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. 17 REGULAR-SEASON WEEK 15 GREEN BAY (10-3) WITH THE CALL VS. The game will air nationally on the NFL Network CAROLINA (4-9) and also on WLUK-TV in Green Bay and WITI-TV Saturday, Dec. 19, 7:15 p.m. CST in Milwaukee. Play-by-play man Mike Tirico Lambeau Field joins analyst Kurt Warner with Melissa Stark reporting PACKERS HOST PANTHERS ON SATURDAY from the sidelines. The Packers welcome the Carolina Panthers to town for a u Milwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games prime-time matchup. since November 1929, heads up the Packers Radio u Five of the last six matchups between the teams have Network that is made up of 50 stations in four states. been decided by eight points or less, including a 24-16 Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play), two-time Packers victory by Green Bay last season at Lambeau Field. Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) and three-time u The Packers are 10-6 against Carolina (including play- Packers Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro John Kuhn offs), with wins in seven of the last 11 meetings. (sideline) will call the action. McCarren first joined the u Green Bay has a 5-2 mark at home vs. Carolina, scoring team’s broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 25th season 30-plus points in five of those games. calling Packers games. After originally being paired together in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 22nd SATURDAYS season of broadcasts together. They surpassed Jim u This is just the third Saturday game for Green Bay in the Irwin and Max McGee for the most regular-season and last 23 seasons (1998-2020). u The Packers have won five of the last six regular-season postseason games broadcast for the Packers with 313 at games they played on Saturdays. the 2018 season opener against Chicago. u Green Bay is 17-13 in Saturday games during the regular u The broadcast is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio season. The Packers’ .567 winning percentage is tied for (WTMJ feed), WTMJ.com via desktop computer and on No. 6 among NFL teams that have played more than five numerous devices through NFL Game Pass. regular-season Saturday games (stathead.com). u Westwood One Sports will air the game on radio u The Packers have scored over 30 points in four of the across the country. John Sadak (play-by-play) and last five games they have played on a Saturday. Shaun O’Hara (analyst) will call the action with Scott u QB Aaron Rodgers has played in one regular-season Graham hosting the pregame and halftime shows. game on a Saturday (2016), completing 28 of 38 passes (73.7 pct.) for 347 yards, four touchdowns, zero inter- REGULAR SEASON ceptions and a passer rating of 136.6. It was the highest Date Opponent Time (CT) TV/Att. passer rating (min. 10 pass att.), most passing yards Sun., Sept. 13 at Minnesota Vikings W, 43-34 0 and most passing TDs for a Packer QB in a Saturday Sun., Sept. 20 DETROIT LIONS W, 42-21 0 game (Sportradar). Sun., Sept. 27 at New Orleans Saints W, 37-30 748 Mon., Oct. 5 ATLANTA FALCONS W, 30-16 0 STACKING WINS Sun., Oct. 11 BYE u Green Bay won the NFC North for the second consecutive Sun., Oct. 18 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L, 10-38 15,540 season, the 25th division title in team history. Sun., Oct. 25 at Houston Texans W, 35-20 12,618 u The Packers have won 11 NFC North titles (Chicago and Sun., Nov. 1 MINNESOTA VIKINGS L, 22-28 0 Minnesota have each won four). Thu., Nov. 5 at San Francisco 49ers W, 34-17 0 u Head Coach Matt LaFleur is just the 10th head coach Sun., Nov. 15 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS W, 24-20 0 to register 10-plus wins and a division title in both of his Sun., Nov. 22 at Indianapolis Colts L, 31-34 (OT) 12,495 first two seasons as a head coach since the league went Sun., Nov. 29 CHICAGO BEARS W, 41-25 0 to a divisional format in 1967 (Elias Sports Bureau). Sun., Dec. 6 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES W, 30-16 0 u It is the second straight season that Green Bay has Sun., Dec. 13 at Detroit Lions W, 31-24 0 gotten off to a 10-3 start, just the third time since the merger that