WEEKLY MEDIA INFORMATION PACKET GREEN BAY PACKERS VS. PHILADELPHIA EAGLES THURSDAY, SEPT. 26, 2019 7:20 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. 10 REGULAR-SEASON WEEK 4 GREEN BAY (3-0) VS. PHILADELPHIA (1-2) WITH THE CALL Thursday, Sept. 26 l Lambeau Field l 7:20 p.m. CDT Thursday night’s game will be televised to a national audience on FOX and NFL Network with play-by-play man Joe Buck and ana- PACKERS TAKE ON THE VISITING EAGLES ON TNF lyst handling the call from the broadcast booth and The Green Bay Packers play their second primetime game of the season Troy Aikman and reporting from the sidelines. this Thursday against the Philadelphia Eagles. Erin Andrews Kristina Pink u The Packers have won five of the last six against the Eagles in the regular The game is also available through Amazon Prime Video with your and postseason, including two of three in Green Bay. choice of announcers: Hannah Storm and Andrea Kremer, or u It is the first time the Packers have played Philadelphia in Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth. a Thursday night game. u Milwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games since November u It is also the first time Green Bay has played two 1929, heads up the Packers Radio Network that is made up of 50 sta- Thursday games in the month of September. tions in four states. Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play), two-time Packers u This will be the second 2018 playoff team the Packers Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) and three-time Packers Pro have faced this season, having previously defeated the Bowler and two-time All-Pro John Kuhn (sideline) will call the action. Chicago Bears, 10-3, in a Thursday night matchup to open the season. McCarren first joined the team’s broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 25th u Green Bay is looking to win four games in the month of September for the season calling Packers games. After originally being paired together first time since 2007 when they went 4-0. It was just the third time since in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 21st season of broadcasts 1970 that Green Bay had won four games in September (4-0 in 1998 and together. They surpassed Jim Irwin and Max McGee for the most 4-1 in 1996). regular-season and postseason games broadcast for the Packers with u It will be the end of a three-game stretch of home contests, the first time 313 at the 2018 season opener against Chicago. the Packers have played three straight at home in September since 1990 u The broadcast is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio (WTMJ feed). (Weeks 1-3). It is the conclusion of three home games in 12 days for the Packers, only the second time in team history (2016) that the team has u Westwood One Sports will air the game across the country. Ian Eagle had three home contests over a 12-day period. (play-by-play) and Mike Holmgren (analyst) will call the action and u Green Bay is also in the midst of a stretch of five home games in six Scott Graham will host pregame and halftime shows. weeks. REGULAR SEASON u This is the third straight year that the Packers have had three home games in the month of September. Date Opponent Time (CT) TV Thu., Sept. 5 at Chicago Bears ..................W, 10-3 62,435 Sun., Sept. 15 MINNESOTA VIKINGS ............W, 21-16 78,416 ON A THURSDAY Sun., Sept. 22 DENVER BRONCOS (Gold Pkg.) .....W, 27-16 78,078 u The Packers have won four of the last five games they have played on a Thursday night. Thu., Sept. 26 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES ..........7:20 p.m. FOX/NFLN Sun., Oct. 6 at Dallas Cowboys..............*3:25 p.m. FOX u In the last four games he has played on Thursday night, QB Aaron Mon., Oct. 14 DETROIT LIONS ................7:15 p.m. ESPN Rodgers has thrown for 10 TDs and zero INTs with a passer rating of 112.4. Sun., Oct. 20 OAKLAND RAIDERS (Gold Pkg.).....*12 p.m. CBS u Rodgers has started 12 Thursday games in his career (10 night games Sun., Oct. 27 at Kansas City Chiefs............*7:20 p.m. NBC and two day games) and has registered 26 passing TDs, four INTs and Sun., Nov. 3 at Los Angeles Chargers .........*3:25 p.m. CBS a passer rating of 106.2. Sun., Nov. 10 CAROLINA PANTHERS ............