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WEEKLY MEDIA INFORMATION PACKET GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. CAROLINA PANTHERS SUNDAY, NOV. 10, 2019 3:25 PM CST 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. 16 REGULAR-SEASON WEEK 10 GREEN BAY (7-2) VS. CAROLINA (5-3) WITH THE CALL Sunday, Nov. 10 l Lambeau Field l 3:25 p.m. CST FOX Sports, now in its 26th season as an NFL network televi- sion partner, will broadcast the game. PACKERS RETURN HOME TO FACE THE PANTHERS u Play-by-play man joins analyst The Green Bay Packers will host the Carolina Panthers at Lambeau Field Joe Buck Troy Aikman on Sunday. and sideline reporter Erin Andrews. u It will be the Packers’ only home game over a 48-day u Milwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games since November period from Oct. 21-Dec. 7. Green Bay had a similar 1929, heads up the Packers Radio Network that is made up of 50 sta- stretch last year with one home contest over a 47-day tions in four states. Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play), two-time Packers period (Oct. 16-Dec. 1). The last time the Packers Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) and three-time Packers Pro had only one game at Lambeau Field over a stretch of Bowler and two-time All-Pro John Kuhn (sideline) will call the action. 48-plus days was in 2010, which was also one home contest over a McCarren first joined the team’s broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 25th 48-day period (Nov. 8-Dec. 25). season calling Packers games. After originally being paired together u It is the fourth meeting between the two teams in the last six years in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 21st season of broadcasts (2014, 2015, 2017). together. They surpassed Jim Irwin and Max McGee for the most u Four of the last five matchups between the two teams have been decided regular-season and postseason games broadcast for the Packers with by eight points or less. 313 at the 2018 season opener against Chicago. u The Packers are 9-6 overall against Carolina, with wins in six of the last u The broadcast is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio (WTMJ feed). 10 (including playoffs). u u Green Bay is 4-2 at home against the Panthers (including playoffs) Compass Media Networks will broadcast the game nationally on the including a win in the last matchup at Lambeau in 2014. radio with Bill Rosinski (play by play) and Chad Brown (analyst) u The Packers have scored 30-plus points in five of the six home games calling the action. against the Panthers. u The game can also be seen on DirecTV channel No. 709 with NFL u QB Aaron Rodgers has started five games against the Panthers in his Sunday Ticket. career and has averaged 304.0 passing yards per game with 15 pass- REGULAR SEASON ing touchdowns, five interceptions and a passer rating of 102.5. He has thrown three-plus passing TDs in four of the five contests. Date Opponent Time (CT) TV Thu., Sept. 5 at Chicago Bears ..................W, 10-3 62,435 u Green Bay will have its bye next week, marking the first Week 11 bye for Sun., Sept. 15 MINNESOTA VIKINGS ............W, 21-16 78,416 the Packers and the latest for the team since the bye was reintroduced Sun., Sept. 22 DENVER BRONCOS (Gold Pkg.) .....W, 27-16 78,078 in 1990. u The Packers have won the game heading into the bye week in three of Thu., Sept. 26 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ...........L, 27-34 77,509 the last four years. Sun., Oct. 6 at Dallas Cowboys................W, 34-24 93,024 Mon., Oct. 14 DETROIT LIONS .................W, 23-22 76,947 GOOD START Sun., Oct. 20 OAKLAND RAIDERS (Gold Pkg.).....W, 42-24 78,160 uGreen Bay joins the San Francisco 49ers (8-0), New England Patriots Sun., Oct. 27 at Kansas City Chiefs..............W, 31-24 73,558 (8-1), New Orleans Saints (7-1) and the Seattle Seahawks (7-2) as the Sun., Nov. 3 at Los Angeles Chargers ...........L, 11-26 25,435 only NFL teams with at least seven wins this season. Sun., Nov. 10 CAROLINA PANTHERS ...........3:25 p.m. FOX uGreen Bay has started the season with at least seven wins in its first nine Sun., Nov. 17 BYE games for the first time since starting 9-0 in 2011 and the seventh time Sun., Nov. 24 at San Francisco 49ers ..........