Get ready for the schedule release this week with a primer on what we know so far for the Packers." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteAcme Packing Companya Green Bay Packers communityLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpFanpostsFanshotsSectionsPackersOddsAboutMastheadCommunity GuidelinesStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCDTShareTweetShareSharePackers Schedule 2019: Release date Womens Geronimo Allison Jersey , rumors, opponents, & morePhoto by Stephen Dunn/Getty ImagesThe NFL has announced when the announcement will happen — the league will release its 2019 schedule on Wednesday evening at 8:00 PM Eastern. Until then, however, we have little information about when the Green Bay Packers will be playing after week one.However, we do know when the Packers’ first regular season game will be, and we also know who the team will be playing along with where. Here’s everything you need to know to get ready for the schedule release this week.Opening WeekThe Packers will open the season on Thursday Night Football, playing the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field. This is the first year in over a decade that the defending Super Bowl champions are not opening the season, and the rationale is historical in nature. After all, the Bears and Packers are the NFL’s longest-running rivalry, so the league elected to start off its historic 100th season with the 199th meeting between the two legendary franchises.Packers’ 2019 Regular Season OpponentsThe Packers’ opponents for the upcoming season are already decided by the league’s schedule rotation. Green Bay will play every other team in the NFC North twice, once at home and once on the road. They will then face the NFC East and AFC West as their rotational divisions, with the final two games dependent on their finish in the standings in 2019. The Packers finished third in the NFC North, so they draw the third-place team in the NFC South at home and the third-place NFC West team on the road.Home GamesNFC North: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions Jaire Alexander Jersey White , Minnesota VikingsNFC East: Philadelphia Eagles, WashingtonAFC West: Denver Broncos, Oakland RaidersNFC South: Carolina PanthersRoad GamesNFC North Opponents: Chicago Bears (week 1), Detroit Lions, Minnesota VikingsNFC East: Dallas Cowboys, New York GiantsAFC West: Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles ChargersNFC West: San Francisco 49ersPreseason ScheduleThe NFL announced the preseason schedule of games about a week ago. The Packers’ preseason schedule sets up as follows:Preseason Week 1: Packers vs. Houston Texans @ Lambeau FieldPreseason Week 2: Packers at Baltimore Ravens @ M&T Bank StadiumPreseason Week 3: Packers vs. Oakland Raiders (location TBA)Preseason Week 4: Packers vs. Kansas City Chiefs @ Lambeau FieldThe third exhibition game against the Raiders is expected to take place somewhere in Canada, with Winnipeg, Manitoba or Regina, Saskatchewan as the likely sites. However, the Packers will still get two home games regardless. Additionally, the Packers have plans to practice with the Houston Texans in Green Bay in the lead-up to the first preseason game.Schedule RumorsAfter reports of specific games leaked out during the day on Wednesday, the full set of dates for the Packers’ schedule has been reported by Kyle Cousineau at about 3:00 PM Central Time (part 1/part 2). The reported games are as follows:Week 1: Packers at Bears, Sept. 5, Thursday Night Football (previously announced)Week 2: Vikings at Packers Womens Montravius Adams Jersey , Sept. 15 (source)Week 3: Broncos at Packers, Sept. 22 (source)Week 4: Eagles at Packers, Sept. 26, Thursday Night Football(source)Week 5: Packers at Cowboys, Oct. 6 at 3:25 PM CT (source)Week 6: Lions at Packers, Oct. 14, Monday Night Football (source)Week 7: Raiders at Packers, Oct. 20 (source)Week 8: Packers at Chiefs, Oct. 27, Sunday Night Football (source)Week 9: Packers at Chargers, Nov. 3Week 10: Panthers at Packers, Nov. 10 (source)Week 11: BYE WEEKWeek 12: Packers at 49ers, Nov. 24Week 13: Packers at Giants, Dec. 1 (source)Week 14: Washington at Packers, Dec. 8 (source)Week 15: Bears at Packers http://www.packerslockerroom.com/authentic-jamaal-williams-jersey , Dec. 15 (source)Week 16: Packers at Vikings, Dec. 23, Monday Night FootballWeek 17: Packers at Lions, Dec. 29 (source)The exact times of the games will be announced tonight during the league’s official reveal, though many games will be subject to the NFL’s flexible scheduling policy.Stay tuned for more information on the Packers’ schedule and additional big games around the NFL during the lead-up to the release on Wednesday evening. After the Packers lost to the Vikings in Week 12 to fall to 4-6-1 on the season, quarterback Aaron Rodgers said the team would need to run the table and get help from others in order to make the playoffs.Rodgers noted that going “to Chicago, a place we鈥檝e won a number of times” and beating the Bears was something they’d need to do as part of that run. That comment apparently didn’t sit well with Bears defensive tackle Akiem Hicks.“Nobody forgot Aaron’s little comments after they lost that big game where he said, ‘All we got to do is win out, and go to Soldier Field and win like we’ve done a bunch in the past,'” Hicks said during an appearance on 670 The Score. “I’m real excited for Aaron to come down here and play this game.”Hicks might not like it, but the Bears have not beaten the Packers at home since 2010 and that leaves no room to quibble with the factual elements of what Rodgers said. That year was also the last time the Bears won a division title and they can seal the NFC North with a win this Sunday, so a win would make for a nice way to put an end to a dismal era in Bears history.
