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THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT:
MATT LaFLEUR…In his second season as the Packers' 15th head coach.
FRANK REICH…In his third year as the Colts' 19th head coach.
Packers DL Billy Winn played for the Colts in 2015…Colts CB Tremon Smith spent parts of the 2019 season on the Packers' active roster and practice squad…Packers assistant special teams coach Maurice Drayton held the same position in Indianapolis from 2016-17…Packers special teams quality control coach Rayna Stewart served as a training-camp intern for the Colts in 2004…Packers TE Robert Tonyan played at Indiana State from 2012-16...Packers inside linebackers coach Kirk Olivadotti served as an assistant coach at Indiana State from 1998-99...Colts general manager Chris Ballard played football at the University of Wisconsin…Colts RB Jonathan Stewart played collegiately at the University of Wisconsin from 2017-19…Colts special teams coordinator Bubba Ventrone was coached by Packers special teams coordinator Shawn Mennenga while playing for the Browns from 2011-12…Colts DT DeForest Buckner, Packers S Will Redmond and offensive line coach Adam Stenavich all spent time with the 49ers between 2016-18…Packers secondary coach Jerry Gray coached Colts CB Xavier Rhodes in Minnesota from 2014-19...Gray and Colts defensive backs/cornerbacks coach Jonathan Gannon coached together for the Titans (2012-13) and Vikings (2014-17)…Colts TE Trey Burton and Packers S Adrian Amos played together with the Bears in 2018…Colts CB T.J. Carrie played with Packers LB Christian Kirksey for the Browns during the 2018-19 seasons…Packers running backs coach Ben Sirmans held the same role at Boston College when Colts T Anthony Castonzo was on the roster from 2007-10…Colts offensive line coach Chris Strausser served as an assistant offensive line coach for the Broncos when Packers G/T Billy Turner played for the team from 2017-18…Packers tight ends coach Justin Outten and Colts linebackers coach Dave Borgonzi both served as graduate assistants at Syracuse in 2007…Colts defensive line coach Brian Baker coached with Mennenga for the Browns in 2013 and with Olivadotti for the Washington Football Team in 2014…Baker coached the defensive line at Mississippi State from 2016-18, crossing paths with Packers LS Hunter Bradley, G Elgton Jenkins and quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator Luke Getsy…Packers coaching assistant Ruvell Martin was coached by Colts pass game specialist Kevin Patullo while he was on the Bills roster from 2011-12…Packers senior analyst Butch Barry and Borgonzi coached together for the Buccaneers from 2015-17…Packers T Rick Wagner and Tonyan both played with Colts S Tavon Wilson with the Lions between 2017-2019…Packers outside linebackers coach Mike Smith coached Tremon Smith and Colts DE Justin Houston while with the Chiefs from 2016-18…Mike Smith and Packers assistant defensive backs coach Ryan Downard both coached at Texas Tech during Colts T Le'Raven Clark's time on the roster from 2011-15…Colts assistant offensive line coach Klayton Adams coached tight ends at San Jose State when Packer RB Tyler Ervin was on the roster in 2011-12…Former college teammates include: Packers P JK Scott and Colt C Ryan Kelly (Alabama); Packers DL Montravius Adams and Colts T/G Braden Smith (Auburn); Packers LB Za'Darius Smith and Colts DT/DE Denico Autry (East Mississippi CC); Packers LB Rashan Gary, G Jon Runyan and Colts LB Jordan Glasgow (Michigan); Packers LS Hunter Bradley, S Will Redmond, LB Preston Smith and Autry (Mississippi State); Packers WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Colts QB Jacoby Brissett (North Carolina State); Packers DL Tyler Lancaster, DL Dean Lowry and Colts LB Anthony Walker (Northwestern); Packers WR Equanimeous St. Brown and Colts G/C Quenton Nelson (Notre Dame).