Dope Sheet: Packers hit the road to face the Titans

The Green Bay Packers will travel to Tennessee to take on the Titans.

• It is the earliest visit to Nashville to play the Titans and the second-earliest visit against the franchise (Week 1 at Houston Oilers in 1983).
• The two teams have played 14 times with an overall point differential of 15 points.
• Green Bay and Tennessee have split the last four matchups, with the Packers scoring 40 and 55 points in their two victories.
• This will be the Packers' fourth game at Tennessee and the first since 2016.
• The last time Green Bay won a road game against the franchise was in 1992 in Houston against the Oilers.
• Overall, the two franchises have faced off 14 times during the regular season, with the Titans holding an 8-6 (.571) advantage in the series.
• This is the first time since 2000 that the Packers have played two of their first three games vs. AFC teams.
• Under Head Coach Matt LaFleur, Green Bay is 15-9 against AFC teams, a .625 winning percentage that is No. 2 among NFC teams (Seattle Seahawks, 16-9, .640) and No. 4 among all teams since 2019 (Kansas City Chiefs, 46-16, .742 / Buffalo Bills, 41-19, .683).
• The Packers have started 1-1 for the fourth straight year, and in each of the previous three seasons, they have gone on to be 2-1.
• Green Bay has started 1-1 or better in the first two games of the season for 18 consecutive years (2007-24)
• With a win over Indianapolis in Week 2, Green Bay has won 12 straight home openers (2013-24), the longest winning streak in home openers in team history and the longest current winning streak in the league. It also tied for the second-longest winning streak in home openers in NFL history behind only Miami (13 from 1976-88).
• With the victory in Week 2, the Packers became the first team in NFL history to reach 800 regular-season wins.
• The temperature at kickoff in Week 2 was 85 degrees, tied for the second-warmest home game in franchise history (since 1959) behind only an 89-degree game vs. Cincinnati on Sept. 24, 2017.
• Dating back to 2008, the six times the Packers have lost the season opener, they won in Week 2 (2012, 2013, 2014, 2021, 2022, 2024).
• Green Bay returns home next week to take on the Minnesota Vikings in its first divisional matchup of the season. It is the first time the Packers do not play an NFC North foe until Week 4 or later since 2017 (Week 4 vs. Chicago).

WITH THE CALL

FOX Sports, now in its 31st season as an NFL network television partner, will broadcast the game.

• Play-by-play man Kevin Kugler joins analyst Daryl Johnston and sideline reporter Laura Okmin.
• 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 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 121 or 386 or through the app (Packers Radio Network feed).
• Sports USA Radio will be broadcasting the game to a national audience with Larry Kahn (play-by-play) and Stephen Gostkowski (analyst) on the call.

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THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT

Packers at Titans:

• All-time, regular season: 6-8
• All-time, at Tennessee (regular season): 3-3
• Streaks: Green Bay and Tennessee have split the last four games.
• Last meeting, regular season: Nov. 17, 2022, Lambeau Field, Titans won, 27-17

COACHES CAPSULES

• Matt LaFleur: 57-28-0, .671; (3-4 postseason); 6th NFL season
• Brian Callahan: 0-2-0, .000; (0-0 postseason); 1st NFL season
• Head to Head: LaFleur 0-0 vs. Callahan
• vs. Opponent: LaFleur 1-1 vs. Titans; Callahan 0-0 vs. Packers

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

• 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, 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).

BRIAN CALLAHAN…In his first season as the Titans' 20th head coach.

• Enters his 15th season as an NFL coach, having previously served as an offensive coordinator for five seasons (Cincinnati Bengals, 2019-23), a QBs coach for four seasons (Denver Broncos, 2015; Detroit Lions, 2016-17; Oakland Raiders, 2018) and in various other offensive roles with the Broncos for five seasons (2010-14).
• During his five seasons as OC in Cincinnati, helped guide the Bengals to two AFC North titles, two AFC title games and an appearance in Super Bowl LVI against the Los Angeles Rams.
• In his final three seasons with the Bengals (2021-23), Cincinnati's offense ranked in the top 10 in the NFL in several categories, including No. 6 in scoring (24.9 ppg), No. 7 in passing (250.8 ypg), No. 7 in red-zone efficiency (61.5 pct), No. 10 in third-down percentage (41.0) and No. 6 in time of possession (31:00).

