Packers 2025 Schedule Rumors: Green Bay gets Lions in week 1 and on Thanksgiving

Packers 2025 Schedule Rumors: Green Bay gets Lions in week 1 and on Thanksgiving
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Follow along with news and leaks about the Packers’ schedule for the upcoming season.

The NFL is almost ready to release its schedule for the 2025 season, having announced during the NFL Draft in Green Bay that it will reveal the full schedule on Wednesday, May 14th. That is just a few days away, and Green Bay Packers fans will finally be able to start making travel plans for the fall around that date.

Leading up to the full release, we at Acme Packing Company will be keeping a close eye on the rumors and possibilities in place for the Packers’ 2025 schedule. We already have some information and reporting on the Packers’ potential for making an international trip, while holidays will also be a key area of focus.

Currently, the Packers’ over/under win total for the 2025 season is 9.5, according to FanDuel, while they have the second-best odds of winning the NFC North (+280), behind the Detroit Lions (+110). We will keep an eye on how the schedule impacts those odds moving forward.

Keep your browser locked here for updates throughout the days leading up to the full release.

Packers’ 2025 opponents

As a reminder, here is a link to the list of the Packers’ opponents for the 2025 season. The NFC North division will play against the NFC East and AFC North in the upcoming season, while the Packers have additional games against the Carolina Panthers (at home), Arizona Cardinals (road), and Denver Broncos (road) as well.

Big schedule release times

Ahead of the league’s complete schedule release on Wednesday, May 14th, the NFL and its broadcast partners will announce select games starting on Monday. Look for most of the holiday games to be announced in those prior releases.

Confirmed/reported Packers games

Holidays?

Thanksgiving

Last week, I discussed the possibility that the Packers may be selected for a game on Thanksgiving Day for a third straight season. Green Bay has played the Detroit Lions frequently on Thanksgiving since 2000, doing so most recently in 2023. They also will play the Dallas Cowboys on the road, putting both annual Thanksgiving Day host teams on the schedule.

Two of the Thanksgiving game are now reported. The Cowboys’ opponents are confirmed to be the Kansas City Chiefs, while reports out of Tampa indicate that the late game will be Buccaneers vs. Rams. That still leaves a possibility that the Packers could go to Detroit once again for the early game.

UPDATE: Well, it looks like it’s happening again. According to @OzzyNFL on Twitter, the Packers will indeed play...