MORE PHOTOS Credit: Rick Wood Ryan Grant of the Packers picks up a first down to set up a second score Sunday against Oakland at Lambeau Field. Green Bay now has won 19 games in a row over two seasons.

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Green Bay - Dome team or home team?

That is a question that has been put to debate regarding the Green Bay Packers, whose high-octane passing game fits well in the controlled climate of an indoor stadium but also manages to put up big numbers at Lambeau Field.

On Sunday, the Packers looked every bit as potent on grass in a 46-16 extermination of the Oakland Raiders in their home palace.

It may surprise people that they have won 11 straight games at Lambeau Field, and 17 of 18 dating to the middle of the 2009 season. In those 11 straight they have averaged 36.6 points per game and scored more than 40 six times and more than 30 eight times.

Even on defense this season, where the Packers are giving up gobs of yardage, they are far better at home, allowing an average of 18.2 points compared to 24.1 on the road - and almost half of those games were played inside.

So which is it, dome or home?

"I think we're a good team anywhere," cornerback Charles Woodson said. "We are one of the teams that travels well and we're good at home. It doesn't really matter where we play.

"We've assured ourselves a spot in the playoffs and that's all we really asked for."

The Packers not only have assured themselves a spot in the playoffs, they have clinched a first-round bye and home playoff game as a result of beating the Raiders. The only thing left for them to accomplish in the regular season - at least where positioning themselves for another Super Bowl run is concerned - is to clinch home field throughout the playoffs.

They were not able to do that Sunday even though San Francisco (10-3) lost, because if the 49ers finished tied with the Packers at 13-3, they would win a tiebreaker based on a better record against common opponents. In a three-way tie with New Orleans and San Francisco, the 49ers would still win.

If it's just New Orleans, the Packers would win based on their season-opening victory against the Saints.

To clinch home field throughout the playoffs, the Packers merely need one more win or a San Francisco loss. "You want to be able to take advantage of having home field, taking advantage of the crowd, not having to travel, really dialing in when you're at home," center Scott Wells said. "You're allowing those things to play in your favor. We've had success doing that so far.

"We'll enjoy this win and then move on to Kansas City. That's our next opponent."

There are some who will say playing at Lambeau Field in December does not favor an offense that throws the ball an average of 34 times per game. Last year, the Packers made their run to the Super Bowl in mostly pleasant weather, the worst being the 20-degree kickoff temperature against Chicago in the NFC Championship Game.

On Sunday, it was a balmy 43 degrees, and while the wind blew at around 15 mph, it was hardly an impediment to quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who completed 17 of 30 passes for 281 yards and two touchdowns with one interception.

It should be noted, however, that those totals left Rodgers with a 96.7 passer rating, his worst of the season.

"It doesn't matter," right tackle Bryan Bulaga said. "We can play well no matter what the surface is, the temperature. I know where this (conversation) is going, playing in cold weather. We just need to be able to play well, no matter what the conditions are or where we are.

"We need to execute and play good football."

Perhaps the most surprising part of the Packers' performance against the Raiders was the run game, a mostly absent member of the high-powered offense.

Boosted by veteran Ryan Grant's 10-carry, 85-yard, two-touchdown breakout, the Packers gained 136 yards on the ground and averaged 5.7 yards per carry. Take away quarterback Matt Flynn's three kneel-downs at the end of the game, and the average is 6.4.

It was only the sixth time this year the Packers topped the 100-yard mark and just the second time at home.

For his career, Grant has been better on grass than turf, averaging 5.5 yards per carry this season and 4.5 for his career coming into the season. This year, he's averaging just 3.0 yards per carry on turf.

"I don't know," Grant said about being better at home or on grass. "I don't think it matters what situation you're in. You have to be a good runner anywhere."

The point is that if the Packers run into terrible weather, they are going to have to show some sort of running game. They were without leading rusher James Starks, so having Grant and the offensive line play at a high level - even against a demoralized Raiders defense - was something to hang their hats on.

"It's good to get those guys going," Rodgers said, "have 100-yards-plus rushing and not (have) to be the leading rusher."

One of the advantages the Packers have at home that they didn't have on the road for the playoffs last year was no crowd noise. On the road, the offense has to use the silent count and the defense often has to use hand signals to get across its calls.

All of those things are on the opposition when the Packers play at Lambeau Field. The Packers handle the crowd noise as well as anybody when they go on the road, but there is something comforting about having the crowd on your side.

Over the next three weeks, the Packers will get a big heaping helping of the outdoor experience. After traveling to Kansas City on Sunday, they come home to play the Chicago Bears on Christmas night and the Detroit Lions on New Year's Day.

If they clinch home field, the earliest they would play at Lambeau would be the weekend of Jan. 14-15. No one around the locker room seemed to be arguing with that prospect.

"You love home-field advantage," Bulaga said. "But we still have to play these three out. That's the most important thing. We have to win one at a time here, and the next one is Kansas City."