WEEKLY MEDIA INFORMATION PACKET GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. DALLAS COWBOYS SUNDAY, OCT. 6, 2019 3:25 PM CDT AT&T STADIUM 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. 11 REGULAR-SEASON WEEK 5 GREEN BAY (3-1) AT DALLAS (3-1) WITH THE CALL Sunday, Oct. 6 l AT&T Stadium l 3:25 p.m. CDT FOX Sports, now in its 26th season as an NFL network television partner, PACKERS TRAVEL TO DALLAS TO FACE THE COWBOYS will broadcast the game. The Green Bay Packers go on the road for the first time since Week 1 to u Play-by-play man Joe Buck joins analyst Troy Aikman take on the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday. and sideline reporter Erin Andrews. u Both teams enter Week 5 with 3-1 marks, tied for the u Milwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games since November second-best records in the NFC behind the 3-0 San Francisco 49ers. 1929, heads up the Packers Radio Network that is made up of 50 sta- u Green Bay leads the regular-season series with Dallas, tions in four states. Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play), two-time Packers 15-13, while the two teams have each won four games Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) and three-time Packers Pro against each other in the postseason. The Packers have won seven of Bowler and two-time All-Pro John Kuhn (sideline) will call the action. the last eight contests (including playoffs). McCarren first joined the team’s broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 25th u Out of the last 15 regular-season meetings between the two, 13 have been decided by 10-plus points. The two contests decided by single digits were season calling Packers games. After originally being paired together a 35-31 win by the Packers in 2017, the last time Green played at Dallas, in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 21st season of broadcasts and a 37-36 Green Bay victory at Dallas in 2013. together. They surpassed Jim Irwin and Max McGee for the most u It is the seventh matchup between the two teams (including playoffs) regular-season and postseason games broadcast for the Packers with since 2013, with Green Bay holding a 5-1 record in those contests. 313 at the 2018 season opener against Chicago. u The Packers are playing at Dallas in Week 5 for the second time in three seasons. u The broadcast is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio (WTMJ feed). u Including the playoffs, Green Bay is 3-0 against Dallas at AT&T Stadium. u DIRECTV subscribers can watch the game on Channel 716. uThe Packers are 3-1 this season, marking the fourth time in the last five years and the ninth time since 2000 that they have won at least three of REGULAR SEASON their first four games. Date Opponent Time (CT) TV Thu., Sept. 5 at Chicago Bears ..................W, 10-3 62,435 uQB has started eight times against the Cowboys Aaron Rodgers Sun., Sept. 15 MINNESOTA VIKINGS ............W, 21-16 78,416 (including playoffs), with the Packers winning six of the contests. In Sun., Sept. 22 DENVER BRONCOS (Gold Pkg.) .....W, 27-16 78,078 those eight games, Rodgers has completed 198 of 293 passes (67.6 Thu., Sept. 26 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ...........L, 27-34 77,509 pct.) for 2,172 yards, 15 touchdowns, two interceptions and a passer Sun., Oct. 6 at Dallas Cowboys...............3:25 p.m. FOX rating of 103.5. Mon., Oct. 14 DETROIT LIONS ................7:15 p.m. ESPN uRodgers has registered a passer rating of 120 or more (125.4 and 131.5) Sun., Oct. 20 OAKLAND RAIDERS (Gold Pkg.).....*12 p.m. CBS in three games against Dallas, including a rating of 122.9 after complet- Sun., Oct. 27 at Kansas City Chiefs............*7:20 p.m. NBC ing 19 of 29 passes (65.5 pct.) for 221 yards and three TDs the last time Sun., Nov. 3 at Los Angeles Chargers .........*3:25 p.m. CBS the Packers played the Cowboys in 2017. Sun., Nov. 10 CAROLINA PANTHERS ............*12 p.m. FOX Sun., Nov. 17 BYE ON TO OCTOBER Sun., Nov. 24 at San Francisco 49ers ..........*3:25 p.m. FOX uDating back to 2008, the Packers (28-12, .700) hold the second-best Sun., Dec. 1 at New York Giants ...............*12 p.m. FOX record in the NFC and the fourth-best mark in the league in the month Sun., Dec. 8 WASHINGTON REDSKINS..........*12 p.m. FOX of October. Sun., Dec. 15 CHICAGO BEARS.................