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The Green Bay Packers will travel to Brazil to take on the Philadelphia Eagles on Friday, Sept. 6, at Corinthians Arena in São Paulo.
  • It is the sixth straight year and the 10th time in the last 12 seasons that Green Bay has started the season as the road team. Green Bay is the only team in the NFL to open the season as the road team each of the last six years (2019-24). It is the first time over that span that it will be against a team outside the NFC North.
  • It is the first time in history that the NFL will play a regular-season game in South America and the first time the league has played a game on Friday night of its opening weekend in over 50 years, when the St. Louis Cardinals and Los Angeles Rams met on September 18, 1970.
  • Throughout the weekend, fans can visit NFL Experience – a free, three-day football fan festival at Parque Villa Lobos in São Paulo, kicking off with a watch party of the Packers-Eagles game on Friday night. Six NFL Shop presented by Visa retail locations will house exclusive game merchandise across São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, and local Brazilian artists will create NFL-themed murals across the host city.
  • On gameday, the NFL will highlight Brazil's vibrant culture and music scene with Brazilian superstar Anitta headlining the São Paulo game halftime show and local sensations Luísa Sonza, Zeeba and CAROLA performing for fans pregame. Local fans in São Paulo can close out the weekend with NFL RUN - a 5km race with a 2km recreational walk - on Sunday morning, followed by watch parties of Sunday afternoon NFL games at NFL Experience.
WITH THE CALL
Fans across the U.S. can stream the Packers-Eagles game exclusively on Peacock. Fans in Brazil can stream the game on CazéTV or watch on RedeTV!, ESPN Brazil or NFL Game Pass on DAZN. The game will also be broadcast in the Green Bay market on NBC 26 and in the Milwaukee market on TMJ 4. Play-by-play announcer Noah Eagle joins analyst Todd Blackledge with Kaylee Hartung reporting from the sidelines.
  • All Packers games can be heard on the Packers Radio Network, which is made up of 54 stations in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois and North and South Dakota. 97.3 The Game – WRNW-Milwaukee begins its third season as the flagship station of the Packers Radio Network. For a map and full listing of radio affiliates, go to packers.com/video/radio-network. Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) and two-time Packers Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) call the action. McCarren first joined the team's broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 30th season calling Packers games. After originally being paired together in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 26th season of broadcasts together. They surpassed Jim Irwin and Max McGee for the most regular-season and postseason games broadcast for the Packers with 313 at the 2018 season opener against Chicago.
  • The broadcast is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio or through the app (Packers Radio Network feed).
  • Westwood One will be broadcasting on radio to a national audience with Scott Graham (play-by-play) and Mike Mayock (analyst) on the call and Jason Horowitz hosting pregame and halftime shows.

THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT
Packers at Eagles:

  • All-time, regular season: 27-16
  • All-time, postseason: 1-2
  • All-time, at Philadelphia (regular season): 9-10
  • Streaks: The Packers have three of the last five regular-season meetings and scored 27-plus points in all five.
  • Last meeting, regular season: Nov. 27, 2022, Lincoln Financial Field, Eagles won, 40-33
COACHES CAPSULES

