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Packers host Cardinals, look to build momentum Sunday on FOX6

By FOX6 News Digital Team
Updated  October 12, 2024 11:29pm CDT
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The Brief

    • The Packers host the Arizona Cardinals at Lambeau Field on Sunday. Kickoff is at noon, only on FOX6.
    • Green Bay won the last matchup 24-21 three seasons ago in Arizona.
    • Two of the sport's oldest franchises, the Packers and Cardinals have been playing each other since 1921.

GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Green Bay Packers continue their NFC West circuit, returning to Lambeau Field to host the Arizona Cardinals at noon on Sunday, Oct. 13 – only on FOX6.

The Packers are off to a 3-2 start after last week's road win over the Los Angeles Rams. Still, in what has been a competitive NFC North to start the season, the team sits in last place. The Cardinals are 2-3 following a win over the San Francisco 49ers in Week 5. 

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Green Bay leads the all-time series – including playoffs – 46-26-4 over Arizona. Sunday's game will be the 77th meeting between two of the sport's oldest franchises, which have been going head-to-head since 1921. They faced each other two or more times each season from 1926-1949, at which time the Cardinals played in Chicago. 

In recent years, the Packers have won eight of the past 11 regular-season games against the Cardinals. That includes a victory the last time the teams played each other, a 24-21 decision in Arizona three seasons ago.

There may be a family reunion on th field come Sunday. Max Melton, the brother of Packers wide receiver Bo Melton, is a cornerback for the Cardinals.

Linebacker Krys Barnes, who now plays for Arizona, entered the league as an undrafted free agent with the Packers in 2020 and played three seasons for Green Bay. Ben Steele, the Cardinals' tight ends coach, played for the Packers in the mid-2000s.

Cardinals offensive lineman Jon Gaines II went to Marquette University High School. Arizona assistant coaches Sam Siefkes (Oconomowoc) and Connor Senger (West Allis) have ties to the area, too.

The Source

  • Packers.com