WEEKLY MEDIA INFORMATION PACKET GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. DETROIT LIONS MONDAY, OCT. 14, 2019 7:15 PM CDT LAMBEAU FIELD 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. XXI; NO. 12 REGULAR-SEASON WEEK 6 GREEN BAY (4-1) VS. DETROIT (2-1-1) WITH THE CALL Monday, Oct. 14 l Lambeau Field l 7:15 p.m. CDT ESPN is in its 14th season as host of the most successful series in sports television history, Monday Night Football. PACKERS SQUARE OFF AGAINST THE LIONS ON MNF Play-by-play man is joined by analyst The Green Bay Packers return to Lambeau Field to face anNFC North foe, Joe Tessitore the Detroit Lions, in a primetime matchup. Booger McFarland for the 50th season of MNF broad- u Both teams enter Week 6 as the only two teams in the casts, with Lisa Salters reporting from the sidelines. division with one loss and two of just five in the NFC u Milwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games since November (San Francisco, 4-0 / New Orleans and Seattle, 4-1). 1929, heads up the Packers Radio Network that is made up of 50 sta- u Including a 1994 playoff victory, the Packers are 25-3 tions in four states. Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play), two-time Packers against the Lions in the state of Wisconsin since 1992. Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) and three-time Packers Pro u Green Bay has a 27-11 overall mark against Detroit Bowler and two-time All-Pro John Kuhn (sideline) will call the action. since 2000, a .711 winning percentage that is tied for No. 1 among McCarren first joined the team’s broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 25th NFL teams (Minnesota Vikings) that have played the Lions 10-plus season calling Packers games. After originally being paired together times over that span, according to pro-football-reference.com. in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 21st season of broadcasts u The Packers have a 16-3 home record (.842) against Detroit since 2000. together. They surpassed Jim Irwin and Max McGee for the most u QB has led Green Bay to seven wins in nine starts at Aaron Rodgers regular-season and postseason games broadcast for the Packers with home against Detroit, throwing 17 touchdowns with just three intercep- 313 at the 2018 season opener against Chicago. tions and a passer rating of 109.4 in those games. u uRodgers has registered a passer rating of 100-plus in six of nine home The broadcast is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio (WTMJ feed). games versus the Lions. u Westwood One Sports will air the game on radio across the country. uGreen Bay has started the season with at least four wins in its first five Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) and James Lofton (analyst) will call games for the third time in the last five years (4-1 in 2017, 5-0 in 2015) the action, with Hub Arkush reporting from the sidelines and Jim and the seventh time since 2000 (5-0 in 2011, 4-1 in 2007, 2002 and Gray hosting the pregame and halftime shows. 2001). REGULAR SEASON uIf the Packers win, it will be their first 3-0 start in NFC North games since 2012. Date Opponent Time (CT) TV Thu., Sept. 5 at Chicago Bears ..................W, 10-3 62,435 uOut of the 17 teams that have played multiple division games this sea- Sun., Sept. 15 MINNESOTA VIKINGS ............W, 21-16 78,416 son, Green Bay is one of four teams with multiple wins against division Sun., Sept. 22 DENVER BRONCOS (Gold Pkg.) .....W, 27-16 78,078 opponents (New England, 3-0 / Dallas and Seattle, 2-0). Thu., Sept. 26 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ...........L, 27-34 77,509 GREEN BAY ON MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL Sun., Oct. 6 at Dallas Cowboys................W, 34-24 93,024 u It is the 27th consecutive season (1993-2019) that Green Bay is appear- Mon., Oct. 14 DETROIT LIONS ................7:15 p.m. ESPN ing on Monday Night Football, the second-longest streak in the NFL Sun., Oct. 20 OAKLAND RAIDERS (Gold Pkg.)......12 p.m. CBS behind the Denver Broncos (28, 1992-2019). Sun., Oct. 27 at Kansas City Chiefs............*7:20 p.m. NBC u The Packers are 32-32-1 in the regular season on MNF. Sun., Nov. 3 at Los Angeles Chargers .........*3:25 p.m. CBS u Green Bay has won four of its last five games on MNF. Sun., Nov. 10 CAROLINA PANTHERS ............