Packers in White at Lambeau Field?

It's become somewhat fashionable for NFL teams to wear white at home, especially during the first few months of a season. Only the Seahawks have never done it. Even our Pack has brought out the road whites before a hometown crowd, first in the 1930s, but also more recently than that.

The Packers have worn white at Lambeau Field twice; the first two games of the 1989 season. Here are some highlights from the Week 2 game against the Saints, as quarterback Don Majkowski tries to rally his Packers back from a 21-0 deficit at the end of the first half.



The Packers wearing road jerseys in Green Bay? It just looks wrong.

As wrong as that gold "G" on the 50-yard line.

I do like the classic single-bar helmet graphic in the endzone, though.

The Majik Man did rally his troops, and the Packers prevailed that day 35-34.

I don't know what possessed head coach Lindy Infante to mess with the classic. Fortunately, he came to his senses and returned to the classic green home uniforms.

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UPDATE 10/20/2016: We've learned a little bit more about Infante's decision: the story is here.

All That Glitters, Part II

Last year, we learned that the NFL would be commemorating Super Bowl 50 throughout the entire 2015 season with special logos and graphics. Last night, at the Packers' home opener, we got to see two of those on the Lambeau Field turf.

The 50 yard line numbers will be painted gold all season.

In addition, the small NFL logos on the 25 yard lines have been painted in the league's temporarily-preferred scheme of gold and black.

I like the idea of a season-long buildup to the Super Bowl, but can't stand the constant focus on the modern era over the league's glorious early history.

Call It in the Air

Another Super Bowl Sunday is upon us. The Packers are watching the game on television like the rest of us, so I thought it might be worthwhile to take a quick look back at an often-overlooked moment of that first NFL/AFL Championship Game; the coin toss at midfield:

Representing the Packers, we have defensive end Willie Davis and tackle Bob Skoronski shaking hands with their Kansas City counterparts. Interesting that they're both wearing their helmets while both Chiefs are carrying theirs.

That crown-on-a-football graphic is about the closest thing that game had to a logo.

How times have changed since that afternoon at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on January 15, 1967. Not only the Big Game's logos, but the toss itself. Here's the coin flip from Super Bowl XLV: