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GREEN BAY PACKERS (2-0) VS. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1-1) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 2020 – 7:20 P.M. (CST) MERCEDES-BENZ SUPERDOME – NEW ORLEANS, LA. TV: NBC (WDSU 6 locally) – Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Cris Collins- worth and Michele Tafoya (sideline) NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One – Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play) and Rod Woodson (color analyst) LOCAL RADIO: WWL (870 AM and 105.3 FM) – Zach Strief (play-by- play), Deuce McAllister (color analyst) and Steve Geller (sideline) SPANISH LANGUAGE RADIO: KGLA (830 AM and 105.7 FM) – Mario Jerez (play-by-play), Juan Carlos Ramos (color analyst) and Victor Quinonez (sideline) TODAY’S MATCHUP Defensively, they are currently ranked eightth in the NFL in opponent rushing yards per game. Following In their first clash against an NFC North opponent in another high-intensity effort on Monday night where he 2020 and entering a stint where two of their next three posted five solo tackles, one sack and one tackle for games will be at home, the New Orleans Saints (1-1) loss, DE Trey Hendrickson leads the team with two will host the Green Bay Packers (2-0) tonight. takedowns. LB Demario Davis and Janoris Jenkins are While the Saints have a 9-16 all-time record against tied for the team lead with 14 tackles apiece. the Packers, New Orleans has won four of the six Offensively, RB Alvin Kamara leads the club in meetings against Green Bay since Sean Payton be- rushing yards (95), rushing touchdowns (3), receptions came head coach in 2006. Eight of the games in the (14), receiving yards (146), total touchdowns (4) and series have been decided by a touchdown or less. total yards from scrimmage (241), following an even- Since Payton’s arrival, the Saints are 19-9 against ing Monday when he led New Orleans in all these cat- NFC North opponents in the regular season. egories as he carried 13 times for 79 yards (6.1 avg.) New Orleans enters the contest 1-1 after falling to with two touchdowns and caught nine passes for 95 the Las Vegas Raiders 34-24 on Monday Night Foot- yards for 174 total yards from scrimmage. QB Drew ball at newly-christened Allegiant Stadium. With Tam- Brees has completed 44 passes for 472 yards with pa Bay the Black and Gold’s Week One victim, the three touchdowns and one interception. NFC South’s other club ahead of winless Atlanta and In addition to the start of playing back-to-back NFC Carolina, the Saints will look to a prime time matchup North opponents, the Saints will be facing a team tied to keep distance in their division. for the division lead with Chicago. Green Bay will look Through the first two games, the Saints are tied for to build off the momentum of a 42-21 win over Detroit, second in the league in turnover differential (+3). New where QB Aaron Rodgers tossed for two touchdowns. Orleans has four takeways, two of which are intercep- RB Aaron Jones is coming off a standout effort with tions by CB Janoris Jenkins and S Marcus Williams. 236 total yards from scrimmage and three TDs. Packers vs. Saints: Week 3 2 SAINTS-PACKERS CONNECTIONS SAINTS – PACKERS New Orleans QB Taysom Hill was originally signed by the STATISTICAL COMPARISON Packers as an undrafted free agent out of Brigham Young in 2017 and spent training camp with the team before be- 2019 Final NFL Regular Season Rankings ing picked up off waivers at the start of the regular season Saints Packers by the Saints. Hill and Packers RB Jamaal Williams were teammates in Green Bay in the 2017 preseason and at Record 13-3 13-3 Brigham Young...Packers CB Parry Nickerson prepped at Scoring Avg. (NFL Rank) 28.6 (3t) 22.6 (15) West Jefferson (Harvey, La.) HS and played for Saints Opp. Scoring Avg. (NFL Rank) 21.3 (13) 19.6 (9) Senior Offensive Assistant Curtis Johnson who was head Total Off. (NFL Rank) 373.9 (9) 345.5 (18) coach at Tulane from 2014-15...Saints Quarterbacks Rushing Off. (NFL Rank) 108.6 (16) 112.2 (15) Coach Joe Lombardi is the grandson of legendary Green Passing Off. (NFL Rank) 265.3 (7) 233.3 (17) Bay Head Coach Vince Lombardi...New Orleans Second- Total Def. (NFL Rank) 333.1 (11) 352.6 (18) ary Coach Aaron Glenn served on the same Cleveland Rushing Def. (NFL Rank) 91.3 (4) 120.1 (23) staff with Green Bay Defensive Coordinator Mike Pettine Passing Def. (NFL Rank) 241.8 (20) 232.6 (14) and Special Teams Coordinator Mennenga, while Pettine Kickoff Return Avg. (NFL Rank) 24.1 (9) 20.8 (25) was Browns head