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THE PACKERS-TITANS SERIES

• The series began in 1972 when the Packers defeated the then-Houston Oilers, 23-10, in the inaugural matchup.
• Green Bay won four of the first seven games played (1972-98) before Tennessee won three straight games from 2001-08. Since then, the teams have split the last four contests (2012-22).
• The winning team has scored at least 40 points in three of the last four matchups, with the Packers owning the largest margin of victory in the series when they defeated Tennessee, 55-7, in 2012 at Lambeau Field.

NOTABLE CONNECTIONS

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur was the offensive coordinator for the Titans in 2018…Packers QB Malik Willis was drafted in the third round (No. 86 overall) by the Titans in the 2022 NFL Draft and played for Tennessee from 2022-23…Packers K Brayden Narveson entered the league as an undrafted free agent with the Titans in May 2024…Packers T Andre Dillard played in 16 games with 10 starts for the Titans in 2023…Packers LS Matt Orzech was on the Titans' active roster for three games during the 2020 season…Packers defensive quality control coach Anthony Perkins spent time with the Titans as part of the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship in 2015…Packers passing game coordinator (defense) Derrick Ansley coached at the University of Tennessee in 2012 (DBs) and 2019-20 (defensive coordinator/DBs)…Packers strength and conditioning coordinator Aaron Hill was an assistant strength and conditioning coach at Vanderbilt from 2015-18…Packers assistant QBs coach Connor Lewis attended Vanderbilt University (2010-14), working as a football office assistant for the Commodores (2012-14) and in ticket services for the Titans as an undergrad…Titans T JC Latham grew up in Oak Creek, Wis., and attended Catholic Memorial High School in Waukesha, Wis., for his first two years of high school…Titans president of football operations Chad Brinker spent 13 years (2010-22) in the Packers' player personnel department prior to joining Tennessee…Titans executive VP/general manager Ran Carthon was on the Packers' practice squad for the final two games of the 2005 season…Titans S Mike Brown spent time on the Packers' practice squad during the 2022 season…Titans TEs coach Justin Outten coached TEs for Green Bay from 2019-21…Outten was an offensive intern for the Falcons when LaFleur was the QBs coach for Atlanta…Titans assistant special teams coach Anthony Levine Sr. entered the league as an undrafted free agent with the Packers in 2010 and spent time on Green Bay's practice squad in 2010-11…Titans director of sports performance Zac Woodfin entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Green Bay in 2005 and served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach for the Packers from 2011-13…Titans assistant strength and conditioning coach Mark Lovat held the same position for the Packers from 1999-09 and 2019-23 and served as the strength and conditioning coordinator for Green Bay from 2010-18…Titans assistant strength and conditioning coach Grant Thorne held the same position for the Packers from 2015-23 and served as a strength and conditioning consultant from 2013-14…Titans OL Peter Skoronski's grandfather, Bob Skoronski, played 11 seasons (1959, 1959-68) for Green Bay and was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame in 1976…Titans assistant OL Scott Fuchs coached the defensive line at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire in 1999…Titans OL coach Bill Callahan coached the offensive line at the University of Wisconsin from 1990-94…LaFleur coached Titans assistant TEs coach Luke Stocker, who played tight end for Tennessee in 2018…Stocker played with Packers offensive assistant Sean Mannion in Minnesota (2021)…Stocker was also a teammate of Packers coaching assistant Myles White in Tampa Bay when Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley and Packers assistant special teams coach Byron Storer were on the coaching staff for the Buccaneers…LaFleur and Titans LBs coach Frank Bush coached together in Houston in 2008-09…LaFleur also coached with Titans secondary/safeties coach Steve Jackson in Washington in 2010-11…Titans head coach Brian Callahan, Titans special teams coordinator Colt Anderson and Packers strength and conditioning assistant Todd Hunt were on the Bengals' coaching staff together…Bill Callahan, Titans outside LBs coach Ben Bloom and assistant head coach/special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia coached together for the Cowboys while special teams quality control coach Kyle Wilber was a player for Dallas…Bisaccia, Ansley and Storer coached with Brian Callahan and offensive coordinator Nick Holz for the Raiders while Wilber played for the team…Titans QBs coach Bo Hardegree, Titans defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson, Bush, Jackson (only 2019) and Packers TEs coach John Dunn coached together for the N.Y. Jets in 2019-20…Packers passing game coordinator Jason Vrable also coached with Wilson for the N.Y. Jets in 2017-18…Packers QBs coach Tom Clements was the offensive coordinator for Buffalo in 2004-05 when Titans WRs coach Tyke Tolbert coached WRs for the Bills…Packers LBs/running game coordinator Anthony Campanile and Titans defensive assistant Steve Donatell were on the Dolphins' staff together in 2023.