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9. Alive or passed, who is your favorite person with whom to watch a Packers game and why?

Sharon from Ash Fork, AZ

My favorite person to watch a game with was my dad; both of my brothers were younger, and we bonded over the Packers. More than once, my dad fell out of his chair trying to catch a pass from Bart Starr or avoiding a tackle with Paul Hornung.

Joe from Swansea, IL

My father, a native of Antigo, made me a Packer fan from birth. We thought every city had a Titletown USA billboard outside town, and I was lucky enough to share the Vince Lombardi era with my dad. He and Mr. Lombardi passed away two months of each other in 1970, and it feels like my childhood ended that summer.

Jeff from Littlefork, MN

My favorite person to watch a game with will always be my dad. I'm fortunate in that, at 72 years old, I still have him around. Because I left the homeland and moved to enemy territory five hours away, I don't get to watch as many games with him as I wish I did. We have similar appreciation for the game and know when to chat and when to shut up. When we can't watch together, we almost always share a phone call at halftime.

Barry from De Pere, WI

My best friend Marty. We snuck in together to the 1961 NFL Championship Game (GB 37, NYG 0) and helped tear down the goal posts. We're both in the Packer Hall of Fame, getting in three separate pictures in the Green Bay Press-Gazette game edition. Still watching together every Sunday, 64 years later.

Ted from Amherst, NY

My mother. My father was never a football fan. When I was young, the Packers were bad and the Braves were champions, so I grew up with baseball caps, jackets, etc. Then this Lombardi character showed up and my mom and I started following the Packers. She has been gone for eight years now. But if I could have her back for four hours, a Packer game might be just the ticket.

Steve from Crestwood, KY

My dad and my kids. My dad is from Green Bay (I was born in Milwaukee). He's 87 and still roots like crazy.

Dave from Lake Zurich, IL

My late father who passed one year after the Pack defeated the Steelers in the Super Bowl. My first Packers memory was watching the 1960 championship game with him. I inherited his passionate love for the team.

Gretchen from Dousman, WI

I would choose to attend or watch a Packers' game with my father, Rudy Jaeger. Dad was the captain of his Janesville High School team playing offense and defense, and attended the University of Wisconsin on a full football scholarship. Dad knew his football and everyone important who played it. He walked our Green Bay neighborhood selling stock door to door to keep the team alive and did it again to sell season tickets to get Lambeau Field built. He loved his Packers. Still miss you dad, 55 years on.

Joel from Show Low, AZ

The obvious answer would be my son, however he would understand my choice. My son and I met Mike Scherrer at a local sports bar, watching a Packers game. Packer Mike and I became friends that day. Mike was from Sheboygan and would go back home every fall to see family and attend a game at Lambeau. He was the most avid Packers fan I ever met. He would hold an annual event with Packers fans in our area. Treating us to Brats and cheese from home. Mike passed some years ago.

Tracey from Madison, WI

My mom, born in Green Bay to an original member of Martha's Coffee Club. The women on my mom's side are the Packers fans. If the game was a blowout, we enjoyed cherry Pepsi in the second half. If it was close, my mom's eyes were hidden behind her fingers and her hair disheveled. My friends loved coming over to shout at the TV with her. My mom passed away the week before Aaron Rodgers tore his Achilles, and that's when I knew she must be in heaven, sending us a smile.

Bob from Pocatello, ID

My favorite person with whom to watch a (live) Packers game is my daughter Abby. I am a relocated Wisconsinite, but my daughter was born in Idaho after I relocated for work. Our first time at Lambeau together was a surreal visit to a shrine. She was gawking at everything and just thrilled with the experience and with getting to know her dad's turf. The Packers topped it off with a comeback win over the Bears. She beamed for days. If memories make us rich, I'm rich indeed.

David from Janesville, WI

I never had a chance to attend a game with my maternal grandfather, but he shared memories of going to watch a game with his dad. This was prior to tickets, and grandpa remembered the hat getting passed around to collect money. I'd have liked to sit next to him at Lambeau so he could see the difference now.

Joe from Eau Claire, WI

My dad. He passed away in 1980. We had a very complicated relationship, but Packer football was one of the few things we could enjoy together. I treasure those memories and the way he impressed upon me...even through some tough seasons...the strong connection between the team and its fans/owners.

