PACKERS 2015 SCHEDULE RELEASED

 

NMU PACKER WEEKEND 26

VS VIKINGS ON 1/3/16

PRESEASON
WK	DATE		OPPONENT		KICKOFF	TV
1	Thursday, August 13		at New England Patriots		6:30 p.m.	state
2	Sunday, August 23		at Pittsburgh Steelers		7 p.m.	state
3	Saturday, August 29		PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (Midwest Shrine Game)	GOLD PKG.	7 p.m.	state
4	Thursday, September 3		NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (Bishop's Charities Game)		6 p.m.	state
REGULAR SEASON
WK	DATE		OPPONENT		KICKOFF	TV
1	Sunday, September 13		at Chicago Bears		12 p.m.	FOX
2	Sunday, September 20		SEATTLE SEAHAWKS		7:30 p.m.	NBC
3	Monday, September 28		KANSAS CITY CHIEFS	GOLD PKG.	7:30 p.m.	ESPN
4	Sunday, October 4		at San Francisco 49ers		3:25 p.m.	FOX
5	Sunday, October 11		ST. LOUIS RAMS		12 p.m.	CBS
6	Sunday, October 18		SAN DIEGO CHARGERS		*3:25 p.m.	CBS
7	Sunday, October 25		BYE
8	Sunday, November 1		at Denver Broncos		*7:30 p.m.	NBC
9	Sunday, November 8		at Carolina Panthers		*12 p.m.	FOX
10	Sunday, November 15		DETROIT LIONS	GOLD PKG.	*12 p.m.	FOX
11	Sunday, November 22		at Minnesota Vikings		*12 p.m.	FOX
12	Thursday, November 26		CHICAGO BEARS (Thanksgiving)		7:30 p.m.	NBC
13	Thursday, December 3		at Detroit Lions		7:25 p.m.	CBS/NFL
14	Sunday, December 13		DALLAS COWBOYS		*3:25 p.m.	FOX
15	Sunday, December 20		at Oakland Raiders		*3:05 p.m.	FOX
16	Sunday, December 27		at Arizona Cardinals		*3:25 p.m.	FOX
17	Sunday, January 3 NMU PAKER WEEKEND 26 HQ: The Packerplex		MINNESOTA VIKINGS		*12 p.m.	FOX
* Start time and broadcast may shift due to NFL flexible scheduling   ** All times are Central

 

SCHEDULE NOTES …

at Chicago, Sept. 13, 12 p.m. CT (FOX) – The last time Green Bay faced Chicago in the season opener was in 2009, a 21-15 Packers victory at home…Will be the third time in the last five seasons (2011, 2014) that the teams have met at Soldier Field in September…Including a 2010 playoff victory at Chicago, Green Bay has won 18 of the last 22 meetings between the rivals at Soldier Field…The Packers have won at Chicago in the regular season each of the last four years. 

vs. Seattle, Sept. 20, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBC) – Green Bay is 8-3 against the Seahawks at home during the regular and postseason, including five straight wins…Will be Seattle’s first visit to Lambeau Field since 2009, a 48-10 Packers victory…Only the fourth meeting between the two in the month of September (1996, 2012, 2014).

vs. Kansas City, Sept. 28, 7:30 p.m. CT (ESPN) – Marks the 23rd consecutive season (1993-2015) that Green Bay is appearing on Monday Night Football…Green Bay is 14-8-1 at home on MNF, including 4-1 under Head Coach Mike McCarthy…Second meeting between the two on MNF (1993 in KC)…Last time the Packers faced an AFC team on MNF was Baltimore in 2009…Chiefs’ fourth trip to Lambeau Field during the regular season and first since 2003…Second regular-season meeting between the two teams in the month of September (1990).

at San Francisco, Oct. 4, 3:25 p.m. CT (FOX) – First October game between the two since 2000…First game for Green Bay at Levi’s Stadium…One of four teams the Packers will face in 2015 that have a new head coach (Chicago, Denver, Oakland)…Dating back to 1996, Green Bay is 9-2 against San Francisco during the regular season… Packers last won at San Francisco in 2006.

vs. St. Louis, Oct. 11, 12 p.m. CT (CBS) – Packers have won four consecutive regular-season games against St. Louis…Dating back to 1990, Green Bay is 7-2 against the Rams at Lambeau Field…Will be the third time the teams have met at Lambeau since McCarthy has been the head coach, with all three games being played in October.