*3:25 p.m. FOX since 1970 (8-1 in 2007, 2002 and 1996, and 7-2 in 1997 and 1978). Sun., Dec. 1 at New York Giants ...............*12 p.m. FOX uThe Packers are 4-1 at home this season and are one of four NFL teams Sun., Dec. 8 WASHINGTON REDSKINS..........*12 p.m. FOX (New England, Minnesota and New Orleans - 4-0) to have four home Sun., Dec. 15 CHICAGO BEARS.................*12 p.m. FOX wins this season. Mon., Dec. 23 at Minnesota Vikings.............7:15 p.m. ESPN uWith a win, Head Coach Matt LaFleur would tie Mike McCarthy (8-8) Sun., Dec. 29 at Detroit Lions ..................*12 p.m. FOX and Ray Rhodes (8-8) for the third-most NFL wins by a Packer head *—Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling coach in their first season (9-7: Mike Holmgren and Mike Sherman). uThe Packers have started 3-0 in the NFC North for the first time since NFL POSTSEASON DATES 2012 and for just the fourth time (2011 and 2002) since the division Jan. 4-5 ................................................ AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs was formed in 2002. Jan. 11-12 .............................................AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs uOut of the 28 teams that have played multiple division games this sea- Jan. 19 ............................................AFC and NFC Championship Games son, Green Bay joins New England (4-0) and Dallas (4-0) as the only Jan. 26 .......................Pro Bowl, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. teams to have at least three division wins, and is one of seven teams Feb. 2 .................................Super Bowl LIV, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami with multiple wins and zero losses against division opponents. 11 PACKERS VS. PANTHERS - WEEK 10 HOME SWEET HOME uThe Packers are 36-11-1 (.760, No. 2 in the NFL) at home in the sec- Green Bay has a long tradition of playing well at Lambeau Field, and it has ond half of the season since 2007 with a plus-566 point differential that continued this season with a 4-1 record at home, an .800 winning percent- ranks No. 2 in the NFL over that span (pro-football-reference.com). age that ranks No. 5 in the NFL: uGreen Bay has scored 140 points at home this season, No. 1 in the NFL: Team Record At Home (2019) Pct. 1t. Minnesota 4-0 1.000 Team Points Scored At Home (2019) 1t. New England 4-0 1.000 1. Green Bay 140 1t. New Orleans 4-0 1.000 2. Seattle 134 1t. San Francisco 3-0 1.000 3. Pittsburgh 129 5. Green Bay 4-1 .800 4. Dallas 127 6t. Six teams 3-1 .750 5. New England 125 6. Kansas City 120 uGreen Bay has 230 victories at Lambeau Field, the most home wins by any franchise at one stadium in NFL history. uThe Packers are tied for No. 7 in the NFL with 36 sacks at home u The victory over Oakland in Week 7 was the 15th in the last 18 games since 2018. the Packers have played against an AFC team at Lambeau Field. u QB Aaron Rodgers has started 83 home games during the regular u With the win over the Minnesota Vikings in Week 2 of 2019, Green season for Green Bay, with the Packers holding a 65-17-1 record in Bay has won seven straight home openers (2013-19). Since 2007, the those contests. He has completed 1,872 of 2,827 passes (66.2 pct.) for Packers are 12-1 in their first game of the season at Lambeau Field. 22,682 yards (273.3 per game), 193 touchdowns, 35 interceptions and u Green Bay will finish with a record of .500 or better at home for the 13th a passer rating of 108.3. consecutive season: u Rodgers ranks No. 1 in the NFL since 1970 in passer rating at home as a starter (min. 500 pass att.), according to Sportradar: Season Home Record 2019 4-1 Player Passer Rating At Home (Since 1970) 2018 5-2-1 1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 108.3 2017 4-4 2. Russell Wilson, SEA 103.9 2016 6-2 3. Drew Brees, SD/NO 103.3 2015 5-3 4. Steve Young, TB/SF 100.2 2014 8-0 5. Carson Wentz, PHI 100.0 2013 4-3-1 2012 7-1 u Rodgers has a passer rating of 109.1 at home this season, No. 4 in the 2011 8-0 NFL (min. 100 pass att., Sportradar). 2010 7-1 u Rodgers has led Green Bay to a 15-3-1 record in his last 19 starts at 2009 6-2 home, recording a passer rating of 100-plus in 11 of those games, 2008 4-4 including the first perfect passer rating (158.3) of his career in a Week 2007 7-1 7 win over Oakland.