) on 50% of your body. We can't have you disappearing back there in the secondary; that would be cheating (and we know that the cheaters live north of you, not in New York). We will go ahead and paint your number right on top of that blaze-orange.
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Dan Scillath about 1 year ago
And to think it was cold when they played Seattle. They say it'll be at least 20 deg. colder than that on Sunday. Let alone this game will be at night, i dont think the giants are gonna have a good time losing to green bay sunday.
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Joe M about 1 year ago
Have you ever been to Giants stadium in Janurary? If its 25 in the parking lot, the stadium is 15 degrees colder & its a wind tunnel {hence windchill below 0 degrees} . The Giants are fully capable of taking on Green Bay , & using their defense to pressure Farve. I'm guessing a final score of 24-17 ... Giants :}
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Chris about 1 year ago
Green Bay is officially the coldest open-air stadium in the NFL. Nothing comes close. Come on NYC cold!!! The average January high in Green Bay is identical to the average low in NYC. Keep in mind that Romo isn't Favre and the Packers weren't struggling towards the end of the season like the Cowboys were. The Packers have their stuff together. I don't know how anybody who is sane can predict an upset over a team that just stomped all over a team 42-20 in terrible weather and had 400 yards of offense.
I respect what the Giants have done but I knew that the Cowboys were going to lose. They just haven't been that good of a team towards the end of the season. The Giants haven't shown that they can dominate a team like the Packers have. Marion Barber ran for over 100 yards and Grant is proving to be an elite running back. The Giants better figure out how to stop the run or else they are going to get man-handled. Favre is determined to get back to the Super Bowl. Do you really think the Giants secondary has what it takes to cover 3 healthy explosive receivers and solid tight ends. The Packers are a different team than the Cowboys.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Actually, the average game temp for Green Bay in Dec-Jan is 25.90 degrees (F). The next coldest stadium belongs to the Cleveland Browns at 34.39 degrees. The New England Pats are the 8th coldest at 36.85 degrees. The Pack is the only one below freezing and the Gants didn't make it on the top 8 coldest. (Stats from ESPN). Manning hasn't even played in a game below 24 degrees, has he? I'm not saying he can't, I'm just saying: there's cold and there's Lambeau.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
This article is heinous...'nuff said.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
I REMEMBER AS A VERY YOUNG GIRL OF 17 WATCHING FOOTBALL AND THE WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VERY COLD IN MANY GAMES AND THAT'S BEFORE BUTT, HAND AND FOOT HEATERS, HEATED BENCHES AT STADIUMS AND CLOSED DOMED STADIUMS. HEATERS OR NOT I AM SURE IT WILL BE ONE COLD SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND I FOR ONE WILL BE CHEERING ON THE PACKERS FROM THE COMFORT OF MY HOME IN SUNNY FILLMORE, CALIFORNIA ALONG SIDE MY SON WHO IS A BIG PACKER/ BRETT FAVRE FAN FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
GO PACKERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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