7 Takeaways From The Green Bay Packers’ Schedule

BEAR DOWN

Green Bay’s rivalry with Chicago hit heights last season that hadn’t been seen in many years, with the Bears winning two of three games and eliminating the Packers in the Wild Card round. This year, the NFL’s oldest rivals will meet in Green Bay on Oct. 11 and in Chicago on Christmas Day.

MICAH VS. JERRY II

There’s no love lost between Green Bay standout edge rusher Micah Parsons and Dallas owner Jerry Jones. When those two couldn’t agree on a contract extension last summer, Jones traded Parsons to Green Bay. The Packers and Cowboys played to a 40-40 tie last season in Dallas. This year, the matchup moves to Lambeau Field on Oct. 18.

TOUGH SLEDDING

Based on 2025 winning percentages, Green Bay has the NFL’s third-toughest schedule as its opponents had a combined winning percentage of .538 in 2024. Only Chicago (.550) and Miami (.542) have harder schedules, while Arizona’s foes have the same winning percentage as Green Bay’s (.538).

Six of the Packers’ 14 opponents (they’ll play each NFC North team twice) made the playoffs last year. New England (16-4) reached the Super Bowl and the Rams (14-6) made the NFC Championship game.

QUARTERBACK BONANZA

If you like good quarterbacking play — and who doesn’t — this is the schedule for you. Green Bay will face reigning MVP Matthew Stafford of the Rams, 2024 MVP Josh Allen of Buffalo, and New England’s Drake Maye, who was the 2025 runner-up for MVP.

Inside the division, the Packers could see Chicago’s Caleb Williams, Detroit’s Jared Goff and Minnesota’s Kyler Murray twice. Dak Prescott of Dallas and former Packer backup Malik Willis, who is now with Miami, also headline a loaded quarterback schedule.

This article was originally published on Forbes.com