Green Bay has won at least 10 of its first 13 Sat., Dec. 19 CAROLINA PANTHERS 7:15 p.m. NFLN games in back-to-back seasons (1996-97, 2001-02). Sun., Dec. 27 TENNESSEE TITANS 7:15 p.m. NBC u Green Bay and New Orleans (10-3, 10-3) are the only Sun., Jan. 3 at Chicago Bears *12 p.m. FOX teams in the NFL to win at least 10 of their first 13 games *—Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling in both 2019 and 2020. u The Packers have won 15 of their last 18 regular-season NFL POSTSEASON DATES games. Jan. 9-10 AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs u With a win over Philadelphia in Week 13, Green Bay Jan. 16-17 AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs Jan. 24 AFC and NFC Championship Games became the first team in NFL history to reach 800 wins (including playoffs). Feb. 7 Super Bowl LV, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay HEAD COACH MATT LAFLEUR LAFLEUR LEADS THE PACK u LaFleur joined Phil Bengston (1968-69) as the only head coaches in franchise history to win the season opener in Head Coach Matt LaFleur (la-flew-er) has led the Packers to back-to-back NFC North titles. their first two seasons. u LaFleur (23-6) has the u LaFleur led Green Bay to seven home wins, the most most regular-season wins : by a Packer head coach in his first two sea- by a Packers head coach in his first season sons (Mike Sherman and Mike McCarthy, 21 each). Head Coach, First Season Home Record u LaFleur is 10-1 in the NFC North and has not lost back- 1. Matt LaFleur, 2019 7-1 to-back games as a head coach. 2t. Mike Holmgren, 1992 6-2 u Dating back to 2019 (including playoffs), LaFleur has led 2t. Mike Sherman, 2000 6-2 the Packers to a 13-3 record in games decided by single digits, an .813 winning percentage that ranks No. 1 in u LaFleur joined Jim Caldwell and Steve Mariucci as the the NFL over that span (Sportradar). only head coaches with 13-plus wins to go undefeated u Dating back to 2019, the Packers are tied for the second- in their division in their first season. best regular-season record in the NFL: u LaFleur tied for the third-most wins by an NFL head coach in their first season: Regular-Season Regular-Season Team Record (Since 2019) 1. Kansas City 24-5 (.828) Head Coach, First Season Record 1t. Jim Caldwell, IND, 2009 14-2 2t. Green Bay 23-6 (.793) 1t. George Seifert, SF, 1989 14-2 2t. New Orleans 23-6 (.793) 4. Baltimore 22-7 (.759) 3t. Matt LaFleur, GB, 2019 13-3 3t. Jim Harbaugh, SF, 2011 13-3 5t. Buffalo/Seattle 20-9 (.690) 3t. Steve Mariucci, SF, 1997 13-3 u Dating back to 2019, Green Bay ranks in the top 10 in u LaFleur became the first coach in franchise history to the NFL in point differential (plus-150, No. 6), points lead his team to a division title in his first season. scored (786, No. 7) and points allowed (636, No. 10), u LaFleur guided Green Bay to a 6-0 record in the NFC according to Sportradar. North. Dating back to 1967, it was just the second time u LaFleur led Green Bay to a 20-5 record in his first 25 (6-0 in 2011) that Green Bay had gone undefeated in regular-season games, which tied for No. 4 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, 25 regular-season games (Elias Sports Bureau): the Packers are the only team to go undefeated in the division in a single regular season (2019, 2011). Wins in First 25 u While LaFleur was the first Packer head coach to lead Head Coach Regular-Season Games his team to the postseason in his first year, he was the 1. George Seifert, 1989-90 23 fourth consecutive head coach to win his first postsea- 2t. Paul Brown, 1946-47 22 son game. The other three head coaches to win their first playoff game led Green Bay to the postseason in 2t. Guy Chamberlin, 1922-23 22 their second seasons (McCarthy, Sherman and Mike 4t. Matt LaFleur, 2019-20 20 Holmgren). 4t. Seven others 20 u Dating back to 1970, LaFleur joined McCarthy as the only head coaches in franchise history to lead their teams to u LaFleur led the biggest one-year win improvement in the NFC Championship Game in their first appearance in franchise history last season: the postseason. u LaFleur became the first head coach to reach a con- Seasons Win Improvement ference championship in his first season since Jim 1.