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GREEN BAY PACKERS (5-2) AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (2-4)
SERIES
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PACKERS |
SAINTS |
SERIES LEADER |
16-7 |
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STREAKS |
Past 2 |
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COACHES VS. OPP. |
McCarthy: 2-2 |
Payton: 2-1 |
LAST WEEK |
W 38-17 vs. Panthers |
L 24-23 at Lions |
LAST GAME |
9/30/12: Saints 27 at Packers 28. Green Bay QB Aaron Rodgers completes 31 of 41 passes for 319 yards & 4 TDs. Packers WR Jordy Nelson catches 8 passes for 93 yards & TD. |
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LAST GAME AT SITE |
11/24/08: Saints 51, Packers 29. New Orleans QB Drew Brees completes 20 of 26 passes for 323 yards & 4 TDs. Saints WRs Lance Moore & Marques Colston each have 70-yard TD receptions. |
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BROADCAST |
NBC (7:30 PM CT): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, Michele Tafoya (Field reporter). Westwood One: Kevin Kugler, James Lofton, Chris Doering (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 84 (WW1), 93 (GB), 92 (NO). XM: 227 (WW1), 225 (GB), 226 (NO). |
STATS
PASSING |
A. Rodgers: 141-211-1674-18 (1C)-1-117.3 (1C) |
Brees: 178-263-1916 (2C)-11-7-91.7 |
RUSHING |
Lacy: 92-369-4.0-4 (T3L) |
K. Robinson: 64-330-5.2-2 |
RECEIVING |
Nelson: 47-712 (1C)-15.1-6 (T2C) |
J. Graham (TE): 34-376-11.1-3 |
OFFENSE |
325.4 |
437.0 (1C) |
TAKE/GIVE |
+10 (1L) |
-8 |
DEFENSE |
362.7 |
373.7 |
SACKS |
Peppers, Perry: 3 |
Galette: 4 |
INTs |
Shields, Hayward: 2 |
3 tied: 1 |
PUNTING |
Masthay: 47.0 |
Morstead: 44.3 |
KICKING |
Crosby: 47 (23/23 PAT; 8/9 FG) |
S. Graham: 45 (15/16 PAT; 10/11 FG) |
The Good
- Drew Brees has passed for 300+ yards and 2+ TDs in all five meetings vs. the Packers. In those five games, he has 1,904 yards (380.8 per game) and a 110.0 QB rating with 14 TDs and 2 INTs. In his last home game against Green Bay, he had a 157.5 QB rating.
- Pierre Thomas had 121 scrimmage yards (87 rush, 34 receiving) and 2 TDs in the last home meeting against the Packers.
- Marques Colston had 9 catches for 153 yards and a TD in the last game vs. Green Bay. He has a TD in 3 of the past 4 meetings.
The Bad
- Aaron Rodgers has won his past two starts vs. New Orleans with a 125.5 QB rating.
- Eddie Lacy has four rush TDs in his past four games.
- James Starks had a rush TD in the last meeting against the Saints.
- Randall Cobb made his NFL debut against the Saints on 9/8/11 and scored 2 TDs (108-yard KR, 32-yard reception).
- Jordy Nelson aims for his third game in row vs. New Orleans with a TD.
- Clay Matthews had a sack in the last meeting against the Saints.
- Julius Peppers has 5 sacks, 4 forced fumbles and 2 INTs in his career vs. the Saints.