Packers Communications l Lambeau Field Atrium l 1265 Lombardi Avenue l Green Bay, WI 54304 920/569-7500 l 920/569-7201 fax Jason Wahlers, Sarah Quick, Tom Fanning, Nathan LoCascio VOL. XXII; NO. 9 REGULAR-SEASON WEEK 7 GREEN BAY (4-1) WITH THE CALL AT FOX will broadcast the game to a national HOUSTON (1-5) audience. Play-by-play man Kenny Albert Sunday, Oct. 25, 12 p.m. CDT joins analyst with NRG Stadium Jonathan Vilma Shannon Spake reporting from the sidelines. PACKERS TRAVEL TO TAKE ON HOUSTON u Milwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games The Green Bay Packers will take a trip to Texas to face the since November 1929, heads up the Packers Radio Houston Texans this Sunday. Network that is made up of 50 stations in four states. u It marks the fifth matchup between the Packers and Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play), two-time Packers Texans, with Green Bay holding a 3-1 lead, including a Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) and three-time 2-0 mark in Houston. Packers Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro John Kuhn u It is the Packers’ first visit to Houston since a 42-24 win (sideline) will call the action. McCarren first joined the in 2012 in Week 6. team’s broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 25th season u While Green Bay has only played at the Texans twice, it calling Packers games. After originally being paired has played in the state of Texas six times since 2010, together in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 22nd including the postseason, and won each of those season of broadcasts together. They surpassed Jim games, defeating the Dallas Cowboys four times and the Irwin and Max McGee for the most regular-season and Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV in Dallas. In each postseason games broadcast for the Packers with 313 at of those six contests, the Packers have scored over 30 the 2018 season opener against Chicago. points (31, 42, 37, 34, 35, 34). u The broadcast is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio u Sunday marks the second game of the only set of back- (WTMJ feed), WTMJ.com via desktop computer and on to-back road games for Green Bay in 2020, the fewest numerous devices through NFL Game Pass. for the team since 2013 (zero). This comes after the u DIRECTV subscribers can watch the game on Channel Packers had three sets of back-to-back road contests in 709. both 2018 and 2019. u This will be the third time this season Green Bay will REGULAR SEASON Date Opponent Time (CT) TV/Att. play a game that kicks off at 12 p.m. CT, and the first Sun., Sept. 13 at Minnesota Vikings W, 43-34 0 since Week 2. The Packers won both of the previous Sun., Sept. 20 DETROIT LIONS W, 42-21 0 games that kicked off at 12 p.m. CT, scoring 43 points at Sun., Sept. 27 at New Orleans Saints W, 37-30 748 Minnesota and 42 points versus Detroit. Mon., Oct. 5 ATLANTA FALCONS W, 30-16 0 u The Packers have started 4-1 for the second consecu- Sun., Oct. 11 BYE tive season and for the third time in the last four years Sun., Oct. 18 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L, 10-38 15,540 (2017). Sun., Oct. 25 at Houston Texans 12 p.m. FOX u Dating back to 2017, Green Bay joins the Kansas City Sun., Nov. 1 MINNESOTA VIKINGS *12 p.m. FOX Thu., Nov. 5 at San Francisco 49ers 7:20 p.m. FOX/NFLN Chiefs (four times) as the only teams in the NFL to win Sun., Nov. 15 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS *12 p.m. FOX at least four of its first five games in at least three of the Sun., Nov. 22 at Indianapolis Colts *12 p.m. FOX last four seasons (Stathead.com). Sun., Nov. 29 CHICAGO BEARS *7:20 p.m. NBC u The Packers have won nine of their last 10 regular- Sun., Dec. 6 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES *3:25 p.m. CBS season games. Sun., Dec. 13 at Detroit Lions *12 p.m. FOX u The Packers are coming off their first loss of the season. Dec. 19/Dec. 20 CAROLINA PANTHERS TBD TBD In the first season under Head Coach Matt LaFleur, Sun., Dec. 27 TENNESSEE TITANS *7:15 p.m. NBC Green Bay lost three regular-season games and each Sun., Jan. 3 at Chicago Bears *12 p.m. FOX time responded with a win the next week. *—Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling u Green Bay will return to Lambeau Field for a Week NFL POSTSEASON DATES 8 matchup with the Vikings