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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. 18 REGULAR-SEASON WEEK 12 GREEN BAY (4-5-1) AT MINNESOTA (5-4-1) WITH THE CALL Sunday, Nov. 25 l U.S. Bank Stadium l 7:20 p.m. CST NBC will broadcast the game to a national audience. Play-by- play man Al Michaels joins analyst Cris Collinsworth PACKERS FACE DIVISION FOE VIKINGS ON THE ROAD in the booth with Michele Tafoya reporting from the The Green Bay Packers play the last of four road games in a five-game sidelines. stretch when they face the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night. uMilwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games since November u It is the sixth straight season that the teams have met in a 1929, heads up the Packers Radio Network that is made up of 50 prime-time game. stations in four states. Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) and two- u Green Bay has won five of the last eight games at Minnesota. time Packers Pro Bowler (analyst) call the action. u Of the past 32 regular-season meetings between the teams, Larry McCarren McCarren first joined the team’s broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 24th 21 of those games have been decided by seven points or less, including season calling Packers games. After originally being paired together a tie in the first meeting this season in Week 2. u They have split the season series two of the past three years. in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 20th season of broadcasts u The Packers have a 28-28 record in away games against the Vikings. together. In Week 1, they surpassed Jim Irwin and Max McGee for the u It is the fourth time since 2010 that Green Bay will play at Minnesota most regular-season and postseason games broadcast for the Packers. in November, with the Packers winning the previous three (2010, 2014, u The broadcast is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio (WTMJ feed). 2015). u Westwood One Sports will air the game on radio across the country. uThrough 116 meetings, which includes two postseason contests (1-1), Kevin Kugler (play-by-play) and Jason Taylor (analyst) will call the the Packers hold a 60-53-3 edge over the Vikings in the all-time series. action, with Scott Graham hosting the pregame and halftime shows. u Green Bay has had five games decided by three points or less this sea- REGULAR SEASON son, with a record of 2-2-1 in those contests. Date Opponent Time (CT) TV u The Packers have scored 22-plus points in eight of 10 games played this Sun., Sept. 9 CHICAGO BEARS.................W, 24-23 78,282 season, tied for the fifth most in the NFL. Sun., Sept. 16 MINNESOTA VIKINGS (Gold Pkg.) ...T, 29-29 78,461 u Green Bay has scored 23-plus points in eight of their last nine road Sun., Sept. 23 at Washington Redskins ...........L, 17-31 47,880 games they have played in the month of November. Sun., Sept. 30 BUFFALO BILLS...................W, 22-0 78,312 uThe Packers have played four prime-time games so far this season, Sun., Oct. 7 at Detroit Lions ..................L, 23-31 63,405 defeating the Chicago Bears, 24-23, in Week 1 and the San Francisco Mon., Oct. 15 SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS ...........W, 33-30 77,642 49ers, 33-30, in Week 6, and losing at the New England Patriots, 31-17, Sun., Oct. 21 BYE in Week 9 and at the Seattle Seahawks, 27-29, last week. Sun., Oct. 28 at Los Angeles Rams..............L, 27-29 75,822 RODGERS AND THE VIKINGS Sun., Nov. 4 at New England Patriots ...........L, 17-31 65,878 uIncluding the postseason, Green Bay is 12-7-1 against Minnesota with Sun., Nov. 11 MIAMI DOLPHINS (Gold Pkg.) ......W, 31-12 78,076 Thu., Nov. 15 at Seattle Seahawks...............L, 24-27 69,007 Aaron Rodgers as the starting quarterback, and has won or tied 12 of the last 16 contests. Sun., Nov. 25 at Minnesota Vikings.............7:20 p.m. NBC uIn 20 games as the starter against the Vikings (including playoffs), Sun., Dec. 2 ARIZONA CARDINALS..............12 p.m. FOX Rodgers has completed 432 of 632 passes (68.4 percent) for 5,109 Sun., Dec. 9 ATLANTA FALCONS................12 p.m. FOX yards, 41 TDs and six INTs with a passer rating of 110.4. His passer Sun., Dec. 16 at Chicago Bears ..................12 p.m. FOX rating is the second highest of any opposing starting quarterback (min. Sun., Dec. 23 at New York Jets .................*12 p.m. CBS/FOX 100 att.) vs. Minnesota (Kurt Warner, 112.4), according to Sportradar. Sun., Dec. 30 DETROIT LIONS .................