Green Bay opens preseason in Pittsburgh

The Packers travel east to take on the Steelers in the first preseason contest.

• It will mark the fourth time in the past five years that Green Bay starts the preseason on the road.
• It will be the first preseason meeting between the Packers and Steelers since 2018, a 51-34 Green Bay win at home, and the first in Pittsburgh since 2015.
• It is the first time Green Bay has opened the preseason at Pittsburgh since 2007.
• It will be the 27th time the Packers have faced the Steelers in the preseason, the second most of any opponent (New York Giants, 30).
• Familiar faces will be on the home sideline, as the Steelers are led by former Packers head coach Mike McCarthy and QB Aaron Rodgers, who both helped lead the Packers to the Super Bowl XLV championship.
• Following the game at Pittburgh, Green Bay will hold public practices on Sunday, Aug. 16, and Tuesday, Aug. 18, before going to Denver to take on the Broncos on Friday, Aug. 21, at 8 p.m. CT.
• The Packers finish off the open sessions of training camp with an open practice on Aug. 24 and then an open joint practice against Arizona (Aug. 26) before facing the Cardinals in the lone home preseason game, presented by Cenex, on Friday, Aug. 28, at 7 p.m. CT.
• The game against the Cardinals is designated as the Packers Give Back Game, highlighting Wisconsin mental- health advocates with NAMI Wisconsin before and during the contest.

WITH THE CALL

• Flagshipped by TODAY'S TMJ4 (WTMJ-TV) in Milwaukee and in conjunction with NBC 26 (WGBATV) in Green Bay, Packers preseason games are televised over a 24-station network throughout the state of Wisconsin, Marquette-Escanaba in Michigan, Duluth and Rochester in Minnesota, Peoria, Rockford and Champaign in Illinois, Cedar Rapids-Waterloo, Davenport, Des Moines and Sioux City in Iowa, Omaha in Nebraska, Bismarck, Fargo and Minot in North Dakota, Sioux Falls in South Dakota and Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau in Alaska. Packers preseason games are also broadcast on Telemundo Wisconsin. For a list of affiliates, please go to packers.com/video/tv-network.
• The top-notch broadcast team includes CBS's Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) alongside former Green Bay fullback John Kuhn (analyst) with Karley Marotta of WTMJ-TV serving as the sideline reporter. Marotta will also host an informative half-hour pregame show.
• All Packers games can be heard on the Packers Radio Network, which is made up of 54 stations in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, North Dakota and South Dakota. The flagship station of the Packers Radio Network is 95.7 BIG FM - WRIT. 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 32nd season calling Packers games. After originally being paired together in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 28th 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.

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THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT:

Packers at Steelers:

• All-time, preseason: 15-10-1
• All-time, regular season: 20-17
• All-time, postseason: 1-0
• All-time, at Steelers (regular season): 8-9
• Streaks: Green Bay and Pittsburgh have split the last four regular-season meetings.
• Last meeting, regular season: Oct. 26, 2025, Acrisure Stadium, Packers won, 35-25

COACHES CAPSULES

• Matt LaFleur: 76-40-1, .654; (3-6 postseason); 8th NFL season
• Mike McCarthy: 174-112-2, .608; (11-11 postseason); 19th NFL season
• Head to Head: LaFleur 2-0 vs. McCarthy
• vs. Opponent: LaFleur 2-1 vs. Steelers; McCarthy 0-2 vs. Packers (including 0-1 postseason)

MATT LaFLEUR…In his eighth season as the Packers' 15th head coach.

• Is entering his 18th season in the NFL in 2026, having served as an offensive coordinator for two seasons (Los Angeles Rams, 2017; Tennessee Titans, 2018), a QBs 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 seven seasons leading the Packers, LaFleur has authored one of the finest starts to a head-coaching career in NFL history. Per the Elias Sports Bureau, his 76 regular-season wins are tied with Paul Brown for the second most in league history by a head coach in his first seven seasons in the NFL, trailing only George Seifert (86 in 1989-95). Green Bay's 76-40-1 (.654) regular-season record since 2019 ranks No. 1 in the NFC and No. 3 in the NFL over that span.
• In his first three seasons in Green Bay (2019-21), became the first head coach in NFL history to post 13-plus wins in three straight years. His 39 victories over that span passed Seifert (38 in 1989-91) for the most wins by an NFL head coach in his first three seasons in the league and are also tied for the fourth most by a coach over any three-season span in league history (Mike Ditka, 40 from 1985-87; Andy Reid, 40 from 2020-22 and 2022-24).
• Led the Packers to six playoff berths in seven seasons (tied for No. 2 in the NFL over that span), tied with Vince Lombardi and Mike Holmgren for the most playoff appearances by a Green Bay head coach in his first seven seasons.
• 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).

