Dope Sheet: Packers take on the Raiders in prime time

The Green Bay Packers travel west to Las Vegas to play the Raiders on Monday Night Football.

• It marks the 31st straight season (1993-2023) that Green Bay will play on MNF, the NFL's longest appearance streak in the history of MNF.
• It is only the second MNF meeting between the Packers and Raiders (2003 in Oakland).
• This will be the first meeting between the Packers and Raiders in Las Vegas.
• Green Bay has won eight games in a row against the Raiders.
• The Packers have scored 28-plus points in each of the last eight matchups, including 38-plus points in four of the last five contests.
• Three of the last five games have been decided by 30-plus points.
• Green Bay has scored 30-plus points against the Raiders in five straight games, matching its longest streak against a single opponent (Chargers, 1996-2011; Eagles, 1954-70). The Packers are one of only three NFL teams to post a streak of that length against the Raiders, joining the Chiefs (seven games, 2019-current) and the Chargers (seven games, 1960-63).
• Only three of the 13 regular-season matchups between the two clubs has been decided by single digits.
• This will be the first time the Packers face former Green Bay WR Davante Adams (2014-21), who ranks in the top five in franchise history in receptions (No. 2, 669), receiving yards (No. 4, 8,121) and touchdowns (73, No. 3), receiving touchdowns (73, No. 2). Adams also owns the top two marks for receptions in a single season (123 in 2021 and 115 in 2020) and the single-season record for receiving yards (1,553 in 2021).
• This is the first time the Packers play on a Monday following a Thursday game since 2012 (Week 2 vs. Chicago on a Thursday night, Week 3 at Seattle on a Monday night).
• This is the fourth straight season that the Packers play prime-time games in back-to-back weeks at least one time (also scheduled to play in Weeks 13-14).
• The Packers will be on the bye next week, marking the first Week 6 bye for Green Bay since 2006.
• The Packers are 4-0 under Head Coach Matt LaFleur in the game heading into the bye, turning the ball over just one time in those four contests with a plus-seven turnover differential.

WITH THE CALL

ESPN will broadcast the game to a national audience.Play-by-play man Joe Buck joins analyst Troy Aikman in the booth with Lisa Salters reporting from the sidelines

• Westwood One Sports will be broadcasting on radio to a national audience with Kevin Harlan (play-by-play) and Mike Golic (analyst) on the call and Rich Eisen hosting pregame and halftime shows. 
• All Packers games can be heard on the Packers Radio Network, which is made up of 51 stations in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois and North and South Dakota. 97.3 The Game – WRNW-Milwaukee begins its second 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) and two-time Packers Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) call the action. McCarren first joined the team's broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 29th season calling Packers games. After originally being paired together in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 25th 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 (Packers Radio Network feed is on SiriusXM 81 or 226 and on the SiriusXM App).

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THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT

Packers at Las Vegas:

• All-time, regular season: 8-5
• All-time, postseason: 1-0
• All-time, at Raiders (regular season): 3-2
• Streaks: Green Bay has won eight consecutive games.
• Last meeting, regular season: Oct. 20, 2019, Lambeau Field, Packers won, 42-24

COACHES CAPSULES

• Matt LaFleur: 49-21-0, .700; (2-3 postseason); 5th NFL season
• Josh McDaniels: 18-31, .367; (0-0 postseason); 4th NFL season
• Head to Head: LaFleur 0-0 vs. McDaniels
• vs. Opponent: LaFleur 1-0 vs. Raiders; McDaniels 0-0 vs. Packers

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

• Enters his 15th 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 four 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 47 wins are the second most in league history by a head coach in his first four seasons in the NFL, trailing only George Seifert (52 in 1989-92). Green Bay's 47-19 regular-season record since 2019 ranks No. 3 in the NFL and 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).
• Guided the Packers to a 27-6 record (.818) in the regular season from 2019-22 at Lambeau Field, the top home mark in the NFL since 2019. His .750 win percentage (18-6 record) against NFC North opponents in his first four seasons also ranks as the best in the history of the NFC North/Central (min. 10 games).
• 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).

JOSH McDANIELS…In his second season as the Raiders' 22nd head coach.

• Enters his 23rd season as an NFL coach, having previously served as the head coach of the Denver Broncos (2009-10), offensive coordinator for the St. Louis Rams (2011), and various roles for the New England Patriots (2001-08, 2012-21), including 13 seasons as the offensive coordinator (2006-08, 2012-21).
• In his first season with the Raiders, the offense scored on 42.4 percent of its possessions, a mark that ranked fifth in the league and was the second highest for a Raiders offense since 2001.
• Part of six Super Bowl championships, 14 division titles and eight conference crowns with New England.
• In 13 seasons as OC for the Patriots, guided the offense to top-10 finishes eight times, including the NFL's No. 1 ranked offense in 2007, 2012 and 2017. The offense also scored 400-plus points in 11 of his 13 seasons.

