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Packers Public Relations Lambeau Field Atrium 1265 Lombardi Avenue Green Bay, WI 54304 920/569-7500 920/569-7201 fax Jeff Blumb, Zak Gilbert, Sarah Quick, Adam Woullard, Mike Spofford, Jeff Harding, Aaron Popkey VOL. VIII; NO. 8 GREEN BAY, SEPT. 19, 2006 THIRD GAME GREEN BAY (0-2) at DETROIT (0-2) FAVRE BIDS FOR 400: Brett Favre enters the weekend with 399 career Sunday, Sept. 24 Ford Field Noon CDT TD passes. Only one other passer in NFL history, Dan Marino (420), has reached 400. A closer look at Favre’s milestone touchdown passes: THIS WEEK’S NOTABLE STORYLINES: NFL Two first-year head coaches — Green Bay’s Mike McCarthy and Detroit’s No Game Date Opp Reception Yds Result Rod Marinelli — battle for their first win. 1 4 09/20/92 Cin (GB) Sterling Sharpe 5 W, 24-23 Brett Favre attempts to become only the second 50 42 11/06/94 Det (Milw) Robert Brooks 28 W, 38-30 player in NFL history to throw for 400 TDs. 100 62 12/03/95 Cin (GB) Edgar Bennett 14 W, 24-10 Green Bay looks to avenge a 17-3 loss at Ford 200 107 11/15/98 at NYG Tyrone Davis 2 W, 37-3 Field that opened the 2005 season. 300 167 10/13/02 at NE Ahman Green 8 W, 28-10 The Packers have not lost consecutive games at Detroit since dropping four straight, from 1997- Favre will play his 228th NFL game Sunday. Marino reached the 400 2000, all at the Pontiac Silverdome. milestone in his 227th contest. Several Packers players with Michigan roots Including Greg Jennings and Noah Herron, who joined the group on return to the state, including Greg Jennings. The Sunday, 41 players now have caught a touchdown pass from Favre. His rookie wide receiver played at Kalamazoo High favorite all-time touchdown targets (1992-present): School, which also produced Derek Jeter and T.J. Antonio Freeman . .57 Duckett. Sterling Sharpe . .41 The Packers again square off aginst a “Tampa Robert Brooks . .32 Two” defense. Each of Green Bay’s three division Bubba Franks . .26 opponents employs the coverage. Donald Driver . .26 TELEVISION: FOX Sports, now in its 13th season Most touchdown passes, NFL history: as an NFL network television partner, will air the 420 Dan Marino, 1983-1999 290 Johnny Unitas, 1956-1973 contest to a regional audience. The crew is 399 Brett Favre, 1991-2006 273 Joe Montana, 1979-1994 anchored by play-by-play man Ron Pitts, a sec- 342 Fran Tarkenton, 1961-1978 269 Vinny Testaverde, 1987-2005 ond-generation Packer who played 44 games as a 300 John Elway, 1983-1998 261 Dave Krieg, 1980-1998 defensive back for Green Bay from 1988-90; Pitts’ father, Elijah, helped the 291 Warren Moon, 1984-2000 255 Sonny Jurgensen, 1957-1974 Packers to five NFL titles under Vince Lombardi in the 1960s. Former UCLA head coach and 49ers general manager Terry Donahue is the color analyst. Producer Ray Smaltz teams up with director Peter Bleckner in the truck. The contest also is available to DIRECTV® subscribers on Channel 710. PRESEASON Sat., Aug. 12 at San Diego Chargers . .L, 3-17 (57,777) PACKERS RADIO: Milwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games Sat., Aug. 19 ATLANTA FALCONS . .W, 38-10 (69,845) since 1929, heads up the 57-station Packers Radio Network, with versatile Mon., Aug. 28 at Cincinnati Bengals . .L, 17-48 (65,614) Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) and two-time Packers Pro Bowler Larry Fri., Sept. 1 TENNESSEE TITANS . .L, 21-35 (69,132) McCarren (color). Spanning five states, the network covers 47 markets in REGULAR SEASON six states throughout the upper Midwest. The broadcast also is available to NFL Field Pass subscribers on pack- Sun., Sept. 10 CHICAGO BEARS . .L, 0-26 (70,918) ers.com. Those with SIRIUS Satellite Radio can listen to live play-by- Sun., Sept. 17 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS . .L, 27-34 (70,602) Sun., Sept. 24 at Detroit Lions . .12 noon FOX play as part of the network’s NFL Sunday Drive. Mon., Oct. 2 at Philadelphia Eagles . .7:30 p.m. ESPN Sun., Oct. 8 ST. LOUIS RAMS . .12 noon FOX NOTE OF THE WEEK: Through two games, wide receiver Donald Sun., Oct. 15 Open Date . Driver (15 receptions) and defensive end Aaron Kampman (four sacks) are Sun., Oct. 22 at Miami Dolphins . .12 noon FOX off to starts nearly unprecedented in Packers history. Sun., Oct. 29 ARIZONA CARDINALS . .12 noon FOX Sun., Nov. 5 at Buffalo Bills . .12 noon FOX Since 1932, when the NFL officially began recording receptions, only Sun., Nov. 12 at Minnesota Vikings . .