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Packers Communications l Lambeau Field Atrium l 1265 Lombardi Avenue l Green Bay, WI 54304 l 920/569-7500 l 920/569-7201 fax Jason Wahlers, Sarah Quick, Tom Fanning, Nathan LoCascio VOL. XX; NO. 14 REGULAR-SEASON WEEK 8 GREEN BAY (3-2-1) AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (7-0) WITH THE CALL Sunday, Oct. 28 l Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum l 3:25 p.m. CDT FOX Sports, now in its 25th season as an NFL network televi- sion partner, will broadcast the game. PACKERS TRAVEL WEST TO FACE THE RAMS u Play-by-play man Thom Brennaman joins analyst The Green Bay Packers go on the road to face the Los Angeles Rams in Troy Aikman and sideline reporter Erin Andrews. Week 8, marking their first trip to play the Rams at Los Angeles Memorial uMilwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games since November Coliseum since 1978. 1929, heads up the Packers Radio Network that is made up of 50 u It is the first time the Packers have played at the Los stations in four states. (play-by-play) and two- Angeles Rams since traveling to Anaheim in 1991. Wayne Larrivee u Even though it will be the first regular-season matchup time Packers Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) call the action. between the two teams since the Rams moved back McCarren first joined the team’s broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 24th to Los Angeles, Green Bay has won five consecutive season calling Packers games. After originally being paired together games over the Rams and 12 of the last 16. in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 20th season of broadcasts u The Packers have outscored the Rams, 147-64 (plus-83), over the last together. In Week 1, they surpassed Jim Irwin and Max McGee for the five contests. most regular-season and postseason games broadcast for the Packers. u Since 1990, the Packers are 11-2 during the regular season in California u Sports USA Radio will air the game on radio across the country. Larry (49ers / Raiders / Chargers / Rams), including 4-1 under McCarthy. Kahn (play-by-play) and John Robinson (analyst) will call the u This is the first regular-season game Green Bay will play in California action, with reporting from the sidelines. since the 2015 season when it beat the San Francisco 49ers, 17-3, in Troy West u DIRECTV subscribers can watch the game on Channel 714. Week 4 and the Oakland Raiders, 30-20, in Week 15. u The Packers will play four of the next five games on the road, including u The broadcast is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio (WTMJ feed). three games against teams that won their division last season (at Los REGULAR SEASON Angles Rams, at New England Patriots, at Minnesota Vikings). uGreen Bay is currently No. 2 in the NFC North, trailing the Minnesota Date Opponent Time (CT) TV Vikings (4-2-1) and ahead of the Chicago Bears (3-3) and Detroit Lions Sun., Sept. 9 CHICAGO BEARS.................W, 24-23 78,282 (3-3). Sun., Sept. 16 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (Gold Pkg.) ...T, 29-29 78,461 u In Week 9, the Packers travel to the other side of the country to play the Sun., Sept. 23 at Washington Redskins ...........L, 17-31 47,880 New England Patriots on Sunday night. Sun., Sept. 30 BUFFALO BILLS...................W, 22-0 78,312 Sun., Oct. 7 at Detroit Lions ..................L, 23-31 63,405 OUT OF THE BYE Mon., Oct. 15 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS ...........W, 33-30 77,642 u Since 2006, the Packers have won the game going into the bye and Sun., Oct. 21 BYE coming out of the bye five times (2016, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2007). u This is the first time in five seasons (2013) that the Packers have played Sun., Oct. 28 at Los Angeles Rams.............3:25 p.m. FOX a day game coming out of the bye. Sun., Nov. 4 at New England Patriots .........*7:20 p.m. NBC u Green Bay will face an NFC opponent for the eighth time after the bye Sun., Nov. 11 MIAMI DOLPHINS (Gold Pkg.) ......*12 p.m. CBS since 2006. Thu., Nov. 15 at Seattle Seahawks..............7:20 p.m. FOX/NFLN u The Packers have won six of the previous seven matchups against NFC Sun., Nov. 25 at Minnesota Vikings............*7:20 p.m. NBC teams in the week after the bye. Sun., Dec. 2 ARIZONA CARDINALS.............*12 p.m. FOX u Dating back to 2002, it is just the fourth time that the Packers have faced Sun., Dec. 9 ATLANTA FALCONS...............