The Green Bay Packers will face the San Francisco 49ers in a showdown pitting NFC powerhouses in a season-opening showdown on Sept. 9 at Lambeau Field.
The Packers’ opponents have been known since the end of the season; the NFL announced the full schedule on Tuesday evening.
Here it is:
PRESEASON
Thursday, August 9
at San Diego Chargers
7 p.m. (ESPN)
Thursday, August 16
Cleveland Browns
(Midwest Shrine Game)
7 p.m. (state)
Thursday, August 23
at Cincinnati Bengals
6 p.m. (state)
Thursday, August 30
Kansas City Chiefs
(Bishop’s Charities Game)
6 p.m. (state)
REGULAR SEASON
home games in bold
WEEK 1: Sunday, September 9
San Francisco 49ers
3:15 p.m. (Fox)
WEEK 2: Thursday, September 13
Chicago Bears
7:20 p.m. (NFL Network)
WEEK 3: Monday, September 24
at Seattle Seahawks
7:30 p.m. (ESPN)
WEEK 4: Sunday, September 30
New Orleans Saints
3:15 p.m. (Fox)
WEEK 5: Sunday, October 7
at Indianapolis Colts
noon (Fox)
WEEK 6: Sunday, October 14
at Houston Texans
7:20 p.m. (NBC)
WEEK 7: Sunday, October 21
at St. Louis Rams
noon (Fox)
WEEK 8: Sunday, October 28
Jacksonville Jaguars
noon (CBS)
WEEK 9: Sunday, November 4
Arizona Cardinals
noon (Fox)
WEEK 10: Sunday, November 11
Open Date
WEEK 11: Sunday, November 18
at Detroit Lions
*noon (Fox)
WEEK 12: Sunday, November 25
at New York Giants
*7:20 p.m. (NBC)
WEEK 13: Sunday, December 2
Minnesota Vikings
*noon (Fox)
WEEK 14: Sunday, December 9
Detroit Lions
*7:20 p.m. (NBC)
WEEK 15: Sunday, December 16
at Chicago Bears
*noon (Fox)
WEEK 16: Sunday, December 23
Tennessee Titans
*noon (CBS)
WEEK 17: Sunday, December 30
at Minnesota Vikings
*noon (Fox)
* Start time and broadcast may shift due to flexible scheduling
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