Packers Coach Matt LaFleur Calls Schedule ‘Unique’
The Green Bay Packers have seven national TV games in 2026 — six in prime time and one on Christmas Day.
Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur and the rest of his team open the year at Minnesota in Week 1. Getty Images The Green Bay Packers’ 2026 schedule is set. And with three of the first four games on the road, six night contests and four of five at home to end the year, the schedule is a wild one.
Green Bay’s eighth-year boss Matt LaFleur, the longest tenured coach in football that hasn't been to a Super Bowl, gave his thoughts on the schedule to Packers. com. WEEK 1 Green Bay opens the year at NFC North rival Minnesota.
The Vikings began last season 4-8, then finished the year on a five-game winning streak and added quarterback Kyler Murray this offseason. “Excited about it,” LaFleur said of facing Minnesota. “Starting against an NFC North Division rival, it’s always a tough place to play.
It’s going to have a playoff-type atmosphere, for sure. ” THANKSGIVING EVE Green Bay will travel to face the Los Angeles Rams for the first-ever Thanksgiving Eve game on Wednesday, Nov. 25.