*12 p.m. FOX u Dating back to 1948, Rodgers’ passer rating of 106.2 as a starter in Sun., Nov. 17 BYE Thursday games ranks No. 4 in the NFL (min. 100 pass att.) while Sun., Nov. 24 at San Francisco 49ers ..........*3:25 p.m. FOX his 26 passing TDs rank No. 3 in the league. Sun., Dec. 1 at New York Giants ...............*12 p.m. FOX u Rodgers has recorded a passer rating of 100-plus in seven games Sun., Dec. 8 WASHINGTON REDSKINS..........*12 p.m. FOX played on Thursday, the most in the NFL (min. 15 pass att.) since Sun., Dec. 15 CHICAGO BEARS.................*12 p.m. FOX 2008 (according to pro-football-reference.com). Green Bay has won Mon., Dec. 23 at Minnesota Vikings.............7:15 p.m. ESPN six of the seven Thursday games in which Rodgers’ passer rating has Sun., Dec. 29 at Detroit Lions ..................*12 p.m. FOX eclipsed 100.0. *—Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling u In seven Thursday games, WR Davante Adams has registered five receiving TDs, including four in the last five contests. Adams’ five TD NFL POSTSEASON DATES receptions in Thursday games are tied for No. 2 among active Jan. 4-5 ................................................ AFC and NFC Wild Card Playoffs players since 2014 (Sportradar). Jan. 11-12 .............................................AFC and NFC Divisional Playoffs u TE Jimmy Graham has six receiving TDs in Thursday games, the Jan. 19 ............................................AFC and NFC Championship Games most among NFL tight ends since 1948 (Sportradar). Jan. 26 .......................Pro Bowl, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Fla. u CB Tramon Williams has four interceptions in Thursday games, Feb. 2 .................................Super Bowl LIV, Hard Rock Stadium, Miami which is tied for No. 2 in the NFL since 2007. 11 PACKERS VS. EAGLES - WEEK 4 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 sacks (t-No. 4), third-down sacks (t-No. 6), sacks per pass attempt (No. Mike Pettine, the Green Bay defense has had a strong start to Year 2. 7) and total sacks (t-No. 8). The Green Bay defense has picked the pres- uDating back to 1970, the 35 points allowed by Green Bay are the fourth- sure back up this season, ranking in the top 10 in numerous categories: fewest points given up by the Packers through the first three games of a season: Team Sacks (2019) 1. New England 13.0 Year Points Allowed In First Three Games 2t. Green Bay 12.0 1. 2001 13 2t. Carolina 12.0 2. 1996 26 2t. Jacksonville 12.0 3. 1973 31 5t. Cleveland 10.0 4. 2019 35 5t. Houston 10.0 5. 1998 40 5t. Minnesota 10.0 uGreen Bay ranks No. 2 in the NFL in points per game allowed this season (11.7). Team Total Pressures (Sportradar) uThe Packers’ eight takeaways this season are their most through three 1. Jacksonville 48.0 games since 2009 (nine). Eight different players have accounted for a 2. Green Bay 42.0 takeaway for the Packers this season. 3. Chicago 41.0 uGreen Bay posted three takeaways (two fumble recoveries, one inter- 4. Baltimore 37.0 ception) in Week 3, giving them back-to-back games with three-plus 5. Minnesota 36.0 takeaways for the first time since Weeks 4-5 in 2017. uGreen Bay ranks in the top five of the NFL in a few takeaway categories Team QB Hits (Sportradar) this season: 1. Baltimore 28 2. New England 25 Team Takeaways 3t. Carolina 24 1. Green Bay 8 2t. Buffalo 7 3t. Jacksonville 24 2t. N.Y. Jets 7 5. Green Bay 23 2t. Pittsburgh 7 2t. San Francisco 7 Team Def. QB Hit Percentage (Sportradar) 6t. Minnesota/New England 6 1. Baltimore 2.09% 2. Cincinnati 1.82% Team Interceptions 3. Carolina 1.77% 1. New England 6 4. New England 1.73% 2. San Francisco 5 5. Jacksonville 1.72% 3t. Green Bay 4 6. Green Bay 1.66% 3t. Buffalo 4 7. Cleveland 1.49% 3t. N.Y. Jets 4 8. Minnesota 1.47% 3t. Tennessee 4 7t. Five teams 3 uDating back to 1963, when team sacks first were recorded, Green Bay has tied for the fifth most through three games in franchise history: Team Forced Fumbles Year Sacks In First Three Games 1t. Green Bay 5 1. 2001 15 1t. Arizona 5 2t. 2010 13 1t. Dallas 5 2t. 1977 13 1t. Houston 5 2t. 1966 13 5t. Kansas City 4 5t. 2019 12 5t. L.A. Rams 4 5t. 2012 12 5t. San Francisco 4 5t. 1985 12 5t. Seattle 4 5t. 1970 12 Team Opp. Fumbles Recovered uThe Packers registered a season-high six sacks in Week 3, their most 1.