The NFL is almost ready to release its schedule for the 2025 season, having announced during the NFL Draft in Green Bay that it will reveal the full schedule on Wednesday, May 14th. That is just a few days away, and Green Bay Packers fans will finally be able to start making travel plans for the fall around that date.
Leading up to the full release, we at Acme Packing Company will be keeping a close eye on the rumors and possibilities in place for the Packers’ 2025 schedule. We already have some information and reporting on the Packers’ potential for making an international trip, while holidays will also be a key area of focus.
Currently, the Packers’ over/under win total for the 2025 season is 9.5, according to FanDuel, while they have the second-best odds of winning the NFC North (+280), behind the Detroit Lions (+110). We will keep an eye on how the schedule impacts those odds moving forward.
Keep your browser locked here for updates throughout the days leading up to the full release.
Packers’ 2025 opponents
As a reminder, here is a link to the list of the Packers’ opponents for the 2025 season. The NFC North division will play against the NFC East and AFC North in the upcoming season, while the Packers have additional games against the Carolina Panthers (at home), Arizona Cardinals (road), and Denver Broncos (road) as well.
Big schedule release times
Ahead of the league’s complete schedule release on Wednesday, May 14th, the NFL and its broadcast partners will announce select games starting on Monday. Look for most of the holiday games to be announced in those prior releases.
Confirmed/reported Packers games
Holidays?
Thanksgiving
Last week, I discussed the possibility that the Packers may be selected for a game on Thanksgiving Day for a third straight season. Green Bay has played the Detroit Lions frequently on Thanksgiving since 2000, doing so most recently in 2023. They also will play the Dallas Cowboys on the road, putting both annual Thanksgiving Day host teams on the schedule.
Two of the Thanksgiving game are now reported. The Cowboys’ opponents are confirmed to be the Kansas City Chiefs, while reports out of Tampa indicate that the late game will be Buccaneers vs. Rams. That still leaves a possibility that the Packers could go to Detroit once again for the early game.
UPDATE: Well, it looks like it’s happening again. According to @OzzyNFL on Twitter, the Packers will indeed play the Lions once again on Thanksgiving Day. Stay tuned for further confirmation.
Christmas Day
The NFL is also scheduling multiple games on Christmas Day moving forward, a holiday that this year also falls on a Thursday. 2025 will have three games on the holiday, and given the rest situation after the Bears-Packers game was announced for the prior Saturday, it looked like the Packers could have ended up playing on Christmas.
Instead, the Packers seem to have avoided at least one big holiday. We previously had reports of their games against the Eagles and Commanders coming earlier in the season, and as of Wednesday morning we have word about the full schedule for that day, which will feature three divisional games and both the Lions and Cowboys playing after also hosting their usual Thanksgiving games:
No international game for Packers
Based on recent comments from Packers president Mark Murphy and additional reporting this week, it looks like the Packers will end up avoiding any international games in 2025.
After some initial speculation that the Packers could end up being the pick as the opponent for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ home game in Dublin, Ireland, that appears to not be the case heading towards the schedule release. During the Packers’ annual Tailgate Tour in early April, Murphy said that he expected the Steelers to ask the NFL to protect their game against the Packers from being moved overseas.
Last Thursday, a report from friend of APC Arif Hasan indicated that the Minnesota Vikings will instead be the Steelers’ opponents in Dublin. Hasan posted on Bluesky that his sources suggest the Vikings will actually play back-to-back international games.
The Vikings being the Browns’ opponent for their London game ensures that Green Bay won’t play overseas this year. The Packers are also scheduled to play a road game against Cleveland, which was designated as the home team for one of the three NFL games in London in 2025. If the Packers are not the opponent for either the Steelers or Browns, there would be no other chances for them to play internationally as those are the only two teams on Green Bay’s schedule in 2025 who are the designated home teams for such games.
UPDATE: The NFL confirmed the full slate of international games on Tuesday morning and, as expected, the Packers are not involved. Arif’s information above is locked in, with the NFL having the following international games:
Week 1: Chiefs vs. Chargers (Sao Paulo, Brazil)
Week 4: Vikings vs. Steelers (Dublin, Ireland)
Week 5: Vikings vs. Browns (London, England)
Week 6: Broncos vs. Jets (London, England)
Week 6: Rams vs. Jaguars (London, England)
Week 10: Falcons vs. Colts (Berlin, Germany)
Week 11: Commanders vs. Dolphins (Madrid, Spain)
Other big games around the NFL
Early on Monday morning, the NFL announced that the season-opening game, which as always features the reigning Super Bowl champions. This year, the Philadelphia Eagles will host their biggest divisional rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, on the first Thursday of the season (September 4th).
Here are all of the other big games the NFL has announced as of Wednesday morning:
Week 1 kickoff game: Cowboys vs. Eagles (NBC)
Week 10 MNF: Eagles vs. Packers (ESPN/ABC)
Week 13 (Thanksgiving afternoon): Chiefs vs. Cowboys (CBS)
Week 13 (Black Friday): Bears vs. Eagles (Prime)
Week 16 (Saturday): Eagles vs. Commanders and Packers vs. Bears (FOX)
Week 17 (Christmas Day): Broncos vs. Chiefs (Prime)
Rumored Packers Schedule
Below is the potential Packers’ 2025 schedule, including confirmed games and those that have been rumored or extrapolated based on the information provided above. Games listed in bold are confirmed.
Rumored Packers 2025 Schedule
Week
Opponent
Stadium
City/State
Date
Time (CT)
TV Network
Week
Opponent
Stadium
City/State
Date
Time (CT)
TV Network
1
vs. Lions
Lambeau Field
Green Bay, WI
Sunday, Sept. 7
3:25 PM
FOX
2
vs. Commanders
Lambeau Field
Green Bay, WI
Thursday, Sept. 11
7:15 PM
Amazon Prime
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
vs. Panthers
Lambeau Field
Green Bay, WI
Sunday, Nov. 2
TBA
TBA
10
vs. Eagles
Lambeau Field
Green Bay, WI
Monday, Nov. 10
7:15 PM
ESPN/ABC
11
12
13
@ Lions
Ford Field
Detroit, MI
Thursday, Nov. 27
12:00 PM
FOX
14
15
16
@ Bears
Soldier Field
Chicago, IL
Saturday, Dec. 20
TBA
FOX
17
18