The Green Bay Packers’ schedule in 2026 has something that is exceedingly rare in the NFL, but particularly so in franchise history. The team will play four of its final five regular season games at home, all coming on or after December 13th.
But as we found out this week, the Packers actually used to prefer to avoid playing at home in cold weather. In fact, it wasn’t until about three decades ago that the franchise started to fully embrace the mythos of Lambeau Field being the Frozen Tundra. Still,
Lambeau Field was a dreaded postseason venue for decades until that mystique wore off in the early 2000s, but it’s interesting to see just how much of that reputation stemmed from a single game in 1967.
For better or worse, the Packers are 6-6 in their last 12 home playoff games after going 13-0 prior to the 2002 season. However, they haven’t played a home game in the postseason since 2021. Hopefully a long stretch of Lambeau Field games late this season will set them up with a division title in 2026 and an opportunity to play at home again deep into January.
Packers preferred not to play late-season home games in Lambeau Field | Packers.com
It’s time for a history lesson, and I learned a lot from this one. It wasn’t until the 1990s under Mike Holmgren that the Packers started really embracing their cold-weather home-field advantage.
Brian Gutekunst made offseason moves to win now | Packersnews.com
This article’s premise is that Gutekunst has only ever really looked to the future with his player acquisitions and that there was a significant shift in approach this offseason. We leave it to you to decide whether you agree with that description.
Packers scheduled to make primetime history during 2026 regular season | Packers Wire
This will be the 34th consecutive season that the Packers play on Monday Night Football, a streak that dates back to 1993.
Packers Have More Questions Than Answers on Defensive Line Entering OTAs | SI.com
Will Nazir Stackhouse really be the #1 nose tackle when OTAs start up next Tuesday? I’m not so sure.
Lions LB Jack Campbell signs 4-year, $81M extension | NFL.com
Detroit locked up Campbell after declining his 5th-year option for 2027 earlier this offseason. That option would have paid him $22 million, but this new deal isn’t far off that in terms of average value.
US urged to ‘make haggis legal again’ ahead of World Cup | Yahoo! News
As APC’s foremost expert on haggis, I wholeheartedly sign on with this movement.
