"A FEW HOURS before kickoff of the Jan. 20, 2008, NFC Championship Game between the Giants and Packers in frigid Green Bay, around 10 New York players did what they always do: took a walk around the field. They were bundled up, with temperatures falling to minus 1 with a minus 23 wind chill. Their vaporized breath filled the air; the cold snapped at their faces. Suddenly, they were slapped with another cold reality: No player from Green Bay was on the field."
"They brought the usual halftime refreshments appropriate for cold weather -- broth and hot chocolate. But it wasn't enough early on. During pregame warmups, despite wearing gloves for the first time in his 21-year career, Feagles, who also served as the holder for kicker Lawrence Tynes, said his hands and feet were so cold that when it was time for him to take some practice kicks he caught one snap and opted not to kick."
A few hours before kickoff of the Jan. 20, 2008 NFC Championship Game between the Giants and Packers in Green Bay, about 10 New York players walked the field bundled against temperatures that fell to minus 1 with a minus-23 wind chill. Vaporized breath filled the air and the cold snapped at their faces; no Green Bay players were on the field. Giants brought extra clothing, toe and hand warmers and hot broth and chocolate for halftime. Despite those preparations and a veteran wearing gloves for the first time, extreme cold left hands and feet numb and disrupted kicking and punting warmups.
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