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The 5 coldest games in NFL history

By Cody Rivera

Oakland Raiders cornerback Lester Hayes has the football after intercepting a pass during the Raiders 14-12 victory over the Cleveland Browns in the 1980 AFC Divisional Playoff Game on January 4, 1981 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Dennis Collins/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
Oakland Raiders cornerback Lester Hayes has the football after intercepting a pass during the Raiders 14-12 victory over the Cleveland Browns in the 1980 AFC Divisional Playoff Game on January 4, 1981 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Dennis Collins/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /
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GREEN BAY, WI – DECEMBER 31: Quarterback Bart Starr #15 of the Green Bay Packers is tackled by Dave Edwards #52 and Lee Roy Jordan #55 of the Dallas Cowboys during the 1967 NFL Championship Game on December 31, 1967 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The game would be known as the “Ice Bowl”. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WI – DECEMBER 31: Quarterback Bart Starr #15 of the Green Bay Packers is tackled by Dave Edwards #52 and Lee Roy Jordan #55 of the Dallas Cowboys during the 1967 NFL Championship Game on December 31, 1967 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The game would be known as the “Ice Bowl”. (Photo by Bruce Bennett Studios/Getty Images) /

1. Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers — Dec. 31, 1967

The coldest game in NFL history dates all the way back to before the modern National Football League even existed: the famous “Ice Bowl,” which took place at Lambeau Field on Dec. 31, 1967 when the Green Bay Packers outlasted the Dallas Cowboys 21-17 in the NFL Championship Game.

The temperature for the game was -13 degrees. Thanks to Lambeau Field’s turf-heating system encountering a few technical problems, moisture on the field began to freeze, causing an icy surface. Despite the almost torturous conditions, the Ice Bowl still went on to be considered one of the greatest NFL games of all time.

The game included Green Bay’s famous game-winning drive that began with 4:50 remaining, and Dallas leading 17-14. Legendary quarterback Bart Starr led the Packers down the field, and ultimately scored the go-ahead touchdown by lunging into the end zone after Jerry Kramer and Ken Bowman executed their famous block on Jethro Pugh. Don Chandler added the extra point to make it 21-17, and after two Dallas incompletions, the game was over.

The Packers advanced to Super Bowl II, at the time known as the second AFL-NFL World Championship Game, where they defeated the American Football League champion Oakland Raiders.

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A lot has happened in the world of professional football since then. Just two years later, the old NFL and AFL merged together and started serving as the NFC and AFC conferences to make up what is now the modern National Football League. Even more amazingly, 50 Super Bowls have been played since the famous Ice Bowl, and yet it still remains the coldest game in NFL history.