The conditions were freezing — eight degrees with a wind-chill factor of minus-15 — the last time the Los Angeles Rams
played a cold-weather game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field.
It was December 20, 1992, and offensive lineman Jackie Slater thought he was prepared. For warmups, he put on layers that made him look like “the Michelin Man,” he said. But after discovering he could barely move, he decided to forsake the extra gear.
During the 28-13 defeat, Slater learned something new about playing in the cold.
“I scraped the back of my hand and the skin rolled up like a chunk,” Slater said Monday during a phone interview.