Sunday, Dec. 7 - Lambeau Field - 12 p.m. CST
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WITH THE CALL
- The Packers make their second and final appearance of the season on CBS. The network will air the contest to a regional audience.
- Play-by-play man Gus Johnson and color analyst Steve Tasker will have the call from the broadcast booth.
TEXANS COME TO LAMBEAU FOR FIRST TIME
- Houston makes its franchise debut at Lambeau Field Sunday as the Packers host the Texans.
- Green Bay enters the contest fighting for its playoff life, two games behind division-leading Minnesota with four games remaining.
- It must get back to its winning ways - first and foremost against the Texans on Sunday at home - if the team is going to entertain any postseason thoughts.
- The Packers lost another back-and-forth battle this past weekend at home to Carolina, its fourth loss this season by four points or less.
- Taking the lead on a field goal just under two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, it took the Panthers less than 30 seconds to march down the field for what proved to be the game-winning touchdown.
- Houston comes into the contest off a short week, having defeated Jacksonville 30-17 in the franchise's first-ever Monday Night Football appearance to improve to 5-7.
- Now in third place in the AFC South, Houston is just 1-5 on the road this season.
IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER
- Whether it involves fighting for division crowns, jockeying for playoff positioning or building momentum for next season, the final month of the NFL season and its importance cannot be understated.
- December football on the frozen tundra at Lambeau Field seems to almost define the Green Bay Packers, and like their storied past, is centered around winning.
- The Packers were 1-4 in the month of November as they fell from first to third place in the NFC North. Now, they must continue their trend of success over the season's final month in order to make a second consecutive trip to the postseason.
- Head Coach Mike McCarthy has continued the tradition of December success for the Packers. He is 7-2 (4-1 in 2006, 3-1 in 2007) over the final stretch since coming to Green Bay.
- Over the past 10 seasons, only the New England Patriots have a better record over the final month of the season than Green Bay. A look at the most successful teams, including regular-season game played in Jan.:
Team, W-L record (Pct.)
New England, 34-12 (.739)
Green Bay, 34-13 (.723)
Tennessee, 31-18 (.632)
Pittsburgh, 30-18 (.625)
Philadelphia, 28-17 (.622)
*Houston, 10-19 (.344)