MIKE McCARTHY…In his first season as the Steelers' 17th head coach.

• Guided the NFL's highest-scoring offense four times, ranked in the top five nine times and in the top 10 on 11 occasions. Dallas and Green Bay averaged 26.8 and 25.9 points/game, respectively, ranking second and third in the NFL in scoring offense during his tenures.
• A Pittsburgh native, has a 174-112-2 (.608) regular-season record and has the fourth-most wins among active NFL coaches and the 15th most in NFL history.
• Has led his teams to 12 postseason appearances and eight division titles, including six NFC North titles (Packers) and two NFC East titles (Cowboys).

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THE PACKERS-STEELERS SERIES

• Green Bay and Pittsburgh first met in 1933, and the Packers rattled off nine wins in a row (1933-46) to begin the regular-season series. The Packers currently hold the all-time regular-season series lead with a 20-17 record.
• Green Bay won the lone postseason matchup between these franchises with a 31-25 victory over Pittsburgh in Super Bowl XLV.
• The Packers have scored 27-plus points in six of the last seven matchups (3-4 record) against the Steelers. Four of those contests were 30-plus points for Green Bay, including the Super Bowl victory.

NOTABLE CONNECTIONS

Packers players and staff from Pennsylvania: EDGE Micah Parsons is from Harrisburg, Pa., where he attended Harrisburg High School...TE Luke Musgrave was born in Pittsburgh…LB Zaire Franklin was born in Philadelphia and attended La Salle College High School in Wyndmoor, Pa. …QB Kyle McCord is from Philadelphia, where he attended St. Joseph's Preparatory…WR Skyy Moore was born in New Kensington, Pa., and spent part of his high school career at Shady Side Academy in Pittsburgh… CB MJ Devonshire Jr. is from Aliquippa, Pa., where he attended Aliquippa High School…QBs/head coach - offense Luke Getsy is from Munhall, Pa., where he attended Steel Valley High School…Passing game coordinator Jason Vrable is from South Park, Pa., and attended Robert Morris University…Director - football operations John Wojciechowski is from Plum, Pa., where he attended Plum High School...Packers players and staff who played collegiate football in Pennsylvania: Parsons (2018-20) and EDGE Dani Dennis-Sutton (2022-25) played at Penn State…Getsy (2003-04), Devonshire Jr. (2021-23) and LS Cal Adomitis (2017-21) played at the University of Pittsburgh...Packers coaches who have coached in Pennsylvania: Vrable was the QBs coach at Robert Morris University in 2008…Getsy was an offensive graduate assistant at the University of Pittsburgh in 2010 and an offensive coordinator/QBs coach at Indiana University of Pennsylvania (2011-12)…Noah Pauley began the year as the WRs coach at Penn State before joining the Packers' coaching staff in early February...Packers staff with connections to Pennsylvania: College scout Joe Hueber served as a recruiting assistant at the University of Pittsburgh from 2012-14..Steelers with connections to Wisconsin: LB T.J. Watt was born in Pewaukee, Wis., where he attended Pewaukee High School, and played at Wisconsin from 2013-16…DT Keeanu Benton attended Joseph A. Craig High School in Janesville, Wis., and played at Wisconsin from 2019-22… FB Riley Nowakowski was born in Milwaukee, Wis., where he attended Marquette High School, and played at Wisconsin from 2020-24… LB Nick Herbig played at Wisconsin from 2020-22... Former Steelers: Wojciechowski served as a player personnel assistant for the Steelers from 1996-97…DT Javon Hargrave played for Pittsburgh from 2016-19… Adomitis was on the Steelers' practice squad from 2025- 26...Former Packers: QB Aaron Rodgers played for the Packers for a team-record 18 seasons (2005-22), throwing the most passing TDs in franchise history (475) and being named league MVP four times…Head coach Mike McCarthy spent 13 seasons at the helm, guiding the Packers to six division titles, nine playoff appearances and a Super Bowl XLV victory over the Steelers in 2010, completing his 13-year tenure with a 135-85-2 record… OL coach James Campen played for the Packers as an offensive lineman from 1989-93…Campen served as the OL coach for 15 years (2004-18)…Campen's most recent stint for the Packers was from 2024-25 when he served as a scouting consultant to the personnel department…QBs coach Tom Arth spent training camp with the Packers in 2006 during his playing career…ILBs coach Scott McCurley spent 13 years in the Packers organization, serving as a coaching administrative intern (2006), coaching administrator (2007-08), defensive quality control coach (2009- 13), assistant LBs coach (2014-17) and