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Green Bay Wisconsin Photographer • NFL Football During Covid • Green Bay Packs Game Without Fans

If you would have told me when I walked off of Lambeau Field after the last home game of the 2019 season that the next Packers game I would shoot would be in an empty stadium and I’d be wearing a mask to help to protect me from a world wide pandemic, I would have said you’re nuts. I’ve shot a ton of Packers games over the years and I have a bunch of memories from those games I won’t soon forget, but Sunday’s game is one that will always stand out. Sunday’s game was my first Packers game during Covid. It was totally bizarre in so many ways to document the game in a stadium without fans. I’m usually shooting from field level, but during these times only the team photographers are allowed on the field; the few non-team photographers that are allowed in the stadium are shooting from the stands. Luckily the first row of seats at Lambeau aren’t that high off the field, so we didn’t have as severe of a downward angle as photographers in some other stadiums.

This was also my first sporting event since March 5th, so my skills may have been a tad rusty. Being on the field during a regular NFL game, you hear many things the average fan doesn’t, but that got taken to a new level on Sunday since there was only some faint piped in background noise which did little to disguise the crazy trashing talking between the players.

Thanks for looking!

Mike

The sign in front of Lambeau Field during the first Packers home game during Covid times, no fans allowed.
Green Bay Packers first round draft pick, quarterback Jordan Love, keeps an eye on a bee and on Aaron Rodgers during warm ups.
Green Bay Packers’ Matt LaFleur wears a face mask because of Covid and wears a patch to end racism.
With the stands of Lambeau Field empty behind them because of Covid the Detroit Lions stand and kneel for the national anthem. The Packers did not come out of the tunnel till after the anthem.
The Green Bay Packers run out on to the field after the national anthem.
The Packers and the Lions play in an empty Lambeau Field.
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford throws a pass to Marvin Jones.
Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander tries to break up a pass t0 Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones.
Detroit Lions Kerryon Johnson celebrates a touchdown with a Lambeau leap.
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford escapes the defensive pressure of Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Kingsley Keke.
Detroit Lions running back Adrian Peterson tries to escape a Packers defender.
Detroit Lions wide receiver Marvin Jones celebrates a touchdown.
Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones tries to escape the defensive pressure of Detroit Lions outside linebacker Jamie Collins.
Detroit Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah gets flagged for unnecessary roughness after shoving Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams after the Adams stepped out of bounds.
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Allen Lazard gets upended by Detroit Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers throws a pass to receiver Davante Adams.
Detroit Lions strong safety Duron Harmon bears up a pass intended for Green Bay Packers tight end Marcedes Lewis.
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling pulls in a pass as cornerback Jeff Okudah defends.
Green Bay Packers tight end Robert Tonyan celebrates a touchdown.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers helps running back Aaron Jones celebrates a touchdown run.
Green Bay Packers cornerback Chandon Sullivan celebrates an interception for a touchdown.
Detroit Lions running back D’Andre Swift leaps a group of Packers defenders for first down.
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling tires to stand inbound on a catch and run as Detroit Lions cornerback Jeff Okudah defends.
Green Bay Packers running back Jamaal Williams run for touchdown.
Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford looses the ball after getting hit by a Packers defender.
Green Bay Packers linebacker Rashan Gary sacks Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford.
Detroit Lions running back Adrian Peterson and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers talk after the game.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers runs off Lambeau Field after the Packers defeated the Lions.

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