*12 p.m. FOX u The Packers’ .800 winning percentage (4-1) on MNF since 2014 is No. Sun., Nov. 17 BYE 3 in the NFL over that span (Pittsburgh, 7-0, 1.000; Atlanta, 5-1, .833). Sun., Nov. 24 at San Francisco 49ers ..........*3:25 p.m. FOX u It is the sixth time in the last seven seasons the Packers have played at Sun., Dec. 1 at New York Giants ...............*12 p.m. FOX Lambeau Field on MNF. Sun., Dec. 8 WASHINGTON REDSKINS..........*12 p.m. FOX u Green Bay has won six of its last eight home games on MNF. Sun., Dec. 15 CHICAGO BEARS.................*12 p.m. FOX u It is the second time in three seasons and the fourth time overall (2017, Mon., Dec. 23 at Minnesota Vikings.............7:15 p.m. ESPN 1972, 1971) that Green Bay and Detroit will face off on MNF, with the Sun., Dec. 29 at Detroit Lions ..................*12 p.m. FOX series tied at 1-1-1. *—Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling u The Packers have scored 27-plus points in four of the last five MNF games they have played (33, 17, 27, 38, 43). NFL POSTSEASON DATES u Rodgers has thrown for 300-plus yards and a passer rating of 100-plus Jan. 4-5 ................................................ AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs in four consecutive MNF games. According to The Elias Sports Bureau, Jan. 11-12 .............................................AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs that is the longest streak in MNF history. In those four games (Packers Jan. 19 ............................................AFC and NFC Championship Games are 4-0), Rodgers has completed 103 of 156 passes (66.0 percent) for Jan. 26 .......................Pro Bowl, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. 1,398 yards (349.5 per game), 12 TDs and no INTs for a 120.1 passer Feb. 2 .................................Super Bowl LIV, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami rating. 11 PACKERS VS. LIONS - WEEK 6 JONES JUMPS TO THE FRONT STATS OF THE WEEK uRB Aaron Jones leads the NFL in rushing TDs this season: uRB Aaron Jones totaled 182 scrimmage yards (107 on 19 carries, 5.6 avg. and 75 yards on seven receptions, 10.7 avg.) and a franchise- Player Rushing TDs (2019) record-tying four rushing touchdowns in a Week 5 win at Dallas. He was the first Packer to record four rushing TDs in a game since Dorsey 1. Aaron Jones, GB 8 2t. Mark Ingram, BAL 6 Levens tallied four on 1/2/00 in a win over the Arizona Cardinals. 2t. Christian McCaffrey, CAR 6 uJones has a rushing TD in four consecutive games, the longest 4t. Dalvin Cook, MIN 5 active streak in the NFL. He is one game away from matching his career-long streak of five games that he set in 2018 (Weeks 10-14). 4t. Todd Gurley, LAR 5 uJones was named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his perfor- uJones tied for No. 2 in the NFL for the most rushing TDs in a team’s mance in Dallas, becoming the first Packer RB to earn the honor since first five games (since 2000): Eddie Lacy in 2014 (Week 12). Rushing TDs In The Teams IMPROVING RUNNING GAME Player First Five Games (Since 2000) uThe Packers have rushed for 120-plus yards two times in the last four 1. LaDanian Tomlinson, SD, 2005 9 weeks (144 vs. Minnesota and 120 at Dallas), averaging over 4 yards 2t. Aaron Jones, GB 2019 8 per carry in both contests. 2t. Shaun Alexander, SEA, 2005 8 uRB Aaron Jones tied a franchise record with four rushing TDs in Week 2t. Devonta Freeman, ATL, 2015 8 5. It was the Packers’ first game with four rushing TDs since Dec. 23, 2t. Priest Holmes, KC, 2002 8 2012, vs. Tennessee. uGreen Bay’s 144 yards in Week 2 were the most rushing yards by the uJones has two multi-rushing TD performances this season (Weeks 3 and Packers in either Game 1 or 2 of the regular season since totaling 152 yards against Chicago in Game 2 of the 2004 season. 5) to tie for the most in the NFL. uDating back to 1950, Jones’ two multi-rushing-TD performances this uSince 2016, the Packers rank No. 4 in the NFL in rushing average: season (Week 3 and 5) are tied for the ninth most by a Packer in Team Yards Per Rush (Since 2016) a single season. In 1962, Jim Taylor recorded the most in one season 1. Cleveland 4.68 (five) by a Packer, according to pro-football-reference.com. 2. Dallas 4.65 uJones had nine plays from scrimmage of 10-plus yards in Week 5 at 3. Buffalo 4.61 Dallas (six runs, three catches), the most by a Packer since WR Javon Walker on Dec. 19, 2004. 4. Green Bay 4.55 5.