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THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT:
MATT LaFLEUR…In his second season as the Packers' 15th head coach.
DOUG PEDERSON…In his fifth year as the Eagles' 19th head coach.
THE PACKERS-EAGLES SERIES
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Doug Pederson played quarterback for eight seasons with the Packers (1995-98, 2001-04), serving as backup quarterback on Green Bay teams that won Super Bowl XXXI and two NFC titles…Packers CB Chandon Sullivan was originally signed by the Eagles as an undrafted free agent following the 2018 NFL Draft, and played in five games with one start for Philadelphia in 2018…Packers DL Anthony Rush played in nine games for the Eagles during the 2019 season…Eagles TE Richard Rodgers spent the first four seasons of his career (2014-17) with the Packers after the team selected him in the third round of the 2014 NFL Draft…Eagles LS Rick Lovato appeared in two games for the Packers during the 2015 season…Eagles WR Travis Fulgham briefly spent time with on the Packers' roster during 2020 training camp…Eagles RB Corey Clement and LB T.J. Edwards both played collegiately at the University of Wisconsin…Packers CB Ka'dar Hollman attended Burlington Township High School in Burlington, N.J. ...Packers S Darnell Savage attended Caravel Academy in Bear, Del. …Packers G Jon Runyan attended St. Joseph's Prep in Philadelphia…Runyan's father, Jon Runyan Sr., played nine seasons for the Eagles (2000-08)…Packers S Adrian Amos and Eagles WR Alshon Jeffery played together for the Bears during the 2015-16 seasons…Packers G/T Billy Turner (2016-18), DL Billy Winn (2016-19) and Eagles S Will Parks (2016-19) all spent time together with the Broncos organization…Packers T Rick Wagner, TE Robert Tonyan and Eagles CB Darius Slay all spent time together on the Lions' roster between 2017-19…Packers offensive quality control coach Kevin Koger played at Michigan with Eagles DE Brandon Graham from 2008-09…Packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine and tight ends coach Justin Outten both attended Central Bucks West High School in Doylestown, Pa. …Pettine held coaching positions at William Tennent High School and North Penn High School, both in the greater Philadelphia area…Eagles assistant tight ends coach Mike Bartrum played in four games for the Packers at tight end in 1995...Eagles defensive backs coach Marquand Manuel started 16 games at safety for the Packers in 2006…Eagles safeties coach Tim Hauck played safety for the Packers from 1991-94, appearing in 58 games over that span...Packers inside linebackers coach Kirk Olivadotti is from Wilmington, Del. ...Eagles DT Malik Jackson played in Jacksonville from 2016-18 while Packers TE Marcedes Lewis (2016-17) and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett (2016-18) were with the team…Packers head coach Matt LaFleur served as the Rams' offensive coordinator in 2017 when Eagles CB Nickell Robey-Coleman played for the team…LaFleur worked with Eagles defensive line coach Philip Daniels in Washington when Daniels served as director of player development. Additionally, LaFleur and Olivadotti were on the Washington coaching staff during Daniels' final playing season (2010)…Pettine (2013), Hackett (2013-14), Packers wide receivers coach Jason Vrable (2013-16) and Eagles defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz (2013) served on the Bills' coaching staff during Robey-Coleman's (2013-16) tenure with the team…Packers quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator Luke Getsy and Eagles pass game analyst Andrew Breiner coached together at Mississippi State in 2018…Eagles senior offensive assistant Rich Scangarello coached with LaFleur for the Falcons in 2015 and served as a graduate assistant at UC Davis in 1999 when Hackett was on the roster…LaFleur, Outten and Manuel also coached together with the Falcons between 2015-18…Scangarello coached with Packers offensive line coach Adam Stenavich at Northern Arizona in 2014 and with the 49ers in 2017-18…Packers assistant offensive line coach Luke Butkus and Eagles wide receivers coach Aaron Moorehead played together at Illinois from 1999-2001…Moorehead coached with Packers special teams coordinator Shawn Mennenga and special teams quality control coach Rayna Stewart at Vanderbilt in 2018…Former college teammates include: Packers P JK Scott and Eagles QB Jalen Hurts (Alabama); Packers LS Hunter Bradley (2012-17), LB Preston Smith (11-14), S Will Redmond (2012-15), Eagles DT Fletcher Cox (2009-11) and Slay (2011-12) (Mississippi State); Turner, Packers WR Darrius Shepherd and Eagles QB Carson Wentz (North Dakota State); Packers S Vernon Scott, LB Ty Summers and Eagles G/T Matt Pryor and WR Jalen Reagor (TCU).