The Green Bay Packers go west to take on the Seattle Seahawks in prime time.
- It is the first Sunday Night Football contest in Seattle for Green Bay.
- Overall, the Packers hold a 15-9 advantage in the series (including the postseason), including wins in five of the last six.
- Green Bay has not played at Seattle since 2018 and last won in Seattle in 2008.
- Including the postseason, three of the last four games between the two teams have been decided by single digits.
- The two teams last played in 2021, with Green Bay recording the first shutout in the series (17-0).
- This will be the third straight week that the Packers have faced a team that enters the contest on a winning streak of three-plus games. It is the first time since 1975 (Oct. 19 at Dallas, Oct. 26 vs. Pittsburgh and Nov. 2 vs. Minnesota) that Green Bay has played three consecutive games in a season against teams that were on winning streaks of three-plus games (Elias Sports Bureau).
- It is the final regular-season game the Packers have against the NFC West, having gone 3-0 so far this season versus the division. Green Bay, Buffalo and Detroit are the only teams to be 3-0 against the NFC West this season.
- Dating back to 2002, the Packers have finished 4-0 in a single regular season against the NFC West two times (2009 and 2021).
- Under Head Coach Matt LaFleur, Green Bay is 10-1 against the NFC West during the regular season, the most wins any team outside the division has had against the NFC West since 2019. The Packers' .909 winning percentage against the division since 2019 ranks No. 2 in the NFL over that span (Kansas City, 5-0, 1.000).
- The Packers have won 10 consecutive regular-season games against NFC West foes, tied for its second-longest winning streak against a division since 2002 (12-game winning streak vs. NFC North from 2010-12).
- It will be the third of four consecutive scheduled prime-time games for Green Bay, which is the first time the Packers have played four straight prime-time games in a single season since the merger (Elias).
- For the 32nd straight season (1993-2024), Green Bay will play on Monday Night Football as it hosts the New Orleans Saints in Week 16.
- Under LaFleur, the Packers are 10-4 in games played on Sunday night. The 10 wins are No. 2 in the NFL since 2019 behind Kansas City (11-5, .688) and the .714 winning percentage is No. 5 in the league over that span.
- QB Jordan Love has started two Sunday night games, posting three passing TDs and zero INTs in each contest with passer ratings of 118.6 and 125.3. The Packers won both contests (27-19 vs. Kansas City and 33-10 at Minnesota).
- Dating back to 2023, Love leads the NFL with a passer rating of 121.8 in Sunday night games.
NBC will broadcast the game as play-by-play man Mike Tirico joins analyst Cris Collinsworth in the booth with Melissa Stark 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 is in 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), two-time Packers Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst), and three-time Packers Pro Bowler John Kuhn (sideline reporter) 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 on channel 81 or 226 or through the app (Packers Radio Network feed).
- Westwood One will be broadcasting on radio to a national audience with Ryan Radtke (play-by-play) and Mike Golic (analyst) on the call and Scott Graham hosting pregame and halftime shows.
THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT
Packers at Seahawks:
- All-time, regular season: 12-8
- All-time, postseason: 3-1 (0-1 at Seattle)
- All-time, at Seattle (regular season): 2-5
- Streaks: Green Bay has won four of the last five regular-season matchups.
- Last meeting, regular season: Nov. 14, 2021, Lambeau Field, Packers won, 17-0
- Matt LaFleur: 65-31-0, .677; (3-4 postseason); 6th NFL season
- Mike Macdonald: 8-5-0, .615; (0-0 postseason); 1st NFL season
- Head to Head: LaFleur 0-0 vs. Macdonald
- vs. Opponent: LaFleur 1-0 vs. Seahawks (1-0 postseason); Macdonald 0-0 vs. Packers
- 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, 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).
- 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).
- In his first season leading the Packers in 2019, he 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).
- Spent nine seasons with the Baltimore Ravens (2014-20, 2022-23), including his final two seasons as the defensive coordinator in 2022-23. Also served as a coaching intern (2014), defensive assistant (2015-16), DBs coach (2017) and LBs coach (2018-20) for Baltimore.
- Named the PFWA Assistant Coach of the Year in 2023 after his defense became the first in NFL history to finish a season ranked No. 1 in points allowed (16.5 ppg), sacks (60), and takeaways (31, tied with the N.Y. Giants).
- Spent one season at Michigan as the Wolverines' defensive coordinator in 2021, where his unit posted the nation's No. 8 scoring defense (17.4 ppg) and finished No. 20 in yards per game allowed (330.9) and No. 11 in red-zone defense (45.7 percent).
THE PACKERS-SEAHAWKS SERIES
- The Packers rattled off three consecutive wins to begin the series with the Seahawks from 1976-81 before Seattle returned the favor, winning three in a row from 1984-90.
- Former Green Bay and Seattle head coach Mike Holmgren was the head coach for one of the teams for an eight-game span (including postseason) in the series from 1996-2008.
- The home team has won the last 10 matchups (including postseason). The last road victory was when Green Bay won, 27-17, in Seattle in 2008.
- The Packers are 12-0 (including postseason) against Seattle when scoring 25-plus points.
