GREEN BAY — Aaron Rodgers didn’t need the NFL and NBC’s Sunday Night Football to tell him that the Green Bay Packers’ Nov. 24 showdown with the San Francisco 49ers was a big game. The game will be the Packers’ fifth prime-time game of the season, following their season-opening victory at Chicago on Sept. 5 to kick off the NFL’s 100th season; their Sept. 26 loss to the Eagles on Thursday Night Football; their Oct. 14 win over the Detroit Lions on Monday Night Football; and their Oct. 28 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday Night Football. The Packers also are slated to play again on ESPN’s Monday Night Football for their Dec. 23 meeting with the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis. The drawback for the Packers is that they’ll now face a lengthy flight home from the West Coast after a night game with another road game looming the following Sunday. The 49ers’ 27-24 overtime loss Monday night at home to the Seahawks ended their undefeated start and dropped them to 8-1.

Source: Daily Sun November 13, 2019 04:06 UTC