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SATURDAY, AUG. 28, 2021 12 P.M. CDT 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. XXIII; NO. 5 PRESEASON WEEK 3 PACKERS GO ON THE ROAD TO PLAY THE BILLS CBS, Davenport, Iowa; KCCI/CBS, Des Moines, Iowa; The Green Bay Packers travel to Buffalo to KWWL/NBC, Cedar Rapids/Waterloo, Iowa; KTVI/FOX, take on the Bills in the preseason finale this St. Louis, Mo.; KETV/ABC, Omaha, Neb.; KNDB/BEK, Saturday. Bismarck, N.D.; KRDK/BEK, Fargo, N.D.; KNDM/BEK, u This will be the 14th time that the Packers Minot, N.D.; KDLT/NBC, Sioux Falls, S.D.; KYUR/ABC, and Bills will square off in the preseason, Anchorage, Alaska; KATN/ABC, Fairbanks, Alaska and with Green Bay holding a 10-3 advantage in the series. KJUD/ABC, Juneau, Alaska. u The last time the two teams met in the preseason was in u This week’s game at Buffalo will be simulcast across the 2009 in Green Bay, with the Packers winning, 31-21. nation on the NFL Network. u This is the first preseason trip to Buffalo for Green Bay u Milwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games since 2005, a 27-7 victory by the Bills. since November 1929, heads up the Packers Radio u Dating back to 1970, this is the 42nd time the Packers Network that is made up of 49 stations in four states. For have finished the preseason against a team from the AFC. a full listing of radio affiliates, go to www.packers.com. u This year is the debut of the new NFL schedule, consist- Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) and two-time Packers ing of three preseason games played in preparation for a Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) call the action. 17-game regular season. McCarren first joined the team’s broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 26th season calling Packers games. After SAVE THE DATE originally being paired together in 1999, McCarren and Important dates to remember (all times CT): Larrivee enter their 22nd season of broadcasts together. u Tuesday, Aug. 31 – Roster reduction to a maximum They surpassed Jim Irwin and Max McGee for the most of 53 players by 3 p.m. regular-season and postseason games broadcast for the u Wednesday, Sept. 1 – Upon receipt of the personnel Packers with 313 at the 2018 season opener against notice, clubs may establish a practice squad Chicago. u Sunday, Sept. 12 – Regular-season opener at New Orleans Saints, Caesars Superdome, 3:25 p.m. REGULAR SEASON u – Home opener vs. Detroit Lions, Date Opponent Time (CT) TV/Att. Monday, Sept. 20 Sun., Sept. 12 at New Orleans Saints 3:25 p.m. FOX Lambeau Field, 7:15 p.m. Mon., Sept. 20 DETROIT LIONS 7:15 p.m. ESPN Sun., Sept. 26 at San Francisco 49ers 7:20 p.m. NBC WITH THE CALL Sun., Oct. 3 PITTSBURGH STEELERS 3:25 p.m. CBS Preseason games are televised over the 21-station Packers Sun., Oct. 10 at Cincinnati Bengals *12 p.m. FOX TV Network throughout the state of Wisconsin, Upper Sun., Oct. 17 at Chicago Bears *12 p.m. FOX Michigan, northeastern Minnesota, Peoria in Illinois, Cedar Sun., Oct. 24 WASHINGTON *12 p.m. FOX Rapids-Waterloo, Davenport and Des Moines in Iowa, Thu., Oct. 28 at Arizona Cardinals 7:20 p.m. FOX/NFLN Omaha in Nebraska, St. Louis in Missouri, Bismarck, Fargo Sun., Nov. 7 at Kansas City Chiefs *3:25 p.m. FOX and Minot in North Dakota, Sioux Falls in South Dakota and Sun., Nov. 14 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS *3:25 p.m. CBS Sun., Nov. 21 at Minnesota Vikings *12 p.m. FOX Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau in Alaska. Sun., Nov. 28 LOS ANGELES RAMS *3:25 p.m. FOX u The top-notch broadcast team includes CBS’s Kevin BYE WEEK Harlan (play-by-play) alongside fellow CBS broadcaster Sun., Dec. 12 CHICAGO BEARS *7:20 p.m. NBC and Pro Football Hall of Fame receiver James Lofton Sun., Dec. 19 at Baltimore Ravens *12 p.m. FOX (analyst), with former Green Bay fullback John Kuhn Sun., Dec. 25 CLEVELAND BROWNS 3:30 p.m. FOX/NFLN and Lance Allan of WTMJ-TV serving as the sideline Sun., Jan. 2 MINNESOTA VIKINGS *7:20 p.m. NBC reporters. Allan will also host an informative half-hour Sun., Jan. 9 at Detroit Lions *12 p.m. FOX pregame show. *—Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling u In addition to flagship station WTMJ-TV in Milwaukee NFL POSTSEASON DATES and