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Packers Weekly Media Information Packet KANSAS CITY CHIEFS VS GREEN BAY PACKERS Monday, September 28, 2015 @ 7:30 pm CDT • Lambeau Field Packers Public Relations l Lambeau Field Atrium l 1265 Lombardi Avenue l Green Bay, WI 54304 l 920/569-7500 l 920/569-7201 fax Jason Wahlers, Aaron Popkey, Sarah Quick, Tom Fanning, Nathan LoCascio VOL. XVII; NO. 9 GREEN BAY, SEPT. 22, 2015 WEEK 3 GREEN BAY (2-0) VS. KANSAS CITY (1-1) WITH THE CALL Monday, Sept. 28 l Lambeau Field l 7:30 p.m. CDT ESPN is in its 10th season as host of the most successful series in sports television history, Monday Night Football. Play-by-play man PACKERS PLAY THE CHIEFS IN PRIMETIME MATCHUP Mike Tirico is joined by analyst Jon Gruden for the 46th Green Bay will host Kansas City at Lambeau Field in front of a national season of MNF broadcasts, with Lisa Salters reporting from audience on Monday Night Football. the sidelines. u This is the 23rd consecutive season (1993-2015) that u The contest also will air as a simulcast locally on WBAY (ABC, Ch. 2) in Green Bay is appearing on Monday Night Football, the Green Bay and WISN (ABC, Ch. 12) in Milwaukee. u Milwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games since November second-longest streak in the league behind only Denver’s 1929, heads up the Packers Radio Network that is made up of 50 stations 24-year span (1992-2015). It is the Packers’ lone MNF appearance this in five states. Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) and two-time Packers Pro season. Bowler Larry McCarren (color) call the action. McCarren first joined uThe Packers are 14-8-1 at home on MNF, including 4-1 under Head the team’s broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 21st season calling Packers’ Coach Mike McCarthy. games. McCarren has four times been voted Wisconsin Sportscaster of uGreen Bay QB Aaron Rodgers has a 4-1 record as the starter at home the Year by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association. on MNF, completing 92 of 130 passes for 1,045 yards, 11 touchdowns, After originally being paired together in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee two interceptions and a passer rating of 116.3. enter their 17th season of broadcasts together. u Westwood One Sports will air the game across the country. Kevin uOf the 10 regular-season matchups between Green Bay and Kansas City, Harlan (play-by-play) and Boomer Esiason (analyst) will call the only one took place on MNF, a 23-16 victory by the Chiefs on Nov. 8, action, with Hub Arkush reporting from the sidelines and Jim Gray 1993, at Arrowhead Stadium. hosting the pregame and halftime shows. uMonday will be the Chiefs’ fourth trip to Lambeau Field during the regu- u The broadcast is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio (WTMJ feed). lar season and first since 2003. uIt is the first time since 2008 that the Packers play their first two home REGULAR SEASON games in primetime. Date Opponent Time (CT) TV uGreen Bay has won eight of its last 10 games against AFC opponents Sun., Sept. 13 at Chicago Bears .................W, 31-23 62,442 with Rodgers as the starter, including five of the last six. Sun., Sept. 20 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS .............W, 27-17 78,433 uRodgers has thrown 11 touchdowns and two interceptions in the last Mon., Sept. 28 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS (Gold Pkg.) ..7:30 p.m. ESPN five matchups against the AFC. Sun., Oct. 4 at San Francisco 49ers ...........3:25 p.m. FOX uGreen Bay has faced former Packers assistant coach Andy Reid nine Sun., Oct. 11 ST. LOUIS RAMS ................*12 p.m. CBS times (including playoffs) since he has become a head coach in the NFL Sun., Oct. 18 SAN DIEGO CHARGERS .........*3:25 p.m. CBS (Philadelphia Eagles, 1999-2012) but this will be the first time since he Sun., Oct. 25 BYE became the head coach for Kansas City (2013-present). Reid was 5-4 Sun., Nov. 1 at Denver Broncos..............*7:30 p.m. NBC against the Packers as the head coach of the Eagles, but Green Bay has Sun., Nov. 8 at Carolina Panthers ..............*12 p.m. FOX won the last three matchups. Sun., Nov. 15 DETROIT LIONS (Gold Pkg.) ........*12 p.m. FOX uSeven of the previous nine games the Packers have played against teams Sun., Nov. 22 at Minnesota Vikings..............*12 p.m. FOX that have been led by Reid have been decided by seven points or less, Thu., Nov. 26 CHICAGO BEARS................7:30 p.m. NBC including four by three or fewer points. Thu., Dec. 3 at Detroit Lions .................7:25 p.m. CBS/NFLN uMonday will be one of two games the Packers play this season against a Sun., Dec. 13 DALLAS COWBOYS.............