Green Bay bundles up for what could be one of the coldest NFL games ever

Jan 5, 2014

Green Bay bundles up for what could be one of the coldest NFL games ever

Tim Swift 1 Comment Nation, Sports 49ers, coldest game, frozen tundra, green bay, ice bowl, NFL, playoffs

The Green Bay Packers will host the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the NFL playoffs on Sunday. At kickoff, the temperature at Lambeau Field is forecast to be one degree Fahrenheit, and the wind chill will make it feel like minus-17 degrees, according to The Weather Channel.

: Fans bundle up for the game between the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers during the 2013 NFC wild card playoff football game at Lambeau Field. (Benny Sieu/USA Today Sports)

: Jon Eiseoe attempts to thaw a beverage bottle prior to the game between the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers during the 2013 NFC wild card playoff football game at Lambeau Field.(Benny Sieu/USA Today Sports)

: Green Bay Packers fans Jonah Traaseth and Eli Traaseth tailgate prior to the 2013 NFC wild card playoff football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. (Jeff Hanisch/USA Today Sports)

: Green Bay Packers fans Mike McGinnity, Scott Herbst and Justin Herbst hold a thermometer outside Lambeau Field prior to the 2013 NFC wild card playoff football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers. (Jeff Hanisch/USA Today Sports)

: Jeff Kahlow (right) and wife Sandy, prior to the 2013 NFC wild card playoff football game between the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers at Lambeau Field. (Benny Sieu/USA Today Sports)

: Jeff Kahlow (right) and wife Sandy, prior to the 2013 NFC wild card playoff football game between the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers at Lambeau Field. (Benny Sieu/USA Today Sports)

: Green Bay Packer fans tailgate prior to the 2013 NFC wild card playoff football game between the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers at Lambeau Field. (Mike DiNovo/USA Today Sports)

: Fans bundle up before the NFC Wild Card Playoff game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on January 5, 2014 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

: Fans sit in the stands prior to the game between the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers during the 2013 NFC wild card playoff football game at Lambeau Field. (Benny Sieu/USA Today Sports)

: Green Bay Packers fans and San Francisco 49ers fans pose outside the stadium prior to the NFC Wild Card Playoff game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on January 5, 2014 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

: A Green Bay Packers fan cheers outside the stadium prior to the NFC Wild Card Playoff game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on January 5, 2014 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

: A Green Bay Packers fan holds a sign prior to the 2013 NFC wild card playoff football game between the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers at Lambeau Field. (Mike DiNovo/USA Today Sports)

: Fans bundle up before the NFC Wild Card Playoff game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on January 5, 2014 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

: Fans wait in line to enter the stadium prior to the 2013 NFC wild card playoff football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.(Mike DiNovo/USA Today Sports)

: Dave Josephs tailgates prior to the 2013 NFC wild card playoff football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. (Mike DiNovo/USA Today Sports)

: Fans bundle up before the NFC Wild Card Playoff game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on January 5, 2014 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

: Fans bundle up before the NFC Wild Card Playoff game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on January 5, 2014 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

: Robbie Martin prior to the game between the Green Bay Packers and the San FRancisco 49ers during the 2013 NFC wild card playoff football game at Lambeau Field. (Benny Sieu/USA Today Sports)

: A Green Bay Packers fan takes a photo of the Vince Lombardi statue outside of the stadium prior to the NFC Wild Card Playoff game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field on January 5, 2014 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

: Fans walk to the stadium prior to the 2013 NFC wild card playoff football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. (Mike DiNovo/USA Today Sports)

: Fans walk to the stadium prior to the 2013 NFC wild card playoff football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. (Mike DiNovo/USA Today Sports)

: Fans walk to the stadium prior to the 2013 NFC wild card playoff football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. (Mike DiNovo/USA Today Sports)

: The NFL Wild Card logo on the field prior to the 2013 NFC wild card playoff football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. (Jeff Hanisch/USA Today Sports)

: The temperature gauge at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis. (Twitter photo)

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