WGBA/NBC in Green Bay the game will be tele- Jan. 15-16 AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs vised over, Wis.; WKOW/ABC, Madison, Wis.; WAOW/ Jan. 22-23 AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs ABC, Wausau/Rhinelander, Wis.; WXOW/ABC, La Crosse, Jan. 30 AFC and NFC Championship Games Wis.; WQOW/ABC, Eau Claire, Wis.; WLUC/NBC/FOX Jan. 6 Pro Bowl, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas UP, Escanaba/Marquette, Mich.; KQDS-TV/FOX, Duluth, Feb. 13 Super Bowl LVI, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, Calif. Minn./Superior, Wis.; WMDB/CBS, Peoria, Ill.; WHBF/ HEAD COACH MATT LAFLEUR LAFLEUR LEADS THE PACK u The Packers are 19-0 under LaFleur when they win the takeaway battle. In those 19 wins, Green Bay has turned Head Coach Matt LaFleur (la-flew-er) has led the Packers to back-to-back NFC North titles. the ball over a total of four times and created 37 turn- u According to the Elias Sports Bureau, LaFleur was the overs for a turnover differential of plus-33. The Packers have scored 602 points in those 19 wins (31.7 ppg) sixth head coach since 1970 to lead their team to while allowing 358 points (18.8 ppg), and have scored the conference championship game in both of his first 30-plus points in 13 of those 19 games. two seasons as a head coach, joining Jim Harbaugh u Under LaFleur, the Packers have had six players register (2011-12), Rex Ryan (2009-10), Barry Switzer (1994- 30-plus receptions each season, marking the first time 95), George Seifert (1989-90) and Don McCafferty in franchise history that Green Bay has had six play- (1970-71). ers with 30-plus catches in back-to-back seasons. u LaFleur is just the second NFL head coach since u LaFleur was just the sixth head coach in NFL his- the league went to a divisional format in 1967 to win tory to win 24 of his first 30 games (Elias Sports Bureau): 13-plus games and a division title in both of his first two seasons, joining Seifert (1989-90). Wins in First 30 u LaFleur (26-6) posted the most regular-season Head Coach Regular-Season Games wins by a Packer head coach in his first two 1. George Seifert 27 seasons (Mike Sherman and Mike McCarthy, 21 each). 2. Guy Chamberlin 26 u LaFleur (26) posted the second-most wins in NFL 3. Paul Brown 25 history by a coach in his first two seasons 4t. Matt LaFleur 24 behind only Seifert (28 in 1989-90). 4t. George Halas 24 u LaFleur guided the Packers to 26 wins in 2019-20 after 4t. Steve Mariucci 24 the Packers won 13 games in 2017-18. That was the biggest two-season win improvement by a head u LaFleur led Green Bay to a 20-5 record in his first 25 coach in franchise history from the two seasons prior regular-season games, which tied for No. 4 in NFL to him taking over, eclipsing the previous mark held history for the most wins by a head coach in his first by Vince Lombardi (15 victories in 1959-60 after the 25 regular-season games (Elias Sports Bureau). Packers won four games in 1957-58). u LaFleur recorded the best home winning percent- u LaFleur led the biggest one-year win improvement in age by a Packers head coach in his first two franchise history in 2019: seasons since 1921: Seasons Win Improvement Head Coach Home Record 1. 2018 (6) to 2019 (13) +7 1. Matt LaFleur, 2019-20 14-2 (.875) 2t. 1928 (6) to 1929 (12) +6 2. Mike Sherman, 2000-01 13-3 (.813) 2t. 1958 (1) to 1959 (7) +6 3. Mike Holmgren, 1992-93 12-4 (.750) 2t. 1971 (4) to 1972 (10) +6 u It was the first time Green Bay won seven-plus games in 2t. 1988 (4) to 1989 (10) +6 back-to-back seasons at Lambeau Field since doing it in three straight seasons from 2010-12. u LaFleur is 11-1 in the NFC North, a .917 winning percent- u LaFleur (13-3) finished with the most NFL wins by a age that is tied for the best two-season winning percent- Packer head coach in their first season: age in divisional games for the Packers dating back to 1967 (2011-12, 11-1, .917). Regular-Season u LaFleur’s winning percentage of .917 (11-1) against Head Coach, 1st Season Record division opponents is tied for the second best by 1. Matt LaFleur, 2019 13-3 a coach in his first two seasons as head coach, dating 2t. Mike Holmgren, 1992 9-7 back to 1970 (Mike Tomlin, 11-1, .917 in 2007-08 / 2t. Mike Sherman, 2000 9-7 Steve Mariucci, 15-1, .938 in 1997-98).