*12 p.m. FOX a team from the same division before the bye and after the bye (2015: Sun., Dec. 16 at Chicago Bears .................*12 p.m. FOX San Diego and Denver, AFC West / 2009: Minnesota and Detroit, NFC North / 2008: Indianapolis and Tennessee, AFC South). Sat., Dec. 23 at New York Jets .................*12 p.m. FOX u In games immediately following its bye week, Green Bay has won 16 of Sun., Dec. 30 DETROIT LIONS .................*12 p.m. FOX its last 22 (.727), including wins in seven of the last nine. Overall, the *—Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling Packers are 9-3 (.750) under McCarthy in games played the week after the bye. NFL POSTSEASON DATES u The Packers were 3-2-1 at the bye, marking the fifth straight season and Jan. 5-6 ................................................ AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs the 10th time under Head Coach that Green Bay had a Mike McCarthy Jan. 12-13 .............................................AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs winning record at the bye (4-3 in 2017, 2-1 in 2016, 6-0 in 2015, 5-3 in 2014, 6-3 in 2012, 7-0 in 2011, 6-3 in 2010, 4-3 in 2008, 5-1 in 2007). Jan. 20 ............................................AFC and NFC Championship Games u Since McCarthy took over in 2006, the Packers have a 72-45-1 overall Jan. 27 .......................Pro Bowl, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. record (.614) after the bye. Since 2009, Green Bay is 55-32-1 (.631) Feb. 3 .................Super Bowl LIII, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga. overall after the bye. PACKERS AT RAMS - WEEK 8 YARDS YARDS YARDS u Racking up yards has allowed the Packers to possess the ball, ranking No. Green Bay has moved the ball this season, racking up yards on offense as 7 in the NFL in average time of possession this season: well as not giving up many on defense (328.3 ypg allowed, No. 8 in the NFL). uThe Packers rank in the top 10 in the NFL in numerous yardage catego- Team Avg. Time Of Possession ries this season: 1. Philadelphia 33:08 2. Washington 32:16 Team Yards Per Game 1. Tampa Bay 449.5 3. New Orleans 32:03 2. Los Angeles Rams 445.3 4. Chicago 31:45 3. Kansas City 437.4 5. Los Angeles Rams 31:44 6. Baltimore 31:36 4. Green Bay 421.0 5. Pittsburgh 417.7 7. Green Bay 31:35 u QB Aaron Rodgers ranks in the top five in the NFL this season in pass- Team Passing Yards Per Game ing yards per game: 1. Tampa Bay 364.0 2. Pittsburgh 329.0 3. Atlanta 317.7 Player Passing Yards Per Game 1. Ryan Fitzpatrick, TB 339.0 4. Green Bay 317.3 2. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 338.8 5. Kansas City 313.1 3. Matt Ryan, ATL 333.6 4. Aaron Rodgers, GB 332.8 Team Yards Per Play 5. Patrick Mahomes, KC 317.6 1. Kansas City 6.94 2. Los Angeles Rams 6.93 u Rodgers has thrown for 1,997 yards this season, the second most of 3. Los Angeles Chargers 6.89 his career through the first six games of a season in fran- 4. Tampa Bay 6.74 chise history behind the 2,037 he threw for in 2011. 5. Atlanta 6.28 6. Pittsburgh 6.25 VERSATILE RUNNING BACKS 7. New Orleans 6.19 Green Bay has used numerous running backs this season as part of a 8. Green Bay 6.09 rushing attack that has improved each week. The Packers have posted 95-plus rushing yards in each of the last five games. According to pro- Team Yard Differential Per Game football-reference.com, Green Bay is tied with the Dallas Cowboys and 1. Los Angeles Rams plus-117.9 the Los Angeles Rams for the longest active streak of games with 95-plus 2. Baltimore plus-106.4 rushing yards in the NFL. 3. Green Bay plus-92.7 uThe Packers are tied for No. 3 in the NFL this season in games with 4. Jacksonville plus-53.4 95-plus rushing yards (five). 5. New Orleans plus-43.8 uGreen Bay is averaging 4.71 yards per rush to rank No. 9 in the NFL. u Green Bay posted 521 yards of total offense in both Weeks 5 and 6. It Dating back to 1990, it is only the third time that the Packers have marked just the second time in team history that the Packers registered averaged over 4.6 yards per carry through the team's first six games of back-to-back 500-yard games (Nov. 27-Dec. 4, 1983). Green Bay tied an the season (4.98 in 2003 and 4.90 in 2013), according to pro-football- NFL record with two straight 520-plus-yard games. u The Packers’ two 500-yard games are tied for the second most in a sea- reference.com.