January
Green Bay Packers 2012 Opponents Set in Stone
The Packers' 2012 opponents are now set in stone.
The 2011 Green Bay Packers are 15-1 and two weeks away from hosting a Divisional round playoff game.
But for the sake of getting the information out, let’s take a quick second to look ahead to the 2012 NFL season. When the New York Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night, the Packers’ opponents for next season became set in stone.
In addition to annual home games against the Detroit Lions (10-6), Chicago Bears (8-8) and Minnesota Vikings (3-13) in the NFC North, the Packers will host the San Francisco 49ers (13-3), Arizona Cardinals (8-8), New Orleans Saints (13-3), Tennessee Titans (9-7) and Jacksonsville Jaguars (5-11) next season.
The winning percentage this season of the eight teams the Packers play in 2012 at lands at .539 (69-59).
The Packers will then have road games against the three NFC North teams, the Houston Texans (10-6), Indianapolis Colts (2-14), St. Louis Rams (2-14), Seattle Seahawks (7-9) and New York Giants (9-7).
The winning percentage of the eight road games, including the three NFC North teams, is just .398 (51-77).
The official NFL schedule is typically released sometime in late March or early April.
A couple of interesting tidbits from the Packers’ 2012 opponents:
- The Packers haven’t lost a regular season game to the 49ers since 1990, and have won eight straight in the series at Lambeau Field.
