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WEEKLY MEDIA INFORMATION PACKET GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. OAKLAND RAIDERS SUNDAY, OCT. 20, 2019 12 PM CDT LAMBEAU FIELD Packers Communications l Lambeau Field Atrium l 1265 Lombardi Avenue l Green Bay, WI 54304 l 920/569-7500 l 920/569-7201 fax Jason Wahlers, Sarah Quick, Tom Fanning, Nathan LoCascio VOL. XXI; NO. 13 REGULAR-SEASON WEEK 7 GREEN BAY (5-1) VS. OAKLAND (3-2) uGreen Bay has a .809 winning percentage (17-4) at home in October Sunday, Oct. 20 l Lambeau Field l 12 p.m. CDT since 2008, No. 2 in the NFC and No. 3 in the NFL. u Dating back to 2008, QB Aaron Rodgers leads the NFL (min. 350 PACKERS HOST THE RAIDERS AT LAMBEAU FIELD pass attempts) in passer rating (106.8) in the month of October, The Green Bay Packers take on the Oakland Raiders to fin- while being tied for No. 1 in passing touchdowns (89), ranking No. 2 passing-touchdown percentage (6.4) and ranking No. 5 in passingyards ish off a run of five home games in the first seven weeks (11,488). of the season, the most home contests for Green Bay in the first seven games of a season since 1978 when it also WITH THE CALL played five at home (not including the 1987 strike year). CBS will broadcast the game to a regional audience with play- u Sunday starts a stretch of three straight games against by-play man Jim Nantz and analyst Tony Romo handling AFC West teams, the first time the Packers have had three straight the call from the broadcast booth and Tracy Wolfson report- games against AFC teams since playing the AFC West in 2003 in Weeks ing from the sidelines. u Milwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games since November 15-17. 1929, heads up the Packers Radio Network that is made up of 50 sta- u Green Bay is 14-3 against AFC West teams since 2002, an .824 winning tions in four states. Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play), two-time Packers percentage that ranks No. 1 in the NFL over that span. Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) and three-time Packers Pro u Dating back to 1990, the Packers are 7-0 against the Raiders. Green Bay Bowler and two-time All-Pro John Kuhn (sideline) will call the action. won four of those seven games by 28-plus points (10, 30, 31, 34, 4, 28, McCarren first joined the team’s broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 25th 13). The seven-game streak is tied for Green Bay’s longest active wins season calling Packers games. After originally being paired together streak vs. an opponent (San Diego/L.A. Chargers). in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 21st season of broadcasts u Green Bay has scored 30-plus points in each of the last four contests together. They surpassed Jim Irwin and Max McGee for the most regular-season and postseason games broadcast for the Packers with against the Raiders, tied for the longest streak by an NFL team vs. 313 at the 2018 season opener against Chicago. Oakland since 2003. u The broadcast is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio (WTMJ feed). u It is only the second time (at Oakland, 1976) the two teams have played u The game can also be seen on DirecTV channel No. 707 with NFL in the month of October. Sunday Ticket. u This marks the second consecutive game where Green Bay will face a team that is coming off its bye week. REGULAR SEASON Date Opponent Time (CT) TV GOOD START Thu., Sept. 5 at Chicago Bears ..................W, 10-3 62,435 uPackers Head Coach Matt LaFleur is the first head coach in franchise Sun., Sept. 15 MINNESOTA VIKINGS ............W, 21-16 78,416 history to win five of his first six NFL games. Sun., Sept. 22 DENVER BRONCOS (Gold Pkg.) .....W, 27-16 78,078 uGreen Bay has started the season with at least five wins in its first six Thu., Sept. 26 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ...........L, 27-34 77,509 games for the first time since starting 6-0 in 2015 and the seventh time Sun., Oct. 6 at Dallas Cowboys................W, 34-24 93,024 since 1970 (6-0 in 2011, 5-1 in 2007, 2002, 1996 and 1978). Mon., Oct. 14 DETROIT LIONS .................W, 23-22 76,947 uThe Packers have started 3-0 in the NFC North for the first time since Sun., Oct. 20 OAKLAND RAIDERS (Gold Pkg.)......12 p.m. CBS 2012 and for just the fourth time (2011 and 2002) since the division Sun., Oct. 27 at Kansas City Chiefs............*7:20 p.m. NBC was formed in 2002. Sun., Nov. 3 at Los Angeles Chargers .........