*3:25 p.m. FOX franchise they faced in the Super Bowl. Green Bay and Kansas City met Sun., Dec. 20 at Oakland Raiders .............*3:05 p.m. FOX in Super Bowl I, and later this season the Packers will play the Oakland Sun., Dec. 27 at Arizona Cardinals.............*3:25 p.m. FOX Raiders, who they faced in Super Bowl II. Sun., Jan. 3 MINNESOTA VIKINGS .............*12 p.m. FOX uThe Packers and Chiefs have played 10 times during the regular season, *—Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling and although Green Bay has only beaten Kansas City twice, one of the NFL POSTSEASON DATES two victories came under the guidance of McCarthy (33-22 at Kansas Jan. 9-10 .............................................. AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs City, 2007). Jan. 16-17 .............................................AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs uMonday will be just the second time (Week 3, 1990) the two teams have Jan. 24 ............................................AFC and NFC Championship Games met in the month of September. Jan. 31 ................................Pro Bowl, Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii uGreen Bay will go on the road to play the San Francisco 49ers next week Feb. 7 .................Super Bowl 50, Levi’s Stadium, Santa Clara, California before returning home for two games before the bye. PACKERS VS. CHIEFS - WEEK 3 HOME SWEET HOME u The Packers finished the regular season with seven 30-plus point games Green Bay continued to play well at Lambeau Field, beating Seattle 27-17 at home to lead the NFL and tie 2011 for the most by a Packers team in the home opener this past Sunday. In 2014, the Packers finished 8-0 at (dating back to 1940). home for the second time in the last 12 regular seasons (2011) and the fifth u Under McCarthy, Green Bay has scored 30-plus points at home during time since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger (1996-97, 2002). the regular season 35 times, winning 33 of those contests. The Packers’ u Green Bay won nine games at home in 2014 (including the postseason) 35 home games with at least 30 points are tied for the second most in for the fourth time in franchise history (nine in 1920 and 1997 / 10 in the league since 2006 (NE, 38 / NO, 35). 1996). u The Packers have a plus-10 turnover ratio at home since 2014 to tie for u The Packers were one of two teams to go undefeated at home during the the NFL lead: 2014 regular season (Denver). Team Turnover Margin At Home (2014-15) u Under Head Coach Mike McCarthy, Green Bay is 55-17-1 at home 1t. Green Bay +10 during the regular season. The Packers’ .760 winning percentage ranks 1t. New England +10 No. 3 in the NFL over that span: 3. Cleveland +9 4t. Arizona +6 Team Record At Home (Since 2006) Pct. 4t. Baltimore +6 1. New England 63-10 .863 2. Baltimore 56-16 .778 u Rodgers leads the league in a few passing categories at home since the 3. Green Bay 55-17-1 .760 start of the 2014 regular season (min. 150 att.): 4. Indianapolis 54-19 .740 Player Passer Rating At Home (2014-15) u In the final seven home games of the 2014 regular season, the Packers 1. Aaron Rodgers 133.2 outscored opponents 93-7 in the first quarter and 189-30 in the first half. 2. Ben Roethlistberger, PIT 118.5 3. Peyton Manning, DEN 109.9 That trend continued this season, as Green Bay outscored Seattle 10-3 in the first quarter and held a 13-3 lead at halftime. u Green Bay leads the NFL in points scored at home since the start of the Player Passing TDs At Home (2014-15) 1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 27 2014 regular season: 2. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 26 3. Tom Brady, NE 23 Team Points Scored At Home (2014-15) 1. Green Bay 345 2. Denver 302 Player TD Pct. At Home (2014-15) 3. Pittsburgh 300 1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 9.9 4. New England 292 2. Ryan Fitzpatrick, HOU/NYJ 7.8 3. Ben Roethlisberger, PIT 7.6 u Since 2014, the Packers are No. 1 in the NFL in point differential at home: Player INT Pct. At Home (2014-15) Team Point Differential At Home (2014-15) 1. Aaron Rodgers, GB 0.0 1. Green Bay +165 2. Carson Palmer, ARI 0.5 2. New England +137 3. Tom Brady, NE 0.9 3. Denver +123 4. Baltimore +94 u QB Aaron Rodgers threw 24 touchdowns with zero interceptions on 5. Seattle +86 240 attempts last season, joining Patriots QB Tom Brady (241 attempts in 2003) as the only QBs in NFL history to throw 200-plus passes at u In 2014, Green Bay's plus-155 point differential at home was the high- home in a single regular season with no interceptions.