Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur directs his team during the first half against the New England Patriots on Sunday in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)

LONDON (AP) — Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur has done the London trip twice before as an offensive coordinator and “didn’t leave the hotel either time.”

Safe to say he’d prefer star quarterback Aaron Rodgers — a Manchester City fan — not try to venture north for the Premier League champion’s home game Saturday (though Rodgers could satisfy his soccer fix Friday night when the U.S. women’s team faces European champion England in a friendly at Wembley Stadium).

The Packers’ schedule for their first-ever international regular-season game doesn’t leave much time for sightseeing. Same goes for the New York Giants (3-1). Both teams are scheduled to arrive in the British capital Friday morning ahead of Sunday’s game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Rodgers, a four-time MVP, had hoped the Packers (3-1) would arrive earlier in the week “to experience a little bit of that culture” but he knows ultimately it’s a business trip — a long-awaited one at that.

“For us, it’s a dream,” Rodgers said. “I’ve been talking about doing this for years, since they started this, couldn’t wait to get over there, but nobody wants to give up a Green Bay Packer home game. So it’s exciting to finally get a chance to go over.”

Teams are now required to play internationally on a rotating basis, made easier by the addition of a 17th game. The Packers are Sunday’s home team.

Rodgers was on hand this summer when Manchester City played at Lambeau Field, where striker Erling Haaland scored on his club debut. The quarterback exchanged jerseys with City players and told Haaland to “have a great season.” So far, so good.

Packers rookie linebacker Quay Walker isn’t worried about sightseeing, not with NFL rushing leader Saquon Barkley lining up for the Giants.

“I don’t care nothing about London,” the first-round draft pick said. “It’s a great experience to travel outside the country. But we’re just trying to get a ‘W.'”

QB CONCERNS

The Giants head to London with question marks at quarterback. Daniel Jones sprained his left ankle last Sunday but was showing improvement by midweek. At practice Wednesday, he wore a pair of high-top red shoes for more support.

Tyrod Taylor was in the concussion protocol after he also left Sunday’s 20-12 win over the Chicago Bears. Coach Brian Daboll tasked Barkley with taking direct snaps to help close out the game.

Practice-squad quarterback Davis Webb would be the third choice.

Jones’ ability to run is key to New York’s success. He has 18 rushing first downs — the most among quarterbacks and tied for third-most overall through four games. The fourth-year player is the team’s second leading rusher and ran for two touchdowns last Sunday.

A one-dimensional Jones would make it easier for defenses to focus exclusively on Barkley.

“I’ll continue to progress throughout the week and see how I feel,” Jones said. “I’m confident in my ability to throw from the pocket, throw outside the pocket, and make plays from both.”

New York’s offense is averaging a league-leading 192.5 rushing yards per game — nearly double last season’s 99.3-yard average.

TURNOVER TROUBLE

In each of LaFleur’s first three seasons, the Packers committed the fewest or second-fewest turnovers in the league but they’re not taking particularly good care of the ball this year.

Green Bay has turned the ball over seven times in its first four games and has a minus-3 turnover margin. It’s an issue LaFleur knows the Packers must fix as they seek a fourth consecutive victory.

“Put too many on the ground, there’s no doubt (that) once you do that, the other teams that are watching you, that are studying you, they kind of smell blood in the water,” he said. “They’re going to go after, relentlessly after that football. We know that that’s going to happen. We’ve got to step up to the challenge.”

GARY’S GOING FOR IT

Packers outside linebacker Rashan Gary has five sacks and collected at least one in each of Green Bay’s first four games. He is the first Packer to record a sack in each of a season’s first four games since Cullen Jenkins in 2010.

If Gary gets a sack Sunday, he would tie the Packers’ franchise record for consecutive games with a sack: Tim Harris had a sack in five straight games in 1989, and Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila did it in 2000-01.

JUGGLING ACT

Packers wide receiver Allen Lazard should feel right at home at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium thanks to his pregame routine in which he juggles a soccer ball with his feet.

“It’s helping me focus,” Lazard said. “Especially when I started, I wasn’t that talented or skilled. It required a lot more focus and just got my brain firing from that standpoint of locking in and details of how I was placing my foot to kick the ball and juggle it.”

UNDEFEATED

The Giants won the first regular-season NFL game played in London when they beat the Miami Dolphins 13-10 in the mud at Wembley Stadium in 2007. Eli Manning completed 8 of 22 passes for 59 yards in the Week 8 game of their Super Bowl-winning campaign. New York then beat the Los Angeles Rams 17-10 in 2016 at Twickenham Stadium.

AP Sports Writer Steve Megargee in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and AP Sports Writer Tom Canavan in East Rutherford, New Jersey, contributed to this report.

N.Y. Giants (3-1) vs. Green Bay (3-1)

at London

8:30 a.m., Sunday

The game will be broadcast by the NFL Network and will also be simulcast on WLUK-TV in the Green Bay, Wis., market and by WTMJ-TV in the Milwaukee market.

No Upper Peninsula TV stations are scheduled to carry it.