*3:25 p.m. CBS uOut of the 20 teams that have played multiple division games this sea- Sun., Nov. 10 CAROLINA PANTHERS ............*12 p.m. FOX son, Green Bay joins New England as the only teams to be 3-0, and is one of five teams with multiple wins against division opponents (Dallas Sun., Nov. 17 BYE and Seattle, 2-0 / Baltimore, 2-1). Sun., Nov. 24 at San Francisco 49ers ..........*3:25 p.m. FOX uGreen Bay joins the New England Patriots (6-0), San Francisco 49ers Sun., Dec. 1 at New York Giants ...............*12 p.m. FOX (5-0) and the New Orleans Saints (5-1) as the only NFL teams with at Sun., Dec. 8 WASHINGTON REDSKINS..........*12 p.m. FOX least five wins this season. Sun., Dec. 15 CHICAGO BEARS.................*12 p.m. FOX Mon., Dec. 23 at Minnesota Vikings.............7:15 p.m. ESPN OWNING OCTOBER Sun., Dec. 29 at Detroit Lions ..................*12 p.m. FOX uGreen Bay began October with a 34-24 win over the Dallas Cowboys, *—Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling marking the second time in the last three years that it started October with a win at Dallas. The Packers picked up their second win of the NFL POSTSEASON DATES month last week over the Detroit Lions, 23-22. Jan. 4-5 ................................................ AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs uDating back to 2008, the Packers (30-12, .714) hold the second-best Jan. 11-12 .............................................AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs record in the NFC and the third-best mark in the league in the month Jan. 19 ............................................AFC and NFC Championship Games of October. Jan. 26 .......................Pro Bowl, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. u Green Bay recorded at least a .500 record in the month of October for Feb. 2 .................................Super Bowl LIV, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami the 10th time in 12 seasons (2008-19). 11 PACKERS VS. RAIDERS - WEEK 7 IMPROVING RUNNING GAME uJones is tied for No. 7 in the NFL for the most rushing TDs in a uThe Packers have rushed for 120-plus yards three times in the last five team’s first six games (since 2000). It is also the most by a Packer weeks (144 vs. Minnesota, 120 at Dallas, 170 vs. Detroit), averaging since 2003 when RB Ahman Green had eight rushing TDs in the first over 4 yards per carry in each contest. six games. uThe Packers have rushed for 120-plus yards in Weeks 5-6 on fewer than uJones totaled 182 scrimmage yards (107 on 19 carries, 5.6 avg. and 75 30 attempts. It is only the fourth time since the 1970 AFL-NFL yards on seven receptions, 10.7 avg.) and a franchise-record-tying four merger that the Packers have posted back-to-back games with 120- rushing touchdowns in a Week 5 win at Dallas. He was the first Packer plus rushing yards on fewer than 30 attempts and the first time since to record four rushing TDs in a game since Dorsey Levens tallied four in 2006. a win over the Arizona Cardinals on Jan. 2, 2000. uWeek 6 marked the fifth time since 2017 that the Packers posted 150- uJones had recorded a rushing TD in four consecutive games (Weeks plus rushing yards on fewer than 30 attempts, which is the most in 2-5) this season, the second longest streak of his career (five games in the league over that span. Green Bay is also the only team in 2018, Weeks 10-14). the league to have at least one of those games in each of the last three uJones was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance seasons (2017-19). in Dallas, becoming the first Packer RB to earn the honor since Eddie uRB Aaron Jones tied a franchise record with four rushing TDs in Week Lacy in 2014 (Week 12). 5. It was the Packers’ first game with four rushing TDs since Dec. 23, uJones has two multi-rushing TD performances this season (Weeks 3 and 2012, vs. Tennessee. 5) to tie for the most in the NFL. uThe Packers rushed for a season-high 170 yards on 29 carries (5.9 avg.) uDating back to 1950, Jones’ two multi-rushing-TD performances this in Week 6. They were led by RB Jamaal Williams, who posted 104 season (Week 3 and 5) are tied for the ninth most by a Packer in rushing yards on just 14 attempts (7.4 avg.), the fewest carries needed a single season. In 1962, Jim Taylor recorded the most in one season by a Packer in a 100-yard rushing game since RB James Starks (10-112) (five) by a Packer, according to pro-football-reference.com. vs. San Diego on Oct.