  • Matt LaFleur: 56-27-0, .675; (3-4 postseason); 6th NFL season
  • Nick Sirianni: 34-17-0, .667; (2-3 postseason); 4th NFL season
  • Head to Head: LaFleur 0-1 vs. Sirianni
  • vs. Opponent: LaFleur 1-2 vs. Eagles; Sirianni 1-0 vs. Packers
MATT LaFLEUR…In his sixth season as the Packers' 15th head coach.
  • Is in his 16th season in the NFL, having previously served as an offensive coordinator for two seasons (Los Angeles Rams, 2017; Tennessee Titans, 2018), a quarterbacks coach for six seasons (Washington Redskins, 2010-13; Atlanta Falcons, 2015-16), and an offensive assistant for two seasons (Houston Texans, 2008-09).
  • In his first five seasons leading the Packers, has authored one of the greatest starts to a head-coaching career in NFL history. Per the Elias Sports Bureau, his 56 wins are tied for the second most in league history by a head coach in his first five seasons in the NFL, trailing only George Seifert (62 in 1989-93). Green Bay's 56-27 regular-season record since 2019 is tied for No. 3 in the NFL and ranks No. 1 in the NFC.
  • Became the first coach in NFL history to post 13-plus wins in three straight seasons and his 39 wins from 2019-21 passed Seifert (38) for the most wins by an NFL head coach in his first three seasons in the league (Elias). His 39 wins are also tied for the second most by a coach over any three-season span in league history, trailing only Andy Reid's 40 wins with the Kansas City Chiefs from 2020-22 and Mike Ditka's 40 wins with the Chicago Bears from 1985-87 (Elias).
  • Guided the Packers to a 32-9 record (.780) in the regular season from 2019-23 at Lambeau Field, the top home mark in the NFL since 2019. His .733 win percentage (22-8 record) against NFC North opponents in his first five seasons also ranks as the best in the history of the NFC North/Central (min. 10 games).
  • In his first season leading the Packers in 2019, became the first coach in club history to lead the team to the playoffs in his debut season. Also led the largest one-year win improvement in team history (plus-seven wins).
NICK SIRIANNI…In his fourth season as the Eagles' 24th head coach.
  • Enters his 16th season as an NFL coach, having previously spent time as the offensive coordinator with the Indianapolis Colts (2018-20), as a wide receivers (2016-17), quarterbacks (2014-15) and offensive quality control coach with the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers and as a wide receivers (2012) and offensive quality control coach (2009-11) with the Kansas City Chiefs.
  • Is the franchise's only head coach to make the playoffs in each of his first three seasons, which included a trip to Super Bowl LVII during the 2022 season, and has guided Philadelphia to the fifth-best regular-season winning percentage (.667) in the league since becoming the team's head coach (2021-23).
  • Under his tutelage, 12 Eagles players have earned a combined 21 Pro Bowl selections and seven players have collected 12 All-Pro honors.

