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Packers pursue preseason game in Canada

Green Bay is the only team in the NFL that hasn't yet played an international game.
Credit: Dan Powers via USA TODAY NETWORK
Nov 25, 2018; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) runs with the ball as Minnesota Vikings' Sheldon Richardson (93) chases in the first quarter during at U.S. Bank Stadium.

GREEN BAY, Wis. —  Green Bay Packers President Mark Murphy says the team is in talks to play a preseason game in Canada.

Murphy says it would likely be the Oakland Raiders home game that would be played in either Saskatchewan or Winnipeg. Green Bay is the only team in the NFL that hasn't played an international game. Murphy talked about the Canadian game following the NFL owners meeting in Phoenix, Arizona.  

The NFL schedule has not yet been released. But, we do know that as part of the celebration of its 100th season, the NFL will break from tradition and feature the Packers against the Chicago Bears in its season opener Sept. 5.

Usually, the Super Bowl champion is the home team for the prime-time opener, but the league wants to salute historic rivalries in 2019.

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