The Green Bay Packers return home to take on the Carolina Panthers in primetime.
- It is the first-ever Thursday meeting between Green Bay and Carolina.
- It is the fifth meeting with the Panthers in the last eight years, including the second year in a row.
- Green Bay has won three of the last four games against Carolina.
- Including the postseason, the Packers are 12-7 (.632) against the Panthers.
- The Packers have scored 24-plus points in 10 of the last 11 matchups.
- Eight of the last nine contests, including each of the last six, have been decided by single digits.
- This is the last of three home games for Green Bay over a 19-day span this month (Oct. 11-29). Next week, the Packers head east to take on the New England Patriots.
WITH THE CALL
The game will be broadcast across the country on Prime Video. If you live in the Green Bay market, it will also air on free, over-the-air television on NBC26 (WGBA), and if you live in the Milwaukee market, it will be shown on FOX6 (WITI). It will be available on mobile devices with NFL+ as well.
- Play-by-play man Al Michaels joins analyst Kirk Herbstreit and sideline reporter Kaylee Hartung.
- 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), 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 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.
- The radio broadcast can also be heard on Sirius XM NFL Radio on Channels 81 or 192 or in the app (Packers Radio Network feed).
- Westwood One will be broadcasting on radio to a national audience with Ryan Radtke (play-by-play) and Marcel Reece (analyst) on the call and Scott Graham hosting from the studio.
THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT:
Packers vs. Panthers:
- All-time, regular season: 11-7
- All-time, postseason: 1-0
- All-time, at Green Bay (regular season): 5-3
- Streaks: Green Bay has won three of the last four regular-season matchups.
- Last meeting, regular season: Nov. 2, 2025, Lambeau Field, Panthers won, 16-13
COACHES CAPSULES
- Matt LaFleur: 80-43-1, .649; (3-6 postseason); 8th NFL season
- Dave Canales: 16-24, .400; (0-1 postseason); 3rd NFL season
- Head to Head: LaFleur 0-1 vs. Canales
- vs. Opponent: LaFleur 3-1 vs. Panthers; Canales 1-0 vs. Packers
MATT LaFLEUR…In his eighth season as the Packers' 15th head coach.
- Is in 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, 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).
DAVE CANALES…In his third season as the Panthers' seventh head coach.
- Has 16 years of NFL experience, having previously spent 13 seasons with the Seattle Seahawks in various offensive roles (2010-22) and a season as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' offensive coordinator (2023).
- In 2025, helped lead the Panthers to an NFC South title after a 1-3 start, becoming just the 10th team to win its division after a 1-3 start over the past 20 seasons.
- Joined Dom Capers (1996) and John Fox (2003) as the only Carolina head coaches to appear in the postseason in one of their first two seasons, with 2025 marking the 12th time Canales has coached in the playoffs.
- In his lone season as offensive coordinator in Tampa Bay, helped QB Baker Mayfield throw for 4,044 yards, and 28 TDs, completing 364 passes with a 64.3 percent completion rate.
THE PACKERS-PANTHERS SERIES
- The first meeting between these franchises came in the 1996 NFC title game, when the Packers defeated the Panthers, a team that was coached by former Green Bay defensive coordinator Dom Capers, 30-13, at Lambeau Field.
- Green Bay holds the longest win streak in the series, winning three consecutive games from 2001-04, and leads the all-time series at 11-7.
- Green Bay has won three of the last five regular-season matchups at Lambeau Field, scoring 24-plus points in all three victories.