Gregg from Arlington Heights, IL

I'm from Illinois. My wife, Verone, was born and raised in Lake Geneva. I was nervous while attending our first Thanksgiving together, but I was mistaken. Her parents had a Badger bathroom, all decked out, you wouldn't believe it. And even better, after fixing my plate, Verone's mom escorted me to their den, so I wouldn't miss a play during the Packer game. Today, we sit on the couch, Verone dressed in her Packer gear, cheering her heart out, scaring our pets, but entertaining me like there is no tomorrow.

Al from Green Bay, WI

My son Ryan is my favorite dude with whom to watch the game. He became a fan as a young lad in the early days of Brett Favre at the helm. He listens to my stories of woe from the 70s and 80s, and he truly appreciates that he has seen nothing, but exceptional QB play for his entire fandom!

Adam from Chippewa Falls, WI

My grandma. I watched Super Bowl XLV with her because my family was on vacation in Florida and left me home to care for the farm. My grandma knew next to nothing about football. Halfway through the third quarter the game felt like it was slipping away. My grandma broke the silence by saying, "They're not doing very well, are they?" Fortunately, the Packers found a way to pull it off and we celebrated by having a Leinie's with some cheese.

Luke from Port Alsworth, AK

Pretty excited that my kids are now at the age to ask when "we" play next (yes, they now call the Packers 'we'). They're learning the game and I'm happy to pass on the tradition.

Tom from Keota, IA

One of my college roommates, Bob, tops the list. His wave of emotions went from agony to ecstasy in back-to-back plays, and there was always, always, a core of hope in each and every moment. At the end of close games, it was common to see him on his knees in front of the TV, Belushi in "Blues Brothers" style, praying and begging and pleading for a big play. No one else "got it" like Bob.

Barbara from Snellville, GA

Dave Robinson. Because I actually got to sit next to him at a playoff game in Atlanta and he was delightful. Game was ugly for the Packers, but HOFer Dave showed off his Super Bowl ring and talked football with us fans in the area. A class act all the way. I would do that again in a heartbeat.

Cameron from Centreville, VA

When I think about watching a Packer game with someone, I think about my dad. Since I was kid, I remember staying up late with him on Sundays with school the next day watching the Packers on SNF or TNF and hanging with him all day in his Man Cave (including a signed Favre jersey) watching football games around the league if the Pack weren't playing at that time. It's times like these where I wish I hadn't grown up to the old age of 23.

Nhoj from Waterloo, WI

I grew up in the border wars of Packers and Vikings fandom. Yet, as a kid I chose the Colts. I don't know why, but I was a huge fan, have a lot of Colts player cards from the early 2000s and was ecstatic when they won the Super Bowl. Then, when I hit middle school, I just connected to the Packers with my dad. Sports healed our relationship. I migrated to the Packers. And he migrated to the Brewers (from the Twins). Sports have meaning, sometimes it just takes time to find it.

Jake from Canada

Undoubtedly, my favorite person to watch a Packers game with will always be my dad, Pete. I've submitted a couple questions/posts about his battle with cancer in this space before. I'm devastated to report that we lost him much too young on June 26, 2025. We watched every game together, or, when I was away for school, would text each other our thoughts and commentary throughout the course of the game. I'll miss him so much. I know that first game without him will sting.

Mike from Hastings, MN

My favorite person to watch a Packers game with is my dear friend, Charlie from La Crosse. He waited for years to get four season tickets for the Milwaukee games and would invite me regularly. He kept the tickets still today, even though he was paralyzed in an accident in 2020. His kids now go. He finished his downstairs shower in green and gold; carved Packers jack-o lanterns for a Halloween game against the Bears which made local TV. We celebrated our Favre and Rodgers SB victories on the phone.

Michael from Garden City, ID

I grew up a LA Rams fan. Like many, I became disillusioned with Georgia's "management" of the team (e.g. Eric Dickerson). A man without a team, I was Channel surfing on Sept. 20, 1992, and caught the second half of Packers/Bengals. Then I learned the team was community owned, and that was it. Been to several games at Lambeau with my son, and now he is an Owner. GBP.

Matt from Bloomington, IN

My best friend Pat. Although we cheer for different teams, it is awesome to watch a game with people who know the game and care about your happiness. It's also cool to watch his Bills games and have essentially a second-favorite team. A distant second, but still.

10. Best/funniest/most embarrassing story stemming from a Packers loss?

Karen from South Beloit, IL

When my brother-in-law was a little boy in the mid-to-late 1960s, he would cry whenever the Packers lost, and his older sister would take him out for ice cream to cheer him up. She claims she paid for a whole lot of ice cream during those years.

