Sunday, Sept. 28 | Raymond James Stadium | 12 p.m. CDT
WITH THE CALL
-FOX Sports enters its 15th season as an NFL network television partner and will air the contest to a regional audience.
-Play-by-play man Kenny Albert joins color commentator Daryl Johnston in the broadcast booth with Tony Siragusa serving as the sideline reporter.
INJURY REPORT
-Bigby and Harris out
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PACKERS HEAD SOUTH FOR FAMILIAR FOE
-Two division champions from a year ago - old NFC Central rivals Green Bay and Tampa Bay - square off for a Week 4 showdown at Raymond James Stadium.
-The Packers suffered their first loss of the season Sunday night, falling to 2-1 after a 27-16 defeat to Dallas.
-They will look to rebound at a place where they have not had too much success, Raymond James Stadium in Tampa (1-5 all-time).
-It will be their first trip to Tampa since 2003. That game - a 20-13 Packers win - marked their only win at the Bucs' new stadium.
-Before the Buccaneers opened the stadium in 1998, the Packers had been quite successful in Tampa. Their all-time mark in the city is 11-12-1.
-Including a win in their first road trip to Detroit in Week 2, Green Bay has won nine of its last 11 road games. Tampa Bay won its only game at home this season over Atlanta in Week 2.
-Head Coach Mike McCarthy and Tampa Bay head coach Jon Gruden share a similar coaching background. Both worked on the staff at the University of Pittsburgh in 1991 - McCarthy as a graduate assistant and Gruden as receivers coach. Following the season, Gruden took a job with the Packers under Mike Holmgren, while McCarthy stayed one more season before launching his NFL career in Kansas City.
-Tampa Bay comes into the contest after an overtime victory at Chicago. Matt Bryant's 21-yard field goal sealed the victory for the Buccaneers, who overcame a 10-point fourth-quarter deficit.
BOUNCING BACK FROM A LOSS
-Part of the Packers' recent success has been their ability to rebound after a loss. The team last sustained back-to-back losses in 2006, when it lost three straight contests (Weeks 11-13).
-That's a stretch of 23 games without consecutive losses (25 including playoffs). Over that period, the Packers are 19-4 (20-5 including playoffs).
-Credit must be given to the players and staff for their collective ability to identify and correct mistakes early in the week before moving on to the next opponent. Typically, the team spends Monday in position and group meetings reviewing the game film.
THE HEAT IS ON
-An early look at Sunday's forecast shows temperatures in the mid-80s. It's no secret that a team from Northeast Wisconsin has little regular-season experience in such weather.
-Green Bay has played just one game under McCarthy where the temperature was 80 degrees or higher. In 2006 at Miami, the Packers defeated the Dolphins 34-24 at Dolphin Stadium.
-The victory marked a turning point in the 2006 season, as the Packers rebounded from a 1-4 start to finish 8-8 and mere percentage points away from a playoff berth.
-You have to go back to 2003 to find the previous game played at 80 degrees or higher. In fact, it was the franchise's last game played at Raymond James Stadium. On a Sunday in mid-November, the Packers defeated the Bucs 20-13 in 80 degree weather.
-The Packers hope it's not their only trip to Raymond James Stadium this season. The stadium will host Super Bowl XLIII on Feb. 1.
