By now, you know the schedule challenges in front of the Green Bay Packers. Our NFC North colleagues break down the schedules of their division rivals.
GREEN BAY, Wis. – As Mike McCarthy famously said, the Green Bay Packers don’t hang division championship banners at Lambeau Field. Nonetheless, winning the division means a guaranteed home game, which means a cleaner path to hanging the only banner that does matter – Super Bowl champions.
Weeks 12-14 might be the most challenging of the season – not just for the Packers but for any team in the league. In a span of 12 days, the Packers will play three teams that finished a combined 35-16. Opening against the Titans lets Williams start his career at home against a team with a worse record than the Bears had last year. Of their six games before the bye, the Bears will face only two teams that reached the playoffs in 2023: at the C.J. Stroud-led Texans in Week 2 and home against the Rams in Week 4, though it’s worth noting Los Angeles has lost three straight in Chicago.
By playing the Panthers, Commanders, Patriots and Cardinals during the first half of the season – four teams with a combined record of 14-54 last year – the Bears could build momentum and establish a winning record in hopes it withstands a late gauntlet of games in the NFC North. The toughest stretch of games for Detroit appears to be Weeks 14-17. Green Bay is arguably the biggest threat to the Lions repeating as NFC North division champions. Detroit will be looking to avenge a disappointing Thanksgiving loss to the Packers by defeating their rival at home on Thursday Night Football in Week 14.
The Vikings' schedule is a tough one, there's no way around that. Based on projected win totals, it's the fifth-toughest in the NFL.
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