Green Bay Packers 2017 schedule release: Five most important games of the 2017 Season

Sep 20, 2015; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) passes against the Seattle Seahawks during the first quarter at Lambeau Field. Packers won 27-17. Mandatory Credit: Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 20, 2015; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) passes against the Seattle Seahawks during the first quarter at Lambeau Field. Packers won 27-17. Mandatory Credit: Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mandatory Credit: Ray Carlin-USA TODAY Sports

What are the five most important games on the Green Bay Packers 2017 schedule?

There are some circumstances you face when you rally to win the last eight games of the season as the Green Bay Packers did last year. Let’s relive that for a moment… OK. Man that was awesome. The Packers played with a purpose as they ended up winning eight in a row including the playoffs.  How many times did we see Jared Cook’s sideline catch against Dallas in that playoff win versus the Cowboys? Not nearly enough.

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Even though the season came crashing down in Atlanta in the NFC Championship game last season, the Packers earned a little tougher schedule in 2017.

The NFL schedule pairings for the 2017 season have been revealed and the Packers have their work cut out for them. Green Bay drew, besides their six NFC rivalry games, the NFC division leaders, the NFC South and the AFC North.

Let’s take a sneak peek at what looks to be the five most important games of the Packers upcoming 2017 season in no particular order of importance.