The Packers go back on the road to take on the Arizona Cardinals.
- The Packers are 46-24-4 (.657) against the Cardinals during the regular season, including winning the last two games.
- Green Bay is 19-7 in the month of October against the Cardinals, with wins in each of the last five meetings, including last season.
- Since they moved to Arizona, Green Bay is 9-3 (.750) against the Cardinals during the regular season.
- The Packers won the last matchup at Arizona, 24-21, in 2021.
- It is the earliest visit to Arizona since 2003 (Week 3).
- Green Bay is 18-14-4 in the regular season as the away team against the Cardinals.
- It is the start of the second of three sets of back-to-back road games this season, the second time in the last three seasons that the Packers have three sets of back-to-back road games in a season (2023).
- The Packers are one of four NFL teams with only one loss this season (Indianapolis and Tampa Bay are 5-1 / Pittsburgh is 4-1).
- The NFC North is the only division where all four teams have a record over .500. The NFC North is a combined 58-30-1 (.657) since 2024.
- Green Bay is the only NFC team to not lose a game (2-0-1) against a conference opponent this season.
- The Packers are 50-24-1 in conference games since 2019, a .673 winning percentage that ranks No. 1 in the NFC and No. 3 in the NFL (Kansas City, 55-20, .733 / Buffalo, 52-23, .693).
- This week is the only game the Packers have against the NFC West this season. In 2024, the Packers were one of two teams to go 4-0 against the NFC West (Detroit Lions).
- Dating back to 2002, last season was the third time the Packers have finished 4-0 in a single regular season against the NFC West (2009 and 2021).
- Under Head Coach Matt LaFleur, Green Bay is 11-1 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 11 consecutive regular-season games against NFC West foes, their second-longest winning streak against a division since 2002 (12-game winning streak vs. the NFC North from 2010-12).
FOX Sports, now in its 32nd season as an NFL network television partner, will broadcast the game.
- Play-by-play man Kenny Albert joins analyst Jonathan Vilma and sideline reporter Jen Hale.
- The game is also available through NFL Sunday Ticket by YouTube.
- 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. 95.7 BIG F.M. – WRIT-Milwaukee begins its run as the flagship station of the Packers Radio Network this week. The next two games (at Arizona and Pittsburgh) will also be simulcast on 97.3 The Game – WRNW-Milwaukee, which had been the flagship since 2022. 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 31st season calling Packers games. After originally being paired together in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 27th 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 138 or 381 or through the app (Packers Radio Network feed).
THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT:
Packers at Cardinals:
- All-time, regular season: 46-24-4
- All-time, postseason: 1-2 (0-2 in Arizona)
- All-time, at Cardinals: 18-16-4 (including postseason)
- Streaks: Green Bay has won nine of the last 12 regular-season games played.
- Last meeting, regular season: Oct. 13, 2024, Lambeau Field, Packers won, 34-13
- Matt LaFleur: 70-34-1, .671; (3-5 postseason); 7th NFL season
- Jonathan Gannon: 14-26, .350; (0-0 postseason); 3rd NFL season
- Head to Head: LaFleur 1-0 vs. Gannon
- vs. Opponent: LaFleur 2-0 vs. Cardinals; Gannon 0-1 vs. Packers
- Is in his 17th 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 six 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 67 wins are the second most in league history by a head coach in his first six seasons in the NFL, trailing only George Seifert (75 in 1989-94). Green Bay's 67-33 regular-season record since 2019 is No. 4 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).
- Led Green Bay to the playoffs last season for the fifth time in six years (tied for No. 3 in the NFL over that span), guiding the two youngest playoff teams in the NFL over the past 45 seasons in 2023 (weighted age of 25.25) and 2024 (25.72).
- In his first season leading the Packers in 2019, became the first coach in club history to guide the team to the playoffs in his debut season. Also led the largest one-year win improvement in team history (plus-seven wins).
- Is in his 17th season as an NFL coach and was hired by Arizona after previously serving as the defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles in 2021-22.
- In 2022, helped the Eagles' defense lead the NFL with a single-season franchise-record 70 sacks in the regular season, which was the most by any team in a single season since the 1989 Minnesota Vikings (71).
- Philadelphia earned a playoff berth in both seasons he served as the defensive coordinator, with the Eagles winning an NFC East title and earning a Super Bowl berth in 2022.
- Over the final 11 games in 2024, the Cardinals' defense allowed the fewest total TDs (20) and passing TDs (10) in the NFL during that span.
THE PACKERS-CARDINALS SERIES
- The series between the Packers and Cardinals began on Nov. 20, 1921, when the teams tied, 3-3. The series has been noted for its streaks, with the Packers winning 15 straight between 1937-46, followed by the Cardinals winning seven straight through 1949.
- With the Cardinals franchise located in Chicago prior to 1960, the teams played two or more times in a season 20 different years between 1926-49.
- The Packers and Cardinals have met in the postseason three times and Arizona has won two of three games, both in overtime (2009, 2015).
- Green Bay has won five of the last seven regular-season games played, scoring 30-plus points in four of those victories in that span.
