GREEN BAY – The Packers are preparing for their first true road game in quite some time, with a measure of uncertainty regarding the offensive line to boot.
It's a challenging combination for the upcoming trip to San Francisco for Sunday Night Football.
Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., was actually the site of the Packers' last road contest in front of a full, hostile crowd – the 2019 NFC title game 20 months ago.
Last season featured either no or few fans without any crowd noise issues to speak of, and then this year's Week 1 trip to New Orleans was moved to Jacksonville, where a half-empty stadium included more Packers fans than Saints fans.
Sunday, it'll be back to "normal football" on the road, as quarterback Aaron Rodgers put it, and all the potential communication issues that go along with it.
"It's going to be a lot different," Head Coach Matt LaFleur said. "It's going to be a prime-time game, their home opener, they're 2-0. So I'd imagine the crowd is going to be into it big time and it's going to be a factor.
"Two years ago, it was tough to operate from an offensive standpoint because it was a pretty chaotic environment, so I anticipate that being much the same."
Crowd noise affects the visiting offensive linemen more than any other position group, whether that means making adjustments, changing protection calls, and/or operating with a silent count.
That's the Packers' unit that remains the biggest work in progress at the moment, with fill-in left tackle Elgton Jenkins missing Wednesday's practice with an ankle injury and the starter at left guard also up in the air.
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