This is an abbreviated version of the Dope Sheet. Read the full version here (PDF).
THE PACKERS-EAGLES SERIES
  • The Packers defeated the Eagles twice during the 2010 season on their way to winning Super Bowl XLV. Green Bay defeated Philadelphia, 27-20, in the season opener and again, 21-16, in the NFC Wild Card.
  • Green Bay has won five of the last eight regular-season meetings (2007-22) and the clubs have split the last four contests (2016-22).
NOTABLE CONNECTIONS
Packers DL Rashan Gary attended Paramus (N.J.) Catholic High School…Packers WR Bo Melton is from Egg Harbor City, N.J., attended Cedar Creek High School and played collegiately at Rutgers University…Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley was born in Montvale, N.J., and coached at Rutgers in 2011…Packers LBs/running game coordinator Anthony Campanile is from Fair Lawn, N.J., played (2002-04) and coached (2005, 2012-25) at Rutgers, and also coached HS football at Fair Lawn (2006) and Don Bosco Prep (Ramsey, N.J.) (2007-11)…Packers RBs coach Ben Sirmans was born in East Orange, N.J. …Packers T Rasheed Walker played at Penn State…Packers T Andre Dillard was drafted by Philadelphia in the first round (No. 22 overall) of the 2019 NFL Draft and played for the Eagles for three seasons (2019, '21-22)…Packers LB Eric Wilson played for the Eagles during the 2021 season…Packers WR Christian Watson's father, Tim, played for the Eagles during the 1997 season…Packers special teams coordinator/assistant head coach Rich Bisaccia signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Stars of the USFL in 1983…Eagles LB Zack Baun attended Brown Deer (Wis.) High School and played at the University of Wisconsin…Eagles head coach quality control Tyler Yelk is from Arlington, Wis. …Eagles LB Oren Burks played four seasons (2018-21) for the Packers…Eagles LS Rich Lovato appeared in two games for the Packers in 2015…Eagles passing game coordinator/DBs coach Christian Parker was a defensive quality control coach for the Packers in 2019-20…Eagles VP of player personnel Charles Walls worked in the Packers' personnel department for seven seasons (2013-19)…Packers S Xavier McKinney and Eagles RB Saquon Barkley were teammates with the N.Y. Giants from 2020-23…Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni and Packers assistant special teams coach Byron Storer were on the Chargers' staff together in 2013…Hafley (2016-18), OC Adam Stenavich (2017-18), assistant DL coach Vince Oghobaase (2016-18) and strength and conditioning coordinator Aaron Hill (2019-23) coached with Eagles special teams coordinator Michael Clay (2016-20) in San Francisco…Eagles CBs coach Roy Anderson was also on the 49ers' staff in 2016 with Hafley, Oghobaase and Clay…Campanile, Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio and safeties coach Joe Kasper coached together in Miami in 2023…Fangio also coached with Packers TEs coach John Dunn in Chicago in 2016-17…Bisaccia and Eagles TEs coach Jason Michael were on the Chargers' staff together in 2011-12…Eagles OC Kellen Moore and Packers special teams quality control coach Kyle Wilber were teammates for the Cowboys while Bisaccia and Eagles offensive assistant Kyle Valero were on the Dallas staff…Clements coached quarterbacks for the Saints from 1997-99 when Eagles QBs coach Doug Nussmeier played quarterback for New Orleans…Packers passing game coordinator (defense) Derrick Ansley and Nussmeier were on the Chargers' staff together in 2023…Packers passing game coordinator Jason Vrable and Eagles passing game coordinator Kevin Patullo were both assistants for the N.Y. Jets from 2015-16…Ansley was on the staff at Alabama in 2016-17 when Eagles QB Jalen Hurts played for the Crimson Tide and when WR Devonta Smith played there in 2017…Packers OL coach Luke Butkus and Eagles WR coach Aaron Moorehead were teammates at Illinois from 1999-2001…Former college teammates: Jacobs, McKinney, Hurts and Smith (Alabama); Packers DL T.J. Slaton, T Kadeem Telfort, Eagles S C.J. Gardner-Johnson and T Fred Johnson (Florida); Packers CB Eric Stokes, DL Devonte Wyatt, LB Quay Walker, Eagles DT Jalen Carter, DT Jordan Davis, LB Nakobe Dean, CB Kelee Ringo and OLB Nolan Smith (Georgia); Packers DL Lukas Van Ness and Eagles DB Cooper DeJean (Iowa); Packers DL Preston Smith and Eagles CB Darius Slay (Mississippi State); Packers CB Jaire Alexander and Eagles T Mekhi Becton (Louisville).
 
Yeah speaking of opening one the road I think its BS GB every year has to open on the road. Only reason the opened at home in 2018 is they asked to open at home against the Bears as part of the 100 years for GB.
 
Willis might not be up to speed for opener to be backup QB so Clifford also taking backup snaps and ML will decide later this week who to make as his QB2.
 
It's actually better for them that this counts as a road game - more actual home games at Lambeau.
No increase in home games by it being a road game. When you play outside the two teams participating market, it's always considered the 17th game, and you both still get 8 home. It saved a lot of grief doing that I'd imagine. No backlash from team owners.
 
It's going to be a few weeks before Clifford isn't considered #2. Willis is going to need time to learn the system. That was a foregone conclusion as to why they signed Clifford to the practice squad in the first place.
 
No increase in home games by it being a road game. When you play outside the two teams participating market, it's always considered the 17th game, and you both still get 8 home. It saved a lot of grief doing that I'd imagine. No backlash from team owners.
in today's nfl, it is a 17-game season - meaning that some years you get 8 home games and some years you get 9 home games. since this was a year that the packers have 9 home games, it would have been a drag if they had to give up one of those games to play in brazil. but since the eagles are considered the home team, they are the ones who will lose a game that would have been played in their home stadium. i believe that was howard's point - i.e. the packers will still have 9 games in lambeau this season.
 
Should NFL even have a game in this country?

NFL’s security team advised the Eagles and Packers to stay at the hotel during the Brazil trip and provided a list of do’s and don’ts. Among them was to not walk outside with their phones in view and not to answer any “weird” texts.
 
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