*12 p.m. FOX u Green Bay has recorded at least a .500 record in the month of October Mon., Dec. 23 at Minnesota Vikings.............7:15 p.m. ESPN in nine of the past 11 seasons. Sun., Dec. 29 at Detroit Lions ..................*12 p.m. FOX uGreen Bay has a .600 winning percentage (12-8) on the road in October *—Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling since 2008, leading the NFC and ranking No. 3 in the NFL. NFL POSTSEASON DATES uThe Packers are one of five NFL teams to have an above-.500 winning Jan. 4-5 ................................................ AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs percentage on the road in the month of October since 2008. Jan. 11-12 .............................................AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs u Dating back to 2008, Rodgers leads the NFL (min. 300 pass attempts) Jan. 19 ............................................AFC and NFC Championship Games in passer rating (107.8) and passing touchdowns (87) in the month of Jan. 26 .......................Pro Bowl, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. October, while ranking No. 2 in touchdown percentage (6.6) and No. 4 Feb. 2 .................................Super Bowl LIV, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami in passing yards (10,967). 11 PACKERS AT COWBOYS - WEEK 5 GETTING TO THE QB DEFENSE STARTS STRONG uIn 2018, the Packers finished in the top 10 in the NFL in fourth-quarter After showing improvement in the first season under defensive coordinator , the Green Bay defense has had a strong start to Year 2. sacks (t-No. 4), third-down sacks (t-No. 6), sacks per pass attempt (No. Mike Pettine uGreen Bay ranks No. 7 in the NFL in points per game allowed this 7) and total sacks (t-No. 8). The Green Bay defense has picked the pres- season: sure back up this season, ranking in the top 10 in numerous categories: Team Points Allowed Per Game (2019) Team Sacks (2019) 1. New England 6.8 1t. Carolina 18.0 2. Chicago 11.3 1t. New England 18.0 3. Dallas 14.0 3. Chicago 17.0 4. Tennessee 15.5 4t. Cleveland 14.0 5. Minnesota 15.7 4t. Pittsburgh 14.0 6. Buffalo 15.8 6. Houston 13.0 7. Green Bay 17.3 7t. Green Bay 12.0 7t. Jacksonville 12.0 uDating back to 1970, the 69 points allowed by Green Bay through the 7t. Tennessee 12.0 first four games of a season are the fewest since allowing 66 points in the first four games of the 2007 season (pro-football-reference.com). uGreen Bay is this season in opponent tied for No. 6 in the NFL Team Total Pressures (Sportradar) three-and-out drives (11) and ranks No. 10 in opponent three-and-out 1. Chicago 63.0 percentage (22.4). 2t. Green Bay 49.0 uThe Packers’ eight takeaways this season are their most through four 2t. Philadelphia 49.0 games since 2011 (11). Eight different players have accounted for a takeaway for the Packers this season. 4. Carolina 47.0 uGreen Bay posted three takeaways (two fumble recoveries, one inter- 5. New England 45.0 ception) in Week 3, giving them back-to-back games with three-plus takeaways for the first time since Weeks 4-5 in 2017. uThe Packers rank in the top five of the NFL in a few takeaway categories Team Def. QB-Hit Percentage (Sportradar) this season: 1. Cincinnati 1.92% 2. Carolina 1.84% Team Takeaways 3. Baltimore 1.67% 1. New England 10 4. N.Y. Giants 1.62% 2t. Pittsburgh 9 5. New England 1.57% 2t. Tampa Bay 9 6. Jacksonville 1.49% 4t. Green Bay, three others 8 7. Green Bay 1.48% 8. Cleveland 1.46% Team Interceptions uAccording to Next Gen Stats, Green Bay leads the NFL with a QB 1. New England 10 Pressured rate of 35.9%. 2t. Buffalo 5 uThe Packers registered a season-high six sacks in Week 3, their most 2t. N.Y. Giants 5 since posting six vs. Miami on Nov. 11, 2018. 2t. San Francisco 5 uDating back to 1982, the five sacks Green Bay registered at Chicago 5t. Green Bay, nine other teams 4 marked only the fourth time the Packers recorded five-plus sacks in the season opener (six in 2010, seven in 2001 and five in 1995). Team Forced Fumbles 1t. Arizona 8 uGreen Bay is tied for No. 2 in the NFL this season in games with five-plus sacks (pro-football-reference.com): 1t. Houston 8 3t. Chicago 7 Team Games With Five-Plus Sacks (2019) 3t. Detroit 7 1. New England 3 5. Kansas City 6 2t. Green Bay 2 6t. Green Bay 5 2t. Carolina 2 6t. Atlanta 5 2t. Chicago 2 6t. Dallas 5 2t. Tennessee 2 Team Opp. Fumbles Recovered uDating back to 1963, the Packers’ two games with five-plus sacks are 1t.