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Tom Brady Crowns Lambeau Field NFL's 'Taj Mahal'

Tom Brady considers Green Bay's Lambeau Field as the NFL's most hallowed ground and recalls his memorable experiences playing there, including the 2020 NFC Championship Game.

🕒 Last Updated: 2025-12-04 2:20pm EST

Tom Brady has visited nearly every NFL stadium in his storied career, but one stands above all the rest—and it's not the one he called home for nearly two decades.

The seven-time Super Bowl champion has anointed Green Bay's Lambeau Field as the NFL's most hallowed ground.

"Anyone that's never been there, if you love football and traditional football, the history at Lambeau Field is unmatched," Brady said on his "Story Time with Tom" podcast. "When you go in there, it feels like the Taj Mahal of NFL stadiums."

Brady elaborated on what sets the iconic venue apart: the mystique, the history, and the architectural evolution that transformed it into something truly unique.

"There's something mystical about it all. You feel like [Vince] Lombardi's looking down over that field. The construction of it is amazing. It's out in the middle of nowhere. It's this incredible stadium that's gotten built up over many years to get more and more fans into the stadium. It's really unlike any other stadium I've played in."

A Stadium Without Equal

Lambeau Field opened in 1957, making it the second-oldest NFL stadium behind Chicago's Soldier Field (1924). However, Lambeau will soon claim the title of oldest when the Bears relocate to Arlington Heights, Illinois in the coming years.

The venue's pedigree is unmatched: three NFL Championship Games, three NFC Championship Games, and 25 playoff contests have been decided within its walls.

Brady's Lambeau Masterclass

Brady's most memorable matchup at Lambeau came in the 2020 NFC Championship Game when his Tampa Bay Buccaneers faced Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. The Bucs won 31-26, a game Brady called an "all-time football game"—though it unfolded far messier than he anticipated.

Brady's first half was surgical. He built a 21-10 halftime lead, highlighted by a 39-yard touchdown strike to Scotty Miller with seconds remaining before the break.

"Kind of a tricky situation. They were figuring out whether they should cover a shorter part of the field so that we could advance to a field goal," Brady explained. "But we took a downfield shot on a go route, and Scotty ran right by the corner and I just laid it up there and he made a great catch."

The Buccaneers extended their advantage to 28-10 early in the third quarter when Cameron Brate hauled in an eight-yard touchdown reception following a Packers fumble.

Then Brady imploded.

He threw interceptions on three consecutive second-half possessions, unraveling what had been a dominant performance.

"It was like, the ball just—my decisions in the second half weren't as good as they were in the first half," Brady admitted. "I couldn't believe that I let that ball fly into the opponent's hands a few times, really carelessly."

The Packers clawed back. By the end of the third quarter, they'd trimmed the deficit to 28-23. Green Bay drove to the 8-yard line in the fourth quarter but settled for a field goal with 2:05 remaining, making it 31-26.

That would be their last possession. The Buccaneers methodically ran down the clock with clutch conversions—including a six-yard rush by Chris Godwin on third-and-5—to seal the victory.

"We made a few good plays here late in the game and then got the ball after the defense made a great stop in the fourth quarter," Brady said. "Then, we ended up finishing the game with the ball in our hands with a great drive to end. Our defense balled out like they did the entire postseason."

Brady's self-assessment was characteristically blunt:

"I would just say I made a few shitty decisions, which is why I threw those interceptions. The next week against the Chiefs, now that was a clean game in the Super Bowl."

That victory over Kansas City delivered Brady's seventh and final Super Bowl championship.

The One Thing Brady Never Did at Lambeau

Despite his success at Lambeau, Brady never attempted one of the stadium's most iconic traditions: the Lambeau Leap.

"You get your ass thrown right back and out of the club," Brady explained. "You go up into the Lambeau section, and then they'd toss you right back out. So, I don't think anyone should ever dare try to leap up there and do a Lambeau Leap if you're not in a Packer uniform."

Brady returns to Lambeau on Sunday as the FOX broadcast analyst for the Bears-Packers game. Don't expect him to attempt the leap now, either.

"It's pretty high up there. I'll be in my fancy shoes," Brady quipped. "I don't know how much vertical I really have. Maybe 12, 14 inches. I'm not attempting the Lambeau Leap anytime soon. I'll just stick to trying to find one of those cheeseheads or something like that."

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