Phil from Westminster, MD

My son and I were at the infamous fourth-and-26 Packer-Eagles tragedy guests in a suite. Truly a sad ending but what was even sadder was a shoving match at the club-level elevator between two men. Oh, and yes, they were both Eagles fans. Only in Philly!

Dan from Cross Plains, WI

My funniest/best moment after a Packers loss has to be 2015 Thanksgiving night against the Bears. I proposed to my wife outside the Oneida gate steps in the pouring rain. To which many inebriated fans chanted, "Noooo, don't do it, don't do it!" I have it on video, too! Coupled that with the Brett Favre ring of honor, seeing Bart Starr, Favre and Aaron Rodgers together it sure was a memorable night! I was pretty mad they lost, to which my wife said, "How can you be mad after a night like this?" She's right.

Beeks from Kronenwetter, WI

I proposed to my wife at Lambeau during pre-game when the Packers played the Colts on Nov. 6, 2016. Our happiness and excitement were dulled a bit when the Packers laid an egg and lost.

Taylor from Hull, IA

I was fortunate enough to attend the 49ers playoff game in 2021 with my dad and my oldest son. It was my son's first game at Lambeau, and I couldn't have asked for a better atmosphere. The loss was brutal, and it was the game that I became ready for the future at QB, but I will never forget the sound of the crowd when the defense was on the field. When the snow started falling, it just felt like magic was going to happen. It didn't, but I will forever cherish the memories of that day.

Sean from Palatine, IL

I was in college when we lost the 2014 NFCCG. I watched it in my dorm room with a couple of friends (Bears fans). After the last play, as I sat there in stunned silence, one of them quietly ushered everyone out of the room. There was a knock on the door about 15 minutes later and outside there was a six-pack left on the ground.

Joe from Plano, IL

It was when I was watching Packers/Steelers in 2009 with my brother at a sports bar. Packers score with two minutes left and my brother and I stand up and do an impromptu high-five celebration (up high, down low, around the back, chest bump, etc). Steelers score with no time left and two Steelers fans from across the bar stand up, look directly at us, and obnoxiously repeat our high-five celebration. Infuriating then, absolutely hilarious looking back

Rick from Scottsdale, AZ

The best I've ever felt after a Packer loss was the game in January 2016 at the Cardinals. Rodgers forcing OT with two Hail Marys to Jeff Janis was electrifying, however Larry Fitzgerald took over the game for the win. Larry is such a stand-up dude that I found myself (and other Packer fans) chanting "Lar-ry, Lar-ry" on our way out of the stadium. That seemed to dull our disappointment. Well, that and plenty of beer...

Larry from Chubbuck, ID

After the fourth-and-26 game, I was so upset I took down all my Packers memorabilia. After a couple of days of looking at the bare red walls of my den, I decided to paint. I decided Packers green would be nice. After the job was done and I regained my sanity I put everything back on the walls.

Mike from Palm Coast, FL

After the Packers lost the SB vs. Denver, I was inundated by neighbors, co-workers and others to give me as much grief as possible. I was living in Dallas at the time and most of these people were Cowboys fans. I can still remember these jerks yelling "Go Pack Go" at work the next day. I really didn't think we could lose. The bitterness is gone but I still give it to any Cowboys fan after a loss.

Shawn from Colby, WI

I watched the 2014 NFC title game at a friend's house with a dozen or so friends. I, like many others, thought we had it in the bag. Immediately following the loss, I walked about a mile and a half home leaving behind everyone, including my wife. I was wearing shorts and a T-shirt, despite being well below zero with the wind chill. I wasn't cold because the heartbreak of what transpired left me numb to everything else. When my friends tell that story, they still laugh. I still don't!

Mike from Franksville, WI

I went out to watch the 2014 NFC Championship Game between the Packers and Seahawks. After having my heart ripped out and stomped on, I returned home and decided to take my mind off football by watching the show I had been binging at the time, "Game of Thrones." The next episode up, it would turn out, was the Red Wedding episode. I have never been the same since that terrible January day.

Robb from Orlando, FL

I had tickets for a Packers game in Tampa. Friends from WI flew in to attend. My wife had possession of the hard copy tickets in a bag. As gametime neared, she used a port-a-potty before the walk into the stadium. While marching towards the stadium, I asked for the tickets. She screamed, then ran back towards the port-a-potty. She had left the bag with the tickets inside one of 50 lookalike johns. Never found it. We found a nearby bar to watch the game. Bucs fans bought us drinks in a loss.