Aaron Rogers wants more out of Packers fans at Lambeau Field after Green Bay was 9-6-1 at home over the last two years and missed the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2005 and 2006.
So the quarterback shared his suggestion to help fans boost the volume during games: alcohol. Via ProFootballTalk:
“I’m up for anything that’s gonna get the fans as loud as possible,” Rodgers said. “Maybe slash some beer prices or something, would be a good idea.”
Lambeau sold beer for $8.25 for a 16-ounce can last season, which isn’t the most or least expensive for NFL stadiums.
Compared the per ounce price with other teams, the Packers rank 18th in the league at 52 cents per ounce, according to Food & Wine last year. They’re 10 cents off the seven-way tie for cheapest beer per ounce in the league with the Denver Broncos, Baltimore Ravens, Houston Texans, Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions, Arizona Cardinals and Cincinnati Bengals.
The Packers’ mediocre home record from the last couple years features some ugly losses, including three shutouts by the Ravens, Minnesota Vikings and Lions, getting outscored by a total of 70-0. While fans certainly cannot be blamed for Green Bay’s recent woes, an even more intimidating environment couldn’t hurt.
Rodgers’ suggestion of making beer more affordable follows Green Bay’s recent preseason attempt to create more noise and a greater home-field advantage by sounding a foghorn before every third down for the Houston Texans in the Packers’ 28-26 win last week. Although fans didn’t love that, coach Matt LaFleur is open to ideas.
“It’s something we’ve all been talking about,” LaFleur said. “How do we get this to be a tremendous home-field advantage and get the crowd on their feet and make it just a nightmare for opposing offenses? Because I know this: When I was in Atlanta in 2016 and there were a bunch of Packer fans there, we were going on the silent count in our home stadium. And to me, that’s the standard. I think it’s intimidating for the opponent, and how we can make the same environment when teams come in here.”
