One of the hottest games at Lambeau Field in many years led to some unexpected and messy results.
During Green Bay’s 16-10 win over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, Packers coach Matt LaFleur asked quarterback Malik Willis why he didn’t throw on a specific play. Willis explained that center Josh Myers had just thrown up on the football.
“That’s the first time I’ve ever heard that,” LaFleur said. Myers admitted he vomited just before the ball was snapped.
“I was handling the ball and I had to lean over,” he said.
The heat made Sunday’s game especially tough for Green Bay’s offensive line. The Packers ran the ball 53 times for 261 yards. The temperature at kickoff was 85 degrees, making it one of the hottest home games in team history, behind only a game against Cincinnati on Sept. 24, 2017, where it was 89 degrees.
Green Bay’s 53 carries were the most in a single game since 1978 when they ran 54 times in a 10-10 tie with the Minnesota Vikings. The Packers had 34 carries in the first half alone and controlled the ball for over 40 minutes.
“I’m wondering if I was like overhydrated, like if I was just waterlogged or something,” Myers said.
This wasn’t an isolated incident. Myers also vomited during the Packers’ season-opening 34-29 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sept. 6 in Brazil.
Myers described how he tries to play through the feeling even when he starts to feel sick.
“I’ve got to do my job,” Myers said. “Unfortunately, no one cares if I’m throwing up, if I give up a sack, you know? So I’ve got to block them. … It’s pretty much the only thing going through my mind.”
