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The Green Bay Packers<\/a> can cross off Mexico City as a potential international game site.<\/a><\/p>\n

The NFL announced on Feb. 18 that the San Francisco 49ers would be one of the teams playing in the Mexican capital. The Packers do not play<\/a> the 49ers during the 2026 season. That makes two international games for the 49ers, who also are scheduled to play the Los Angeles Rams in Melbourne, Australia.<\/p>\n

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The NFL plans a record nine international games this season. The league said the Dallas Cowboys would be one of the teams assigned to the game in Rio de Janeiro. The Packers are scheduled to play Dallas this season at Lambeau Field.<\/p>\n

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The Green Bay Packers played the New York Giants on Oct. 9, 2022, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London.<\/p>\n

It was announced earlier that the Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> will play in one of three London games and the New Orleans Saints<\/a> will play in Paris. The Jaguars are not on the Packers’ schedule, but the Saints are. The Packers are scheduled to be the visiting team versus the Saints.<\/p>\n

Current rumors are that the Cleveland Browns<\/a> will be the Saints’ opponent in Paris, but that has not been confirmed by the NFL. RMC Sport, a French sports news company, said the Saints will host the Browns<\/a>. The BrownsWire<\/a> website said the game will be during Week 7, on Oct. 25, at Stade de France<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Other games will be in Madrid and Munich. Teams for those games have not been announced.<\/p>\n

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The Packers, who last played abroad in 2024<\/a>, likely will be tabbed for one of the remaining games. The international schedule will require at least 17 of the NFL’s 32 teams, assuming no other teams have two games.<\/p>\n

The Packers were the final NFL team to play internationally when they met the New York Giants in London in 2022<\/a>. They played the Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> in S\u00e3o Paulo, Brazil, in 2024. They lost both games.<\/p>\n

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This will be the sixth time the NFL plays in Mexico City. The league said that Mexico has 40 million fans, the largest fanbase outside of the United States.<\/p>\n

The full NFL schedule will be announced in May, although more international game pairings likely will be announced before then.<\/p>\n

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Green Bay Packers’ 2026 opponents: Top offenses, new coaches<\/p>\n

Who will Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers face in 2026? Their opponents were revealed last month at the end of the 2025 regular season<\/a>. The times and dates for the 2026 schedule will be announced in early May.<\/p>\n

Some observations: They’ll face six teams that made the playoffs in 2025, including at the AFC champion New England Patriots. The Packers match up with all the AFC East and NFC South teams in 2026. Green Bay will also face three teams with new head coaches, including former Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, who is with the Miami Dolphins. <\/p>\n

And Green Bay’s defense better be ready as it will meet the top six offenses from 2025.<\/p>\n

Green Bay has nine home games and eight road games. <\/p>\n

Scroll this gallery for all the teams on the Packers’ 2026 schedule, starting with the home games and the non-divisional games.<\/p>\n

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Green Bay Packers’ 2026 opponents: Top offenses, new coaches<\/p>\n

Who will Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers face in 2026? Their opponents were revealed last month at the end of the 2025 regular season<\/a>. The times and dates for the 2026 schedule will be announced in early May.<\/p>\n

Some observations: They’ll face six teams that made the playoffs in 2025, including at the AFC champion New England Patriots. The Packers match up with all the AFC East and NFC South teams in 2026. Green Bay will also face three teams with new head coaches, including former Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, who is with the Miami Dolphins. <\/p>\n

And Green Bay’s defense better be ready as it will meet the top six offenses from 2025.<\/p>\n

Green Bay has nine home games and eight road games. <\/p>\n

Scroll this gallery for all the teams on the Packers’ 2026 schedule, starting with the home games and the non-divisional games.<\/p>\n

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Buffalo Bills: Quarterback Josh Allen will make his first appearance at Lambeau Field since his rookie season in 2018. The Bills had the fourth-ranked offense in 2025. They are one of 10 teams this offseason that has a new head coach.<\/p>\n

2025 record: 12-5<\/p>\n

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Miami Dolphins: Former Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley will return to Lambeau Field in his first year as the Dolphins head coach.<\/p>\n

2025 record: 7-10<\/p>\n

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Dallas Cowboys: Quarterback Dak Prescott will bring an explosive Cowboys offense (second ranked in 2025) to Lambeau Field for the first time since the 2022 season. The two teams played to a 40-40 tie during the 2025 season in Dallas.<\/p>\n

2025 record: 7-9-1<\/p>\n

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Carolina Panthers: For the second straight season, the Panthers will come to Lambeau Field. The Packers will look to avenge that 16-13 loss to Carolina.<\/p>\n

2025 record: 8-9<\/p>\n

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Atlanta Falcons: New coach Kevin Stefanski will bring his Falcons to Lambeau Field.<\/p>\n

2025 record: 8-9<\/p>\n

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Houston Texans: Azeez al-Shaair and last season’s No. 1-ranked defense will look to rattle Jordan Love and the Packers offense when they make their second appearance to Lambeau Field in three years.<\/p>\n

2025 record: 12-5<\/p>\n

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New England Patriots: The Packers will head to New England to face Drake Maye and the reigning AFC champion Patriots. Green Bay last played the Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough in 2018. The Patriots had the third-ranked offense in 2025.
2025 record: 14-3<\/p>\n

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New Orleans Saints: The Packers will face quarterback Tyler Shough and the Saints on the road. Its the first time the Packers will play inside the Caesars Superdome since the 2020 season.<\/p>\n

2025 record: 6-11<\/p>\n

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Los Angeles Rams: The Packers travel to the site of Super Bowl 61 for a matchup against Puka Nacua, Davante Adams and the Rams, who had the NFL’s top-ranked offense. It will be the fifth time in six years the Packers and Rams will play in the regular season.<\/p>\n

2025 record: 12-5<\/p>\n

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers: The Packers head to Florida for a matchup against Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers. <\/p>\n

2025 record: 8-9<\/p>\n

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New York Jets: The Packers will face Garrett Wilson (5) and the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, for the first time since the 2018 season.<\/p>\n

2025 record: 3-14<\/p>\n

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Chicago Bears (2): This rivalry is alive. After the teams split the regular-season series with heartstopping finishes and then a wild-card playoff game that featured a massive comeback by the Bears, what will the 2026 season bring us between these two longtime rivals? <\/p>\n

Last season, the two teams had to wait until December for their first game. And then they ended up playing each other three times from Dec. 7 to Jan. 10.<\/p>\n

2025 record: 11-6<\/p>\n

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Detroit Lions (2): The Packers will look for another 2-0 season against the Lions. The Packers opened last season with a win over the Lions at Lambeau Field and then beat them on Thanksgiving at Ford Field for a second time in three years. <\/p>\n

2025 record: 9-8<\/p>\n

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Minnesota Vikings (2): The Packers will again have to contend with Vikings star wide receiver Justin Jefferson for two games. The teams split the 2025 series.<\/p>\n

Vikings record: 9-8<\/p>\n

Contact Richard Ryman at\u00a0rryman@gannett.com<\/a>. Follow him on X at\u00a0@RichRymanPG<\/a>\u00a0and on Instagram at\u00a0@rrymanPG<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: Green Bay Packers won’t play in Mexico City, but other options remain<\/a><\/p>\n