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The Green Bay Packers will need a visit to Texas to manage the Houston Texans this Sunday.Р’ Р’

• It marks the matchup that is fifth ashleymadison the Packers and Texans, with Green Bay keeping a 3-1 lead, including a 2-0 mark in Houston.
• It’s the Packers’ first trip to Houston since a 42-24 victory in 2012 in Week 6.
• While Green Bay has just played in the Texans twice, this has played into the state of Texas six times since 2010, like the postseason, and won every one of those games, beating the Dallas Cowboys four times while the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV in Dallas. The packers have scored over 30Р’ points (31, 42, 37, 34, 35, 34) in each of those six contests.
• Sunday marks the 2nd game for the only collection of back-to-back road games for Green Bay in 2020, the fewest for the group since 2013 (zero). This comes following the Packers had three sets of back-to-back road competitions in both 2018 and 2019.
• This is the time that is third period Green Bay will play a casino game that commences at 12 p.m. CT, plus the very very very very first since Week 2. The Packers won each of the last games that kicked off at 12 p.m. CT, scoring 43 points at Minnesota and 42 points versus Detroit.
• The Packers have started 4-1 when it comes to 2nd consecutive period and when it comes to third amount of time in the final four years (2017).Р’
• Dating back into 2017, Green Bay joins the Kansas City Chiefs (four times) whilst the only groups in the NFL to win at the very least four of the very very very very first five games in at the very least three for the final four periods (Stathead.com).
• The Packers have won nine of the final 10 regular-season games.
• The Packers are coming off their very first loss in the period. In the 1st period under Head Coach Matt LaFleur, Green Bay destroyed three regular-season games and everytime reacted with a victory the following week.Р’
• Green Bay will go back to Lambeau Field for the 8 matchup with the Vikings on Nov. 1 week. It shall function as Packers’ 3rd house game of this season and first since Oct. 5 against Atlanta. Including playoffs, Green Bay has a mark that is 8-3-2.692) from the Vikings at Lambeau Field since 2008.

UTILIZING THE CALL

FOX will broadcast the overall game to an audience that is national. Play-by-play guy Kenny Albert joins analyst Jonathan Vilma with Shannon Spake reporting through the sidelines.Р’

• Milwaukee’s WTMJ (620 AM), airing Green Bay games since November 1929, heads up the Packers Radio system that is comprised of 50 channels in four states. Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play), two-time Packers professional Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) and three-time Packers professional Bowler and two-time All-Pro John Kuhn (sideline) will phone the action. McCarren first joined up with the group’s broadcasts in 1995 and gets in their season that is 25th calling games. After initially being paired together in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their season that is 22nd of together. They exceeded Jim Irwin and Max McGee for the most regular-season and postseason games broadcast for the Packers with 313 during the 2018 period opener against Chicago.
• The broadcast can be available on Sirius Satellite broadcast (WTMJ feed), WTMJ.com via computer as well as on many products through NFL Game Pass.
• DIRECTV members can view the overall game on Channel 709.

THE DOPE WITH THIS WEEK’S OPPONENT:

Packers at Texans:

• Regular season, all-time: 3-1
• All-time, Postseason: 0-0
• All-time, at Houston: 2-0 (2-0 at NRG Stadium)
• Streaks: Green Bay has won two games that are consecutive Houston dating back to to your 2012 period
• Final conference, regular period: Dec. 4, 2016, Lambeau Field, Packers won, 21-13

COACHES CAPSULES

• Matt LaFleur: 17-4-0, .810; (1-1 postseason); 2nd NFL period
• Romeo Crennel: 29-56-0, .341 (0-0 postseason); 7th NFL period
• Check out Head: 0-0
• vs. Opponent: LaFleur 0-0 vs. Texans; Crennel 1-0 vs. Packers (1-0 postseason)

MATT LaFLEUR… In the season that is second as Packers’ fifteenth mind advisor.

• Inside the 12th period within the NFL, having formerly offered as a coordinator that is offensive two periods (Los Angeles Rams, 2017; Tennessee Titans, 2018), a quarterbacks advisor for six periods (Washington Redskins, 2010-13; Atlanta Falcons, 2015-16), and an unpleasant associate for 2 periods (Houston Texans, 2008-09).
• Inside the very very very very very first period leading the Packers in 2019, since the very first mentor in club history to lead the group towards the playoffs in their first period. Additionally led the greatest one-year improvement that is win group history (plus-seven wins).
• Became just the coach that is fifth NFL history to win 13-plus regular-season games in the very very very first season as a mind mentor (Jim Caldwell, George Seifert, Jim Harbaugh, Steve Mariucci).
• Directed the Titans’ offense in 2018 to a number 7 league position in rushing (126.4 ypg) as Tennessee registered 11 games with 100-plus rushing yards, tied up for # 2 within the NFL.
• Aided the inside scoring with on average 29.9 points per game in 2017, significantly more than doubling their average (14.0 ppg).
• Tutored QB Matt Ryan, whom led the league in passer score (117.1) on their option to being known as NFL most effective Player by The Associated Press, and QB Robert Griffin III, whom became the QB that is first Washington franchise history to win AP Offensive Rookie of the season in 2012.

ROMEO CRENNEL…Named Texans’ interim mind advisor in 5 of the 2020 NFL season week.