coach...New Orleans LB Craig Robert- Punt Return Avg. (NFL Rank) 9.2 (6) 4.9 (31) son played for both Pettine and Mennenga in Cleve- Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) +15 (2) +12 (3t) land on defense and special teams. Pettine and Green Bay Penalties 120 100 Outside Linebackers Coach Mike Smith tutored Saints LB Penalty Yards 1,036 774 Demario Davis as a rookie with the New York Jets in Opp. Penalties 92 97 2012...Green Bay Defensive Line Coach Jerry Montgom- Opp. Penalty Yards 713 968 ery went to training camp with the Saints in 2002...New Orleans Offensive Assistant Declan Doyle is an Iowa City, Iowa native who served as baseball team captain at Iowa LAST MEETING Western Community College and served as an offensive Saints 26, Packers 17; October 22, 2017 @ Lambeau student assistant at the University of Iowa as he completed Field – The way that the Saints won on the road might his education...New Orleans TE Jared Cook played for serve as a valuable lesson in their quest to return to the Green Bay in 2016...Saints K Wil Lutz and Packers CB playoffs. The defense gave up a long touchdown run on Chandon Sullivan were college teammates at Georgia the first series to the Packers. Drew Brees had two inter- State...New Orleans S Malcolm Jenkins and Sullivan were ceptions -- and the Saints weren't even out of the first teammates in Philadelphia in 2018...New Orleans DB J.T. quarter yet at Lambeau Field. But Brees bounced back to Gray and Green Bay C Hunter Bradley, G Ekgton Jen- throw for a touchdown and run for another, Mark Ingram kins and S Will Redmond were college teammates at rushed for a score and the Saints recovered for a 26-17 Mississippi State...Saints C/G Cesar Ruiz and Green Bay victory. Green Bay lost its first game with Brett Hundley G Jon Runyan Jr. were teammates on the offensive line at starting at quarterback for the injured Aaron Rodgers. Michigan and also played with Packers LB Rashan Gary.. …Saints C/G Erik McCoy and Packers TE Jace Stern- "Well, [we] find a lot of ways to win, pretty resilient," Brees berger and DL Kingsley Lake were college teammates said. at Texas A&M…New Orleans RB Ty Montgomery played Wil Lutz kicked two second-half field goals, including a 44- for Green Bay from 2015-17...Packers Executive Vice yarder to put New Orleans up for good 19-17 with 10:26 President/Director of Football Operations Russ Ball spent left. Brees' one-yard sneak gave the Saints a two-score six seasons (2002-07) with the Saints in their front office, lead with 4:55 left. The sloppy Saints were fortunate to get the final two as Vice President of Football Administration their fourth straight victory. But after taking the first three and the first four as Senior Football Administra- games by at least 14 points, they'll savor a victory earned tor......Saints T Ryan Ramczyk is a Stevens Point native following several early mistakes in addition to Brees' picks. who played at Wisconsin Stevens-Point and then Wiscon- New Orleans gave up a 46-yard TD run to rookie Aaron sin in 2016, where he was a first-team All- Jones on the opening drive. Lutz had a blocked extra point American…..Green Bay General Manager Scouting Brian and New Orleans was penalized seven times for 80 yards. Gutekunst received his first NFL experience in the summer of 1995 when he assisted the Saints coaching Still, the Saints pulled away late at overcast Lambeau, staff with the offensive line during training camp in La- scoring on four second-half drives before running out the Crosse, Wisc. clock. It's a good sign for a club hoping to make its first playoff appearance since 2013. CONT. ON NEXT PAGE Packers vs. Saints: Week 3 3 LAST MEETING-CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE las Cowboys’ Mike McCarthy (Green Bay in 2010), the Philadelphia Eagles’ Doug Pederson and the Pittsburgh "I wouldn't call us a dominant team, but we're striving to be Steelers’ Mike Tomlin. The 2019 Saints edition posted their that type of team," Brees said. "I think what I like is that second consecutive 13-3 regular season record, capturing we're encountering a lot of different situations and things in their third consecutive NFC South title and playoff berth. A games and finding different ways to win." franchise-record six players were selected to AP All-Pro After holding the Packers (4-3) to a three-and-out inside and a club-best 11 were named to the Pro Bowl. New Orle- the 20, New Orleans drove 55 yards in eight plays to seal ans won seven games on the road for the second consec- the game with Brees' sneak over the goal line.