Packers are booked for four primetime games…for now.
Washington marks the first of four primetime games Green Bay is scheduled for at the moment.
The Packers are locked into Sunday Night Football at Dallas in Week 4 and slated for another in Week 8 at Pittsburgh.
The Packers will face the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football in Week 10 (Nov. 10) but could also play the Bears at Soldier Field in a Saturday night primetime game in Week 16.
While that Dec. 20 contest will be broadcast on FOX, it’s undecided whether it’ll be played at 3:30 p.m. or 7 p.m. CT.
It’s the 33rd consecutive year Green Bay will appear on Monday Night Football.
The Packers are playing on Thanksgiving for a third straight year.
After hosting Miami last Thanksgiving, the Packers head back to Detroit to face the Lions for the second time in three years on the holiday.
It’s the first time Green Bay has played on Thanksgiving in three consecutive seasons since a stretch of 13 straight Thanksgiving games from 1951-63.
It’ll be the 23rd time Green Bay and Detroit have met on Thanksgiving, the most in the NFL. The Packers won the most recent encounter, a 29-22 triumph at Ford Field on Nov. 23, 2023.
The final stretch is NFC North heavy.
After the opener vs. the Lions, the Packers won’t play another division opponent for 2½ months.
Green Bay has five division games over its last seven, beginning in Week 12 with a stretch of three straight NFC North games (vs. Minnesota, at Detroit and vs. Chicago).
The Packers also face the Bears twice over three weeks, the first time that’s happened since the final three weeks of the 1998 season. The teams’ Week 16 meeting marks the first time Green Bay and Chicago have played a Saturday game since a 17-3 Packers win on Dec. 5, 1964.
Green Bay received an early bye.
After receiving a rare midseason bye in 2024, the Packers’ open week again comes on the early side of the schedule.
The Packers will be off in Week 5, which follows a familiar trend over the past decade. Green Bay also had early byes in 2023 (Week 6), 2020 (Week 5), 2018 (Week 7), and 2016 (Week 4).