How to Watch, Stream, Listen to Packers vs. Saints

It will be Green Bay Packers vs. New Orleans Saints on Sunday at Lambeau Field. What channel will you find the game? Who has the statistical edges? Plus, a big challenge for Jordan Love.

Author:
Bill Huber
Updated:
Sep 21, 2023 12:02 PM EDT
Original:
Sep 20, 2023

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Green Bay Packers

GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers will kick off a big week when they host the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at Lambeau Field. The Packers are hoping to bounce back from a loss to the Atlanta Falcons while the Saints are looking to build upon their 2-0 start.

Win or lose, there will no time to celebrate with the NFC North-rival Detroit Lions coming to town the following Thursday.

Here’s how to watch, stream and listen to the game, plus stats, history, notes and more.

How to Watch Packers vs. Saints

Date and time: noon Sunday.

Location: Lambeau Field.

TV: Fox (Kenny Albert, Jonathan Vilma and Shannon Spake for a second consecutive week).

TV map: The game will be shown to most of the nation.

Stream: fuboTV offers more than 100 channels and a free trial.

Radio: Packers Radio Network (Wayne Larrivee and Larry McCarren), Sports USA (Larry Kahn and James White) and SiriusXM 109, 229 or SiriusXM.us/PackersSXM

What You Need to Know About Packers vs. Saints

Referee: Brad Rogers. Rogers is in his fifth season as a referee. The home team has never finished the season with a better-than-.500 winning percentage. Generally, his crews have been near the league average in penalties. In two games this year, though, his crew has thrown 3.53 more flags (resulting in 14.8 more penalty yards) than the league average, according to Pro Football Reference.

Betting line: At FanDuel Sportsbook, the Packers are 2-point favorites over the Saints with an over/under of 42.5 points.

History lesson: The Packers lead the all-time series 17-10, though the Saints have won three of the last four games, including 38-3 in Week 1 of the 2021 season. The Packers are 10-3 at home. One of those losses came in 2017, when Brett Hundley started for injured Aaron Rodgers.

Coaches: Green Bay’s Matt LaFleur is in his fifth season and has a career record of 48-20. He is 1-1 vs. the Saints. New Orleans’ Dennis Allen is 17-38 overall – 8-28 with the Raiders a decade ago and 9-10 with the Saints.

In the rankings: Green Bay on offense ranks second in points per game (31.0), sixth in passing per play (7.25) and 26th in rushing per play (3.32). On defense, it ranks 14th in points per game (22.5), 15th in passing per play (6.14) and 23rd in rushing per play (4.50). It is plus-3 in turnovers.

New Orleans on offense ranks 25th in points per game (18.0), ninth in passing per play (6.99) and 24th in rushing per play (3.38). On defense, it ranks fifth in points per game (16.0), fourth in passing per play (4.78) and 28th in rushing per play (4.98). It is plus-1 in turnovers.

In the power rankings: At Sports Illustrated, the Packers are 16th and the Saints are 15th, though there’s a much larger gap in our 10-rankings average.

Packers RB Aaron Jones vs. Saints CB Marshon Lattimore in 2017.
Photo by Wm. Glasheen/USA Today Sports Images

Four-Point Stance

One: At Atlanta, the Packers were pummeled by running backs Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier. The Saints might not have either part of their dynamic duo, with Alvin Kamara finishing his three-game suspension and former Packers runner Jamaal Williams sustaining a hamstring injury during Monday night’s victory over Carolina. With Detroit last year, Williams paced the NFL with 17 rushing touchdowns and had his first 1,000-yard season.

Two: The Saints are 2-0 for the first time since 2013 thanks to a 16-15 win at home against Tennessee and a 20-17 win at Carolina. A big key has been their red-zone defense. They’ve allowed one touchdown in six possessions, their opponent touchdown rate of 16.7 percent being the third-best. Green Bay’s offense is tied for No. 1 in the red zone with five touchdowns in six possessions, good for 83.3 percent.

Three: Here’s a big-time matchup. Packers quarterback Jordan Love is No. 1 in the NFL in passer rating, thanks in large part to his league-best six touchdowns vs. zero interceptions. New Orleans ranks second in opponent passer rating at a mere 57.5. Led by Marshon Lattimore with four, they’ve broken up 13 passes, third-most in the league.

Four: New Saints quarterback Derek Carr is 22nd with an 80.1 passer rating, well behind Love’s 118.8. Carr has just one touchdown vs. two interceptions, though he’s been far more efficient with a 63.8 percent completion rate. Love is the No. 1 beneficiary of yards after the catch while Carr is No. 2 in air yards per completion.