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THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT:
MATT LaFLEUR…In his second season as the Packers' 15th head coach.
Matt Rhule…In his first season as the Panthers' fifth head coach.
THE PACKERS-PANTHERS SERIES
Panthers DB Natrell Jamerson played four seasons (2014-17) at the University of Wisconsin and spent the 2019 offseason and training camp on the Packers' roster…Panthers LS J.J. Jansen originally signed with the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2008 before being traded to the Panthers prior to the 2009 season...Panthers' tight ends coach Brian Angelichio held the same role for the Packers from 2016-18…Panthers defensive pass game coordinator/secondary coach Jason Simmons held multiple coaching roles for the Packers from 2011-19…Packers CB Jaire Alexander attended Rocky River High School in Charlotte…Packers DL Anthony Rush attended Cary High School in Cary, N.C. ...Packers LB Preston Smith and Panthers RB Mike Davis played together at Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Ga. …Davis and Packers S Will Redmond played together for the 49ers in 2016…Packers T Rick Wagner and TE Robert Tonyan both spent time with Panthers LB Tahir Whitehead on the Lions' roster in 2017…Packers head coach Matt LaFleur served as the Rams' offensive coordinator in 2017 when Panthers WR Pharoh Cooper and Packers WR Tavon Austin were on the roster together…LaFleur coached at Notre Dame when Panthers DE Austin Larkin was on the roster in 2014 and for the Houston Texans when Panthers assistant defensive line coach Frank Okam was on the team's roster during the 2008-09 seasons…Panther head coach Matt Rhule coached Packers S Henry Black (2015-19) and Panthers DT Bravvion Roy (2016-19) when he held the same role at Baylor…Packers G/T Billy Turner (2016-18) and Panthers C Matt Paradis (2014-18) and G Michael Schofield (2016) all played together on the Broncos offensive line…Packers CB Chandon Sullivan and Panthers CB Rasul Douglas both spent time with the Eagles during the 2018 season…Packers strength and conditioning coordinator Chris Gizzi served as an assistant strength and conditioning coach at North Carolina when Panthers CB Tre Boston was on the roster in 2013…Packers TE Marcedes Lewis (2006-17), offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett (2015-18) and assistant offensive line coach Luke Butkus (2015) all crossed paths with Panthers G Chris Reed (2015-18) while in Jacksonville…Panthers defensive coordinator Phil Snow served as UCLA's defensive coordinator in 2002 when Lewis was on the roster…Snow was the defensive coordinator at Eastern Michigan in 2010 when Packers assistant defensive backs coach Ryan Downard was on the team…Packers offensive line coach Adam Stenavich signed with the Panthers as an undrafted free agent in 2006 before being released during final roster reductions…Stenavich also served on the coaching staff at Michigan when Schofield was on the roster from 2011-13…Packers defensive backs coach Jerry Gray (2010) and Butkus (2010-11) both coached for the Seahawks when Panthers T Russell Okung (2010-11) and Packers coaching assistant Ruvell Martin (2010) played for the team…Gray and Panthers QB Teddy Bridgewater were both with the Minnesota Vikings from 2014-17...Panthers defensive running game coordinator Al Holcomb served as the Browns' defensive run game coordinator/linebackers coach in 2019 when Packers LB Christian Kirksey and Panthers S Juston Burris Packers were both on the roster…Panthers wide receivers coach Frisman Jackson served as Packers WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling's wide receivers coach at North Carolina State during the 2013-14 seasons…Packers wide receivers coach Jason Vrable served on the Jets coaching staff from 2017-18 when Panthers WR Robby Anderson, S Juston Burris, RB Trenton Cannon and LB Julian Stanford spent time on the roster…Packers assistant special teams coach Maurice Drayton played collegiately at The Citadel (1995-98), where he also held various coaching roles (1999-2000, 2001-05, 2014-15). Drayton also coached for the Charleston Swamp Foxes of the Arena Football 2 (AF2) League (2000-02), Goose Creek (S.C.) High School (2007), South Carolina State (2008-09) and Coastal Carolina (2010-11)…Packers director of college scouting Matt Malaspina served as a scout for the Panthers during the 1999 season…Former college teammates include: Packers G Simon Stepaniak and Panthers TE Ian Thomas (Indiana); Packers S Darnell Savage and Panthers LB Jermaine Carter Jr. (Maryland); Packers LB Kamal Martin and Panthers RB Rodney Smith (Minnesota); Valdes-Scantling and Burris (North Carolina State); Packers WR Equanimeous St. Brown and Panthers CB Troy Pride Jr. (Notre Dame); Packers T Yosh Nijman and Panthers K Joey Slye (Virginia Tech); Packers CB Kevin King and Panthers LB Shaq Thompson (Washington).