vs. San Diego, Oct. 18, 3:25 p.m. CT (CBS) – The Packers are 9-1 all-time against the Chargers…Green Bay is 3-1 against San Diego at home, outscoring the Chargers 135-68 in those contests…The Packers have scored at least 28 points against San Diego in each home game…Only the second time San Diego has visited Green Bay in the last 19 seasons.

at Denver, Nov. 1, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBC) – Green Bay has won three consecutive regular-season games against Denver, including both contests under McCarthy (2007, 2011)…Matchup of two teams that finished in the top 10 in scoring each of the last three seasons, including finishing No. 1 (Packers) and No. 2 (Broncos) in 2014…Meeting of two of three NFL teams (New England) that have won their division each of the last four years…Under McCarthy, Green Bay is 8-1 (.889) in the game after the bye…First of a three-game stretch against 2014 playoff teams.

at Carolina, Nov. 8, 12 p.m. CT (FOX) – The Packers have won six of the last eight meetings between the teams, including a 38-17 victory last season at Lambeau Field…Green Bay is 8-4 against the Panthers during the regular season, including 5-2 at Carolina…The Packers have scored 30-plus points in all four games against the Panthers under McCarthy.

vs. Detroit, Nov. 15, 12 p.m. CT (FOX) – Including a 1994 playoff victory, the Packers have won 24 consecutive games against the Lions in the state of Wisconsin…Green Bay has a 15-3 overall mark (.833) and a 9-0 home record against Detroit under McCarthy…Will be the Lions’ first visit to Lambeau in the month of November since 2002.

at Minnesota, Nov. 22, 12 p.m. CT (FOX) – Green Bay has won four of the last five at Minnesota…Of the past 25 regular-season meetings between the teams, 18 of those games have been decided by seven points or less, including a 24-21 Packers victory in Minnesota last season…If the Packers win, it will mark three consecutive victories on the road against the Vikings, which would be the longest road winning streak for the Packers in the series since winning five straight from 1980-85.

vs. Chicago, Nov. 26, 7:30 p.m. CT (NBC) – Will be the first time Green Bay has played at home on Thanksgiving Day since 1923…Green Bay has won three of the past four games it has played on Thanksgiving…The division rivals square off in a prime-time contest for the 10th consecutive season…The Packers have won six of the last seven meetings against the Bears at Lambeau Field…Third straight year that Green Bay has played Chicago at home in November.

at Detroit, Dec. 3, 7:25 p.m. CT (CBS/NFLN) – Green Bay has won six of nine games at Ford Field under McCarthy…Dating back to 1990, will be only the third time the Packers have played at the Lions in the month of December (1994, 1996, 2010)…Second time Green Bay has played a Thursday night game at Detroit (1998).

vs. Dallas, Dec. 13, 3:25 p.m. CT (FOX) – Including the playoffs, will be the third straight season the Packers and Cowboys have met…Green Bay is 10-4 against Dallas at home during the regular and postseason, including wins in five of the last six matchups…Cowboys’ first regular-season visit to Lambeau Field since 2010…Packers host Dallas at Lambeau for the first time in the regular season in December or January…Including the postseason, Green Bay has outscored Dallas 88-35 in the last three games played at Lambeau.

at Oakland, Dec. 20, 3:05 p.m. CT (FOX) – The Packers have won six consecutive games against the Raiders, including two on the road…In those six games, Green Bay has outscored the Raiders 210-70...Will be the fifth time in the last six matchups that the Packers and Raiders will play in December…First trip to Oakland since 2003 and only the third all-time (1976).

at Arizona, Dec. 27, 3:25 p.m. CT (FOX) – The Packers have won seven of the last eight regular-season matchups against the Cardinals, including each of the past three…Since the Cards moved to Arizona in 1988, the Packers are 4-1 as the away team during the regular season…Green Bay’s first road game against Arizona since playing the 2009 regular-season finale and Wild Card game at University of Phoenix Stadium.

vs. Minnesota, Jan. 3, 12 p.m. CT (FOX) – Including playoffs, Green Bay has a 8-1-1 mark (.833) against the Vikings at Lambeau Field under McCarthy…It will be only the second time the Vikings have played at Green Bay to close out the regular season (1996)…Only the fifth regular-season game ever played at Lambeau Field in the month of January, Green Bay has won the previous four.