The NFL announcement inception has finally begun for the 2026 schedule release. The league has formally revealed the date on which the league’s 2026 schedule will be announced, with the whole thing set for this Thursday, May 14. On that date, fans will finally know the dates, times, and locations of every game for the upcoming season (at least prior to any flexible scheduling considerations as the season goes on).
As of Monday morning, there has been no confirmation about the dates or times of any
games featuring the Green Bay Packers for 2026. However, with the NFL revealing news about some big games little by little ahead of the full schedule release, expect to hear some details in the coming days leading up to the formal release show at 8 PM Eastern on Thursday.
To get ready for that release, let’s review what we know about who the Packers will play in 2026.
2026 Opponents
In 2026, the NFC North division will face the NFC South and AFC East divisions as part of the NFL’s normal schedule rotation. Meanwhile, the Packers finished second in the NFC North and will play 2nd-place teams in matchups where divisional finish matters — namely the NFC West, NFC East, and AFC South.
Here are the opponents for 2026:
Home Games: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, Buffalo Bills, Miami Dolphins, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans
Road Games: Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions, Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Orleans Saints, New York Jets, New England Patriots, Los Angeles Rams
International NFL Games
Packers fans can be fairly confident that their team will not play a game abroad in 2026. Several games have not yet been finalized, but the Packers in theory could still end up being the visiting team for only two of them based on their opponents for the coming season.
The first possibility is the game in Paris, France, which the NFL announced months ago will feature the New Orleans Saints as the home team. Green Bay could end up making a trip to Paris in the fall since they have a road date with the Saints on the list of opponents. The one other game that is a possibility is the contest set for Munich, Germany. The Detroit Lions are the home team for that game, but Lions president Rod Wood said that his team asked to protect their home matchup against the Packers from being played in Munich, taking that possibility off the table.
Otherwise, all of the games in London cannot have the Packers as the visiting team, since the announced home teams are not scheduled to host Green Bay at any point this coming season.
Here is the full list of international games for 2026, with the scheduled week noted if known:
- Week 1: 49ers vs. Rams (Melbourne, Australia)
- Week 3: Ravens vs. Cowboys (Rio de Janiero, Brazil)
- Week 7: TBA vs. Saints (Paris, France)
- TBA vs. Commanders (London, England)
- TBA vs. Jaguars (London, England)
- TBA vs. Jaguars (London, England)
- TBA vs. Lions (Munich, Germany)
- TBA vs. 49ers (Mexico City, Mexico)
- TBA vs. Falcons (Madrid, Spain)
Major confirmed games around the NFL
In addition to the international games listed above, here are some other games that have already been confirmed across the NFL for 2026.
Packers Schedule Rumors & Reports
None so far
