The NFL will release its full 2020 schedule, including the preseason, at some point this week, according to Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.
The schedule release is expected to assume a normal start time and a full slate of games without interruption, although the NFL is considering alternative plans should the coronavirus pandemic – which has kept team facilities closed for almost two months – disrupt the regular season.
The Green Bay Packers will play six division games, four games against the NFC South, four games against the AFC South and one game each against the first-place finisher in the NFC West and NFC East, a result of winning the NFC North in 2019.
Here are the Packers’ opponents in 2020:
Home
Chicago Bears (NFC North)
Detroit Lions (NFC North)
Minnesota Vikings (NFC North)
Atlanta Falcons (NFC South)
Carolina Panthers (NFC South)
Jacksonville Jaguars (AFC South)
Tennessee Titans (AFC South)
Philadelphia Eagles (NFC East, first place)
Away
Chicago Bears (NFC North)
Detroit Lions (NFC North)
Minnesota Vikings (NFC North)
New Orleans Saints (NFC South)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFC South)
Houston Texans (AFC South)
Indianapolis Colts (AFC South)
San Francisco 49ers (NFC West, first place)
Notes
– The Packers finished 6-0 against the NFC North last season.
– The Packers will play six playoff teams from 2019 (Vikings, Titans, Eagles, Saints, Texans, 49ers).
– The 2019 win percentage of teams on the Packers schedule is .504 (128-126-2), good for 15th in the NFL.
– The Packers, who play the 49ers on the road again in 2020, lost both games in San Francisco last season.
– The Packers will play future Hall of Fame quarterbacks Tom Brady and Drew Brees on the road in 2020.
– The Packers will play the Eagles at home for the second straight season.
– Four seasons ago, the Packers went 2-2 against the AFC South.
Potential primetime matchups
Home vs. Philadelphia Eagles
Home/away vs. Minnesota Vikings
Home/away vs. Chicago Bears
Home vs. Tennessee Titans
Away vs. New Orleans Saints
Away vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Away vs. Houston Texans
Away vs. San Francisco 49ers
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