NOTABLE CONNECTIONS
Packers players and staff from North Carolina: LB Ty'Ron Hopper and TEs coach John Dunn were born in Shelby, N.C. …C/G Jacob Monk was born in Raleigh, N.C., is from Wendell, N.C., and attended Corinth Holders High School in Archer Lodge, N.C. …Strength and conditioning assistant Marcus Jones is from Wake Forest, N.C., where he attended Wake Forest-Rolesville High School…General manager Brian Gutekunst was born in Raleigh, N.C. ...Packers players and staff who played college football in North Carolina: G/T Anthony Belton played at N.C. State from 2021-24…Monk played at Duke from 2019- 23…Dunn played at North Carolina from 2001-03…DL coach Vince Oghobaase played at Duke from 2006-09... Packers coaches who have coached in North Carolina: Dunn was on the coaching staff at North Carolina for four seasons, serving as a student assistant (2004), an offensive quality control coach (2005) and an offensive graduate assistant (2006-07)…Defensive quality control coach Jamael Lett was a special teams analyst at North Carolina in 2023…Jones was the assistant director of athletic performance at Appalachian State from 2020-21 and an assistant strength and conditioning coach at N.C. State from 2021-23…Oghobaase served as a graduate assistant at Duke from 2011-12…Packers staff with connections to North Carolina: Coaching operations coordinator Joe McKillip worked in football operations at N.C. State from 2013-18…Panthers with connections to Wisconsin: Associate head coach/offensive specialist Darrell Bevell played quarterback at Wisconsin from 1992-95…Former Panthers: Offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich spent the 2006 offseason with the Panthers during his playing career, where he briefly played with Panthers general manager Dan Morgan…Secondary coach/pass game coordinator Bobby Babich served as the Panthers' administrative assistant (2011) and defensive assistant (2012)… Strength and conditioning coordinator Aaron Hill was a strength and conditioning intern with the Panthers in 2015…Former Packers: Defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero was a defensive quality control coach for the Packers in 2016…Bevell spent six seasons with the Packers, serving as an offensive assistant/quality control coach (2000-01), an offensive assistant (2002) and the QBs coach (2003- 05)...LS JJ Jansen signed with the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2008 before spending the season on injured reserve…RB AJ Dillon was selected by the Packers in the second round (No. 62 overall) of the 2020 NFL Draft and played five seasons (2020-24) with the Packers…T Rasheed Walker was selected by Green Bay in the seventh round (No. 249 overall) of the 2022 NFL Draft and played four seasons with the Packers (2022-25)…WR David Moore spent the 2021 season with the Packers…S Isaiah Simmons spent the offseason with the Packers in 2025… Notable NFL connections: Packers head coach Matt LaFleur was the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams in 2017 when Evero was the safeties coach and Panthers defensive assistant Kevin Peterson played for the Rams…Packers assistant special teams coach Cory Harkey and Panthers assistant special teams/ILBs coach Daren Bates were teammates with the St. Louis Rams when Packers RBs coach Ben Sirmans coached there from 2013- 15…Panthers DT Bobby Brown III, S Nick Scott, defensive passing game coordinator Jonathan Cooley, special teams and defensive assistant Dwayne Stukes and Evero crossed paths with Packers offensive assistant Jeremiah Kolone and LS Matt Orzech during their time with the Rams… LaFleur was on the Houston Texans' coaching staff and Stenavich played for the Texans when Panthers director of college scouting Jared Kirksey was a college and pro scouting intern there from 2008-09…LaFleur (2018) and Orzech (2020) crossed paths with Panthers WRs coach Rob Moore during their time with the Tennessee Titans… Bates played LB for the Titans in 2018 when LaFleur was on the coaching staff and Orzech played there...Packers RB Josh Jacobs and CB Keisean Nixon crossed paths with Panthers S