With the Green Bay Packers' 2024 campaign officially a thing of the past following their 22-10 loss in the Wild Card Round to the Philadelphia Eagles, their focus must now shift to the 2025 season, one which will see Jordan Love & Co. facing one of the most challenging schedules in the entire NFL.
Based on 2024 win-loss records, Green Bay is tied with the Minnesota Vikings and Dallas Cowboys for the fifth-toughest strength of schedule, as their opponents next season had a combined .557 winning percentage.
Only the New York Giants (.574), Chicago Bears (.571), Detroit Lions (.571), and the Eagles (.561) have more demanding slates.
While the Packers' season just ended, their 2025 opponents were set once the 2024 regular season concluded, although the full schedule of dates and times for these games won't be released until the spring.
As for how each franchise's 17-game schedule is determined, the NFL uses the following system:
- Six games against all other teams within the division — two per team; one at home and one on the road
- Four games against teams from another division within its conference on a rotating, three-year cycle; two at home and two on the road
- Four games against teams from a specific division in the opposing conference on a rotating, four-year cycle; two at home and two on the road
- Two games against teams from the two remaining divisions within the same conference based on the previous season's standings; one at home and one on the road
- One game against a team from a division from the opposing conference on a rotating, four-year cycle that the team isn't already scheduled to play based on the previous season's standings
Let's have a look at what that means for the Packers.
The Packers will play nine games against playoff teams in 2025
Here's how things break down for Green Bay in 2025.
First and foremost, of course, the Packers will play their usual two games each against the Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, and Minnesota Vikings.
Next, with the three-year intraconference rotation dictating that all NFC North teams will play all NFC East teams in 2025, Green Bay will face the Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, and Washington Commanders.
The four-year interconference cycle dictates that all NFC North teams will play all AFC North teams, meaning the Packers will square off with the Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, and Pittsburgh Steelers. The matchup with Pittsburgh will reportedly be part of the International Series.
As the Packers finished in third place in the NFC North, they'll face the third-place teams from the other two NFC divisions they're not already scheduled to play, meaning they're set for matchups with the Arizona Cardinals and Carolina Panthers.
Lastly, the rotating cycle dictates that every NFC North team will play the AFC West team that finished in the same position in 2024, giving Green Bay a date with the Denver Broncos.
As all AFC teams will have nine home games next season, the Packers will host eight games at Lambeau Field in 2025. And here's how that split breaks down.
Packers 2025 home opponents
- Chicago Bears
- Detroit Lions
- Minnesota Vikings
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Washington Commanders
- Baltimore Ravens
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Carolina Panthers
Packers 2025 road opponents
- Chicago Bears
- Detroit Lions
- Minnesota Vikings
- Dallas Cowboys
- New York Giants
- Cleveland Browns
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Arizona Cardinals
- Denver Broncos
For those counting, that's nine games for Green Bay against teams that made the NFL Playoffs. So, for the Packers to return to the postseason for a third consecutive season, they'll certainly have their work cut out for them.