Dope Sheet: Packers host Arizona Cardinals for Week 6 matchup

The Green Bay Packers return home to take on the Arizona Cardinals.

• The Packers and Cardinals have been playing against each other since 1921, with Green Bay holding a 45-24-4 (.652) advantage in the the regular-season series, including a 27-10 mark at home.
• This will be the Packers' 74th regular-season meeting against the Cardinals, their fifth most against an opponent behind the Chicago Bears (206), Detroit Lions (187), Minnesota Vikings (126) and Los Angeles Rams (97).
• Dating back to 1955, Green Bay is 8-1 in the series at home.
• The Packers are 18-7 in the month of October against the Cardinals, with wins in each of the last four meetings.
• Since they moved to Arizona, Green Bay is 8-3 against the Cardinals during the regular season.
• The Packers won the last matchup, 24-21, at Arizona in 2021.
• Including the postseason, the last three matchups have been decided by a total of 12 points (6, 3, 3), including an overtime game.
• Under Head Coach Matt LaFleur, the Packers are 43-20 against NFC teams, a .683 winning percentage that ranks No. 1 in the conference since 2019.
• Since 2019, Green Bay is 8-1 against the NFC West in the regular season, an .889 winning percentage that ranks No. 1 in the NFC and is tied for No. 2 in the NFL over that span. It is the best winning percentage that the Packers have against any division since 2019. Green Bay also has a plus-nine turnover differential against the division over that span, No. 3 in the NFL.
• DL Kenny Clark tied his career best with seven solo tackles in the 2018 matchup against Arizona.
• DL Preston Smith has faced the Cardinals four times, posting a sack, five QB hits, an interception and a fumble recovery.
• Green Bay will take on a couple AFC teams over the next two weeks with a home game against the Houston Texans in Week 7 and a road trip to take on the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 8. It will be the second time this season (Weeks 2-3) that Green Bay will play back-to-back AFC South games. It is only the third time since the 1970 merger that the Packers play four AFC teams in the first eight games of the season (1984, 1999).

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 is in 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 83 or 226 or through the app (Packers Radio Network feed).
• Sports USA Radio will be broadcasting the game to a national audience with Josh Appel (play-by-play) and James White (analyst) on the call.

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THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT

Packers vs. Cardinals:

• All-time, regular season: 45-24-4
• All-time, postseason: 1-2 (1-0 at Lambeau)
• All-time, at home (regular season): 27-10 (19-6 in Green Bay)
• Streaks: Green Bay has won eight of the last 11 regular-season games played.
• Last meeting, regular season: Oct. 28, 2021, State Farm Stadium, Packers won, 24-21

COACHES CAPSULES

• Matt LaFleur: 59-29-0, .670; (3-4 postseason); 6th NFL season
• Jonathan Gannon: 6-16-0, .273; (0-0 postseason); 2nd NFL season
• Head to Head: LaFleur 0-0 vs. Gannon
• vs. Opponent: LaFleur 1-0 vs. Cardinals; Gannon 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).

JONATHAN GANNON…In his second season as the Cardinals' 38th head coach.

• 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, the Eagles' defense led the NFL with a franchise single-season-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 Gannon served as defensive coordinator, with the Eagles winning an NFC East title and a Super Bowl berth in 2022.
• Also spent time with the Indianapolis Colts (2018-20), Minnesota Vikings (2014-17), Tennessee Titans (2012-13), St. Louis Rams (2009-11) and Atlanta Falcons (2007).

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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 four of the last six regular-season games played, scoring 30-plus points in three of those victories in that span.

NOTABLE CONNECTIONS

Packers CB Keisean Nixon began his college career at Arizona Western College (2015-16)…Packers WR Christian Watson was born in Phoenix, Ariz. …Packers T/G Jordan Morgan was born and raised in Tucson, Ariz., where he attended Marana High School and played at the University of Arizona (2019-23)…Packers K Brayden Narveson attended Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Ariz. …Packers director of player engagement Grey Ruegamer played at Arizona State University and was inducted into the Sun Devil Athletics Hall of Fame in 2014…Packers offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich coached the offensive line at Northern Arizona in 2014…Packers QBs coach Tom Clements was the quarterbacks coach for the Cardinals in 2019-20, where he helped develop Cardinals QB Kyler Murray, who was named the Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 and earned his first Pro Bowl selection in 2020…Packers offensive QC coach Rob Grosso was a defensive QC coach for Arizona in 2019-20…Packers WR Bo Melton's brother, Max, is a cornerback for the Cardinals…Cardinals OL Jon Gaines II attended Marquette University High School in Milwaukee, Wis. …Cardinals LBs coach Sam Siefkes is from Oconomowoc, Wis., and played one season at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse (2011) and served as a student assistant there for two seasons (2012-13)…Siefkes was a graduate assistant at the University of Wisconsin (2015) and served as the defensive coordinator/ILBs coach at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville (2016-17)…Cardinals assistant QBs coach Connor Senger, born in West Allis, Wis., attended Pius XI High School in Milwaukee, Wis., and walked on at the University of Wisconsin (2013-14) before finishing his collegiate career at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh (2015-16)…Senger coached QBs at UW-Oshkosh in 2017 and Caroll University (Wis.) in 2018-19 and coached RBs at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in 2019…Cardinals TEs coach Ben Steele was a tight end for the Packers in 2004-05…Cardinals LB Krys Barnes entered the league as an undrafted free agent with Green Bay in 2020 and played three seasons for the Packers (2020-22)…Packers QB Jordan Love and Barnes were teammates at Liberty High School in Bakersfield, Calif. …Packers assistant DL coach Vince Oghobaase coached the defensive line at UCLA in 2018-19 when Barnes was a player for the Bruins…Packers strength and conditioning coordinator Aaron Hill worked with Cardinals director, football performance Shea Thompson on the 49ers' staff in 2019-22 and the University of Minnesota's staff in 2014…Packers strength and conditioning assistant Ben Schumacher also worked with Thompson at Minnesota in 2013…Packers TE coach John Dunn and Cardinals assistant head coach/special teams coordinator Jeff Rodgers were on the Bears' staff together in 2016-17…Packers RBs coach Ben Sirmans coached running backs at Boston College when Cardinals offensive coordinator Drew Petzing was a graduate assistant for the Eagles in 2010-11…Petzing was the Vikings' WRs coach when Packers offensive assistant Sean Mannion was a player for Minnesota in 2019…Packers LB Eric Wilson played for the Eagles when Cardinals defensive coordinator Nick Rallis coached LBs for Philadelphia in 2021…Cardinals passing game coordinator/WRs coach Drew Terrell was a graduate assistant at Michigan when Packers DL Rashan Gary played for the Wolverines…Packers WRs coach Ryan Mahaffey was a graduate assistant/WRs at Notre Dame in 2015 when Cardinals RBs coach Autry Denson coached RBs for the Fighting Irish…Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley and defensive assistant Sean Duggan were on the staff at Ohio State with Cardinals assistant strength and conditioning Everrett Gathron in 2019…Packers LBs/running game coordinator Anthony Campanile was on the Dolphins' coaching staff with Cardinals DL coach Derrick LeBlanc in 2022…Hafley worked with Cardinals senior reconditioning coordinator Buddy Morris at the University of Pittsburgh in 2007-10…Cardinals assistant DL coach William Peagler coached RBs at Michigan State in 2020-21 when Packers WR Jayden Reed played for the Spartans…Packers QB Malik Willis and Cardinals WR Chris Moore were teammates with the Titans in 2023.