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EST. 1919 NFL100 GAME OF THE WEEK EST. 1920 Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears WEEK 1 // THURSDAY, SEPT. 5, 2019 // 8:20 PM ET // SOLDIER FIELD // REFEREE: TONY CORRENTE One of the NFL’s oldest rivalries, these two teams first met on November 27, 1920 at Cubs Park, where the Chicago Staleys defeated the Green Bay Packers, 20-0. REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Packers lead all-time series, 96-94-6 LAST GAME: 12/16/18: Packers 17 at Bears 24 STREAKS: Packers have won 5 of past 6 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/16/18 GREEN BAY PACKERS (2018 STATS) CHICAGO BEARS (2018 STATS) - LAST WEEK - Matt LaFleur: 0-0 COACH VS. OPP. Matt Nagy: 1-1 23.5/25.0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 26.3/17.7 (1L) 369.1 OFFENSE 343.9 Aaron Rodgers: 372-597-4442-25-2-97.6 PASSING Mitchell Trubisky: 289-434-3223-24-12-95.4 Aaron Jones: 133-728-5.5-8 RUSHING Mike Davis (Sea.): 112-514-4.6-4 Davante Adams: 111-1386-12.5-13 RECEIVING Tarik Cohen (RB): 71-725-10.2-5 354.4 DEFENSE 299.7 Kyler Fackrell: 10.5 SACKS Khalil Mack: 12.5 Adrian Amos (Chi.): 2 INTs Kyle Fuller: 7 (T1L) 0 (15/15) TAKE/GIVE +12 (36/24) JK Scott: 44.7 (38.8) PUNTING (NET) Pat O’Donnell: 45.0 (39.7) Mason Crosby: 124 (34/36 PAT; 30/37 FG) KICKING Eddy Pineiro (Pre.): 27 (3/4 PAT; 8/9 FG) PACKERS NOTES BEARS NOTES • MATT LAFLEUR makes NFL head coaching debut. • CHICAGO won NFC North (12-4) for 1st time since 2010. • QB AARON RODGERS passed for 4,442 yards & 25 TDs vs. • QB MITCHELL TRUBISKY passed for 3,223 yards & 24 TDs 2 INTs for 97.6 rating last season. Set NFL record for most for 95.4 rating in 2018. Had 4 games with 120+ rating in 2018, consecutive pass attempts without INT (402 passes, Weeks most such games in single season in franchise history. Has 4-15) in 2018. Is NFL all-time leader with 103.1 career rating. 107.4 rating in 2 career home games vs. GB. Was 1 of 2 NFC Needs 12 TD passes to become 9th QB in NFL history with 350 QBs (CAM NEWTON) with 400+ rush yards (421) last season. career TD passes. Has 3+ TDs & 100+ rating in 3 of past 5 vs. • RB TARIK COHEN had 1,169 scrimmage yards (725 rec., 444 Chi. Has 18 TDs & 101.1 rating in 10 career games at Chi. rush) & 8 TDs (5 rec., 3 rush) in 2018. Since 2017, ranks 4th • RB AARON JONES rushed for 728 yards & 8 TDs last season. among RBs with 124 receptions. Had 705 scrimmage yards (88.1 per game) & 8 TDs (7 rush, 1 • WR ALLEN ROBINSON led team with 754 rec. yards last rec.) in his last 8 games in 2018. season. WR ANTHONY MILLER led team & ranked 2nd • WR DAVANTE ADAMS had career-high 111 receptions for among rookies with 7 rec. TDs in 2018. 1,386 yards & tied for 2nd in NFL with 13 rec. TDs in 2018. Has • LB KHALIL MACK led team with 12.5 sacks in 2018, tied 3rd 35 TD catches since 2016, 2nd-most in NFL. Has 5 rec. TDs -most in single season by Bears player since 1982. Had 3.5 in his past 6 vs. Chi. TE JIMMY GRAHAM ranks 3rd among sacks, FF & 27-yard INT-TD in 2 games vs. GB last season. Aims active players with 71 career TD catches. Needs 4 rec. TDs to for his 4th in row vs. GB with sack. Has 49 sacks since 2015, become 5th TE in NFL history with 75 career rec. TDs. tied 3rd-most in NFL. LB ROQUAN SMITH was 1 of 2 rookies • LB BLAKE MARTINEZ led NFC with 144 tackles & had career- (DARIUS LEONARD) with 100+ tackles (121) & 5+ sacks (5) high 5 sacks in 2018. LB KYLER FACKRELL led team with last season. DT AKIEM HICKS is 1 of 4 DTs with 7+ sacks in 10.5 sacks last season. LB ZA’DARIUS SMITH makes GB each of past 3 seasons & has 23 sacks since 2016, 5th-most debut. Had career-high 8.5 sacks with Bal. in 2018. S ADRIAN among DTs. CB KYLE FULLER tied for NFL lead with career- AMOS makes GB debut. Had 268 tackles, 19 PD & 3 INTs in 4 high 7 INTs & ranked 1st with 21 PD last season. S EDDIE seasons (2015-18) with Chi. LB RASHAN GARY (12th overall) JACKSON led NFL with 3 defensive TDs & had career-high 15 & S DARNELL SAVAGE (21st) were selected in 1st round of PD in 2018. S HA HA CLINTON-DIX makes Chi. debut. Had 25 2019 NFL Draft. PD, 14 INTs & 3 FFs in 5 