GREEN BAY — The most popular gathering spot on the sidelines Sunday night was where you might guess: Right in front of the heaters at the end of the benches.

Staying warm was a chief concern when Green Bay and the New York Giants faced off Sunday night in the NFC Championship Game Sunday night at Lambeau Field. The Giants won the game 23-20 when Lawrence Tynes kicked a 47-yard field goal with 12 minutes, 25 seconds left in overtime.

Temperature at kickoff was minus-1, making it the second-coldest for a home game in Packers' history. Winds from the west at 12 mph made the wind chill 23-below zero.

A crowd of 72,740 — largest in Lambeau Field history — braved the frigid weather, which was a 3-below temperature and minus-20 wind chill to begin the second half. By the fourth quarter, the temperature was minus-3 and the wind chill was minus-24.

Kickoff temperature was 13-below at the famed "Ice Bowl," the NFC championship game won by the Packers over Dallas 21-17 Dec. 31, 1967. The wind chill at that game, still called the coldest game in NFL history, was minus-46 degrees.

Following the Ice Bowl and Sunday's game, the next Frozen Five among Packers' home games were:

• Green Bay defeated the Los Angeles Raiders 28-0 Dec. 26, 1993 when the temperature was zero and the wind chill was measured at minus-22.

• Green Bay lost to Detroit 24-17 on Dec. 22, 1990 (2 degrees, minus-35).

• Green Bay defeated Carolina 30-13 in the NFC Championship Game Jan. 12, 1997 (3 degrees, minus-17).

• Green Bay lost to Chicago 16-10 on Nov. 28, 1976 (6 degrees, minus-19).

• Green Bay defeated the Los Angeles Rams Dec. 20, 1992 (8 degrees, minus-15).

The players took different approaches to deal with the cold.

Packers quarterback Brett Favre didn't wear gloves, while Giants quarterback Eli Manning had a glove on his left hand — his non-throwing hand — but no glove on his right hand. Both quarterbacks wear long sleeves under their jerseys.

When the Packers' starting defense was announced, the only Green Bay player wearing long sleeves was defensive end Aaron Kampman.

The Packers' receivers were a split decision on wearing sleeves, Donald Driver, Greg Jennings and Koren Robinson didn't wear long sleeves, while James Jones and Ruvell Martin had them on. Tight ends Donald Lee and Bubba Franks wore the long sleeves, while Green Bay's offensive linemen went without long sleeves.

New York defensive ends Osi Umenyiora and Justin Tuck elected to go without long sleeves.