This morning, football fans were out in force at Lambeau Field. Some were staking out prime tailgating spots, others had already set up camp and were enjoying the atmosphere. Seattle Times staff photographer Steve Ringman and I spent some time with both Packer and Seahawk fans to get their impressions, their predictions and catch a bit of the atmosphere. Here's the video:

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Packers fans gathered for a playoff pep rally tonight in Green Bay at Lambeau field. Here's a shot that summed up the party:

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Two unidentified cheese heads have a good time supporting their home team during the Playoff Pep Rally at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin Friday, Jan. 11, 2008.

Often after heavy snowfall, the Green Bay Packers issue a call out to the public to help shovel out the field for a few bucks an hour. People come from all over for the chance to say they helped dig out the field. Today, Seattle Times photographer Steve Ringman went out to Lambeau to check out the action. As you can see in this clip, fans from as far away as Texas jumped at the chance.

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Last week Clay Jones the cartoonist for the Free Lance-Star in Virginia made a friendly bet on the Seahawks vs. Redskins game. If the Seahawks won, he agreed to write a song and perform it on YouTube. Well folks, Clay came through on his end of the bet.

The Seattle Seahawks arrived in Green Bay, Wis. just after 3 p.m. local time today. Hawk fans were there to greet them as they arrived at the team hotel. Here's a look:

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Seattle Times staff columnist Jerry Brewer asked Green Bay residents today what they thought about Seattle Seahawks kicker Josh Brown wearing heated warm-up pants at tomorrow's playoff game. Here's the video:

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This morning, Seattle Times photographer Steve Ringman found many Green Bay residents digging out from under snow, not with shovels, but with ubiquitous snowblower machines. Here’s a clip:

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Green Bay woke up to a fresh snowfall Friday morning, and the locals were up early to dig out. Seattle Times staff photographer Steve Ringman was up with them to take a few pictures around Lambeau Field:

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Snow was shoveled aside at Lambeau Field Friday morning.

Right now The Weather Channel is reporting that it's about 33 degrees Fahrenheit. It’s certainly warm enough to start melting the snow. We may get more tonight, but it doesn’t seem as though we’ll be facing the legendary cold conditions Green Bay is known for.

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Green Bay resident Herold Anderson shoveled snow near Lambeau Field early this morning.

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A visitor to Lambeau Field takes a picture of the fresh snow on the statue of former Packers coach Vince Lombardi. The statue is near the entrance to Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.

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Don Leurquin of Green Bay shoveled snow at Lambeau Field Friday morning.