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Patrick Somerville, showrunner of HBO's acclaimed 'Station Eleven,' is a diehard Packers fan whose grandfather designed Lambeau Field

This time, the Green Bay Packers will have Patrick Somerville's full attention.

Though he now lives in Los Angeles, the Green Bay native and showrunner behind HBO Max's critically adored miniseries "Station Eleven" insists he's "as insane a Packer fan as anyone who's reading (this) article right now," but while filming the pandemic-themed drama in early 2020, he forgot about an important Packers occasion.

"My job at the time got so crazy that you're shedding everything you care about, left and right," he said. "There was a moment, really, where I looked down. ... We were outside and I had forgotten it was the NFC Championship.