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Also to note, Rodgers missed additional potential matchups with Eli Manning and Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger in 2013, and with Brees, Flacco and Roethlisberger in 2017, due to injury.
Here’s the full rundown of the matchups and results:
Week 1 vs. Saints/Brees: W, 42-34
Week 13 at Giants/E. Manning: W, 38-35
Week 4 vs. Saints/Brees: W, 28-27
Week 12 at Giants/E. Manning: L, 38-10
Week 6 at Ravens/Flacco: W, 19-17
Week 1 at Seahawks/Wilson: L, 36-16
Week 8 at Saints/Brees: L, 44-23
Week 13 vs. Patriots/Brady: W, 26-21
NFC Ch. at Seahawks/Wilson: L, 28-22 OT
Week 2 vs. Seahawks/Wilson: W, 27-17
Week 8 at Broncos/P. Manning: L, 29-10
Week 5 vs. Giants/E. Manning: W, 23-16
Week 14 vs. Seahawks/Wilson: W, 38-10
NFC WC vs. Giants/E. Manning: W, 38-13
Week 1 vs. Seahawks/Wilson: W, 17-9
Week 9 at Patriots/Brady: L, 31-17
Week 11 at Seahawks/Wilson: L, 27-24
Total record: 10-7
All that said, this game isn’t really about Rodgers vs. Flacco. It’s about the Packers handling their 2-0 start the right way and continuing to take care of business at home while in the midst of a six-week stretch that includes five games at Lambeau Field.
The two early wins were big wins over division opponents, and they’ve gotten new Head Coach Matt LaFleur off to as strong a start as he could have hoped for. But while the Packers are capturing some attention nationally, LaFleur’s message is for his team to keep its attention internal.
“I think this league is extremely humbling,” LaFleur said Friday. “As soon as you start reading what people are writing about you and feeling good about that, you get humbled quickly.”