Packers schedule release: 5 toughest games in 2022 season

2. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Week 3)

One of the Packers’ two trips to Florida comes early in the season, and it could be a hot day. Hardly ideal conditions for the team from the frozen tundra.

Their opponents also happen to be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, a team set to contend for a second Super Bowl victory in three seasons.

Tom Brady is back, and he is joined by one of the league’s deepest rosters.

Tampa Bay’s wide receiver corps is loaded with talent, although it’s unclear whether Chris Godwin will be back in time for this game. Godwin is recovering from a torn ACL.

The 2020 Super Bowl champions also dominate with defense. Two players to watch will be All-Pro inside linebackers Devin White and Lavonte David.

Green Bay will need its improved defense to generate pressure on Brady, something it couldn’t do regularly enough in 2020. The Packers made just one sack in the last two games versus the Bucs combined.

If the Packers can’t put Brady under pressure and he has time to throw, it’s game over. With the talent the Bucs have on offense, give Brady a clean pocket and there is no way of stopping him. He’s the greatest ever for a reason.

It could be a hot day in Florida as the Packers face one of their toughest tests of the year.