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PACKERS WEEKLY MEDIA INFORMATION PACKET GREEN BAY PACKERS VS DETROIT LIONS SUNDAY, JANUARY 1, 2017 @ 7:30 PM CST • FORD FIELD Packers Public Relations l Lambeau Field Atrium l 1265 Lombardi Avenue l Green Bay, WI 54304 l 920/569-7500 l 920/569-7201 fax Jason Wahlers, Aaron Popkey, Sarah Quick, Tom Fanning, Nathan LoCascio, Katie Hermsen VOL. XVIII; NO. 24 WEEK 17 GREEN BAY (9-6) AT DETROIT (9-6) WITH THE CALL Sunday, Jan. 1 l Ford Field l 7:30 p.m. CST NBC will broadcast the game to a national audience. Play-by- PACKERS FINISH REGULAR SEASON IN DETROIT play man Al Michaels joins analyst Cris Collinsworth in The Green Bay Packers travel to Detroit to play the Lions in the final game the booth with Michele Tafoya reporting from the sidelines. of the regular season. u Milwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games since November u Green Bay will be playing for the NFC North title in Week 17 for the fourth consecutive season. The Packers are 2-1 in 1929, heads up the Packers Radio Network that is made up of 50 stations the previous three games. in five states. Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) and two-time Packers u For the second consecutive season, the Packers’ final regular-season Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) call the action. McCarren first game was flexed to 7:30 p.m., marking the sixth primetime game Green joined the team’s broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 22nd season calling Bay wil play this season. The Packers are 3-2 in primetime games this year. Packers games. After originally being paired together in 1999, McCarren u The Packers are finishing the regular season in Detroit for the first time and Larrivee enter their 18th season of broadcasts together. since 1993. u Westwood One Sports will air the game on radio across the country. u Green Bay and Detroit have met in the final game of the regular season Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) and James Lofton (analyst) will call 13 times, with both teams winning six games and one ending in a tie. The Packers have won each of the last four matchups between the two the action, with Scott Graham hosting the pregame and halftime teams in the final game of the regular season (2014, 2011, 2008, 2007). shows. u Green Bay has won five consecutive games (longest current streak in u The broadcast is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio (WTMJ feed). the NFC), becoming the only team in the NFL to have a winning streak of four-plus games in each of the last eight seasons (2009-16). The REGULAR SEASON Packers have registered a wininng streak of four-plus games in 10 of 11 Date Opponent Time (CT) TV seasons under Head Coach Mike McCarthy. Sun., Sept. 11 at Jacksonville Jaguars ............W, 27-23 63,179 u Green Bay has won seven of 10 games at Ford Field under McCarthy. Sun., Sept. 18 at Minnesota Vikings..............L, 14-17 66,813 u It will be only the third time the Packers have played at the Lions during Sun., Sept. 25 DETROIT LIONS .................W, 34-27 78,411 the regular season in the month of January (1983, 1994). Sun., Oct. 2 BYE u The rivalry actually kicked off in 1930 at City Stadium in Green Bay, a Sun., Oct. 9 NEW YORK GIANTS (Gold Pkg.) .....W, 23-16 78,401 47-13 Packers win. Two seasons later, the teams began a yearly series. Sunday marks meeting No. 175 in the all-time series (including playoffs). Sun., Oct. 16 DALLAS COWBOYS...............L, 16-30 78,481 u The Packers lead the regular-season series, 97-68-7 (.584), and have won Thu., Oct. 20 CHICAGO BEARS.................W, 26-10 78,217 both postseason contests the two have played. Green Bay’s 97 wins over Sun., Oct. 30 at Atlanta Falcons ................L, 32-33 70,165 the Lions are the most the Packers have against any team. Sun., Nov. 6 INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (Gold Pkg.)