Green Bay Packers 2021 Schedule
The Green Bay Packers’ 2021 NFL schedule features 17 regular-season games, highlighted by 5 prime-time contests (subject to flexible scheduling) on the original schedule for the eighth straight year (2014–21) and 10 games against 2020 playoff teams.
Season Kick-off
Sunday, Sept. 12 - 3:25pm CT | Away - New Orleans Saints
- This is the third straight year Green Bay has started the season on the road and the seventh time in the last nine seasons.
- 2021 marks only the second season opener at New Orleans in team history (first in 1977).
- Eight of the last ten matchups had winning scores of 34 points or more.
Home Sweet Home
Monday, Sept. 20 - 7:15pm CT | Home - Detroit Lions
- Week 2 brings a division opponent to Lambeau for the fourth consecutive season—the second straight year against the Detroit Lions.
- Since 2007, the Packers are 13–1 in home openers, including eight straight wins (2013–2020).
- The Packers are 27–3 against the Lions in WI since 1992.
Sunday Night Football in San Francisco
Sunday, Sept. 26 - 7:20pm CT | Away - San Francisco 49ers
- 2021 is the fourth straight season Green Bay has faced the 49ers in a prime-time contest and the third consecutive year on the road.
- The Packers are 12–3 against San Francisco in the regular season dating back to 1996.
- Green Bay is 13–2 in night games during the regular season since 2019.
Gold Game vs. Steelers
Sunday, Oct. 3 - 3:25pm CT | Home - Pittsburgh Steelers
- This marks Pittsburgh’s first visit to Lambeau Field since 2013.
- The Packers lead the all-time regular-season series 18–16, having won the first nine contests between the two teams from 1933 to 1946.
- Pittsburgh played its first-ever road game in the NFL at City Stadium on Oct. 15, 1933—a 47–0 Packers victory.
October Road Swing
For Weeks 5–9, the Packers embark on a lengthy road swing, playing in Green Bay just once over a span of five weeks.
Sunday, Oct. 10 - 12:00pm CT | Away - Cincinnati Bengals
1,224 miles
Sunday, Oct. 17 - 12:00pm CT | Away - Chicago Bears
782 miles
Sunday, Oct. 24 - 12:00pm CT | Home - Washington Football Team
Thursday, Oct. 28 - 7:20pm CT | Away - Arizona Cardinals
2,881 miles
Sunday, Nov. 7 - 3:25pm CT | Away - Kansas City Chiefs
1,111 miles
Total: 5,998 miles
Sea You at Lambeau
Sunday, Nov. 14 - 3:25pm CT | Home - Seattle Seahawks
- Green Bay has won nine straight home games (including playoffs) against the Seahawks.
- The teams have played nine times in the last 10 seasons.
- Including the postseason, each of the last three matchups have been decided by eight points or fewer.
Midseason NFC Action
Sunday, Nov. 21 - 12:00pm CT | Away - Minnesota Vikings
- The Packers are 30–29 in away games against the Vikings, including wins at Minnesota in each of the last two seasons.
Sunday, Nov. 28 - 3:25pm CT | Away - Los Angeles Rams
*Gold Package game
Week 13 Bye
- Week 13 marks the latest bye ever for Green Bay.
Longest Rivalry Continues
Sunday, Dec. 12 - 7:20pm CT | Home - Chicago Bears
- This marks the 16th consecutive regular season the Packers and the Bears have squared off in prime time—the longest streak in the NFL since the merger.
- The rival franchises have met 202 times (including regular season and playoffs) entering Sunday’s game—the most in NFL history.
- Green Bay has won 11 of the last 13 meetings against the Bears at Lambeau Field.
AFC North & Christmas in Lambeau
Sunday, Dec. 19 - 12:00pm | Away - Baltimore Ravens
Saturday, Dec. 25 - 3:30pm CT | Home - Cleveland Browns
- This marks only the third time the Packers will play on Christmas, having hosted the Bears in 2005 and 2011.
Regular Season Finale
Green Bay will close out the regular season with back-to-back NFC North games, ending in Detroit for the fourth time in the last six years.
Sunday, Jan. 2 - 7:20pm CT | Home - Minnesota Vikings
Sunday, Jan. 9 - 12:00pm CT* | Away - Detroit Lions
*Game schedule subject to change based on playoff lineup no later than Jan. 3.
