The head-to-head record between the Patriots and the Packers is very close.
The two teams have only met 10 times in the regular season and their record is split evenly, with both teams having five wins, but the Packers have the bragging rights as far as the playoffs are concerned.
The single meeting between the two sides in Super Bowl XXXI, in 1996, saw the Packers win 35-21, to earn them their third overall Super Bowl victory.
A lot of attention on Sunday night will be on both quarterbacks, but Sunday’s showdown in New England will only be the second time Rodgers and Brady have started against each other.
The reason the two haven’t met more often is due to the divisional rotation that exists in the NFL.
The NFL has two conferences the AFC and the NFC, and within which each has four divisions.
The Patriots play in the AFC East division and the Packers play in the NFC North, as a result the two side will meet once every four years, apart from a potential clash in a Super Bowl.
This Sunday’s meeting of the Brady and Rogers is the second and could be the last.
The two sides won’t be scheduled to play again until 2022 in Green Bay, when Brady would be 45 and Rodgers 39.
As a result, much has been made of this game with the meeting of two great veterans, but each side is coming into the showdown in quite different form.
The Patriots, who have yet to lose a game at home this season, are currently on a five-game winning streak and are top their division.
The Packers are fairing less well, as they are 3-3 and have yet to secure a win on the road this season.
The relationship between Rodgers and Brady is well documented, but the Patriots quarterback was quick to quash talk of a “bromance” between the pair.
“I don’t call it that,” Brady said.
When asked what he calls his relationship with Rodgers, Brady responded: “We know each other. We’re friends.”
Brady also confirmed that he hasn’t contacted Rodgers in the build up to the Week 9 game.
When the five-time Super Bowl champion was asked how he prepares to take on the Rodger’s Packers, he said: “Like every other week. I try to put everything into it. We need it.
“This is a great team. You’re right, they have a great quarterback and it’s just a great test.
“They’ve been a great team for a long time, very well-coached team that executes really well under pressure. They play well at home, they play well on the road.
“We just can’t have anything less than our best.
“So a lot of things go into it – turnovers, penalties, how we do in the red area, third down.
“Ultimately we’ve got to figure out how to score more points than them.”