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THE PACKERS-RAIDERS SERIES

• These two franchises first met in Super Bowl II following the 1967 season, and the Packers defeated the Raiders, 33-14, to capture their second straight Super Bowl title. 
• To begin the regular-season series, the Raiders won the first five matchups before Green Bay got its first win in 1990. The Packers have now won eight consecutive games from 1990-2019, which is the their second-longest active win streak over any opponent.
• This will be the first matchup between the franchises since the Raiders relocated to Las Vegas in 2020.

NOTABLE CONNECTIONS

Packers WR Romeo Doubs played collegiately at the University of Nevada (2018-21)…Packers defensive line/running game coordinator Jerry Montgomery attended Virgin Valley High School in Mesquite, Nev., and was the Nevada Player of the Year in 1997…Packers K Anders Carlson is the younger brother of Raiders All-Pro K Daniel Carlson…Packers assistant head coach/special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia and assistant special teams coach Byron Storer both held the same titles for the Raiders from 2018-21…Bisaccia also served as the interim head coach for the Raiders in 2021 for the final 12 games of the season…Packers CB Keisean Nixon (2019-21), S Dallin Leavitt (2018-21), special teams quality control coach Kyle Wilber (2018-21), national scout Sam Seale (1984-87, 1992) and college scout Brandian Ross (2012-14) all played for the Raiders…Packers CB Rasul Douglas spent time with the Raiders during the 2021 offseason and preseason...Packers assistant quarterbacks coach Connor Lewis served as an independent consultant for the Raiders in 2015…Raiders WR Davante Adams was drafted by Green Bay in the second round (No. 53 overall) of the 2014 NFL Draft…Adams was a five-time Pro Bowler (2017-21) and a two-time Associated Press All-Pro first-team selection (2020-21) in his eight seasons with the Packers (2014-21)…Raiders LB Curtis Bolton entered the league as an undrafted free agent with the Packers in 2019…Raiders G Greg Van Roten entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Green Bay in 2012 and played in 10 games across two seasons (2012-13) for the Packers…Raiders defensive coordinator Patrick Graham was the inside linebackers/defensive run game coordinator for the Packers in 2018…Raiders defensive backs/pass game coordinator Jason Simmons spent nine seasons (2011-19) in Green Bay in various roles…Raiders wide receivers coach Edgar Bennett spent 17 seasons with the Packers in multiple roles, serving as the team's offensive coordinator from 2015-17…Bennett also played running back for Green Bay for five years (1992-96)...Raiders strength and conditioning assistant Deuce Gruden was born in Green Bay, Wis. …Gruden was on Washington's coaching staff with Packers inside linebackers coach Kirk Olivadotti while Packers LB Preston Smith was with the team...Raiders defensive backs coach Chris Ash served as the defensive coordinator at Wisconsin from 2010-12…Raiders director of football research Matt Sheldon is from Schofield, Wis., and was a graduate assistant at Wisconsin from 1997-99…Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and Raiders head strength and conditioning coach A.J. Neibel worked together on the Atlanta Falcons' staff in 2015-16...Packers offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich was the assistant OL coach for the 49ers when Raiders QB Jimmy Garoppolo played for San Francisco (2017-18)…Packers defensive coordinator Joe Barry was an assistant head coach/linebackers for the Rams when Raiders CB David Long Jr. and CB Marcus Peters played for the team…Packers running backs coach Ben Sirmans coached running backs at Michigan State for two years (2005-06) while Raiders QB Brian Hoyer played for the Spartans...Packers defensive backs coach Ryan Downard coached for the Browns while Hoyer played in Cleveland…Raiders defensive quality control coach Keith Heyward was a defensive backs coach at Louisville for one season in 2016 while Packers CB Jaire Alexander played for the Cardinals…Packers senior analyst Tim Lester was the head coach at Western Michigan for Raiders LB Robert Spillane's last season of collegiate football (2017)…Packers LB Eric Wilson, S Jonathan Owens and Raiders coaching assistant Danny Amendola were teammates with the Texans in 2021…Packers LB De'Vondre Campbell (fourth round, No. 115 overall) and Raiders TE Austin Hooper (third round, No. 81 overall) were both drafted by the Falcons in the 2016 NFL Draft and played together in Atlanta from 2016-19…Packers DL T.J. Slaton and Raiders DT Nesta Jade Silvera were teammates at American Heritage (Fla.) High School…Former college teammates include: Packers DL T.J. Slaton, LB Brenton Cox Jr. and Raiders LB Amari Burney (Florida); Packers T Yosh Nijman and Raiders LB Divine Deablo (Virginia Tech); Packers OL Zach Tom, Raiders T Justin Herron and LB Luke Masterson (Wake Forest); Packers DL Kenny Clark and Raiders C Andre James (UCLA); Packers LB Rashan Gary, G Jon Runyan and Raiders CB David Long Jr. (Michigan); Packers C Josh Myers and Raiders T Thayer Munford Jr. (Ohio State); Packers LB Quay Walker, DL Devonte Wyatt, LB Brenton Cox. Jr., Raiders S Chris Smith II, and RB Zamir White (Georgia); Packers TE Josiah Deguara and Raiders WR Tre Tucker (Cincinnati).