The image for today is a shot of running back Paul Hornung gaining yardage in the 1965 NFL championship playoff game at Lambeau Field. Because of snow in the hours leading up to the game, the field was decidedly not in its normal good-weather condition. According to Chuck Johnson in the Milwaukee Journal on January 3, 1966: “The lights were on for the start of this, the 33rd annual NFL championship playoff, because it was a dark and wintry day. It snowed in the morning, some three inches covering the tarpaulin. It rained, sleeted, and spit snow while the game itself was on. And then it snowed some more after the Packers had won their ninth championship. Many of the 50,852 fans who filled the stadium to capacity did not arrive until the game was well under way. Road conditions, coupled with a traffic snarl for miles around accounted for the inordinate number of late arrivals. The temperature was slightly above freezing. ‘Steam’ from the breath of fans and players hovered over the field and the stands, adding to the eerie setting. The field itself was muddy, but the footing was surprisingly good, at least as far as the Packers were concerned.”
— Milwaukee Journal photo by Heinz Kluetmeier