...L, 26-31 78,437 u Green Bay has a 17-4 mark (.810) against the Lions under McCarthy. Sun., Nov. 13 at Tennessee Titans...............L, 25-47 69,116 u Of the 17 wins over Detroit, nine have been decided by 10 points or more, Sun., Nov. 20 at Washington Redskins ...........L, 24-42 77,137 including four by more than 20 points. Mon., Nov. 28 at Philadelphia Eagles .............W, 27-13 69,596 u The Packers have won 18 of the last 22 against Detroit and 26 of the last Sun., Dec. 4 HOUSTON TEXANS ...............W, 21-13 77,867 32 in the series. Sun., Dec. 11 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS .............W, 38-10 78,057 u Aaron Rodgers QB has led the Packers to 12 wins in 15 games Sun., Dec. 18 at Chicago Bears .................W, 30-27 61,137 against the Lions, completing 303 of 457 passes for 3,758 yards, 30 Sat., Dec. 24 MINNESOTA VIKINGS .............W, 38-25 77,856 touchdowns and six interceptions with a passer rating of 108.0. Sun., Jan. 1 at Detroit Lions .................7:30 p.m. NBC u Rodgers has recorded a 100-plus passer rating 10 times against Detroit, including recording a rating of 129.3 by completing 15 of 24 passes for *—Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling 205 yards, four touchdowns and zero interceptions in the first meeting this season. NFL POSTSEASON DATES uRodgers has led Green Bay to five wins in seven starts at Detroit, throw- Jan. 7-8 ................................................ AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs ing 13 touchdowns with just three interceptions and a passer rating of Jan. 14-15 .............................................AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs 105.6 in those games. Jan. 22 ............................................AFC and NFC Championship Games u This is the last of three straight games against division opponents. It is Jan. 29 ..................Pro Bowl, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida the first time since 2006 that the Packers will finish the regular season Feb. 5 ..............................Super Bowl LI, NRG Stadium, Houston, Texas with three straight games against NFC North opponents. 1 PACKERS AT LIONS - WEEK 17 DIVISIONAL DRIVE uGreen Bay has scored 30-plus points in 25 divisional games since 2006, The Packers have a 47-17-1 (.731) overall regular-season record against including three times this season (tied for No. 2 in the NFL). The NFC North opponents under Head Coach Mike McCarthy, a divisional Packers’ 25 games with 30-plus points against division opponents since mark that ranks No. 2 in the NFL since 2006: 2006 ranks No. 3 in the NFL: Team 30-Point Games vs. Division Team Div. W-L Record Pct. 1. New England 29 1. New England 50-15-0 .769 2. New Orleans 26 2. Green Bay 47-17-1 .731 3. Green Bay 25 3. Indianapolis 46-19-0 .708 4t. Indianapolis 21 4. Pittsburgh 43-22-0 .662 4t. Philadelphia 21 5. Baltimore 40-25-0 .615 6t. Carolina 20 6. Seattle 38-26-1 .592 6t. N.Y. Giants 20 uGreen Bay is plus-6 in turnover margin against division opponents this uThe Packers have won 25 of 33 NFC North games with one tie at home season, tied for No. 3 in the NFL (Atlanta, plus-7 / New England, under McCarthy, which ranks No. 3 in the NFL since 2006: plus-8). uIn the Packers’ 65 divisional games under McCarthy, they have regis- Team Home Div. Record Pct. tered a plus-42 turnover differential (No. 2 in the NFL). 1. New England 28-5-0 .848 uGreen Bay ranks No. 4 in the NFL this season in point differential 2. Indianapolis 26-6-0 .813 against division opponents: 3. Green Bay 25-7-1 .773 4. Seattle 24-9-0 .727 Team Point Differential (2016) 5. Baltimore 24-9-0 .727 1. Kansas City plus-56 6. Pittsburgh 23-9-0 .719 2. Atlanta plus-53 3. New England plus-50 uPackers QB Aaron Rodgers ranks in the top five in passer rating and 4. Green Bay plus-36 passing touchdowns against division opponents this season: 5. Baltimore plus-34 6. Seattle plus-31 Player Passer Rating vs. Division (2016) 1. Matt Ryan, ATL 128.7 uThe Packers are No. 2 in the NFL since 2006 in point differential 2. Tom Brady, NE 112.5 against division opponents: 3. Aaron Rodgers, GB 106.2 Team Point Differential (Since 2006) Player Passing TDs vs. Division (2016) 1. New England plus-648 1. Matt Ryan, ATL 14 2. Green Bay plus-461 2. Aaron Rodgers, GB 12 3. Seattle plus-441 3t. Six players 10 4. Pittsburgh plus-343 5. Indianapolis plus-282 uGreen Bay’s 37-34 loss at Minnesota in Week 17 of the 2012 season snapped the Packers’ 12-game winning streak in regular-season NFC uGreen Bay has held NFC North foes to 20 points or less in 38 of those North games, which was the longest divisional winning streak in team contests, including in six of the last 11, and to 10 points or less in 14 history since the league went to a divisional format in 1967: of the games. uThis season, the Packers rank No. 4 in the NFL in points per game Seasons Divisional Winning Streak 1. 2010-2012 12 against division opponents (28.4). Dating back to 2014, Green Bay ranks 2t. 1996-97, 2001-02 8 No. 1 in the NFL in points per game versus division foes: 4. 1997-98 7 Team Points Per Game (Since 2014) uGreen Bay is 4-1 against the NFC North this season.