*12 p.m. FOX uRodgers has recorded a 100-plus passer rating in 12 of his 20 starts *—Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling against the Vikings, including the postseason. uRodgers has recorded seven games with a passer rating of 130-plus NFL POSTSEASON DATES against Minnesota, the most in NFL history against the Vikings. Jan. 5-6 ................................................ AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs uIn the last 11 games versus Minnesota (including playoffs), Rodgers has Jan. 12-13 .............................................AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs thrown 21 touchdowns and two interceptions. Jan. 20 ............................................AFC and NFC Championship Games uRodgers is the only player to have four games with four-plus touchdown Jan. 27 .......................Pro Bowl, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. passes with zero interceptions against the Vikings. No other quarterback Feb. 3 .................Super Bowl LIII, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Ga. has more than two. PACKERS AT VIKINGS - WEEK 12 THE SECOND HALF EFFECTIVE RUNNING GAME uUnder Head Coach , Green Bay is 62-35-1 in regular- Green Bay has used numerous running backs this season as part of a rush- Mike McCarthy ing attack that has improved each week. The Packers have posted 95-plus season games 9-16, a .638 winning percentage that ranks in the top five rushing yards in eight of the last nine games. in the NFL since 2006, according to pro-football-reference.com: uGreen Bay is tied for No. 1 in the NFL this season in games with 95-plus rushing yards (eight). uThe Packers recorded four straight 100-yard rushing games as a team Winning Pct. on 25 or fewer carries (Week 6, Weeks 8-10), the longest streak in Team In Games 9-16 (Since 2006) franchise history and in the league this season (according to the Elias Sports Bureau). 1. New England .796 (78-20) uGreen Bay ranks No. 2 in the NFL in average yards per rush this 2. Pittsburgh .694 (68-30) season: 3. Green Bay .638 (62-35-1) 4. Indianapolis .633 (62-36) Team Yards Per Rush 5. San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers .622 (61-37) 1. Denver 5.20 6t. Baltimore .592 (58-40) 2. Green Bay 5.08 6t. Seattle .592 (58-40) 3. Carolina 5.01 4. Dallas 4.94 uThe Packers rank in the top five in point differential in the second half of 5. Los Angeles Chargers 4.92 the regular season since 2006: uThe Packers rank No. 3 in the NFL in percentage of rushing plays that gain 10-plus yards (15.9) this season (Sportradar). Point Differential uGreen Bay posted a season-high 195 rushing yards on 25 carries (7.8 Team In Games 9-16 (Since 2006) avg.) in Week 10, just the third time since the 1970 AFL-NFL merger that 1. New England plus-1,145 the Packers recorded 195-plus rushing yards on 25 or fewer carries (at St. Louis Cardinals, Sept. 29, 1985; at Chicago, Dec. 18, 2016). 2. Pittsburgh plus-594 uThe Packers rushed for 100 yards on 17 carries (5.9 avg.) in Week 3 3. Green Bay plus-518 at Washington, marking the fewest rushing attempts by Green Bay in 4. Seattle plus-480 a 100-yard rushing game since Oct. 18, 2015, vs. San Diego (17-133). 5. San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers plus-445 JONES JUMPS TO THE FRONT 6. New Orleans plus-444 uRB Aaron Jones ranks No. 1 in the NFL in rushing average (min. 7. Baltimore plus-341 55 att.) this season: uDating back to 2008, QB Aaron Rodgers ranks No. 2 in the NFL Player Rushing Average in passer rating in the second half of the season (min. 500 pass att.), 1. Aaron Jones, GB 6.36 2. Nick Chubb, CLE 6.16 according to pro-football-reference.com: 3. Austin Ekeler, LAC 5.75 Passer Rating uAmong running backs with 150-plus career attempts, Jones ranks No. 1 Player In Games 9-16 (Since 2008) in NFL history with an average of 5.95 yards per carry. 1. Russell Wilson, SEA 104.5 uJones ranks No. 3 in the NFL in percentage of rushing attempts that gain 10-plus yards (min. 50 carries), according to Sportradar: 2. Aaron Rodgers, GB 103.9 3. Drew Brees, NO 102.0 Player Rush % (10-Plus Yards) 4. Tom Brady, NE 100.0 1. Austin Ekeler, LAC 23.1 5. Tony Romo, DAL 99.2 2. Mitchell Trubisky, CHI 21.6 6. Kirk Cousins, WAS/MIN 97.1 7. Peyton Manning, IND/DEN 97.0 3. Aaron Jones, GB 21.4 4. Cam Newton, CAR 19.5 uRodgers has registered a passer rating of 100-plus in eight of the last 10 uIn Weeks 8-10, Jones became the first Packer since QB Tobin Rote in games he has played in during the second half of the season: 1951 to have 75-plus rushing yards on 15 or fewer attempts in three straight games.