Packers' 2024 NFL Schedule: Release date, opponents, biggest games, and predictions

The Green Bay Packers enter the 2024 season in a much different mood than a year ago. Now, they know Jordan Love is a really good quarterback and the overall strength of the team is capable of reaching high levels.

It's also an important year because the Packers will open the season against the Philadelphia Eagles in the first ever NFL game in Brazil, on September 6.

In 2024, the NFC North plays the NFC West and the AFC South, so that helps determine which teams the Packers will face. They will also play against the second-placed teams in the NFC South, NFC East, and AFC East.

Packers' Schedule Release Date

The NFL teased during the draft that schedules will be released in May, although it didn't give us an exact date. Based on the last couple of years, however, it should come out around the middle of May, as it was released on May 12 in 2022 and May 11 in 2023.

Once that comes out, we will update this with the Packers' exact schedule. For the first time, Green Bay will also host nine regular season games.

Home and Away Opponents

Games played at Lambeau Field: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Arizona Cardinals, San Francisco 49ers, Houston Texans, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Miami Dolphins.

Away games: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles (Brazil).

Biggest Games on the Packers' 2024 Schedule

At Eagles: The game will be special for several reasons. First, it's the season opener. Then, it's also the first NFL game in Brazil and South America. Finally, it's the first game between quarterbacks Jordan Love and Jalen Hurts as starters, a special game from players drafted in 2020.

At and vs Bears: The two games against the Chicago Bears will be especially fun because they will be the first ones of the Caleb Williams era. Justin Fields didn't win any single game against the Packers, so the Bears will try again, but now with a quarterback with a much higher ceiling.

Vs. 49ers: San Francisco has been a thorn in the Packers' side over the last decade, so it's always a big game. But it's also relevant because the 49ers are projected to be the strongest team in the NFC, so it's a good barometer for the Packers after a solid performance in the divisional round.

Predictions: Primetime matchups, bye week, Week 1 opponent and Week 18 opponent

Primetime matchups

At Eagles: We already know that this game will be a Friday night, primetime game in week 1.

Vs. Bears: This rivalry game always gets some love from the NBC, so it's fully expected that the Lambeau Field game can be a Sunday Night Football.

At Rams: It's always fun to watch Matt LaFleur facing Sean McVay, and it's a good game between two of the NFC overachievers in 2023.

Vs 49ers: As previously mentioned, this is one of the best NFC matchups of the season, and a game of two huge fanbases.

At Lions: These are the two favorite teams in the NFC North, so one of the games will probably get at least a Thursday Night Football appearance.

When's the bye week?

The Packers have had a lot of early bye weeks over the last few years, so a week 5 bye would be a decent bet.

Who are the Week 1 and Week 18 opponents?

The NFL has already announced that the Packers will face the Eagles in week 1, so that's a little easier. In week 18, those are always divisional matchups, so the safest bet is that the Packers will face the Detroit Lions in what could be an NFC North championship game.

Strength of Schedule (based off Vegas win totals, not 2023 record)

Warren Sharp of Sharp Football Analysis does this cool thing every year where he ranks teams' strength of schedule based off Vegas' projected win totals for the upcoming season. He doesn't base it off the standard last-year's-record model and it makes a lot more sense, because of all the changes teams go through during the offseason.