GREEN BAY PACKERS (2-0) VS. NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (1-1) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 27 2020 – 7:20 P.M. (CST) MERCEDES-BENZ SUPERDOME – NEW ORLEANS, LA. TV: NBC (WDSU 6 locally) – Mike Tirico (play-by-play), Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya (sideline) NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One – Brandon Gaudin (play-by-play) and Rod Woodson (color analyst) LOCAL RADIO: WWL (870 AM and 105.3 FM) – Zach Strief (play-by-play), Deuce McAllister (color analyst) and Steve Geller (sideline) SPANISH LANGUAGE RADIO: KGLA (830 AM and 105.7 FM) – Mario Je- rez (play-by-play), Juan Carlos Ramos (color analyst) and Victor Quinonez (sideline) interceptions by CB Janoris Jenkins and S Marcus Wil- THE MATCHUP liams. Defensively, they are currently ranked eightth in In their first clash against an NFC North opponent in the NFL in opponent rushing yards per game. Following 2020 and entering a stint where two of their next three another high-intensity effort on Monday night where he games will be at home, the New Orleans Saints (1-1) will posted five solo tackles, one sack and one tackle for loss, host the Green Bay Packers (2-0) on Sunday Night Foot- DE Trey Hendrickson leads the team with two takedowns. ball at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. LB Demario Davis and Janoris Jenkins are tied for the team lead with 14 tackles apiece. While the Saints have a 9-16 all-time record against the Packers, New Orleans has won four of the six meetings Offensively, RB Alvin Kamara leads the club in rushing against Green Bay since Sean Payton became head yards (95), rushing touchdowns (3), receptions (14), re- coach in 2006. Eight of the games in the series have been ceiving yards (146), total touchdowns (4) and total yards decided by a touchdown or less. Since Payton’s arrival, from scrimmage (241), following an evening Monday when the Saints are 19-9 against NFC North opponents in the he led New Orleans in all these categories as he carried regular season. 13 times for 79 yards (6.1 avg.) with two touchdowns and caught nine passes for 95 yards for 174 total yards from New Orleans enters the contest 1-1 after falling to the scrimmage. QB Drew Brees has completed 44 passes for Las Vegas Raiders 34-24 on Monday Night Football at the 472 yards with three touchdowns and one interception. newly-christened Allegiant Stadium. With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Black and Gold’s Week One victim, the In addition to the start of playing back-to-back NFC NFC South’s other club ahead of the winless Atlanta Fal- North opponents, the Saints will be facing a team tied for cons and Carolina Panthers, the Saints will look to a prime the division lead with Chicago. Green Bay will be looking time matchup to keep distance in their division. to build off the momentum of a 42-21 win over Detroit, where QB Aaron Rodgers tossed for two touchdowns. RB Through the first two regular season games, the Saints Aaron Jones is coming off a standout effort with 236 are tied for second in the league in turnover differential total yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns. (+3). New Orleans has four takeways, two of which are Packers vs. Saints: Week Three 2 SAINTS-PACKERS CONNECTIONS SAINTS – PACKERS New Orleans QB Taysom Hill was originally signed by the STATISTICAL COMPARISON Packers as an undrafted free agent out of Brigham Young in 2017 and spent training camp with the team before being 2019 Final NFL Regular Season Rankings picked up off waivers at the start of the regular season by Saints Packers the Saints. Hill and Packers RB Jamaal Williams were teammates in Green Bay in the 2017 preseason and at Record 13-3 13-3 Brigham Young...Packers CB Parry Nickerson prepped at Scoring Avg. (NFL Rank) 28.6 (3t) 22.6 (15) West Jefferson (Harvey, La.) HS and played for Saints Opp. Scoring Avg. (NFL Rank) 21.3 (13) 19.6 (9) Senior Offensive Assistant Curtis Johnson who was head Total Off. (NFL Rank) 373.9 (9) 345.5 (18) coach at Tulane from 2014-15...Saints Quarterbacks Rushing Off. (NFL Rank) 108.6 (16) 112.2 (15) Coach Joe Lombardi is the grandson of legendary Green Passing Off. (NFL Rank) 265.3 (7) 233.3 (17) Bay Head Coach Vince Lombardi...New Orleans Second- Total Def. (NFL Rank) 333.1 (11) 352.6 (18) ary Coach Aaron Glenn served on the same Cleveland Rushing Def. (NFL Rank) 91.3 (4) 120.1 (23) staff with Green Bay Defensive Coordinator Mike Pettine Passing Def. (NFL Rank) 241.8 (20) 232.6 (14) and Special Teams Coordinator