Seahawks' president of football operations/general manager John Schneider spent 13 seasons with the Packers as a personnel intern (1992), scout (1993-96), personnel analyst to the general manager (2002-07) and director of football operations (2008-09)…Schnieder also worked under the late Ted Thompson in Seattle in 2000 and is a native of De Pere, Wis., where he attended Abbot Pennings High School…Packers executive vice president/director of football operations Russ Ball and Schneider worked together with the Washington Redskins in 2001…Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst and Schneider worked together with the Kansas City Chiefs (1998)…Packers T Andre Dillard attended Woodinville (Wash.) High School and played at Washington State (2015-18)…Packers OL coach Luke Butkus was a quality control assistant for Seattle in 2010-11…Packers director of college scouting Matt Malaspina was an area scout for Seattle for five seasons (2000-04)…Packers offensive assistant Sean Mannion spent time on the Seahawks' practice squad in 2022-23…Seahawks vice president/football administration Joey Laine was a salary cap analyst for the Packers in 2023…Seahawks vice president/player performance Sam Ramsden was on the Packers' athletic training staff for seven seasons (1992-98) and attended the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse…Seahawks ILBs coach Kirk Olivadotti served as the Packers' ILBs coach for five seasons (2019-23)…Olivadotti also coached with Packers head coach Matt LaFleur with the Washington Redskins in 2010…Seahawks offensive assistant/quality control Quinshon Odom served as a coaching assistant (Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship) for the Packers in 2022-23…Seahawks NT Jarran Reed played in all 17 games for the Packers in 2022…LaFleur and Seahawks defensive coordinator Aden Durde coached together with the Falcons in 2016…Seahawks RBs coach Kennedy Polamalu was the running backs coach for Las Vegas in 2022-23 when Packers RB Josh Jacobs played for the Raiders…Polamalu was on UCLA's coaching staff in 2014-15 when Packers DL Kenny Clark played for the Bruins…Polamalu (2017-21) and Seahawks safeties coach Jeff Howard (2013-19) were on the Vikings' coaching staff when Packers LB Eric Wilson (2017-19) and Mannion (2019-21) played for Minnesota…Seahawks offensive assistant Chuckie Keeton was a quality control coach and assisted with quarterbacks at Utah State in 2018 when Packers QB Jordan Love was the starting QB for the Aggies…Seahawks offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb (2017-21) and Seahawks assistant WRs coach Tyson Prince (2019) were on Fresno State's staff when Packers S Evan Williams (2019-21) and DL Arron Mosby (2017-21) played for the Bulldogs…Seahawks special teams coordinator Jay Harbaugh and OLBs coach Chris Partridge were on Michigan's coaching staff with Packers LBs/running game coordinator Anthony Campanile in 2019 and while Packers DL Rashan Gary was a player for the Wolverines (2016-18)…Partridge also served as the head football coach at Paramus (N.J.) Catholic High School during Gary's junior season in 2014…Packers TEs coach John Dunn and Seahawks TEs coach Mack Brown were on the N.Y. Jets' coaching staff together in 2019-20…Campanile and Seahawks assistant special teams coach Devin Fitzsimmons were on Rutgers' coaching staff together in 2012…Fitzsimmons was also on the Cardinals' staff with Packers offensive quality control coach Rob Grosso in 2021-22…Packers TE Ben Sims played for Baylor in 2018-19 when Seahawks WRs coach Frisman Jackson served as the WRs coach (2018) and offensive passing game coordinator (2019) for the Bears…Seahawks QBs coach Charles London and Butkus were on the Bears' coaching staff together in 2007-09…London was also the RBs coach on Duke's staff in 2006 when Packers assistant DL coach Vince Oghobaase was a player for the Blue Devils…Oghbaase was a graduate assistant at Duke when Seahawks G Laken Tomlinson was a player in 2011-12…Packers passing game coordinator (defense) Derrick Ansley and Seahawks assistant OL coach Brendan Nugent were on the Chargers' staff together in 2022-23…Ansley was a defensive graduate assistant for Alabama in 2010-11 when Seahawks defensive quality control coach Nick Perry played for the Crimson Tide…Perry (2017-20), Seahawks defensive passing game coordinator/DBs Karl Scott (2018-20) and offensive passing game coordinator Jake Peetz (2018) were on Alabama's coaching staff when Packers S Xavier McKinney (2017-19) and Jacobs (2016-18) played for the Crimson Tide…McKinney, Seahawks FS Julian Love and DE Leonard Williams were teammates with the Giants in 2020-22…Packers CB Keisean Nixon, Jacobs and special teams quality control coach Kyle Wilber were teammates with Seahawks DT Johnathan Hankins with the Raiders in 2018-22 while Packers assistant head coach/special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia, special teams assistant Byron Storer and Ansley were on the coaching staff during that time…Packers CB Robert Rochell and Seahawks LB Ernest Jones IV were both selected by the Rams in the 2021 NFL Draft and played together for two seasons (2021-22)…Former college teammates include: Gary and Seahawks LB Josh Ross (Michigan); Packers WR Jayden Reed, Seahawks RB Kenneth Walker III and WR Cody White (Michigan State); Packers OL Zach Tom and Walker III (Wake Forest); Packers DL Colby Wooden, Seahawks LB Derick Hall and CB Nehemiah Pritchett (Auburn); Jacobs, McKinney and Seahawks CB Josh Jobe (Alabama); Packers C/G Josh Myers, Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba and LB Dre'Mont Jones (Ohio State); Packers DL Kingsley Enagbare, Nixon and Jones IV (South Carolina); Packers LB Quay Walker, DL Devonte Wyatt, CB Eric Stokes, S Javon Bullard, TE John FitzPatrick and Seahawks RB Kenny McIntosh (Georgia); Packers WR Dontayvion Wicks and Seahawks C Olu Oluwatimi (Virginia); Packers T Rasheed Walker and Seahawks LS Chris Stoll (Penn State).