*12 noon FOX two players have more receptions in the Packers’ first two games of any Sun., Nov. 19 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (Gold Pkg.) . .*12 noon CBS season: Ken Payne (17 in 1975) and Robert Brooks (16 in 1995). Dorsey Mon., Nov. 27 at Seattle Seahawks . .7:30 p.m. ESPN Levens also had 15 receptions in his first two games of 1998. Sun., Dec. 3 NEW YORK JETS . .*12 noon CBS No other Packers player has had more sacks in the Packers’ first two Sun., Dec. 10 at San Francisco 49ers . .*3:05 p.m. FOX games than Kampman (since 1982, when the NFL began recording Sun., Dec. 17 DETROIT LIONS . .*12 noon FOX sacks). Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila had four sacks over Green Bay’s first two Thurs., Dec. 21 MINNESOTA VIKINGS . .7 p.m. NFLN games in 2001 (Elias Sports Bureau). Sun., Dec. 31 at Chicago Bears . .*12 noon FOX *—Kickoff and broadcast subject to change (flex-scheduling option) SEPT. 19, 2006; GREEN BAY at DETROIT Pg. 2 THIS WEEK — at DETROIT LIONS NFC’S BEST ROAD MARK OVER LAST DECADE: Since 1996, no ROOKIE HEAD COACHES IN ONE DIVISION: The NFC North fea- other conference team has a better winning percentage in road games than tures three first-time NFL head coaches in 2006: Minnesota’s Brad the Packers. Childress, Detroit’s Rod Marinelli and McCarthy. Club W L T Pct According to Elias Sports Bureau, in the era since the 1970 league merg- New England . .44 37 0 .543 er, this marks the first instance as many as three rookie head coaches Pittsburgh . .44 37 0 .543 have occupied the same division at the start of a season. Denver . .42 39 0 .519 The last time there were three rookie head coaches in a division at any Indianapolis . .42 39 0 .519 point in a season was 2000, when Dallas’ Dave Campo, Arizona’s Dave Tennessee . .42 39 0 .519 McGinnis and Washington’s Terry Robiskie battled in the NFC East. Green Bay . .41390 .513 There are 10 new NFL head coaches, including three in the NFC North – Philadelphia . .40 40 1 .500 Brad Childress (Minnesota), Rod Marinelli (Detroit) and Mike McCarthy N.Y. Giants . .38 42 1 .475 (Green Bay). That trio comprises three of the seven “rookie” head Jacksonville . .37 43 0 .463 coaches in the league this year – those with no previous NFL head- Miami . .37 44 0 .457 coaching experience. That is the most rookie head coaches in any one year in 40 years (1966). The other rookies: Gary Kubiak (Houston), Scott KICKOFF COVERAGE: New Packers kicker Dave Rayner — a Michigan Linehan (St. Louis), Eric Mangini (N.Y. Jets) and Sean Payton (New State product — notched three touchbacks on kickoffs Sunday vs. New Orleans). The “veteran” new head coaches: Herm Edwards (Kansas Orleans. Sure, he capitalized some- City), Dick Jauron (Buffalo) and Art Shell (Oakland). what on a 12 mph Lambeau Field wind, but that wind also has helped TEAM NOTES COVER 2: Announcers are always talking about it, but how many people other kickers in the stadium and no really know what “Cover 2” means? If they don’t already know, Packers Green Bay kicker in recent memory fans should learn quickly because every team in their division displays has enjoyed such a good day on kickoffs. some form of the defense. The last time a Packers kicker had as many as three touchbacks in a sin- Although a defense may employ 20 to 30 different pass coverages, gle game (home or road) was Craig Hentrich, who had three vs. Detroit, “Cover 1,” “Cover 2,” “Cover 3” and “Cover 4” are the most basic sec- Oct. 15, 1995. ondary schemes, which usually include four defensive backs — two Through two games, the average opponent drive after a Packers kickoff safeties and two cornerbacks. is the 20.9-yard line. That’s the NFL’s third-best mark: In layman’s terms, the number of “covers” refers to how many of those Rank Team TotKO AdjKO TB OB I20 Avg. Start four defensive backs are “deep,” or approximately 12-15 yards away 1) Cleveland 7 7 3 0 2 17.7 from the line of scrimmage. A description of the four main coverages: 2) Tampa Bay 2 2 0 0 1 19.5 Cover 1: In this formation, only one safety is deep. He is usually in the 3) Green Bay 7730220.9 middle of the field and his presence is largely precautionary – the 4) Atlanta 8 8 3 0 3 20.9 defense is anticipating a run. The two cornerbacks are in “press cover- 5) Chicago 14 13 3 0 4 21.5 age,” which means they are matched up man-to-man against the oppos- ing team’s wide receivers. The second safety is approximately 5 yards RUSHING DEFENSE: Thanks to a consistently solid defensive-line rota- off the line, preparing to cover the tight end.