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Packers Public Relations Lambeau Field Atrium 1265 Lombardi Avenue Green Bay, WI 54304 920/569-7500 920/569-7201 fax Jason Wahlers, Aaron Popkey, Sarah Quick, Tom Fanning, Jonathan Butnick VOL. XIV; NO. 10 GREEN BAY, SEPT. 18, 2012 WEEK 3 GREEN BAY (1-1) AT SEATTLE (1-1) WITH THE CALL Monday, Sept. 24 CenturyLink Field 7:30 p.m. CDT ESPN is in its seventh season as host of the most successful series in PACKERS TRAVEL TO SEATTLE FOR MONDAY NIGHT MATCHUP sports television history, Monday Night Football. Play-by-play man Mike After opening the 2012 season with two games at Lambeau Field, the Tirico is joined by analyst Jon Gruden for the 43rd Packers head west this week for their road opener as they face the Seattle season of MNF broadcasts, with Lisa Salters reporting Seahawks in a nationally televised contest on Monday night. from the sidelines. This will kick off a stretch of four road games in The contest also will air as a simulcast locally on WBAY five weeks for Green Bay. That is the second time (ABC, Ch. 2) in Green Bay and WISN (ABC, Ch. 12) in in the past three seasons (Weeks 11-15, 2010) Milwaukee. that the Packers have had four road contests ESPN Deportes will also broadcast the game with Spanish commentary scheduled over a five-week period. and graphics. Alvaro Martin (play-by-play) and Raul Allegre (ana- This is the 20th straight season (1993-2012) that Green Bay is appear- lyst) will call the action with John Sutcliffe reporting from the sidelines. ing on Monday Night Football, the second-longest streak in the league Milwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games since 1929, heads behind only Denver’s 21-year span (1992-2012). It is the Packers’ lone up the 53-station Packers Radio Network, with Wayne Larrivee (play- MNF appearance this season. by-play) and two-time Packers Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (color) Since 2009, the Packers are 9-3 overall (.750) in prime-time games. calling the action. The duo enters its 14th season of broadcasts together It will be the third-ever MNF meeting between the two clubs, with the across the Packers Radio Network, which covers 44 markets in six states. previous games coming in 1999 at Green Bay and in 2006 at Seattle. Dial Global Sports radio will air the game across the country. Kevin The Packers have won six of the last seven meetings between the teams, Harlan (play-by-play) and Dan Fouts (analyst) will call the action with including two victories by Green Bay in the playoffs. Mark Malone reporting from the sidelines. Green Bay holds a 10-5 advantage in the all-time series, which includes The broadcast is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio (Channel 92, a 2-0 mark in the postseason against Seattle. WTMJ feed) as part of the network’s NFL Sunday Drive. This will be the second game in three weeks for the Packers against an NFC West opponent (Week 1, San Francisco). The last time Green Bay REGULAR SEASON faced all four NFC West teams in a season was in 2009. Date Opponent Time (CT) TV Since Head Coach Mike McCarthy took over in 2006, Green Bay has a Sun., Sept. 9 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS . L, 22-30 (70,523) 10-3 regular-season record against NFC West teams. That .769 winning Thu., Sept. 13 CHICAGO BEARS (Gold Pkg.) . .W, 23-10 (70,543) percentage is the second best by the Packers over that span against Mon., Sept. 24 at Seattle Seahawks. 7:30 p.m. ESPN another division behind only the .875 mark (7-1) vs. AFC West clubs. Sun., Sept. 30 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS . 3:25 p.m. FOX The Packers have won 18 of their last 20 regular-season games (.900) Sun., Oct. 7 at Indianapolis Colts . .12 p.m. FOX entering Monday’s contest, the best record in the league over that span. Sun., Oct. 14 at Houston Texans. 7:20 p.m. NBC ROAD RUN Sun., Oct. 21 at St. Louis Rams . .12 p.m. FOX This is the third time during Head Coach Mike McCarthy’s tenure that Sun., Oct. 28 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS . .12 p.m. CBS the Packers’ road opener didn’t arrive until Week 3 (also 2006 and 2009). Sun., Nov. 4 ARIZONA CARDINALS (Gold Pkg.) . .12 p.m. FOX Green Bay has won its first road game of the season each year under Sun., Nov. 11 Open Date . McCarthy, a six-game winning streak in road openers that is the longest Sun., Nov. 18 at Detroit Lions . *12 p.m. FOX current streak in the NFL. Sun., Nov. 25 at New York Giants . *7:20 p.m. NBC With a win at Carolina last season in Week 2, McCarthy became the first Sun., Dec. 2 MINNESOTA VIKINGS . .