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Lambeau Field (/ ˈ l æ m b oʊ / ⓘ) is an outdoor athletic stadium in the north central United States, located in Green Bay, Wisconsin.The home field of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL), it opened in 1957 as City Stadium, replacing the original City Stadium at Green Bay East High School as the Packers' home field.
Over 7,000 more seats were added to the south endzone in 2013 and the Lambeau Field Atrium was expanded in 2015. [11] These renovations increased the stadium's capacity to 81,441, making it one of the largest football stadiums by capacity in the United States. [12] Lambeau Field has been continuously ranked as one of the best stadiums in the NFL.
Soldier Field in Chicago is the oldest, having opened in 1924; however, the Bears did not play at Soldier Field until 1971 and did not play there in 2002 while the stadium was under reconstruction, and thus the oldest continuously operating stadium in the NFL is Lambeau Field, hosting the Green Bay Packers since its opening in 1957.
Lambeau Field's north end zone with the six retired numbers. The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin.Since their founding in 1919, over 1,800 players, [1] including 35 Pro Football Hall of Famers [2] have played for the team.
Lambeau Field's turf-heating system malfunctioned, and when the tarpaulin was removed from the field before the game, it left moisture on the field. The field began to freeze gradually in the extreme cold, leaving an icy surface that became worse as more and more of the field fell into the shadow of the stadium. [ 33 ]
The Lambeau Leap has become an important part of the Green Bay Packers tradition. It is now an expectation that all Packers players who score at Lambeau Field perform the Leap. It also provides a connection between the players and the fans. [16] In 2014, a statue was built outside of Lambeau Field commemorating the Leap.
The 2003 NFC Wild Card playoff game was a National Football League (NFL) playoff game between the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers on January 4, 2004. The game, which was contested at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, became notable after Seahawks' quarterback Matt Hasselbeck proclaimed, "We want the ball and we're going to score!"
The playing field at the stadium sits at an elevation of 640 feet (195 m) above sea level. Lambeau Field is the N.F.L. stadium continually operated the longest. In 2007, the Packers completed their 51st season at Lambeau, breaking the all-time N.F.L. record set by the Chicago Bears at Wrigley Field (1921–70).