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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. 14 REGULAR-SEASON WEEK 12 GREEN BAY (7-3) WITH THE CALL VS. CHICAGO (5-5) NBC will broadcast the game to a national audi- Sunday, Nov. 29, 7:20 p.m. CST ence. Play-by-play man Mike Tirico joins analyst Lambeau Field Tony Dungy with Kathryn Tappen reporting from the sidelines. PACKERS AND BEARS RENEW RIVALRY u Milwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games The Green Bay Packers will take on the Chicago Bears on since November 1929, heads up the Packers Radio Sunday Night Football, marking the 15th consecutive regu- Network that is made up of 50 stations in four states. lar season that the Packers and Bears have squared off in Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play), two-time Packers primetime, the longest streak in the NFL since the merger Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) and three-time (Elias Sports Bureau). Packers Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro u Sunday will mark Game No. 201 in the NFL’s oldest John Kuhn rivalry. The Packers hold a 99-95-6 edge in the series, (sideline) will call the action. McCarren first joined the which includes two playoff games (1-1). team’s broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 25th season u Green Bay has won 10 of the last 12 meetings against calling Packers games. After originally being paired the Bears at Lambeau Field. together in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 22nd u The Packers have outscored Chicago, 320-170, in the season of broadcasts together. They surpassed Jim last 12 home games, scoring 20-plus points in 10 of Irwin and Max McGee for the most regular-season and those contests. postseason games broadcast for the Packers with 313 at u It is the ninth time in the last 10 years that the Packers- the 2018 season opener against Chicago. Bears game at Lambeau Field will be played in primtime. u The broadcast is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio u Last season, Green Bay swept the regular-season series between the two teams for the 15th time in the last 26 (WTMJ feed), WTMJ.com via desktop computer and on years (since 1994) and the seventh time in the last 11 numerous devices through NFL Game Pass. seasons. u Westwood One Sports will air the game on radio across u Each of the last four matchups between the two teams the country. Ryan Radtke (play-by-play) and James has been decided by eight points or less. Laurinaitis (analyst) will call the action with Scott u It is the third and final home game in November, the Graham hosting the pregame and halftime shows. most for Green Bay in the month of November since 2014. REGULAR SEASON u Green Bay will finish the regular season with four of its Date Opponent Time (CT) TV/Att. last six games at home for the first time since 1977. Sun., Sept. 13 at Minnesota Vikings W, 43-34 0 u The Packers have won 12 of their last 15 regular-season Sun., Sept. 20 DETROIT LIONS W, 42-21 0 games. Sun., Sept. 27 at New Orleans Saints W, 37-30 748 Mon., Oct. 5 ATLANTA FALCONS W, 30-16 0 RODGERS AND THE BEARS Sun., Oct. 11 BYE u With Aaron Rodgers as the starting quarterback, Sun., Oct. 18 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L, 10-38 15,540 Green Bay is 19-5 (including playoffs) against the Bears, Sun., Oct. 25 at Houston Texans W, 35-20 12,618 with one loss coming in 2013 after Rodgers left the Sun., Nov. 1 MINNESOTA VIKINGS L, 22-28 0 game with an injury after the first series. Thu., Nov. 5 at San Francisco 49ers W, 34-17 0 u In the 24 games against Chicago, Rodgers has an overall Sun., Nov. 15 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS W, 24-20 0 passer rating of 102.1. Sun., Nov. 22 at Indianapolis Colts L, 31-34 (OT) 12,495 u Of the players that have attempted 250 or more passes against the Bears (including playoffs), Rodgers’ 102.1 Sun., Nov. 29 CHICAGO BEARS 7:20 p.m. NBC Sun., Dec. 6 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES *3:25 p.m. CBS passer rating is No. 1 in league history (No. 2 - Drew Brees, 97.1). Sun., Dec. 13 at Detroit Lions *12 p.m. FOX u Rodgers has posted a 100-plus passer rating in 10 Sat., Dec. 19 CAROLINA PANTHERS 7:15 p.m. NFLN matchups (min. 15 pass att.) and the Packers are 10-0 in