Mennenga, while Pettine Kickoff Return Avg. (NFL Rank) 24.1 (9) 20.8 (25) was Browns head coach...New Orleans LB Craig Robert- Punt Return Avg. (NFL Rank) 9.2 (6) 4.9 (31) son played for both Pettine and Mennenga in Cleve- Turnover Margin (NFL Rank) +15 (2) +12 (3t) land on defense and special teams. Pettine and Green Bay Penalties 120 100 Outside Linebackers Coach Mike Smith tutored Saints LB Penalty Yards 1,036 774 Demario Davis as a rookie with the New York Jets in Opp. Penalties 92 97 2012...Green Bay Defensive Line Coach Jerry Montgomery Opp. Penalty Yards 713 968 went to training camp with the Saints in 2002...New Orle- ans Offensive Assistant Declan Doyle is an Iowa City, Iowa native who served as baseball team captain at Iowa West- LAST MEETING ern Community College and served as an offensive student Saints 26, Packers 17; October 22, 2017 @ Lambeau assistant at the University of Iowa as he completed his ed- Field – The way that the Saints won on the road might ucation...New Orleans TE Jared Cook played for Green serve as a valuable lesson in their quest to return to the Bay in 2016...Saints K Wil Lutz and Packers CB Chandon playoffs. The defense gave up a long touchdown run on the Sullivan were college teammates at Georgia first series to the Packers. Drew Brees had two intercep- State...New Orleans S Malcolm Jenkins and Sullivan were tions -- and the Saints weren't even out of the first quarter teammates in Philadelphia in 2018...New Orleans DB J.T. yet at Lambeau Field. But Brees bounced back to throw for Gray and Green Bay C Hunter Bradley, G Ekgton Jen- a touchdown and run for another, Mark Ingram rushed for a kins and S Will Redmond were college teammates at score and the Saints recovered for a 26-17 victory. Green Mississippi State...Saints C/G Cesar Ruiz and Green Bay Bay lost its first game with Brett Hundley starting at quar- G Jon Runyan Jr. were teammates on the offensive line at terback for the injured Aaron Rodgers. Michigan and also played with Packers LB Rashan Gary.. …Saints C/G Erik McCoy and Packers TE Jace Stern- "Well, [we] find a lot of ways to win, pretty resilient," Brees berger and DL Kingsley Lake were college teammates said. at Texas A&M…New Orleans RB Ty Montgomery played Wil Lutz kicked two second-half field goals, including a 44- for Green Bay from 2015-17...Packers Executive Vice yarder to put New Orleans up for good 19-17 with 10:26 President/Director of Football Operations Russ Ball spent left. Brees' one-yard sneak gave the Saints a two-score six seasons (2002-07) with the Saints in their front office, lead with 4:55 left. The sloppy Saints were fortunate to get the final two as Vice President of Football Administration their fourth straight victory. But after taking the first three and the first four as Senior Football Administrator......Saints games by at least 14 points, they'll savor a victory earned T Ryan Ramczyk is a Stevens Point native who played at following several early mistakes in addition to Brees' picks. Wisconsin Stevens-Point and then Wisconsin in 2016, New Orleans gave up a 46-yard TD run to rookie Aaron where he was a first-team All-American…..Green Bay Gen- Jones on the opening drive. Lutz had a blocked extra point eral Manager Scouting Brian Gutekunst received his first and New Orleans was penalized seven times for 80 yards. NFL experience in the summer of 1995 when he assisted the Saints coaching staff with the offensive line during Still, the Saints pulled away late at overcast Lambeau, training camp in LaCrosse, Wisc. scoring on four second-half drives before running out the clock. It's a good sign for a club hoping to make its first playoff appearance since 2013. CONT. ON NEXT PAGE Packers vs. Saints: Week Three 3 LAST MEETING-CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE gles’ Doug Pederson and the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Mike Tomlin. The 2019 Saints edition posted their second con- "I wouldn't call us a dominant team, but we're striving to be secutive 13-3 regular season record, capturing their third that type of team," Brees said. "I think what I like is that consecutive NFC South title and playoff berth. A franchise- we're encountering a lot of different situations and things in record six players were selected to AP All-Pro and a club- games and finding different ways to win." best 11 were named to the Pro Bowl. New Orleans won After holding the Packers (4-3) to a three-and-out inside seven games on the road for the second consecutive sea- the 20, New Orleans drove 55 yards in eight plays to seal son.