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WEEK 1 // THURSDAY, SEPT. 5, 2019 // 8:20 PM ET // // REFEREE: TONY CORRENTE

One of the NFL’s oldest rivalries, these two teams first met on November 27, 1920 at Cubs Park, where the Chicago Staleys defeated the Green Bay Packers, 20-0. REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Packers lead all-time series, 96-94-6 LAST GAME: 12/16/18: Packers 17 at Bears 24 STREAKS: Packers have won 5 of past 6 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/16/18 GREEN BAY PACKERS (2018 STATS) CHICAGO BEARS (2018 STATS)

- LAST WEEK - Matt LaFleur: 0-0 COACH VS. OPP. : 1-1 23.5/25.0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 26.3/17.7 (1L) 369.1 OFFENSE 343.9 : 372-597-4442-25-2-97.6 PASSING : 289-434-3223-24-12-95.4 Aaron Jones: 133-728-5.5-8 RUSHING Mike Davis (Sea.): 112-514-4.6-4 : 111-1386-12.5-13 RECEIVING (RB): 71-725-10.2-5 354.4 DEFENSE 299.7 : 10.5 SACKS : 12.5 (Chi.): 2 INTs : 7 (T1L) 0 (15/15) TAKE/GIVE +12 (36/24) JK Scott: 44.7 (38.8) PUNTING (NET) Pat O’Donnell: 45.0 (39.7) : 124 (34/36 PAT; 30/37 FG) KICKING Eddy Pineiro (Pre.): 27 (3/4 PAT; 8/9 FG) PACKERS NOTES BEARS NOTES • MATT LAFLEUR makes NFL head coaching debut. • CHICAGO won NFC North (12-4) for 1st time since 2010. • QB AARON RODGERS passed for 4,442 yards & 25 TDs vs. • QB MITCHELL TRUBISKY passed for 3,223 yards & 24 TDs 2 INTs for 97.6 rating last season. Set NFL record for most for 95.4 rating in 2018. Had 4 games with 120+ rating in 2018, consecutive pass attempts without INT (402 passes, Weeks most such games in single season in franchise history. Has 4-15) in 2018. Is NFL all-time leader with 103.1 career rating. 107.4 rating in 2 career home games vs. GB. Was 1 of 2 NFC Needs 12 TD passes to become 9th QB in NFL history with 350 QBs () with 400+ rush yards (421) last season. career TD passes. Has 3+ TDs & 100+ rating in 3 of past 5 vs. • RB TARIK COHEN had 1,169 scrimmage yards (725 rec., 444 Chi. Has 18 TDs & 101.1 rating in 10 career games at Chi. rush) & 8 TDs (5 rec., 3 rush) in 2018. Since 2017, ranks 4th • RB AARON JONES rushed for 728 yards & 8 TDs last season. among RBs with 124 receptions. Had 705 scrimmage yards (88.1 per game) & 8 TDs (7 rush, 1 • WR led team with 754 rec. yards last rec.) in his last 8 games in 2018. season. WR ANTHONY MILLER led team & ranked 2nd • WR DAVANTE ADAMS had career-high 111 receptions for among rookies with 7 rec. TDs in 2018. 1,386 yards & tied for 2nd in NFL with 13 rec. TDs in 2018. Has • LB KHALIL MACK led team with 12.5 sacks in 2018, tied 3rd 35 TD catches since 2016, 2nd-most in NFL. Has 5 rec. TDs -most in single season by Bears player since 1982. Had 3.5 in his past 6 vs. Chi. TE ranks 3rd among sacks, FF & 27-yard INT-TD in 2 games vs. GB last season. Aims active players with 71 career TD catches. Needs 4 rec. TDs to for his 4th in row vs. GB with sack. Has 49 sacks since 2015, become 5th TE in NFL history with 75 career rec. TDs. tied 3rd-most in NFL. LB was 1 of 2 rookies • LB led NFC with 144 tackles & had career- (DARIUS LEONARD) with 100+ tackles (121) & 5+ sacks (5) high 5 sacks in 2018. LB KYLER FACKRELL led team with last season. DT is 1 of 4 DTs with 7+ sacks in 10.5 sacks last season. LB ZA’DARIUS SMITH makes GB each of past 3 seasons & has 23 sacks since 2016, 5th-most debut. Had career-high 8.5 sacks with Bal. in 2018. S ADRIAN among DTs. CB KYLE FULLER tied for NFL lead with career- AMOS makes GB debut. Had 268 tackles, 19 PD & 3 INTs in 4 high 7 INTs & ranked 1st with 21 PD last season. S EDDIE seasons (2015-18) with Chi. LB (12th overall) JACKSON led NFL with 3 defensive TDs & had career-high 15 & S (21st) were selected in 1st round of PD in 2018. S HA HA CLINTON-DIX makes Chi. debut. Had 25 2019 NFL Draft. PD, 14 INTs & 3 FFs in 5 seasons (2014-18) with GB.

TV: NBC (8:20 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (field reporter) ON THE AIRWAVES NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, , Hub Arkush (field reporter) SIRIUS: 81 (GB), 83 (Chi) | XM: 225 (GB), 226 (Chi)