Packers host Bengals at Lambeau Field

The Packers return to action this Sunday at home against the Bengals.

• It marks the first time playing the Bengals at Lambeau Field since 2017, a 27-24 Green Bay victory in overtime.
• The series is tied at 7-7 and the Packers are 5-3 at home against the Bengals.
• Green Bay has won the last two matchups, with both going to overtime.
• Of the 14 games, 10 have been decided by seven points or less, including each of the last six contests.
• Both teams have scored 20-plus points in each of the last four meetings.
• This will be the eighth time the Packers and Bengals have played in October.
• Sunday will be the only home game for Green Bay over a 51-day span (Sept. 11 vs. Washington – Nov. 2 vs. Carolina).
• Green Bay is 8-3 at home in the month of October since 2019, a .727 winning percentage that is tied for No. 1 in the NFL (Baltimore, 8-3, .727).
• The Packers are one of five NFC teams with only one loss this season (Detroit, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Tampa Bay are all 4-1).
• The NFC North is the only division where all four teams have at least a .500 record.
• Next week, Green Bay starts the second of three sets of back-to-back road games this season when it travels west to take on the Arizona Cardinals. It is the second second time in the last three seasons that the Packers have three sets of back-to-back road games in a season (2023).

WITH THE CALL

CBS will broadcast the game as play-by-play man Kevin Harlan joins analyst Trent Green in the booth with Melanie Collins reporting from the sidelines.

• 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. 97.3 The Game – WRNW-Milwaukee begins its fourth 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 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 85 or 225 or through the app (Packers Radio Network feed).
• Sports USA Radio will be broadcasting the game on radio to a national audience with Larry Kahn (play-byplay) and Marvin Lewis (analyst) on the call.

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THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT:

Packers vs. Bengals:

• All-time, regular season: 7-7
• All-time, regular season at home: 5-3
• Streaks: Green Bay has won the last two regular season matchups (2017, 2021) and both have been overtime victories.
• Last meeting, regular season: Oct. 10, 2021, Paul Brown Stadium, Packers won, 25-22 (OT)

COACHES CAPSULES

• Matt LaFleur: 69-34-1, .668; (3-5 postseason); 7th NFL season
• Zac Taylor: 48-55-1, .466; (5-2 postseason); 7th NFL season
• Head to Head: LaFleur 1-0 vs. Taylor
• vs. Opponent: LaFleur 1-0 vs. Bengals; Taylor 0-1 vs. Packers

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

• 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).

ZAC TAYLOR…In his seventh season as the Bengals' 10th head coach.

• Is in his 13th year as an NFL coach and his seventh season as head coach of the Bengals after spending time with the L.A. Rams (2017-18) and Miami Dolphins (2012-15).
• Through six seasons with the Bengals, has led the team to four straight winning seasons (2021-24), two AFC North titles (2021-22), two AFC title game appearances (2021-22) and an appearance in Super Bowl LVI in 2021.
• Became one of only 13 head coaches in NFL history to win five of their first six career postseason games after defeating Baltimore and Buffalo in the Wild Card and Divisional Playoffs, respectively, in 2022.

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THE PACKERS-BENGALS SERIES

• Green Bay has won the last two regular-season matchups with Cincinnati, both in overtime, bringing the regular-season series record to 7-7.
• The series between the Packers and Bengals began at Lambeau Field in 1971 where Green Bay faced legendary Cincinnati head coach Paul Brown. The Packers earned a 20-17 victory on a field goal from Lou Michaels to secure the inaugural game between the two squads.
• One of the most notable games between the Packers and Bengals was in 1992 when QB Brett Favre replaced an injured Don Majkowski in the first quarter and led Green Bay to a come-from-behind 24-23 victory that included a 35-yard TD pass to WR Kitrick Taylor with only 13 seconds left in the game.