*12 p.m. FOX NFL head coach since Chicago’s Mike Ditka (1984-91) to win six or more Sun., Dec. 9 DETROIT LIONS . *7:20 p.m. NBC road openers in a row with the same team. Sun., Dec. 16 at Chicago Bears . .*12 p.m. FOX McCarthy is one of just two head coaches in franchise history to guide Sun., Dec. 23 TENNESSEE TITANS . .*12 p.m. CBS the Packers to six consecutive wins in road openers. He trails only Vince Sun., Dec. 30 at Minnesota Vikings. .*12 p.m. FOX Lombardi’s eight-game winning streak (1960-67) in road openers. *—Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling NFL POSTSEASON The Packers have won 53 road openers, the most in league history. Green Bay has a league-best 8-2 record in September road contests Jan. 5-6 ................................................AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs under McCarthy (see page 2 for more). Jan. 12-13 .............................................AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs The Packers set a franchise record with a league-best seven road victories Jan. 20 ............................................AFC and NFC Championship Games in 2011, topping the previous mark of six road wins in 2004 and 2007. Jan. 27 .......................... AFC-NFC Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium, Honolulu Including playoffs, Green Bay has won 10 of its last 11 games away Feb. 3 ...Super Bowl XLVII, Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, La. from Lambeau Field. PACKERS AT SEAHAWKS - WEEK 3 FAST STARTS AWAY FROM LAMBEAU RODGERS ON THE ROAD Since Head Coach Mike McCarthy took over in 2006, the Packers have Since taking over as the starter in 2008, QB Aaron Rodgers has been been the most successful team in the league away from home in the first one of the most effective signal-callers in the league away from home. month of the season. A look at where Rodgers ranks in several categories on the road since ’08: Green Bay has won eight of 10 September road games under McCarthy’s direction: Quarterback Passer Rating 1. Tom Brady, NE 100.6 Team W-L Record Pct. 2. Aaron Rodgers, GB 99.9 1. Green Bay 8-2 .800 3. Matt Schaub, HOU 96.9 2. Indianapolis 7-3 .700 3. Dallas 8-4 .667 Quarterback Passing TDs 1t. Aaron Rodgers, GB 59 1t. Drew Brees, NO 59 Since 2009, the Packers have won eight of 11 games overall in the 3. Philip Rivers, SD 58 month of September: Quarterback Passing Yards Team Sept. Record (2009-12) Pct. 1. Drew Brees, NO 9,801 1t. Green Bay 8-3 .727 2. Philip Rivers, SD 9,171 1t. Baltimore 8-3 .727 3. Aaron Rodgers, GB 8,406 1t. N.Y. Jets 8-3 .727 4t. Nine teams 7-4 .636 In Rodgers’ MVP season of 2011, he ranked No. 1 in the NFL in passer rating (117.5), tied for No. 2 in passing TDs (21), No. 2 in yards per Since McCarthy took over in 2006, the Packers have a 15-7 (.682) mark attempt (9.00) and No. 2 in INT percentage (0.72) on the road. overall in September games: His 117.5 passer rating on the road set a single-season franchise record, and he now holds the top two spots with that and his 108.4 rating in 2009. Team Sept. Record (2006-12) Pct. A look at where Rodgers’ 2011 road performance stacked up in NFL history: 1. Baltimore 15-6 .714 Quarterback Passer Rating 2. New England 14-6 .700 1. Tom Brady, NE, 2007 127.0 3. Green Bay 15-7 .682 2. Steve Young, SF, 1994 122.6 4t. Dallas 14-7 .667 3. Peyton Manning, IND, 2004 120.7 4t. Indianapolis 14-7 .667 4. Aaron Rodgers, GB, 2011 117.5 SACKING PACK In last Thursday night’s win over Chicago, the Packers posted seven sacks, STAT OF THE WEEK the most in a single game since they recorded nine at Chicago on Jan. 2, In their 23-10 victory over Chicago last Thursday night, Green Bay’s 2005. It is also the most by a team in a game this season. defense posted one of its finest all-around efforts in recent memory. Through Week 2, the Packers rank No. 1 in the league in sacks: The Packers defense registered seven sacks, four interceptions, and allowed just 168 yards of total offense in the win. Team Sacks (2012) It marked the first time in franchise history that Green Bay posted 1. Green Bay 11 seven or more sacks and four or more INTs and allowed less than 200 2t. Chicago 8 yards of total offense in a game (team sacks began to be recorded in 2t.