The Packers are 2-0 and it’s on to the Windy City on Sunday to the site of the N.F.C. Championship game last year, when they triumphed over the Bears to advance to — and win — Super Bowl XLV. Over the next few days, we’ll feature some great photos from that game here. Above, QB Aaron Rodgers scores a TD on a 1-yard run in the First Quarter. We also found a great gallery of classic N.F.L. shots from the Sports Illustrated archives, and below you’ll see the images that pertain to the Packers:
Packers 37, Giants 0
City Stadium, Dec. 31, 1961
Packers linebacker Tom Bettis, sporting the scars of a gridiron gladiator, gets a hero's escort off the field from fans overjoyed at the 37-0 triumph.
Packers 37, Giants 0
City Stadium, Dec. 31, 1961
After winning his first NFL title, an overjoyed Vince Lombardi is carried off the field by three of his players: (left-right) Jim Taylor, Paul Hornung and Forrest Gregg.
Packers 16, Giants 7
Yankees Stadium, Dec. 30, 1962
Ray Nitschke grabs Giants running back Alex Webster by the head, prepared to flip him over if necessary. Nitschke was the Most Valuable Player in this game, recovering two fumbles, both leading to Packers scores, in harsh wintry conditions. He called it "the most brutal football game that I have ever been in."
Packers 35, Chiefs 10
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Jan. 15, 1967
With the offense backed up to their goal line, the Chiefs are forced to punt. Jerrel Wilson (#44) was the busiest man on the team, punting seven times as the Packers stifled the Chiefs' offensive line.
