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.
International Games?
Based on recent comments from Packers president Mark Murphy and additional reporting this week, it looks like the Packers will end up avoiding any international games in 2025.
After some initial speculation that the Packers could end up being the pick as the opponent for the Pittsburgh Steelers’ home game in Dublin, Ireland, that appears to not be the case heading towards the schedule release. During the Packers’ annual Tailgate Tour in early April, Murphy said that he expected the Steelers to ask the NFL to protect their game against the Packers from being moved overseas.
Then on Thursday, a report from friend of APC Arif Hasan suggests that the Minnesota Vikings will instead be the Steelers’ opponents in Dublin. Hasan posted on Bluesky that his sources suggest the Vikings will actually play back-to-back international games:
It is also notable that the Vikings would be the Browns’ opponent for the London game listed above. The Packers are also scheduled to play a road game against Cleveland, which was designated as the home team for one of the three NFL games in London in 2025. If the Packers are not the opponent for either the Steelers or Browns, there would be no other chances for them to play internationally as those are the only two teams on Green Bay’s schedule in 2025 who are the designated home teams for such games. The other host teams include the Chargers (Sao Paulo, Brazil), Colts (Berlin, Germany), Dolphins (Madrid, Spain), Jaguars (London), and Jets (also London).
The NFL will announce the visiting teams for the international games on Tuesday, May 13th on NFL Network, one day before the full schedule release.
Holidays?
Earlier this 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. However, although the possibility exists, no firm reporting has yet emerged about whether or not the Packers will indeed play on Thanksgiving in 2025.
The NFL is also trying to schedule three games on Christmas Day moving forward, a holiday that this year also falls on a Thursday. The Packers could theoretically end up playing then instead, though no details about the league’s choices for that date have been reported as yet.
Other big games around the NFL
Early on Monday morning, the NFL announced that the season-opening game, which as always features the reigning Super Bowl champions. This year, the Philadelphia Eagles will host their biggest divisional rivals, the Dallas Cowboys, on the first Thursday of the season (September 4th).
Big Schedule Release Items
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, with the international matchups likely to come on Tuesday evening.