By week 15 in an NFL season you likely can tell the identity of your football team and what makes it good. Coming off their third consecutive win and second monumental defeat over an NFC North rival, the Green Bay Packers recipe for winning football is a perfect persona for playoff football at Lambeau Field.

A healthy dose of running back Josh Jacobs is part of it. A bruising back who can break through four Chicago Bears defenders on a game-changing 3rd & 1 conversion going for 21 yards. Followed up a few plays later with a 2-yard touchdown rush to seal the game-winning drive for Green Bay. Jacobs combined with Emmanuel Wilson are two powerful backs who are not fun to tackle in any weather, never mind when it is below freezing.

Secondly, having a quarterback who doesn’t back down to any big moment. Long sleeves or not, Jordan Love’s track record through the weeks of 11-18 since he took over as a starter is the best in the NFL. The Packers have had a 14-5 record during that period thanks to 34 TDs to 2 INTs and the best passer rating in NFL history, 110.5. Look no further than Love’s 45-yard touchdown pass to Bo Melton this past Sunday on an effortless dot through the cold. The spokesperson for Toyotathon each winter during his career. Love’s game simply enhances in higher leverage and colder weather.

Now the defense. Relentless across the field, the Packers rush to the quarterback has been prevalent ever since Micah Parsons arrived. Top 5 in yards allowed, Green Bay swarms to the ball. Led by players like 2024 draft picks Edgerrin Cooper, Javon Bullard, and Evan Williams. Jeff Hafley’s squad presents a perfect mix for cold weather football games. From being able to limit rushing (9th in yds/game), to making the quarterback uncomfortable with a game wrecker like Parsons. Match an aggressive front with play makers behind them, you have an 11 man arsenal all ready to make a play.

Since 2000 Green Bay’s record at home in the playoffs sits at 8-7 (9 wins including Super Bowl XLV as a home game). Even with a Super Bowl championship during that span of time, none of the wins in that magical run took place at Lambeau field in the playoffs. Green Bay represented the NFC’s final seed in the then 6 team format.

In that time, Green Bay has won 8 combined divisional and wild card games. Yet Green Bay is still searching for its first NFC Championship win at home since the new century began. The theory that Green Bay had a significant advantage of playing at home began to be disputed heavily since the 2010s.

Losses like 2020 to the Buccaneers, 2014 and 2021 to the 49ers provided examples to why the hallowed ground of Lambeau Field has lost some of its intimidation factor of playing in the frigid cold in the playoffs. However, one common theme in those losses was a lesser run game on offense. A bend don’t break mindset of a defense that a lot of the times did break. Combined with a stalling passing offense that would seem to shrink when big moments arrived. Despite being the higher seed, it became the Packers who would look uncomfortable on their home grass and lose sight of the team they had built themselves to be for that given year.

The 2025 Packers don’t seem to struggle in losing their identity when adversity hits, quite the opposite. From game-winning conversions to Dontayvion Wicks, to game-sealing interceptions by Keisean Nixon. Although they’re young, Green Bay is hungry. What comes with such a young and inexperienced squad is a free-caring style of play that oozes confidence and no fear.

With the hopes of the 1 seed in the NFC still up for grabs and an NFC North crown guaranteeing the Packers a home playoff game and potentially more. Green Bay has the right to take back the home field advantage of Lambeau field in the playoffs and force the opposition to deal with the cold January weather. As well as a team that is proving to be built to strive in it.

Something magical in the air when December hits, temperature drops, and the Packers are fighting for home-field advantage in the playoffs
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— Hogg (@HoggNFL) December 2, 2025

Jordan Love has been the best week 11-18 QB in football since he took over.

When he gets in sicko mode, he’s as good as it gets in football https://t.co/c4LBeyhGMT

— Austin Krueger (@AustinKrueger_) December 2, 2025

The Packers' defense reminds me of the best Spags defenses in recent years.

Back 7 guys FLY around as tacklers. Pressure plan tests you. They don't give up explosives. Good game plan-specific details.

It's a group that's well built for playoff football.

— Robert Mays (@robertmays) December 9, 2025

🚨 A limited number of tickets are available for Sunday's game due to the Bears returning a portion of their allotment.

— Green Bay Packers (@packers) December 4, 2025