seasons (2014-18) with GB. TV: NBC (8:20 PM ET): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (field reporter) ON THE AIRWAVES NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Kevin Harlan, Kurt Warner, Hub Arkush (field reporter) SIRIUS: 81 (GB), 83 (Chi) | XM: 225 (GB), 226 (Chi) EST. 1937 EST. 1995 Los Angeles Rams at Carolina Panthers WEEK 1 // SUNDAY, SEPT. 8, 2019 // 1:00 PM ET // BANK OF AMERICA STADIUM // REFEREE: SHAWN HOCHULI The Panthers defeated the Rams in the 2003 NFC Divisional playoffs, 29-23, in double overtime. It marks one of six double overtime games in league history. REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Panthers lead all-time series, 12-8 LAST GAME: 11/6/16: Panthers 13 at Rams 10 STREAKS: Panthers have won past 2 LAST GAME AT SITE: 10/20/13: Panthers 30, Rams 15 LOS ANGELES RAMS (2018 STATS) CAROLINA PANTHERS (2018 STATS) - LAST WEEK - Sean McVay: 0-0 COACH VS. OPP. Ron Rivera: 2-0 32.9/24.0 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 23.5/23.9 421.1 OFFENSE 373.3 Jared Goff: 364-561-4688-32-12-101.1 PASSING Cam Newton: 320-471-3395-24-13-94.2 Todd Gurley: 256-1251-4.9-17 (1L) RUSHING Christian McCaffrey: 219-1098-5.0-7 Robert Woods: 86-1219-14.2-6 RECEIVING Christian McCaffrey (RB): 107-867-8.1-6 358.6 DEFENSE 353.2 Aaron Donald: 20.5 (1L) SACKS Mario Addison: 9 John Johnson: 4 INTs Donte Jackson: 4 +11 (30/19) TAKE/GIVE +1 (23/22) Johnny Hekker: 46.3 (43.0) PUNTING (NET) Michael Palardy: 45.2 (41.0) Greg Zuerlein: 116 (35/36 PAT; 27/31 FG) KICKING Joey Slye (R) (Pre.): 25 (4/4 PAT; 7/8 FG) RAMS NOTES PANTHERS NOTES • RAMS won NFC West & advanced to SB LIII last season. • PANTHERS have won past 2 games on Kickoff Weekend. • QB JARED GOFF ranked 4th in NFL in pass yards (4,688) & • QB CAM NEWTON passed for 3,395 yards & 24 TDs in 2018 tied for 6th in pass TDs (32) in 2018. Was 1 of 3 QBs (PATRICK & joined PEYTON MANNING (13 seasons) as only QBs in NFL MAHOMES & MATT RYAN) with 4,500+ yards & 100+ rating history with 3,000+ pass yards in each of their 1st 8 seasons. (101.1) last season. Had 8 games with 300+ pass yards last Has 4,808 career rush yards & needs 192 rush yards to join season, tied-2nd most in NFL. MICHAEL VICK (6,109) as only QBs with 5,000+ rush yards in • RB TODD GURLEY led NFL with 21 scrimmage TDs (17 rush, NFL history. Has 58 career rush TDs, most by QB in NFL history. 4 rec.) & ranked 4th with 1,831 scrimmage yards in 2018. • RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY had 107 catches in 2018, most Since entering NFL in 2015, leads league in scrimmage yards by RB in single season in NFL history. Ranked 3rd in NFL with (6,430), rush yards (4,547) & scrimmage TDs (56). 1,965 scrimmage yards. Became 1st player in NFL history • WR BRANDIN COOKS had 80 catches & career-high 1,204 with 50+ rush yards & 50+ rec. yards in 5 consecutive games rec. yards in 2018. Is 1 of 4 WRs with 1,000+ rec. yards in each (Weeks 9-13). Since 2017, is 1 of 3 RBs (TODD GURLEY & of past 4 seasons. WR ROBERT WOODS set career-highs in ALVIN KAMARA) with 3,000+ scrmimage yards (3,051) & 20+ catches (86), rec. yards (1,219) & TD catches (6) last season. scrimmage TDs (20). Had 12 games of 70+ rec. yards in 2018, tied-most in NFL. WR • WR DJ MOORE ranked 2nd among rookie WRs in catches (55) COOPER KUPP had 40 catches for 566 yards & 6 TDs in 8 & rec. yards (788) last season. WR CURTIS SAMUEL ranked games last season. 2nd on team with 5 rec. TDs in 2018. WR CHRIS HOGAN • DT AARON DONALD was named AP Defensive Player of Year makes Car. debut. TE GREG OLSEN ranks 4th among active for 2nd consecutive season. Led NFL with 20.5 sacks & 25 TEs with 57 rec. TDs. TFL in 2018. LB CORY LITTLETON was only player in NFL with • LB LUKE KUECHLY led team with 130 tackles in 2018, his 7th 100+ tackles (125), 4+ sacks (4) & 3+ INTs (3) in 2018. LB CLAY consecutive 100+ tackle season. Since 2012, leads NFL with MATTHEWS makes LAR debut. Ranks 6th among active 948 tackles. DE MARIO ADDISON led team with 9 sacks, his players with 83.5 sacks. CB MARCUS PETERS has 22 INTs 3rd consecutive season with 9+ sacks. DT GERALD MCCOY since 2015, most in NFL.