Sun., Dec. 27 TENNESSEE TITANS *7:15 p.m. NBC those contests. Rodgers trails Pro Football Hall of Famer Sun., Jan. 3 at Chicago Bears *12 p.m. FOX Brett Favre (11) for the most 100-plus passer-rating *—Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling games (min. 15 pass att.) against the Bears since 1950 (stathead.com). NFL POSTSEASON DATES u Rodgers has six games with a passer rating of 125-plus Jan. 9-10 AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs against the Bears, the most by any QB against the Bears Jan. 16-17 AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs in NFL history (min. 15 att.). Rodgers has three more Jan. 24 AFC and NFC Championship Games than any other QB. Feb. 7 Super Bowl LV, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay HEAD COACH MATT LAFLEUR LAFLEUR LEADS THE PACK u LaFleur joined Jim Caldwell and Steve Mariucci as the Green Bay Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur (la-flew-er) only head coaches with 13-plus wins to go undefeated is in his second season and building off the success he in their division in their first season. guided the team to in Year 1. u LaFleur tied for the third-most wins by an NFL head u Dating back to 2019, the Packers are tied for the third coach in their first season: best regular-season record in the NFL: Regular-Season Head Coach, First Season Record Regular-Season 1t. Jim Caldwell, IND, 2009 14-2 Team Record (Since 2019) 1t. Kansas City 21-5 (.808) 1t. George Seifert, SF, 1989 14-2 1t. New Orleans 21-5 (.808) 3t. Matt LaFleur, GB, 2019 13-3 3t. Jim Harbaugh, SF, 2011 13-3 3t. Green Bay 20-6 (.769) 3t. Baltimore 20-6 (.769) 3t. Steve Mariucci, SF, 1997 13-3 5t. Pittsburgh/Seattle 18-8 (.692) u LaFleur became the first coach in franchise history to lead his team to a division title in his first season. u LaFleur led Green Bay to a 20-5 record in his first 25 u LaFleur guided Green Bay to a 6-0 record in the NFC regular-season games, which is tied for No. 4 in NFL North. Dating back to 1967, it was just the second time history for the most wins by a head coach in his first (6-0 in 2011) that Green Bay had gone undefeated in 25 regular-season games (Elias Sports Bureau): division games. u Wins in First 25 Dating back to 2002 when the NFC North was formed, the Packers are the only team to go undefeated in the Head Coach Regular-Season Games 1. George Seifert, 1989-90 23 division in a single regular season (2019, 2011). u While LaFleur was the first Packer head coach to lead 2t. Paul Brown, 1946-47 22 his team to the postseason in his first year, he was the 2t. Guy Chamberlin, 1922-23 22 fourth consecutive head coach to win his first postsea- 4t. Matt LaFleur, 2019-20 20 son game. The other three head coaches to win their first 4t. Seven others 20 playoff game led Green Bay to the postseason in their second seasons (Mike McCarthy, Mike Sherman and u Dating back to 2019 (including playoffs), LaFleur has led Mike Holmgren). the Packers to a 12-3 record in games decided by single u Dating back to 1970, LaFleur joined McCarthy as the only digits, an .800 winning percentage that ranks No. 1 in head coaches in franchise history to lead their teams to the NFL over that span (Sportradar). the NFC Championship Game in their first appearance in u LaFleur became the first Packer head coach to start both the postseason. of his first two seasons 3-0. u LaFleur became the first head coach to reach a con- u LaFleur joined Phil Bengston (1968-69) as the only head ference championship in his first season since Jim coaches in franchise history to win the season opener in Harbaugh led San Francisco to the NFC Championship their first two seasons. Game in 2011. u LaFleur led the biggest one-year win improvement in u LaFleur is the first head coach in franchise his- franchise history last season: tory to win seven of his first eight NFL games and the first to win his first three road NFL contests. Seasons Win Improvement u LaFleur is the 19th NFL head coach and the first 1. 2018 (6) to 2019 (13) +7 since Jim Harbaugh in 2011 to win at least seven 2t. 1928 (6) to 1929 (12) +6 of his first eight games (Elias Sports Bureau). 2t. 1958 (1) to 1959 (7) +6 u He joined Vince Lombardi (3-0) as the only head 2t. 1971 (4) to 1972 (10) +6 coaches in franchise history to win their first three 2t.