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THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT:
MATT LAFLEUR…In his second season as the Packers' 15th head coach.
SEAN PAYTON…Is in his 14th year as the Saints' 14th head coach.
THE PACKERS-SAINTS SERIES
Packers CB Parry Nickerson played at Tulane and is from New Orleans, La. ...Packers vice president of football administration/player finance Russ Ball spent six seasons (2002-07) with the Saints, the final two as vice president of football administration and the first four as senior football administrator...Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst assisted the offensive line of the Saints during training camp in the summer of 1995...Saints RB Ty Montgomery played four seasons (2015-2018) with Green Bay…Saints TE Jared Cook spent the 2016 season with the Packers…New Orleans T Ryan Ramczyk played at Wisconsin and Wisconsin-Stevens Point and is a native of Stevens Point, Wis. …Saints LB Zach Baun played at Wisconsin and is a native of Brown Deer, Wis. …Saints quarterbacks coach Joe Lombardi is the grandson of legendary Packers Head Coach Vince Lombardi...Saints QB Taysom Hill was a part of the Packers training camp and preseason roster in 2017…Packers defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery spent the 2002 training camp on the Saints roster…Packers G Elgton Jenkins and Saints DB J.T. Gray played together at Clarksdale (Miss.) High School in 2013 before both attending Mississippi State…Packers defensive backs coach Jerry Gray and special teams quality control coach Rayna Stewart both coached for the Titans during Cook's stint with the team (2009-12)…Saints C Nick Easton and RB Latavius Murray both spent time with the Vikings when Gray coached the team's defensive backs from 2014-19…Packers running backs coach Ben Sirmans held the same position for the St. Louis Rams from 2012-15, during which time Cook and Saints DB Janoris Jenkins were on the roster…Packers G/T Billy Turner played with Saints WR Emmanuel Sanders for the Broncos from 2016-18…Saints LB Craig Robertson played alongside Packers LB Christian Kirksey on the Browns defense from 2014-15…Packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine, special teams coordinator Shawn Mennenga and assistant defensive backs coach Ryan Downard all spent time with the Browns organization during Robertson's tenure with the team (2012-15) and Saints secondary coach Aaron Glenn was on Pettine's coaching staff in 2014-15…Pettine and Packers outside linebackers coach Mike Smith coached Saints LB Demario Davis when Davis was with the Jets in 2012…Mennenga was a special teams assistant for the Browns when Davis played for the team in 2016…New Orleans LB Michael Burton played alongside Packers S Adrian Amos on the Bears' roster during the 2017-18 seasons…Packers assistant offensive line coach Luke Butkus (2002) and coaching assistant Ruvell Martin (2004) both played for the Chargers during Saints QB Drew Brees's tenure with the team…Butkus coached the offensive line at Illinois during the senior season of Saints DB Justin Hardee (2016)…Former college teammates include: Packers RB Jamaal Williams and Saints QB Taysom Hill (Brigham Young); Packers CB Chandon Sullivan and Saints K Will Lutz (Georgia State); Packers CB Jaire Alexander and Saints DT Sheldon Rankins (Louisville); Packers C Corey Linsley and Saints WR Michael Thomas (Ohio State); Packers LB Rashan Gary, G Jon Runyan and Saints OL Cesar Ruiz (Michigan).