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THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT:
MATT LaFLEUR…In his second season as the Packers' 15th head coach.
DOUG MARRONE…In his fourth year as the Jaguars' fifth head coach.
THE PACKERS-JAGUARS SERIES
Green Bay TE Marcedes Lewis was drafted by the Jaguars with the 28th pick of the 2006 NFL Draft and spent 12 seasons (2006-17) with the team…Lewis and Jaguars assistant linebackers coach Tony Gilbert played together for Jacksonville during the 2006-07 seasons…Packers WR Allen Lazard entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Jacksonville in 2018 and spent most of his rookie season on the Jaguars' practice squad before being signed to Green Bay's active roster...Jaguars S Josh Jones played for the Packers for two seasons (2017-18)…Jacksonville LB Joe Schobert attended West High School in Waukesha, Wis., and played collegiately at the University of Wisconsin…Jaguars RB Dare Ogunbowale attended Marquette High School in Milwaukee, Wis., and played collegiately at the University of Wisconsin…Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett served as the Jaguars' offensive coordinator from 2016-18 and as quarterbacks coach from 2015-16…Hackett, Packers wide receivers coach Jason Vrable and Jaguars defensive line coach Jason Rebrovich all spent time together on Jacksonville head coach Doug Marrone's coaching staffs when Marrone held the same position for the Buffalo Bills (2013-14) and Syracuse (2009-12)…Packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine held the same role in Buffalo under Marrone in 2013…Jaguars quarterbacks coach Ben McAdoo held the same position in Green Bay from 2012-13 and served as the team's tight ends coach from 2006-11…Packers assistant offensive line coach Luke Butkus held the same position for Jacksonville from 2013-15…Green Bay special teams quality control coach Rayna Stewart played two seasons (1999-2000) as a cornerback for Jacksonville…Packers RB Tyler Ervin played in six games for Jacksonville in 2019 before finishing the year with Green Bay…Schobert, Packers LB Christian Kirksey and special teams coordinator Shawn Mennenga all spent time with the Browns between 2016-19…Jaguars offensive coordinator Jay Gruden served as head coach for the Washington Football Team from 2014-19, when Packers inside linebackers coach Kirk Olivadotti (2014-18), Packers LB Preston Smith (2015-18), Ogunbowale (2017), Jaguars RB Chris Thompson (2014-19) and offensive assistant Chris O'Hara (2017-19) all spent time with the organization…Packers head coach Matt LaFleur also coached for Washington when Thompson was a rookie in 2013…LaFleur coached with Jaguars secondary/safeties coach Joe Danna for Central Michigan in 2004-05 and with Jaguars running backs coach Terry Robiskie in Atlanta in 2015…Hackett, Gruden and Jaguars defensive coordinator Todd Wash coached together for the Buccaneers in 2007…Jaguars secondary/cornerbacks coach Tim Walton served as a defensive intern for the Packers in 2001…Packers senior analyst Butch Barry served as the Buccaneers assistant offensive line coach from 2015-18 when Jaguars offensive line coach George Warhop held the same position for Tampa Bay…Packers outside linebackers coach Mike Smith and Packers S Will Redmond both spent time with the Chiefs organization when Jaguars WR Chris Conley and TE James O'Shaughnessy were on the roster…Redmond, Packers offensive line coach Adam Stenavich and Jaguars DE/LB Aaron Lynch all spent time with the 49ers in 2017…Lynch and Packers S Adrian Amos played together for the Bears in 2018…Amos and Jaguars QB Mike Glennon played together in Chicago during the 2017 season…Packers G/T Billy Turner and Jaguars DE Adam Gotsis played together for the Broncos from 2016-18…Packers LB Za'Darius Smith and T Rick Wagner played with Jaguars LB Kamalei Correa while with the Ravens…Correa was on the Titans' roster when LaFleur served as the team's offensive coordinator in 2018…Packers co-director of player personnel John Wojciechowski spent five years (1998-2002) working in Jacksonville's personnel department...Former college teammates include: Packers P JK Scott and Jaguars OL Cam Robinson (Alabama); Packers DL Montravius Adams and Jaguars S Daniel Thomas (Auburn); Packers LB Rashan Gary, G Jon Runyan and Jaguars CB Brandon Watson and S Jarrod Wilson (Michigan); Packers LS Hunter Bradley, G Elgton Jenkins, S Will Redmond, LB Preston Smith and Jaguars P Logan Cooke (Mississippi State); Packers WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling and Jaguars S Josh Jones and OL Will Richardson Jr. (North Carolina State); Packers WR Darrius Shepherd and Jaguars TE Ben Ellefson (North Dakota State); Packers C Corey Linsley and Jaguars OL Andrew Norwell (Ohio State); Packers DL Kenny Clark and Jaguars LB Myles Jack (UCLA); Packers LB Oren Burks and Jaguars CB Tre Herndon (Vanderbilt); Packers CB Kevin King and Jaguars CB Sidney Jones IV (Washington); Packers T Rick Wagner and Jaguars RB Dare Ogunbowale and LB Joe Schobert (Wisconsin).