GREEN BAY – When the Green Bay Packers take on the San Francisco 49ers at Lambeau Field this weekend, they’ll be playing for more than just a rematch to the 2024 NFC divisional round.
It’s the first of two home games within four days at Lambeau.
Here is what to know about Sunday’s game:
Salute to Service and rally towel
Sunday will be the Packers Salute to Service game, as the team has been honoring veterans and military members throughout the month of November. The field will have Salute to Service goal post wraps and pylon decals, with an in-game video being played to honor former and current military members.
Players will also wear and use equipment that features the NFL’s Salute to Service camo-ribbon decal.
Fans attending the game will also receive a camo Salute to Service rally towel.
What is the weather forecast for Sunday?
The National Weather Service forecast for Sunday will be mostly cloudy with high of 43. There is a chance of rain before midnight, but it should be dry during the game.
What time do parking lots and the stadium open?
Stadium parking lots open at 11:25 a.m. Access to the stadium bowl is available at 1:25 p.m.
Entrance to the Lambeau Field Atrium and Packers Pro Shop is available from 11:25 a.m. through the American Family Insurance gate. Other gates open at 1:25 p.m. The Packers Pro Shop and Lambeau Field Atrium are open to ticketed fans only. No exit/re-entry is allowed for noon and 3:25 p.m. games.
Parking available in neighborhoods around Lambeau Field
Lambeau Field parking lots are full with season ticket holders and people working the game. Parking is available on streets, in yards and in commercial lots surrounding Lambeau Field. Yard and lot parking prices range from $60 near the stadium to $20 some blocks away.
Free street parking is available to those who get there early or are willing to walk. Most of the street parking is available on the Green Bay side of the stadium, that is, north of Lombardi Avenue, although some is available south and southwest of the stadium in Ashwaubenon, which has restrictions on streets nearer Lambeau.
Green Bay Metro offers free shuttle service
You can catch a city bus to the game.
Green Bay Metro offers four free shuttle routes, with buses leaving to and from Lambeau on the half-hour from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and again from the end of the game to 8 p.m. Routes to Lambeau Field run from Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport, downtown Green Bay, the far east side of Green Bay and downtown De Pere.
Titletown hosts Gameday Live activities and music
Four hours before each Packers home game, the Titletown District hosts Gameday Live festivities, including music, a Q&A and meet-and-greets with Packers alumni, giant tailgate games, mural painting, a postcard-sending station and food and drink.
Bella Cain, a top-40 country cover band, will play between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. on the stage at Titletown.
The Titletown parking lot off Lombardi Avenue will be open for paid parking ($50), but tailgating is not allowed in the lot. Carry-in coolers, glass bottles and portable grills are also not allowed in the park. Like Lambeau, Titletown is cashless.
Which Packers alumni will be in town?
Former Packers defensive end Vonnie Holliday will be in the Lambeau Field Atrium between 11 a.m. and noon on Saturday. On Sunday, Holliday will be on the club level from 1:50 to 2:50 p.m.
Former Packers running back Dorsey Levens will also be at the Atrium from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday. He will be at surprise locations around Lambeau from 1:50 to 2:50 p.m. Sunday.
Lambeau Field considered among best stadiums in the NFL
Lambeau Field ranks either first or second as the NFL’s best stadium in two USA TODAY features, one by individual writers with experience at stadiums, and the other a poll of six sportswriters.
The individual writer ranked Lambeau No. 1 in the league, saying, “Lambeau Field remains every bit the old school experience you want it to be, rising from the suburban grid of Green Bay to welcome NFL pilgrims to its hallowed grounds. Between the history of the Hall of Fame and the frigid aluminum bench seats that freeze your Leinenkugel’s in the can each December, it’s perfect roughneck football.”
The six USA TODAY sportswriters ranked Lambeau No. 2.
“It’s not only the stadium and all the history that’s occurred there that make Lambeau so special, it’s what surrounds it. For those not fortunate enough to have been there, it’s set in the middle of a neighborhood. Literally. There are people for whom Lambeau is their backyard. They will let you park in their driveway or on their lawn, and they will do this for a ridiculously low fee. Offer you a bratwurst and the use of their bathroom while they’re at it. It’s the perfect blend of quaint, old-word charm and modern glitz, and there is nothing else in the NFL like it,” wrote USA TODAY columnist Nancy Armour.
Who will perform the national anthem?
Billboard charting country artist Craig Morgan will sing the national anthem. He performed the national anthem on Nov. 15 when the Tennessee Titans hosted the Minnesota Vikings.
Game will be broadcast on Fox
Kevin Burkhardt will do play-by-play, Tom Brady will be the analyst, and Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi will be on the sidelines.
In the map below from 506 Sports, red is area where local Fox stations will show San Francisco at Green Bay while blue will get to watch the Arizona Cardinals at the Seattle Seahawks.
It is also available on Packers Radio Network
Packers games can be heard on the Packers Radio Network, made up of 54 stations in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, and North and South Dakota. 97.3 The Game, WRNW-Milwaukee, is the flagship station of the Packers Radio Network. For a full listing of radio affiliates, visit packers.com/video/radio-network. Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) and two-time Packers Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) are in their 26th season of calling the action together.
Packers.com will stream the team’s radio broadcast worldwide to desktop users. The Packers mobile app also will stream the radio broadcast within the Packers’ home market, per NFL broadcast restrictions. The broadcast will start with the pre-game show at 10:05 a.m. Central Standard Time.
San Francisco metro area 14 times bigger than Green Bay metro area
Green Bay is the smallest market in the NFL, with a metro area population of 328,268, compared to San Francisco, which has a metro area population of 4.7 million.
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