Going outside: In 2007, McCarthy and the Packers practiced indoors in the postseason and it cost them. The New York Giants upset them at a bone-chilling Lambeau Field in the NFC Championship Game. This season, with possibly two games at home, do not expect McCarthy to repeat history. Nitschke Field is equipped with heated coils under the surface.
"We have the ability to practice outside, as we did not in '07, just because of the field conditions," McCarthy said. "Having Nitschke Field now that's heated is a big bonus for us, so the ability to handle the football is something we've been trying to spend a lot of time on the last month, and having the opportunity to do it this upcoming week and next week is really beneficial."