NFL divisional round - Could cold be a factor for San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers playoff game?

GREEN BAY, Wis. — For much of their storied history, the Green Bay Packers were unbeatable at home in the postseason.

The Packers, buoyed by the minuscule temperatures of the «frozen tundra,» won each of their first 13 playoff games at Lambeau Field. Some of that mystique has worn off since the Packers suffered their first home playoff loss to the Atlanta Falcons in 2003, as they have gone 7-6 since the undefeated start.

Green Bay's next chance to win a home playoff game comes Saturday night in the NFC divisional round when quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo and the San Francisco 49ers visit Lambeau for the first time in the postseason since Jan. 5, 2014.

Whether weather really matters in a game such as this was a popular topic this week as the Niners prepared for the Packers. That was especially true for Garoppolo, who, according to ESPN Stats & Information research, has not thrown a pass in an NFL game with kickoff temperatures below 40 degrees.

By kickoff Saturday night (8:15 p.m. ET), the temperature, according to weather.com, is expected to be around 10 degrees and dropping through the evening, though it's not likely to make the top 10 list of the coldest games. For point of reference, the last time the 49ers played a playoff game in Green Bay, the kickoff temperature was 5 degrees.

Since 2014, 101 quarterbacks have started a game with kickoff temperatures below 40 degrees, which means this will be Garoppolo's first, at least in the NFL. Not that he's too concerned about it.

«I've lived in it my whole life, so there's just different ways [to get ready for it],» Garoppolo said. «I think people who have grown up in it and played in it for a long time, there's ways to prepare for it, things that you kind of know going into