Friday night's final preseason game for the Green Bay Packers and Arizona Cardinals will be a battle of brothers, perhaps adding a little spice to what is otherwise – well – a preseason game.
The Packers are coached by Matt LaFleur, 46, who's in his eighth season. The Cardinals are coached by his younger brother, Mike LaFleur, 39, who's in the first year of his first head coaching job.
The game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Aug. 28 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.
Joint Packers-Cardinals practice will be at 11:30 a.m.
The Packers and Cardinals are scheduled to hold a joint training camp practice at 11:30 a.m. Aug. 26 at Ray Nitschke Field. That is the final practice open to the public during this year's training camp. The starting time is different than originally planned.
Cardinals players will participate in bike ride tradition
Kids can offer bike rides from Lambeau Field to the practice fields to both Packers and Cardinals players. Packers players will leave from near the Oneida Nation Gate on the east side of the stadium, as always, and Cardinals players will leave from near the Potawatomi Sportsbook Gate on the south side of the stadium.
Kids can start lining up at either location as early as 9 a.m., and asked to be in place by 10:30 a.m.
Kids with bike can choose either location. Packers players will ride to Ray Nitschke Field and Cardinals players to Clarke Hinkle Field. For the Cardinals' return ride, kids can meet them in Lot 1 near Oneida Street.
What is the weather forecast for practice and for the preseason game?
The weather forecast for Aug. 26 is cloudy with temperatures in the high 70s during the scheduled practice time, according to the National Weather Service Green Bay. The forecast for Aug. 28 is partly cloudy with temperatures in the low 70s at game time.
Green Bay Metro provides free shuttle service
Green Bay Metro offers four free shuttle routes, with buses leaving to and from Lambeau on the half-hour from 3 to 6 p.m. and again from the end of the game until 11:30 p.m. Routes to Lambeau Field run from Green Bay Austin Straubel International Airport, downtown De Pere, downtown Green Bay, the far east side and points in between.
Lambeau Field is 4.4 miles from the airport and 3.4 miles from downtown Green Bay.
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What is the parking availability for the Cardinals game?
There is abundant neighborhood parking available during Packers games.
Parking in the Lambeau Field lots generally is sold out or close to it, but street parking and parking at neighboring homes and businesses is available.
Street parking is free, but drivers are advised to note posted gameday parking restrictions, especially in Ashwaubenon.
The cost for parking in neighbors' yards or in business lots is generally between $20 and $40, depending on proximity to the stadium.
Tailgating allowed in Lambeau parking lots
Tailgating is allowed anywhere in the Lambeau Field parking lots, and in a number of private lots surrounding the stadium. The center of the tailgating universe at Lambeau Field is in Lot 1 on the east side of the stadium, near the Oneida Nation Gate, although Lot 10 on the southwest side ramped up its game in recent years.
How to watch or listen to the Packers-Cardinals game
On television, the game will be broadcast on NBC 26 (WGBA) in Green Bay and WTMJ 4 in Milwaukee. The Packers TV Network includes 25 stations, including Telemundo Wisconsin, in nine states. Kevin Harlan is the play-by-play announcer and former Packers fullback John Kuhn is the color analyst.
Fans can listen to the game on the Packers radio network, whose flagship station is WRNW-FM, 97.3, in Milwaukee. In Green Bay, WIXX-FM, 101.1, carries the game. Wayne Larrivee and Larry McCarren will call the game.
What's the Lambeau Field carry-in policy?
The Packers' carry-in policy limits items that can be brought into the stadium and how they can be carried.
On the no-go list are bags, backpacks, coolers, strollers, umbrellas, duffel bags, large purses, noisemakers of any kind, fanny packs, food and beverages, selfie sticks, video cameras and still photo cameras with lenses over 12 inches.
What is allowed are clear bags not exceeding 12-by-6-by-12 inches or a 1-gallon, clear plastic bag, additional clothing, blankets, small clutch purses the size of a woman's hand, small cameras, binoculars and cellphones if carried loosely or in an approved clear bag.
The Green Bay Police Department offered this information: "Officers are continually turning away prohibited bags and items at the gate that will slow the lines down and cause fans to return (items) to their vehicles or discard the prohibited items."
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