Green Bay Packers are finishing up their season on Sunday. They’re playing against Chicago in Week 17 which is a welcomed change. For the last two years they’ve played in Detroit. It would be nice to have Week 17 at home one of these days, but I’m not the schedule maker. Next year, it will be 18 week schedule. It is unknown whether the season will begin around Labor Day and come for college football’s neck. Or if the regular season will go into the middle of January. For the haters (Of which there are many) that criticize Green Bay for having a soft schedule, next year may be a little different.

HOME
NFC North, Los Angeles Rams, Seattle Seahawks, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers, NFC East (Washington, Dallas or New York). This means that potentially six of the eight teams at home are going to be playoff teams. And best believe, there are primetime games all over the place. Jared Goff better hope that game in Lambeau is before November or his noodle arm is completely fucked.

AWAY
NFC North, Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers. There are two fewer playoff teams on the road, but San Francisco should be considered a playoff team. If fans are back in the stands, there aren’t a ton of tough environments. Baltimore, New Orleans, and San Francisco aren’t easy places to play though.

THE WILD CARD
Green Bay will play Kansas City. If I wanted to put on my tin foil hat on, one of the reasons the NFL wanted another week is to get Rodgers vs. Mahomes in a huge primetime spot. Is that the first Thursday night? Is that Thanksgiving? Head to head against the World Series? All of those are good spots. Cowboys/WFT/Giants vs. Bills (Super Bowl rematch), Steelers vs. Seahawks, Brady vs. Colts/Titans. Packers should get Mahomes and Kansas City at Lambeau Field. It would be unfair for Green Bay to head back to Arrowhead, but who knows what the NFL has up their sleeve.

Charlie.