defensive assistant (2018)…Offensive coordinator Brian Angelichio coached TEs for the Packers from 2016-18…Asst. head coach/secondary Joe Whitt Jr. served as the defensive pass game coordinator in 2018 after serving as the cornerbacks/ secondary coach (2009-17) and the defensive quality control coach (2008) for the Packers…Senior offensive assistant Frank Cignetti Jr. worked with the Packers in 2018 as the QBs coach…Defensive pass game coordinator/DBs coach Jason Simmons spent nine seasons on the Packers' coaching staff serving as the DBs coach (2019), secondary coach (2018), assistant special teams coach (2015-17) and coaching administrator (2011-14)… Defensive coordinator Patrick Graham served as the linebackers coach and run game coordinator for the Packers in 2018…Head strength and conditioning coach Mark Lovat spent 25 years in the Packers organization, serving as a strength and conditioning assistant (1999- 09), strength and conditioning coordinator (2010-18) and strength and conditioning assistant coach (2019-23)… Lovat's father, Tom, served two separate coaching stints in Green Bay (OL coach in 1980 and 1992-98)…Director of performance integration and sports science Grant Thorne served as a strength and conditioning assistant with the Packers from 2015-23…Assistant strength and conditioning coach Abe Munayer completed a strength and conditioning fellowship with the Packers during the team's OTAs in 2021…Assistant offensive line coach Jahri Evans played his last NFL season for the Packers in 2017, starting 14 games at right guard before retiring… TE Robert Tonyan played for the Packers from 2018- 22…LB Jamin Davis spent time on the Packers' practice squad in 2024…DT Dean Lowry played for the Packers from 2016-22...WR Jakobie Keeney-James played for the Packers in 2025...Notable NFL connections: Packers defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon was the Atlanta Falcons' defensive assistant and quality control coach when Whitt was the assistant DBs coach with the Falcons in 2007…Parsons played for the Cowboys from 2021-24 when McCarthy was the head coach…Parsons was teammates with Thompson, RB Rico Dowdle and OL Brock Hoffman on the Cowboys from 2021-24…McCarthy was the QBs coach for the Kansas City Chiefs when Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst was a scout in 1998 and executive V.P. and director of football operations Russ Ball served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach and administrative assistant to the head coach from 1995-98…LB Zaire Franklin and Steelers WR Michael Pittman Jr. were teammates with the Colts from 2020-25...Graham was the New York Giants defensive coordinator/assistant head coach when Packers S Xavier McKinney played for the Giants from 2020-21…Packers QB Tyrod Taylor was teammates with Rodgers on the New York Jets in 2024…LS Matt Orzech was teammates with Steelers DT Sebastian Joseph-Day, S Jalen Ramsey and WR Ben Skowronek when the Los Angeles Rams won the Super Bowl in 2021...Notable college connections: Packers QB Jordan Love and Steelers RB Jaylen Warren played together at Utah State in 2019…Packers WR Jayden Reed, Steelers WR Germie Bernard and LB Jacoby Windmon played together at Michigan State in 2022… Packers TE Tucker Kraft and Steelers G Mason McCormick were teammates at South Dakota State for four seasons (2019-22)…Parsons was teammates with Steelers TE Pat Freiermuth, S Jaquan Brisker and CB Joey Porter Jr. at Penn State from 2019-20…Packers G Aaron Banks and Steelers WR Ben Skowronek were teammates at Notre Dame in 2020...Packers LB Edgerrin Cooper and Steelers C Ryan McCollum played together at Texas A&M in 2020… Packers LB Lukas Van Ness was teammates with Steelers DE Yahya Black, S Sebastian Castro, G Gennings Dunker, RB Kaleb Johnson and DT Logan Lee at Iowa…Lee, Black, Castro, Dunker and WR Brandon Smith also played with Packers LB Nick Niemann at Iowa…Steelers OT Broderick Jones and TE Darnell Washington were teammates with Packers DL Devonte Wyatt, S Javon Bullard, DL Nazir Stackhouse and DL Warren Brinson at Georgia...Packers CB Keisean Nixon and Steelers RB Rico Dowdle were teammates at South Carolina from 2017-18…Packers RB MarShawn Lloyd was teammates with Steelers TE Jaheim Bell at South Carolina from 2020-22…Dennis-Sutton was teammates with Steelers QB Drew Allar at Penn State from 2022-25…Packers CB Brandon Cisse was teammates with DB Devan Boykin at N.C. State from 2023-24… Packers CB Domani Jackson and Bernard played together at Alabama from 2024-25…Packers G Dylan Barrett was teammates with Steelers DT Keeanu Benton, LB Nick Herbig and FB Riley Nowakowski at Wisconsin.