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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. 8 REGULAR-SEASON WEEK 6 GREEN BAY (4-0) AT TAMPA BAY (3-2) WITH THE CALL Sunday l Oct. 18 l 3:25 p.m. CDT FOX will broadcast the game to a national audi- Raymond James Stadium ence. Play-by-play man Joe Buck joins analyst Troy Aikman with Erin Andrews reporting PACKERS AND BUCCANEERS SQUARE OFF from the sidelines. The Green Bay Packers travel to Florida to take u Milwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this Sunday. u This is Green Bay’s first visit to Tampa since since November 1929, heads up the Packers Radio a 20-3 win in 2014 in Week 16. Network that is made up of 50 stations in four states. u The teams last played in 2017, a 26-20 over- Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play), two-time Packers time victory by Green Bay in Week 13. Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) and three-time u The Packers have won each of the last three matchups. Packers Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro John Kuhn u This will mark the third time that Aaron Rodgers and (sideline) will call the action. McCarren first joined the Tom Brady have faced off as starting quarterbacks. team’s broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 25th season The first meeting took place in 2014 in Green Bay, calling Packers games. After originally being paired with Rodgers and the Packers defeating the Brady-led together in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 22nd Patriots, 26-21. Rodgers completed 24 of 38 passes for season of broadcasts together. They surpassed Jim 368 yards, two touchdowns, zero interceptions and a Irwin and Max McGee for the most regular-season and passer rating of 112.6 while Brady finished with a rating postseason games broadcast for the Packers with 313 at of 102.5 after completing 22 of 35 passes for 245 yards the 2018 season opener against Chicago. with two TDs and zero INTs. Brady and New England u The broadcast is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio got the best of Rodgers and the Packers in Foxborough in 2018, winning 31-17. Brady threw for a passer rating (WTMJ feed), WTMJ.com via desktop computer and on of 99.0 and 294 yards on 22 of 35 passing with a TD numerous devices through NFL Game Pass. and zero INTs while Rodgers had a rating of 89.2 after u Sports USA will air the game on radio across the completing 24 of 43 passes for 259 yards with two TDs country. Larry Kahn (play-by-play) and Hank Bauer and zero INTs. (analyst) will call the action. u DIRECTV subscribers can watch the game on Channel COMING OFF THE BYE 715. u Green Bay is coming off the bye week, its third Week 5 bye (1995, 2009). The previous two times the Packers REGULAR SEASON had a Week 5 bye, they followed it up with a win in 2009 Date Opponent Time (CT) TV/Att. and a loss in 1995. Sun., Sept. 13 at Minnesota Vikings W, 43-34 0 u The Packers are on a nine-game regular-season winning Sun., Sept. 20 DETROIT LIONS W, 42-21 0 streak, the longest current streak in the NFC and Green Sun., Sept. 27 at New Orleans Saints W, 37-30 748 Bay’s longest winning streak since 2010-11 (15 games). Mon., Oct. 5 ATLANTA FALCONS W, 30-16 0 It is tied for the fifth-longest regular-season winning Sun., Oct. 11 BYE streak in franchise history. u The Packers have started 4-0 for the 13th time in fran- Sun., Oct. 18 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3:25 p.m. FOX chise history and the first time since 2015. Sun., Oct. 25 at Houston Texans *12 p.m. FOX u The Packers beat the Atlanta Falcons in Week 4, marking Sun., Nov. 1 MINNESOTA VIKINGS *12 p.m. FOX the fifth time in the last six years that Green Bay won the Thu., Nov. 5 at San Francisco 49ers 7:20 p.m. FOX/NFLN game heading into the bye week. Sun., Nov. 15 JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS *12 p.m. FOX u Since 2007, the Packers have won the game going into Sun., Nov. 22 at Indianapolis Colts *12 p.m. FOX the bye and coming out of the bye five times (2016, Sun., Nov. 29 CHICAGO BEARS *7:20 p.m. NBC 2012, 2011, 2010, 2007). Sun., Dec. 6 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES *3:25 p.m. CBS u Green Bay is facing an NFC opponent (Tampa Bay) for Sun., Dec. 13 at Detroit Lions *12 p.m. FOX the 10th time after the bye since 2006. Dec. 19/Dec. 20 CAROLINA PANTHERS TBD TBD u Dating back to 2000, this will be the 12th time that Green Sun., Dec. 27 TENNESSEE TITANS *7:15 p.m. NBC Bay will play a road game in the week following the bye. Sun., Jan. 3 at Chicago Bears *12 p.m. FOX The Packers have won six of the contests. Of the previ- ous 11 games, eight have been decided by single digits, *—Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling including two overtime contests. NFL POSTSEASON DATES u The Packers have won six of the previous nine matchups Jan. 9-10 AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs against NFC teams in the week after the bye. u In games immediately following its bye week, Green Bay Jan. 16-17 AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs has won 16 of its last 24 (.667), including wins in seven Jan. 24 AFC and NFC Championship Games of the last 11. Jan. 31 Pro Bowl, Allegiant Stadium, Las Vegas u Since 2009, Green Bay is 63-40-1 (.597) overall after the Feb. 7 Super Bowl LV, Raymond James Stadium, Tampa Bay bye, including a 5-1 record last season. HEAD COACH MATT LAFLEUR LAFLEUR LEADS THE PACK u LaFleur became the first coach in franchise history to Green Bay Packers Head Coach Matt LaFleur (la-flew-er) lead his team to a division title in his first season. enters his second season looking to build off the success u LaFleur guided Green Bay to a 6-0 record in the NFC he guided the team to in Year 1. North. Dating back to 1967, it was just the second time u LaFleur has led Green Bay to a 17-3 record in his first 20 (6-0 in 2011) that Green Bay had gone undefeated in regular-season games, tying for No. 2 in NFL his- division games. tory for the most wins by a head coach in his first 20 u Dating back to 2002 when the NFC North was formed, regular-season games: the Packers are the only team to go undefeated in the division in a single regular season (2019, 2011). Wins in First 20 u Head Coach Regular-Season Games While LaFleur was the first Packer head coach to lead 1. George Seifert, 1989-90 18 his team to the postseason in his first year, he was the 2t. Matt LaFleur, 2019-20 17 fourth consecutive head coach to win his first postsea- 2t. Paul Brown, 1946-47 17 son game. The other three head coaches to win their first 2t. Guy Chamberlin, 1922-23 17 playoff game led Green Bay to the postseason in their 2t. Dick Rauch, 1925-26 17 second seasons (Mike McCarthy, Mike Sherman and Mike Holmgren). u LaFleur is the first Packer head coach to start both of his u Dating back to 1970, LaFleur joined McCarthy as the only first two seasons 3-0. head coaches in franchise history to lead their teams to u LaFleur joined Phil Bengston (1968-69) as the only head the NFC Championship Game in their first appearance in coaches in franchise history to win the season opener in the postseason. their first two seasons. u LaFleur became the first head coach to reach a con- u LaFleur led the biggest one-year win improvement in franchise history last season: ference championship in his first season since Jim Harbaugh led San Francisco to the NFC Championship Seasons Win Improvement Game in 2011. 1. 2018 (6) to 2019 (13) +7 u LaFleur is the first head coach in franchise his- 2t. 1928 (6) to 1929 (12) +6 tory to win seven of his first eight NFL games and the 2t. 1958 (1) to 1959 (7) +6 first to win his first three road NFL contests. 2t. 1971 (4) to 1972 (10) +6 u LaFleur is the 2t. 1988 (4) to 1989 (10) +6 19th NFL head coach and the first since Jim Harbaugh in 2011 to win at least seven u LaFleur (13-3) finished with the most NFL wins by a of his first eight games (Elias Sports Bureau). Packer head coach in their first season: u He joined Vince Lombardi (3-0) as the only head coaches in franchise history to win their first three Regular-Season NFL games. Head Coach, 1st Season Record u It was the first time since 2015 and just the third time 1. Matt LaFleur, 2019 13-3 2t. Mike Holmgren, 1992 9-7 (2011) in the last 12 seasons that Green Bay has started 2t. Mike Sherman, 2000 9-7 3-0.