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

• It marks the 5th matchup between the Packers and Texans, with Green Bay keeping a 3-1 lead, including a 2-0 mark in Houston.
• It’s the Packers’ first stop by at Houston since a 42-24 victory in 2012 in 6 week.
• While Green Bay has just played during the Texans twice, it offers played when you look at the continuing state of Texas six times since 2010, like the postseason, and won all of those games, beating the Dallas Cowboys four times and also 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 game that is second of only group of back-to-back road games for Green Bay in 2020, the fewest when it comes to 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 3rd time this period Green Bay will play a casino game that commences at 12 p.m. CT, together with very very first since Week 2. The Packers won both of the prior 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 season that is consecutive for the 3rd amount of time in the past four years (2017).Р’
• Dating back again to 2017, Green Bay joins the Kansas City Chiefs (four times) once the teams that are only the NFL to win at the very least four of their very very very first five games in at the least three regarding the final four periods (Stathead.com).
• The Packers have won nine of these final 10 regular-season games.
• The Packers are coming off their very first loss in the period. The next week.Р’ in the first season under Head Coach Matt LaFleur, Green Bay lost three regular-season games and each time responded with a win
• Green Bay will go back to Lambeau Field for the Week 8 matchup aided by the Vikings on Nov. 1. It will function as Packers’ 3rd house game regarding the season and first since Oct. 5 against Atlanta. Including playoffs, Green Bay comes with a 8-3-2 mark (.692) from the Vikings at Lambeau Field since 2008.

UTILIZING THE CALL

FOX will broadcast the overall game up to a nationwide market. 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 stations in four states. Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play), two-time Packers professional Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) and three-time Packers professional Bowler and All-Pro that is two-time John (sideline) will phone the action. McCarren first joined up with the group’s broadcasts in 1995 and comes into their season that is 25th calling games. After initially being paired together in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 22nd period of broadcasts together. They exceeded Jim Irwin and Max McGee when it comes to many regular-season and postseason games broadcast when it comes to Packers with 313 in the 2018 period opener against Chicago.
• The broadcast can also be available on Sirius Satellite broadcast (WTMJ feed), WTMJ.com via pc as well as on many products through NFL Game Pass.
• DIRECTV members can observe the overall game on Channel 709.

THE DOPE ABOUT THIS WEEK’S OPPONENT:

Packers at Texans:

• Regular period, 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 consecutive games against Houston dating back to to the 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.

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