GREEN BAY – The Green Bay Packers can clinch a playoff spot with a win Monday night against the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau Field.
The Packers are 10-4, yet in third place in the NFC North. A win gets them into the playoffs. The Saints are 5-9. The last time these two teams met was Sept. 24, 2023, and the Packers rallied for an 18-17 win.
This is the Packers first Monday night football game of the season. They’ll have played games on Friday, Sunday, Monday and Thursday.
Here’s what you need to know about Monday night’s prime time game:
Packers to honor CEO Mark Murphy at halftime
Green Bay Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy will be honored at halftime of the New Orleans Saints game for his 17 years leading the organization. Murphy will retire after the annual shareholders meeting in July. He will turn 70, the organization’s mandatory retirement age, just before the meeting.
The halftime ceremony will include remarks by Murphy and a video looking at his years as Packers leader. He will be featured on the cover of the game program and on the official game coin. Commemorative pins honoring his time as Packers’ president and CEO will be sold in the Packers Pro Shop beginning Monday.
What is the weather forecast for Monday night?
It will be a typical December night. There is a chance of snow with a high near 33 during the day, but Monday night should be mostly cloudy with a low of 25, according to the National Weather Service Green Bay, as of Thursday morning.
What are secondary-market ticket prices for this game?
As of Monday, these were the ticket prices on the secondary market:
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Average lowest-cost seat: $216
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Average lowest-cost seat Dec. 1: $229
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Range of lowest-cost seats: $169-$266
The ticket price was down $13 from last week, which is a pretty normal decrease the week before a game.
What time do parking lots and the stadium open?
Stadium parking lots open at 3:15 p.m. Access to the stadium bowl is available at 5:15 p.m.
Entrance to the Lambeau Field Atrium and Packers Pro Shop is available from 3:20 p.m. through the American Family Insurance gate. Other gates open at 3:20 p.m. The Packers Pro Shop and Lambeau Field Atrium are open to ticketed fans only.
Parking available in neighborhoods around Lambeau Field
Lambeau Field parking lots are full with season ticket holders and people working the game. Parking is available on streets, in yards and in commercial lots surrounding Lambeau Field. Yard and lot parking prices range from $60 near the stadium to $20 some blocks away.
Free street parking is available to those who get there early or are willing to walk. Most of the street parking is available on the Green Bay side of the stadium, that is, north of Lombardi Avenue, although some is available south and southwest of the stadium in Ashwaubenon, which has restrictions on streets nearer Lambeau.
Green Bay Metro offers free shuttle service
You can catch a city bus to the game.
Green Bay Metro offers four free shuttle routes, with buses leaving to and from Lambeau on the half-hour from 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. and again from the end of the game to 11:45 p.m. Routes to Lambeau Field run from Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport, downtown Green Bay, the far east side of Green Bay and downtown De Pere.
Titletown hosts Gameday Live activities and music
Four hours before each Packers home game, the Titletown District hosts Gameday Live festivities, including music, a Q&A and meet-and-greets with Packers alumni, giant tailgate games, mural painting, a postcard-sending station and food and drink.
Milwaukee-based DJay Mando will play between 1 and 6:45 p.m. Monday on the Hy-Vee Plaza stage at Titletown. Some might remember DJay Mando from the long set he played on June 3, 2023, outside Lambeau when headliner Flo Rida was late because of flight delays. He also opened for Bebe Rexha on June 1 as part of the Titletown District’s Summer Fun Days Showcase.
The Titletown parking lot off Lombardi Avenue will be open for paid parking ($50), but tailgating is not allowed in the lot. Carry-in coolers, glass bottles and portable grills are also not allowed in the park. Like Lambeau, Titletown is cashless.
Ariens Hill is open for tubing
The hill in the Titletown District is open for tubing. The cost is $16 for a single ride on game days.
Which Packers alumni will be in town?
Former Packers players Mike Daniels and Nick Perry will be at Lambeau Field this weekend. Both will be in the Lambeau Field Atrium from 11 a.m. to noon on Sunday. Daniels will be at various locations around Lambeau Field from 5:40 p.m. to 6:40 p.m. on Monday.
Who will perform the national anthem?
NEW Voices Choir of Appleton will sing the national anthem.
Lambeau Field considered among best stadiums in the NFL
Lambeau Field ranks either first or second as the NFL’s best stadium in two USA TODAY features, one by individual writers with experience at stadiums, and the other a poll of six sportswriters.
The individual writer ranked Lambeau No. 1 in the league, saying, “Lambeau Field remains every bit the old school experience you want it to be, rising from the suburban grid of Green Bay to welcome NFL pilgrims to its hallowed grounds. Between the history of the Hall of Fame and the frigid aluminum bench seats that freeze your Leinenkugel’s in the can each December, it’s perfect roughneck football.”
The six USA TODAY sportswriters ranked Lambeau No. 2.
“It’s not only the stadium and all the history that’s occurred there that make Lambeau so special, it’s what surrounds it. For those not fortunate enough to have been there, it’s set in the middle of a neighborhood. Literally. There are people for whom Lambeau is their backyard. They will let you park in their driveway or on their lawn, and they will do this for a ridiculously low fee. Offer you a bratwurst and the use of their bathroom while they’re at it. It’s the perfect blend of quaint, old-word charm and modern glitz, and there is nothing else in the NFL like it,” wrote USA TODAY columnist Nancy Armour.
What channel will the game be on?
The game will be broadcast on ESPN. Joe Buck will do play-by-play, and Troy Aikman will be the analyst. Lisa Salters will be the sideline reporter. For Green Bay and Milwaukee markets, the game will be on ABC, which is Channel 2 in Green Bay.
This is nationally televised Monday Night Football, so it will be available everywhere.
What radio station carries the Packers-Saints game?
Packers games can be heard on the Packers Radio Network, made up of 54 stations in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, and North and South Dakota. 97.3 The Game, WRNW-Milwaukee, is the flagship station of the Packers Radio Network. For a full listing of radio affiliates, visit packers.com/video/radio-network. Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) and two-time Packers Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) are in their 26th season of calling the action together.
Packers.com will stream the team’s radio broadcast worldwide to desktop users. The Packers mobile app also will stream the radio broadcast within the Packers’ home market, per NFL broadcast restrictions. The broadcast will start with the pregame show at 5 p.m. Central Standard Time.
The game will also be on Westwood One, with Kevin Harlan handling the play-by-play with analyst and former Wisconsin Badger Joe Thomas.
New Orleans metro area three times bigger than Green Bay metro area
Green Bay is the smallest market in the NFL, with a metro area population of 328,268, compared to New Orleans, which has a metro area population of 1 million.
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