When the Packers host a playoff game, the weather is inevitably going to be a topic of discussion. That's just how most of the rest of America rolls when forced to deal with Green Bay winters for even a day or two.
But Giants coach Ben McAdoo isn't interested in hearing about the bitter cold that awaits his team in Wisconsin for Sunday afternoon's NFC wild-card game.
"The weather is like 'Fight Club,'" McAdoo told reporters Friday, via NorthJersey.com. "The 1st and 2nd rule is we don’t talk about 'Fight Club.' … The weather is what it is.”
What is it, exactly?
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Well, Packers coach Mike McCarthy pronounced Thursday's outdoor practice session the "coldest ever. That was a consensus as a team."
Just a bit of gamesmanship there? Maybe not. The air temperature was around zero and the wind chill in the minus-15 degrees range Thursday afternoon.
On top of that, the National Weather Service has issued a " Hazardous Weather Outlook" for the area due to the combination of cold air and high winds expected in the coming days. Temperatures are expected to be "10 to 20 degrees below normal" and "wind chill readings will drop into the 15 to 25 below zero range Saturday night into Sunday morning."
Frigid conditions to hold thru Sunday. Active weather next week with several chances for snow, but warmer! #wiwx pic.twitter.com/jPv2G2Wf1M
— NWS Green Bay (@NWSGreenBay) January 6, 2017
The good news is it's expected to warm up to a high of 14 degrees Sunday afternoon (from 4 degrees Friday and 10 on Saturday), and snow is not expected until after the game ends.
But we're not going to talk about that, either, Coach McAdoo. No sir.