Packers players and staff from Arizona: T/G Jordan Morgan was born in Tucson, Ariz., and attended Marana (Ariz.) High School...Packers players and staff who played college football in Arizona: Morgan played at Arizona from 2019-23…CB Keisean Nixon played at Arizona Western College from 2015-16…Director of player engagement Grey Ruegamer played at Arizona State from 1995-98…Packers coaches who have coached in Arizona: Offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich was the OL coach at Northern Arizona in 2014…Offensive quality control coach Rob Grosso was a coaching/player personnel intern with the Arizona Rattlers (Indoor Football League) in 2017…Offensive assistant Jeremiah Kolone was an offensive graduate assistant at the University of Arizona in 2024…Packers staff with connections to Arizona: Director of performance psychology and team behavioral health clinician Dr. Chris Carr worked for Arizona State as a consultant from 1994-95…Cardinals with connections to Wisconsin: OL Jon Gaines II is from Milwaukee, where he attended Marquette University High School… Bill Bidwill fellowship coach DJ Gillins played at Wisconsin from 2014-15…Pass game specialist Connor Senger is from West Allis, Wis., and attended Pius XI High School in Milwaukee…Senger played at Wisconsin from 2013-14 and at Wisconsin-Oshkosh from 2015-16 before becoming Wisconsin-Oshkosh's QBs coach in 2017…Senger was the QBs coach at Carroll University in 2018 and the RBs coach at Wisconsin-Whitewater in 2019…Former Cardinals: Grosso was a defensive quality control coach for the Cardinals for four seasons (2019-22)…General counsel Kevin Manara served in the same role for the Cardinals from 2023-24…Carr worked as a consultant for the Cardinals from 1994-95…Former Packers: DL coach Winston DeLattiboudere III spent a portion of the 2023 offseason with the Packers as a participant of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship…TEs coach Ben Steele played for the Packers from 2004-05…Director of pro personnel Glen Fox participated in rookie minicamp in 2010 with the Packers during his playing career…P Pat O'Donnell played for the Packers in 2022...CBs coach Ryan Smith spent a portion of the 2019 offseason with the Packers as a participant of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship...Notable NFL connections: Packers S Xavier McKinney was teammates with Cardinals OL Will Hernandez and DL Dalvin Tomlinson with the N.Y. Giants in 2020…Packers DL Micah Parsons was teammates with Cardinals WR Simi Fehoko with the Dallas Cowboys from 2021-22…Parsons also crossed paths with Cardinals LBs coach Cristian Garcia in 2024 when Garcia was on the Cowboys' coaching staff…Packers defensive line/run game coordinator DeMarcus Covington was on the New England Patriots' staff from 2017-24, where he crossed paths with Cardinals general manager Monti Ossenfort for three seasons (2017-19), who was the Patriots' director of college scouting during that time…Covington also overlapped with Cardinals ILB Mack Wilson Sr., OL Hjalte Froholdt and OL Demontrey Jacobs during his time in New England…Demontrey Jacobs also crossed paths with Packers defensive quality control coach Jamael Lett in New England in 2024 when Lett was on the Patriots' coaching staff…Ossenfort was the Tennessee Titans' director of player personnel from 2020-22 when Packers QB Malik Willis and LS Matt Orzech played there…Nixon, Packers assistant head coach/special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia and assistant special teams coach Byron Storer crossed paths with Cardinals WR Zay Jones and coaching assistant Jay Razzano in 2019 when they were all with the Oakland Raiders…Packers RB Josh Jacobs and CB Nate Hobbs were teammates with Cardinals DL Bilal Nichols with the Raiders from 2022-23…Notable college connections: Packers QB Jordan Love played at Utah State when Gillins was on the coaching staff in 2019… Josh Jacobs, McKinney and defensive quality control coach Derrick Ansley were at Alabama in 2018, where they crossed paths with Wilson Sr. and Cardinals OL Jonah Williams…Parsons and Packers T Rasheed Walker were teammates with Cardinals DL PJ Mustipher and P Blake Gillikin at Penn State from 2018-19…Packers OL Zach Tom was teammates with Cardinals WR Greg Dortch at Wake Forest from 2017-18…Packers assistant DL coach Vince Oghobaase and G Sean Rhyan were at UCLA when Cardinals OL Jon Gaines II played there in 2019…Oghobaase and Rhyan also crossed paths with Cardinals OL coach Justin Frye at UCLA, when Frye was the OL coach/offensive coordinator…Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley and LBs coach Sean Duggan were on Ohio State's coaching staff in 2019 when Cardinals OLB Baron Browning played there and assistant strength and conditioning coach Everrett Gathron was on the coaching staff…Cardinals CB Elijah Jones played at Boston College when Hafley was the head coach and Duggan was on the coaching staff from 2020-23…Packers S Evan Williams and Cardinals OLB Jordan Burch were teammates at Oregon in 2023…Other notable connections: Packers CB Bo Melton and Cardinals CB Max Melton are brothers and were teammates at Rutgers from 2020-21…Cardinals DL Dante Stills' uncle, Ken Stills, attended Wisconsin and played for the Packers from 1985-89.