SERIES RECORD: Packers lead 34-26-2

LAST MEETING: Packers beat Giants 31-13 on Dec. 1, 2019, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

LAST WEEK: Giants beat Chicago Bears 20-12 at home; Packers beat New England Patriots 27-24 in overtime at home.

GIANTS OFFENSE: OVERALL (22), RUSH (1), PASS (31), SCORING (18)

PACKERS OFFENSE: OVERALL (6), RUSH (7), PASS (16), SCORING (21)

GIANTS DEFENSE: OVERALL (15), RUSH (28), PASS (8), SCORING (T9)

PACKERS DEFENSE: OVERALL (5), RUSH (22), PASS (3), SCORING (7)

TURNOVER DIFFERENTIAL: Giants plus-1; Packers minus-3

GIANTS PLAYER TO WATCH: RB Saquon Barkley has an NFL-high 463 yards rushing and is coming off a 146-yard performance against the Bears. He s gaining 5.5 yards per carry, way up from his average of 3.7 yards per rush last season. He s just 130 yards away from matching his 2021 season rushing total.

PACKERS PLAYER TO WATCH: OLB Rashan Gary has five sacks and has had at least one in each of the Packers four games. He’s the first Packer to have a sack in each of the first four weeks of a season since Cullen Jenkins in 2010.

KEY MATCHUP: Patriots RBs Damien Harris and Rhamondre Stevenson vs. Packers run defense: New England’s uncertain quarterback situation may force the Patriots to rely on their running game. Harris and Stevenson have rushed for a combined 305 yards through the first three weeks. The Packers allowed Chicago’s David Montgomery to run for 122 yards two weeks ago, but followed that up by limiting Tampa Bay’s Leonard Fournette to 35 yards on 12 carries.

KEY INJURIES: Patriots QB Mac Jones has an injury that makes his status for Sunday’s game up in the air. Brian Hoyer would get the start if Jones is unavailable. … Patriots DL Lawrence Guy didn’t practice early this week because of a shoulder injury. …. Packers WR Sammy Watkins (hamstring) is on injured reserve and will miss a second straight game. Packers WR Christian Watson (hamstring) didn’t play against Tampa Bay. … Packers CB Jaire Alexander has a groin injury that knocked him out of the Tampa Bay game early. Alexander was practicing on a limited basis early this week.

SERIES NOTES: The Patriots own a 6-5 edge in regular-season matchups, but the Packers beat New England 35-21 in the Super Bowl on Jan. 26, 1997. … The Patriots have won three of the past four meetings. … In their most recent matchup back in 2018, the Patriots outscored the Packers 14-0 in the fourth quarter to win 31-17 at Foxborough.

STATS AND STUFF: Hoyer has 10,631 passing yards and 55 career TDs (53 passing, two rushing) in 75 games (39 starts). Hoyer has made starts for seven NFL teams during his 14-year career, but has lost his past 11 and amassed a record of just 16-23. The 2020 loss to Kansas City was his lone start with the Patriots, when he stepped in for Cam Newton who was out with COVID-19. But Hoyer was benched during the game in favor of Jarrett Stidham. … Patriots K Nick Folk extended his streak to 57 straight field goals made under 50 yards with a 35-yard kick vs. Baltimore last week to set an NFL record. He had been tied with Ryan Succop (2014-17 with Tennessee) at 56 straight. Folk’s last miss from inside the 50-yard line was a 45-yard attempt on Sept. 13, 2020, against Miami. … Patriots WR DeVante Parker led the team with five receptions for 156 yards in Week 3, his second career game with 150 or more receiving yards. He had five catches in his only career game at Green Bay in 2018. … Patriots DE Deatrich Wise had career highs in sacks (three) and tackles for loss (four) last week. … Green Bay is allowing opponents to convert just 22.6% of third down situations, giving the Packers the NFL’s top third down defense. … The Packers haven’t allowed a single first down on 45.2% of their series. Only the San Francisco 49ers, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Philadelphia Eagles have better stats in that category. … OLB Rashan Gary is the first Packer since Cullen Jenkins in 2010 to have at least one sack in each of the first three games of a season. … Packers P Pat O’Donnell is the reigning NFC special teams player of the week. O’Donnell has landed nine of his 13 punts this season inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. … The Packers are 6-0 at home against AFC opponents during Matt LaFleur’s coaching tenure. The Packers are 17-1 in Rodgers’ past 18 home starts against AFC teams. … Packers OLB Rashan Gary and Patriots LB Matt Judon have both had a sack in each of the first three weeks. … The Patriots and Packers have the NFL’s top regular-season winning rates since 2008. New England is 164-64 and Green Bay is 147-79-2 in regular-season games during that stretch.

FANTASY TIPS: While it’s probably asking too much to expect Parker to repeat his breakthrough performance from the Ravens game, that type of outburst makes him worth pursuing if he’s still on your league’s waiver wire. … Packers WR Romeo Doubs may be worth starting as the rookie fourth-round pick from Nevada is adapting quickly to the NFL game. Doubs had eight catches for 73 yards and scored his first career touchdown against Tampa Bay.