Tre'von Moehrig and TE Darren Waller in 2021 with the Las Vegas Raiders…Packers OL coach Luke Butkus was on the Seattle Seahawks' coaching staff when he crossed paths with Panthers head coach Dave Canales, TEs coach Pat McPherson, DL coach Todd Wash, senior offensive consultant Carl Smith, Tracy Smith and Bevell, who were all on the coaching staff in 2011…Packers passing game coordinator Jason Vrable was an offensive quality control coach for the Buffalo Bills when Rob Moore was the WRs coach in 2014…Babich and Harkey were on the Bills' coaching staff when Panthers LB Tyrel Dodson and P Sam Martin played there from 2022-23…Packers QBs/assistant head coach - offense Luke Getsy was the offensive coordinator with the Chicago Bears when David Moore played there in 2022…Packers defensive coordinator Jonathan Gannon and LB Zaire Franklin crossed paths with Panthers game management coordinator George Li and LB Bobby Okereke from 2019-20 with the Indianapolis Colts…Wash was the Jacksonville Jaguars' defensive coordinator when Packers CBs coach Daniel Bullocks was the assistant DBs coach in 2016…Panthers assistant LBs coach Mayur Chaudhari and secondary coach Renaldo Hill coached with the Los Angeles Chargers when Packers LB Nick Niemann played there in 2021…Bevell was the QBs/ passing game coordinator with the Miami Dolphins when Packers TE Jonnu Smith played there in 2024…Packers LBs coach Sam Siefkes was the assistant LBs coach with the Minnesota Vikings when Panthers CB Akayleb Evans and OLB Patrick Jones II played there in 2022…Packers S Xavier McKinney and QB Tyrod Taylor were teammates with Waller with the N.Y. Giants in 2023…Packers special teams coordinator Cam Achord was the assistant special teams coach for the Giants when Okereke and Simmons played there in 2024…Martin and Packers G Laken Tomlinson were teammates with the Detroit Lions from 2015-16… Taylor and Panthers WR John Metchie III were teammates with the N.Y. Jets in 2025…Panthers offensive coordinator Brad Idzik was the assistant WRs coach when Packers WR Bo Melton was on the Seattle Seahawks' practice squad in 2022…Tomlinson and Panthers T Stone Forsythe played together with the Seahawks in 2024…Notable college connections: Wash and Packers defensive analyst Scott Fuchs were teammates at NDSU from 1990-91…Wash was the DL coach for the Bison when Babich played cornerback there in 2005…Sirmans was the RBs coach/recruiting coordinator at Maine from 1996-99 when Panthers OL coach Joe Gilbert was the offensive coordinator…Vrable and Rob Moore were on the coaching staff at Syracuse in 2010...Siefkes was the defensive coordinator/LBs coach at Wofford when Panthers defensive assistant Ilir Emini was the safeties/nickels coach in 2018…Oghobaase was the DL coach at UCLA when Panthers OLB Jaelan Phillips played there in 2018…Packers assistant OL coach Eddie Gordon played (2014-16) and coached (2017-18) for Louisiana when Panthers G Robert Hunt played there…Packers T/G Jordan Morgan and Panthers WR Tetairoa McMillan were teammates at Arizona from 2022-23…McMillan played for Arizona when Kolone was the offensive graduate assistant in 2024…Packers LB Isaiah McDuffie and Dillon were teammates at Boston College for three seasons (2017-19)…Packers EDGE Brenton Cox Jr., K Trey Smack and DT Chris McClellan were teammates with Panthers RB Trevor Etienne at Florida in 2022…Panthers OLB Princely Umanmielen, Forsythe and Hopper played together at Florida in 2020…Cox and Hopper were teammates with Panthers TE Feleipe Franks at Florida in 2019…Packers C/G Jager Burton and Panthers C Luke Fotner played together at Kentucky in 2021…McKinney and Metchie were teammates at Alabama in 2019…Packers WR Savion Williams and Moehrig played together at TCU in 2020… Packers EDGE Barryn Sorrell and Panthers TE Ja'Tavion Sanders were teammates at Texas for three seasons (2021-23)…Packers G Aaron Banks was teammates with Panthers TE Tommy Tremble when offensive assistant Dean Petzing coached at Notre Dame from 2019-20… Packers EDGE Dani Dennis-Sutton and Panthers S Zakee Wheatley played together at Penn State for four seasons (2022-25).
