With the temperatures hovering well below freezing, Jake Schum, Jeff Janis and the rest of the Packers’ special-team units fully understood the part they had to play in the team’s NFC Wild Card playoff matchup with the New York Giants.
The conditions were going to stress every aspect of the third phase from kickoffs and punts to the coverage and return units, and for 60 minutes on Sunday, the Packers met the challenge.
Green Bay bested the Giants in nearly every phase of special teams, which went a long way in tilting the field position and time of possession heavily in the Packers’ favor.