Packers vs. Lions Impacts 2023 NFL Schedule
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions on Sunday night. Win, and the Packers will be in the playoffs. Lose, and the offseason will start earlier than usual.
Those are high stakes. Not quite as important is how Sunday’s outcome will impact next year’s schedule.
A 17-game schedule includes 14 set-in-stone games. For the Packers, that’s the home-and-away matchups against the NFC North for a total of six games and the eight predetermined matchups as part of the divisional scheduling rotation. For next season, that means games against each team from the NFC South and AFC West.
The last three games are based on placement in division. Those are games against the other NFC divisions – the West and East for 2023 – and Game 17, which will be against the AFC North. If Green Bay beats Detroit, it will finish second in the NFC North and play the second-place finisher from those divisions. If Green Bay loses to Detroit, it will finish third in the NFC North and play the third-place team from those divisions.
So, here is Green Bay’s schedule.
Packers Home Games for 2023
NFC North: Minnesota, Detroit, Chicago.
NFC South: Tampa Bay, New Orleans.
AFC West: Kansas City, L.A. Chargers.
NFC West: If Green Bay finishes second – Seattle (clinched). If Green Bay finishes third – L.A. Rams (5-11, currently in third, at Seattle on Sunday) or Arizona (4-12, at San Francisco on Sunday).
Packers Road Games for 2023
NFC North: Minnesota, Detroit, Chicago.
NFC South: Carolina, Atlanta.
AFC West: Las Vegas, Denver
NFC East: If Green Bay finishes second – Dallas (12-4, currently in second, at Washington on Sunday) or Philadelphia (13-3, currently in first, home vs. Giants on Sunday). If Green Bay finishes third – N.Y. Giants (clinched).
AFC North: If Green Bay finishes second – Baltimore (clinched). If Green Bay finishes third – winner of Sunday’s Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland.
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