on Nov. 1. It will be the Jan. 9-10 AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs Packers’ third home game of the season and first since Jan. 16-17 AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs Oct. 5 against Atlanta. Including playoffs, Green Bay has Jan. 24 AFC and NFC Championship Games an 8-3-2 mark (.692) against the Vikings at Lambeau Jan. 31 Pro Bowl, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas Field since 2008. Feb. 7 Super Bowl LV, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay HEAD COACH MATT LAFLEUR LAFLEUR LEADS THE PACK u LaFleur became the first coach in franchise history to Green Bay Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur (la-flew-er) lead his team to a division title in his first season. enters his second season looking to build off the success u LaFleur guided Green Bay to a 6-0 record in the NFC he guided the team to in Year 1. North. Dating back to 1967, it was just the second time u LaFleur led Green Bay to a 17-3 record in his first 20 (6-0 in 2011) that Green Bay had gone undefeated in regular-season games, which tied for No. 2 in NFL division games. history for the most wins by a head coach in his first u Dating back to 2002 when the NFC North was formed, 20 regular-season games: the Packers are the only team to go undefeated in the division in a single regular season (2019, 2011). Wins in First 20 u Head Coach Regular-Season Games While LaFleur was the first Packer head coach to lead 1. George Seifert, 1989-90 18 his team to the postseason in his first year, he was the 2t. Matt LaFleur, 2019-20 17 fourth consecutive head coach to win his first postsea- 2t. Paul Brown, 1946-47 17 son game. The other three head coaches to win their first 2t. Guy Chamberlin, 1922-23 17 playoff game led Green Bay to the postseason in their 2t. Dick Rauch, 1925-26 17 second seasons (Mike McCarthy, Mike Sherman and Mike Holmgren). u LaFleur became the first Packer head coach to start both u Dating back to 1970, LaFleur joined McCarthy as the only of his first two seasons 3-0. head coaches in franchise history to lead their teams to u LaFleur joined Phil Bengston (1968-69) as the only head the NFC Championship Game in their first appearance in coaches in franchise history to win the season opener in the postseason. their first two seasons. u u LaFleur led the biggest one-year win improvement in LaFleur became the first head coach to reach a con- franchise history last season: ference championship in his first season since Jim Harbaugh led San Francisco to the NFC Championship Seasons Win Improvement Game in 2011. 1. 2018 (6) to 2019 (13) +7 u LaFleur is the first head coach in franchise his- 2t. 1928 (6) to 1929 (12) +6 tory to win seven of his first eight NFL games and the 2t. 1958 (1) to 1959 (7) +6 first to win his first three road NFL contests. 2t. 1971 (4) to 1972 (10) +6 u LaFleur is the 2t. 1988 (4) to 1989 (10) +6 19th NFL head coach and the first since Jim Harbaugh in 2011 to win at least seven u LaFleur (13-3) finished with the most NFL wins by a of his first eight games (Elias Sports Bureau). Packer head coach in their first season: u He joined Vince Lombardi (3-0) as the only head to win their first three Regular-Season coaches in franchise history NFL games. Head Coach, 1st Season Record u It was the first time since 2015 and just the third time 1. Matt LaFleur, 2019 13-3 2t. Mike Holmgren, 1992 9-7 (2011) in the last 12 seasons that Green Bay has started 2t. Mike Sherman, 2000 9-7 3-0. 4t. Forrest Gregg, 1984 8-8 u According to the Elias Sports Bureau, LaFleur joined 4t. Mike McCarthy, 2006 8-8 John Harbaugh (2008) and Don Coryell (1973) as the 4t. Ray Rhodes, 1999 8-8 only head coaches since the merger (1970) to 7. Vince Lombardi, 1959 7-5 win each of their first two games, both against divisional opponents. u LaFleur joined Jim Caldwell and Steve Mariucci as the u With a win at Chicago in Week 1 of 2019, LaFleur only head coaches with 13-plus wins to go undefeated became the sixth head coach in franchise his- in their division in their first season. to win his first game, joining Curly Lambeau, u LaFleur by an NFL head tory tied for the third-most wins Vince Lombardi, Phil Bengston, Forrest Gregg and Ray coach in their first season: Rhodes. He joins Lombardi as the only Packers head Regular-Season coaches to beat the Bears in their first game.