It took Grant Holt just seven minutes to head home Wes Hoolahan's cross, as Norwich City beat the ice and snow to host Exeter City in League One (all pictures by Jamie McDonald/Getty Images).
Exeter manager Paul Tisdale took a few more precautions against the cold compared to Norwich boss Paul Lambert, a hardy Scotsman, who stuck with his usual tracksuit.
Paul Lambert was the subject of intense speculation in the build-up to the match, after bookies briefly made him favourite to replace Owen Coyle at Premier League Burnley, he insists he is staying at Carrow Road.
After Holt's opening goal Norwich failed to make their dominance count, with mercurial forward Wes Hoolahan failing to make his usual impact on the game in the first half.
After signing for Norwich in the summer, skipper Grant Holt is on course to beat Terry Allcock's 47-year club record of 37 goals in a season.
Academy product Chris Martin has been as good as a new signing this season, after returning from a season-long loan with Luton, he has now scored 14 goals under Lambert.
It was nearly 70 minutes after Grant Holt's opener when Chris Martin fired home from close range, with the Canaries responding well to a spell of pressure from Exeter.
After Exeter piled on the pressure and got a goal back, Norwich boss Paul Lambert had to push his team on and extend their Carrow Road record to nine consecutive wins.
Wes Hoolahan found his creative spark once again on 82 minutes, feeding Grant Holt who rounded Exeter keeper Paul Jones to score his 22nd goal of the season.
Holt, well on his way to becoming a Carrow Road legend, salutes the Barclay End after restoring Norwich City's two-goal lead.
Paul Lambert handed a debut to one of his January transfer window signings, former non league striker Oli Johnson, who dazzled Carrow Road with his skills during his short spell on the pitch.
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