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Remember the Green Bay Packers of old, masters of the tundra-churning power sweep, champions of the Ice Bowl? Judging by last weekend, those days are long gone.
Going into Sunday's regular-season finale against Detroit at Lambeau Field, the new-look Packers (12-3) still need to prove that their young players and precision passing offense won't fold when the weather turns cold.
"We're the Green Bay Packers," coach Mike McCarthy said. "Everybody talks about coming to Lambeau in January, and do not want to play there. We're supposed to like that weather, and we did not look like we liked it very much this past Sunday."
After the Packers were thrown off by an extreme combination of cold and wind in a 35-7 loss at Chicago, McCarthy briefly considered teaching the team a lesson by making the starters play four quarters against the Lions .



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