CONNECTIONS

Packers players and staff from Ohio: CB Carrington Valentine was born in Cincinnati, where he attended Moeller High School…LBs coach Sean Duggan was born in Cincinnati, where he attended St. Xavier High School…DBs coach Ryan Downard is from Lima, Ohio… Senior personnel executive Lee Gissendaner is from Akron, Ohio, and attended Stow-Munroe Falls High School in Stow, Ohio…Packers players and staff who played college football in Ohio: DL Karl Brooks played at Bowling Green from 2018-22…Senior assistant Luke Getsy played at Akron from 2005-06…Offensive quality control coach Rob Grosso played at John Carroll from 2011-13…Passing game coordinator Jason Vrable played at Marietta from 2003-06…Packers coaches who have coached in Ohio: Head coach Matt LaFleur was the offensive coordinator at Ashland University in 2007…Defensive assistant Jeff Koonz was on the coaching staff at the University of Cincinnati for three seasons, serving as the safeties coach (2014) and the LBs coach (2015-16)…Defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley was the co-defensive coordinator/secondary coach at Ohio State in 2019…Vrable was the QBs coach at Marietta College in 2007…Downard was a graduate assistant at Toledo in 2013…Downard spent two seasons at Bowling Green, serving as the director of football operations (2016) and the safeties coach (2017)…Duggan was a graduate assistant at Ohio State in 2019…Assistant defensive line coach Vince Oghobaase was a graduate assistant at Ohio State from 2013-15…Defensive quality control coach Jamael Lett was a graduate assistant at Ohio in 2016…Lett was the secondary coach at Akron in 2020…Getsy was a graduate assistant at Akron from 2007-08…RBs coach Ben Sirmans served in the same role at Kent State from 2000-04…Grosso was a student coaching/recruiting assistant at John Caroll from 2014-15…Packers staff with connections to Ohio: President & chief executive officer Ed Policy is from Youngstown, Ohio…Director of performance psychology and team behavioral health clinician Dr. Chris Carr worked at Ohio State from 1995-2000…Bengals with connections to Wisconsin: Director of player performance/head strength and conditioning coach Joey Boese played for Wisconsin from 1998-01…Bengals assistant QBs coach Fredi Knighten was born in Kenosha, Wis. ...Former Bengals: Strength and conditioning assistant Todd Hunt spent five seasons with the Bengals in the same role (2019-23)…Former Packers: Defensive line/run game coordinator Jerry Montgomery spent nine seasons on the Packers' coaching staff, serving as a defensive front assistant (2015-17) and the defensive line coach (2018-23)…LB Oren Burks was a third-round draft pick (No. 88 overall) by the Packers in 2018 and played for Green Bay from 2018-21…DT T.J. Slaton Jr. was a fifth-round draft pick (No. 173 overall) by the Packers in 2021 and played for Green Bay from 2021-24…DT Mike Pennel signed with the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2014 and played for Green Bay from 2014-16…Notable NFL connections: Bengals head coach Zac Taylor was on the Los Angeles Rams' coaching staff in 2017 when LaFleur was the offensive coordinator…Taylor was the Rams' QBs coach in 2018 when Packers QBs coach Sean Mannion played for the Rams…LaFleur was on the Houston Texans' coaching staff in 2009 when Bengals TEs coach James Casey played there…Casey was also teammates with Packers offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich when they played for the Texans in 2009…During his playing career, Stenavich spent time with the Carolina Panthers in the 2006 offseason, where he was teammates with Bengals OL coach Scott Peters…Bengals QB Jake Browning was on the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad from 2019-20, when Mannion also played for the Vikings…Packers S Xavier McKinney and Bengals DT B.J. Hill were teammates with the N.Y. Giants in 2020…Packers defensive line/ run game coordinator DeMarcus Covington crossed paths with Bengals TE Mike Gesicki, C Ted Karras, CB Marco Wilson, assistant OL coach Michael McCarthy, Peters and Mongomery during his time on the New England Patriots' coaching staff from 2017-24…Wilson, McCarthy, Peters and Montgomery overlapped with Lett when he was on the Patriots' coaching staff in 2024…Notable college connections: Packers QB Jordan Love played at Utah State when Bengals QBs coach Brad Kragthorpe was a graduate assistant there from 2016-17…Koonz and Taylor were both on the coaching staff at Cincinnati in 2016…Bengals RB Chase Brown and Packers CB Nate Hobbs were teammates at Illinois from 2019-20…Packers OL coach Luke Butkus served in the same role at Illinois in 2012 when Karras played there…Packers LB Edgerrin Cooper, Bengals DE Shemar Stewart and DT McKinnley Jackson were teammates at Texas A&M…Bengals defensive coordinator Al Golden was the head coach at Temple for a portion of Packers K Brandon McManus' tenure there (2009-10)…Bengals senior defensive assistant Sean Desai was the OLBs coach/special teams coordinator at Temple when McManus played there in 2010…Packers RB Josh Jacobs and McKinney were teammates with Bengals S Jordan Battle at Alabama…Stenavich was on Michigan's coaching staff when Montgomery was the DL coach and when Bengals secondary/safeties coach Jordan Kovacs played there from 2011-12…Packers LB Quay Walker, S Javon Bullard, DL Devonte Wyatt, TE John FitzPatrick, DL Nazir Stackhouse and DL Warren Brinson were teammates with Bengals WR Jermaine Burton, G Dylan Fairchild and OT Amarius Mims at Georgia in 2021…Burton, Mims and Fairchild also overlapped with Packers assistant OL coach Eddie Gordon at Georgia… Other notable connections: Taylor's father-in-law is former Packers head coach Mike Sherman...Bengals DT Kris Jenkins Jr. is the nephew of Cullen Jenkins, who played defensive line for the Packers for seven seasons (2004-10).