Packers will look different against the Lions, and fans will love it

The Green Bay Packers will wear their fourth jersey combination of the season in week 9 against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field. The franchise has announced on Friday that they will use the 50s Classic Uniforms, which they’ve worn over the last few years.

The 50s Classic Uniform is inspired by the team's uniforms from 1950-1953, which was the second time the team wore green and gold in its history. The uniforms are all green, with gold numbers and stripes, matching green pants with gold stripes, and green socks.

The Packers have used these as alternate uniforms since 2021 — against the Washington Commanders in 2021, New York Jets in 2022, and Los Angeles Chargers in 2023. They are 2-1 with these jerseys.

This is what the Packers statement says about the 50s reference:

“While the early 1950s were not a particularly successful time for the Packers on the field, it was the dawn of an extraordinarily eventful decade off the field, a decade that began with the departure of the team's founder Curly Lambeau and ended with the arrival of Vince Lombardi. In the 1950s, the NFL was growing quickly and gaining nationwide interest through television exposure. The Packers organization was at a turning point and a franchise-saving stock sale helped lay the groundwork for the eventual construction of Lambeau Field and set up the team to stay in Green Bay through modern times.”

The Packers have their normal green home jerseys and yellow away jerseys, always with yellow pants and helmets. However, they will finish the season having worn two other combinations.

Last week against the Houston Texans, the Packers used an all-white combination, which included the alternative white helmets. Against the Lions in week 9, it’s their normal yellow helmets, but without the G.

The NFL's third jersey program permits teams to have a third jersey that they can wear for up to three games per season (no more than two home games) over a five-year period. That means the Packers can’t wear these 50s Classic Uniforms beyond 2025.