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THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT:
Packers vs. Carolina Panthers:
All-time regular season: 5-3-0
All-time, postseason: 1-0
All-time, at Lambeau Field: 2-1-0
Streaks: The Packers have won three of the last four meetings.
Last meeting, regular season: Oct. 3, 2005, at Bank of America Stadium; Panthers won, 32-29
Last meeting, regular season, at Lambeau Field: Sept. 29, 2002; Packers won 17-14.
COACHES CAPSULES
Mike McCarthy: 16-9-0, .640; second NFL season
John Fox: 53-43-0, .552; sixth NFL season
Head to Head: Never met
vs. Opponent: McCarthy 0-0 vs. Panthers; Fox 1-2 vs. Packers
MIKE McCARTHY...In second year as the Packers' 14th head coach.
-Was named Packers head coach on Jan. 12, 2006, his first head coaching job after 13 years as an NFL assistant.
-Has won more games (16) in his first 25 contests than any other coach in franchise history.
-Spent six seasons as an offensive coordinator for the New Orleans Saints (2000-04) and San Francisco 49ers (2005).
-Began his coaching career as a college assistant at Fort Hays State (1987-8and at the University of Pittsburgh (1989-92) before breaking into the NFL as a quality control assistant with the Chiefs in 1993.
JOHN FOX...In sixth year as the Panthers' third head coach.
-Has directed Carolina to two playoff appearances, two NFC Championship games and a Super Bowl in his five seasons.
-Also reached a Super Bowl with the New York Giants, where he served as defensive coordinator for five seasons (1997-2001) prior to his arrival in Carolina.
-Spent time on staff in Pittsburgh (1989-91), San Diego (1992-93), Oakland (1994-95) and St. Louis (1996).
-Coached at seven different colleges, including the University of Pittsburgh staff (1986-8
THE PANTHERS-PACKERS SERIES
-Non-divisional opponents, the Packers and Panthers have met nine times over the past 11 seasons.
-The first meeting between the two clubs came in the 1996 NFC Championship game at Lambeau Field. The Packers overcame two early deficits to defeat the Panthers, 30-13, and earn a berth in their first Super Bowl in 29 years.
-Two of Carolina's wins in the series carried strong implications. The Panthers registered a 33-31 win at Lambeau Field, Dec. 12, 1999. The Packers were 7-5 entering the game, which launched a three-game losing streak that dropped them out of postseason contention; they finished 8-8. Then, on Nov. 27, 2000, Carolina's 31-14 Monday night win marked the Packers' last loss of the 2000 season, but their four-game winning streak wasn't enough to overcome the Panthers setback. Green Bay (9-7) missed the playoffs.
-In 2004, the Packers registered an emotional prime-time win, 24-14, over the Panthers, then the defending NFC champion, in the season opener on Monday Night Football.
Packers running game FTW!!
