[purecarnagge]

What do the packers linemen do to prevent there arms from getting frostbite? i mean -3 degrees thats not good at all. Yet every play they are out there getting it done. No sleeves bare skin?

Do they put anything on there skin to help negate the effects of the cold, or are they just insane?

[5 star bomb]

Body heat, constantly running and moving around... jackets and heaters on the sidelines

[Deuce]

Michael Strahan said he doesn't need to prove to people how strong he is. That is why he was one of the only lineman wearing sleeves.

[jjgold]

They played game like it was 50 degrees

What animals but they are pros

[purecarnagge]

the oline for the packers didnt have jackets or sleeves they were no sleeves bareskinned. There has to be something they rub on there arms before and at halftime to keep them warm or help maintain body heat.

[Deuce]

It's called adrenaline.

[twtb19]

I dont know, but all the players and coaches had red faces from the cold, it is plain stupidity to act tough when you can be warmer.

I am in St. Louis where it was 10 when I took the trash outside and felt frostbite after about 5 min of moving shit to the curb....I know, remodeling house it took awhile with two trash cans and old furniture.

But these dudes were in what felt like -20 with no shirts on...crazy.

[TexansFan]

However, some players rub a thin layer of petroleum jelly over their arms. "It kind of holds that heat in," Ephraim says. "It will be cold out there, and you've got to be amped up and go through it and just play."

Eagles safety Brian Dawkins, like other NFL players, occasionally uses a cream called WarmSkin, marketed as an extra layer of protection. He says it doesn't actually provide a sensation of warmth but that it does act as a shield.

"It will keep the wind chill off you a little better," he says.

Dawkins says one problem with petroleum jelly is that there are NFL rules against applying slippery substances. "You might get fined. You have to do it real light," he says.

The Eagles' Sheppard points to a small, red tin in his locker.

"This is the key," he says, picking up the can of Tiger Balm Sports Balm, a Chinese herbal product. On cold days he rubs it on his legs and arms.

[chandler1981]

The Giants OL didnt wear sleeves either. Neither did Jacobs. He said it makes it harder to hold onto the ball. Freakin CRAZY. These are full grown BEASTS! Crazy beasts!

[purecarnagge]

All i gotta say is everyone on this thread would be inside eating pizza and drinking a beverage within 10 minutes of being outside in that weather.

[TexansFan]

All i gotta say is everyone on this thread would be inside eating pizza and drinking a beverage within 10 minutes of being outside in that weather.

I think it would be worse for the fans just sitting there watching the game. Did you see those three chicks wearing only their bikini tops? Crazy.

[purecarnagge]

they had to be nippin out.