Wednesday, November 02, 2016

Cowboys at Packers — Part II

 
Our coverage of the Cowboys vs. Packers continues with game photos today. Above, we see the coin toss prior to kickoff.

Dallas on offense early in the game. Closest to the foreground are the two players who would make the game miserable for the Packers and the fans in attendance — QB Dak Prescott (#4) and RB Ezekiel Elliott (#21).

Prescott faking the handoff to Ezekiel... 

 ... so he can throw downfield. Unable to break free to get pressure on the QB is DT Mike Daniels (#76).

QB Aaron Rodgers (#12) prior to the snap. WR Ty Montgomery (#88) is playing RB.

Rodgers watches the hog pile. 

The Packers’ defense awaits the Cowboys. 

LB Jake Ryan (#47) looks ready for whatever comes his way. 

The Dallas Cowboys bench area on a sunny Fall afternoon. 

T David Bakhtiari (#69), G Lane Taylor (#65), and C J.C. Tretter (#73) provide protection for QB Aaron Rodgers

Packers’ special teams huddle. 

Prescott and the Cowboys coming our way. 

Rodgers makes the play call in the “throwback” huddle. 

The Packers’ offense just had a heck of a time scoring on this day. 

Head Coach Mike McCarthy (standing next to yardage marker) surveys his under-performing team.

At halftime, there was a ceremony where Hall of Fame QB Brett Favre received his Hall of Fame ring from David Baker, president of the Hall. 

This marked the third time in two years that Favre has returned to Green Bay during the season. The Packers lost both games where he was honored.

Favre places his Hall of Fame ring on his finger. 

His name was unveiled on the stadium facade during the ceremony. 

Favre then said a few words to the crowd, but halftime is short, so it wasn’t a long ceremony. 

Favre and Reggie White will co-exist next to each other forever in Lambeau Field.  

Team President and CEO Mark Murphy (standing) and GM Ted Thompson (obscured at far right) watch their team against Dallas. We would love to have been a fly on the wall.

RB Eddie Lacy is chased to the sideline. 

QB Aaron Rodgers, trying to get the offense moving (and scoring), looks for a receiver late in the game. 

T Bryan Bulaga sustained an injury that led to his exiting the game. 

 The Cowboys with the ball deep in their own territory in the third quarter.

Prescott handing off to Elliott in the end zone. 

 An overall view from our “Green Package” season tickets seats.

There wasn’t much to document or share from the fourth quarter. Just a lot of Cowboys. 

And that does it for this photo series. On Sunday, we’ll be at the Colts vs. Packers game. Good night.

Tuesday, November 01, 2016

Cowboys at Packers — Part I

Time to get some stuff up on the blog that has been sitting around while we’ve been generally busy and traveling. This is the first of two posts from the Packers vs. Cowboys weekend (October 15th and 16th). Above, we see some of the products we came across with Packers connections at the grocery store a couple of blocks west of Lambeau Field.

The Packers Alumni that were back in town for the game on Sunday.

The Lambeau Field Atrium is always buzzing on the Saturday afternoon of a home game weekend, with stadium tours, the Packers Pro Shop, and the Packers Hall of Fame being the main focal points.

The 1919 Kitchen and Tap is also busy throughout the weekend. 

Just across Ridge Road to the west, the Titletown development continues, with progress bing made on the Lodge Kohler hotel. 

Looking back towards Lambeau Field shows the proximity of the hotel to the stadium. 

The Hinterland Brewery is also coming along. We assume they are striving towards getting them enclosed before the Wisconsin winter hits. 

Walking to Lambeau Field early on Sunday afternoon for the 3:25 p.m. game. 

A beautiful Autumn Sunday afternoon in Wisconsin. 

Sideline views as fans trickle into the stadium bowl. 

Sideline views as fans trickle into the stadium bowl.  

Sideline views as fans trickle into the stadium bowl. 

Sideline views as fans trickle into the stadium bowl.  

Sideline views as fans trickle into the stadium bowl.  

This is new equipment this year, we think. The inset image is what is on the screen at the top left of the unit.

Neighborhood fence along Lombardi Avenue, right across from the stadium. 

 A few players were out early, including rookie DE Dean Lowry.

WR Jordy Nelson is always one of the players out early on the field for stretching and warming up. 

FOX Sports’ Erin Andrews and Troy Aikman talking on the field during warm-ups. 

QB Brett Favre’s name on the stadium facade is covered up until the halftime ceremony. 

WR Jordy Nelson and Troy Aikman chatting a bit. 

 Gameday equipment on the Packers’ sideline.

WR Randall Cobb doing some sprints to get the juices flowing. 

Three games on the Lambeau Field scoreboards a little less than an hour and a half before kickoff. 

Now THAT’s a camera. 

For all of you Erin Andrews fans. 

Not sure what this personnel chart is for on the Packers’ sideline.  

Former WR Bill Schroeder is the Packers’ sideline uniform inspector. If a player is not wearing things correctly, he is the policeman for the NFL. 

The specialists give us our first look at the throwback uniforms on the field. 

Those are our two empty seats (with the empty chair backs in front of the green hand) in Section 102 — our “Green Package” season ticket seats.

WR Randall Cobb throwing and catching out on the field. 

Cowboys’ players going through their pre-game paces. 

The majority of the team coming out for pre-game warm-ups. 

Team huddle, being recorded by NFL Films. 

Some players you may recognize, coming over by the Packers’ bench area

Above and below, a couple of shots of QB Aaron Rodgers getting ready to limber up and throw some passes. 


The FOX broadcast’s overhead camera

Cowboys’ team huddle. 

Packers players going through stretching and calisthenics

Both teams on the field prior to heading back to their locker rooms. 

Some Dallas players... up close.

Check back for Part II.