Green Bay Packers: 2018 Season preview, predictions and more
By Joe Kipp
Record Prediction
Since Aaron Rodgers took over as the starter in 2008, Green Bay has averaged exactly 10 wins per season, and have only suffered two losing seasons in that same time span. The Packers have a tough schedule in 2018, highlighted by marquee matchups against the San Francisco 49ers, LA Rams, New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons and, of course, the Minnesota Vikings.
Schedule overview, with predictions
Week 1 |
Sun, Sep 9 |
vs CHI |
8:20 PM NBC |
W 23-17 |
Week 2 |
Sun, Sep 16 |
vs MIN |
1:00 PM FOX |
W 20-19 |
Week 3 |
Sun, Sep 23 |
@ WAS |
1:00 PM FOX |
W 31-21 |
Week 4 |
Sun, Sep 30 |
vs BUF |
1:00 PM CBS |
W 38-13 |
Week 5 |
Sun, Oct 7 |
@ DET |
1:00 PM FOX |
L 24-17 |
Week 6 |
Mon, Oct 15 |
vs SF |
8:15 PM ESPN |
W 27-20 |
Week 7 |
BYE WEEK |
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Week 8 |
Sun, Oct 28 |
@ LAR |
4:25 PM FOX |
L 30-20 |
Week 9 |
Sun, Nov 4 |
@ NE |
8:20 PM NBC |
L 24-21 |
Week 10 |
Sun, Nov 11 |
vs MIA |
1:00 PM CBS |
W 34-10 |
Week 11 |
Thu, Nov 1 |
@ SEA |
8:20 PM FOX/NFL |
W 21-17 |
Week 12 |
Sun, Nov 25 |
@ MIN |
8:20 PM NBC |
L 24-14 |
Week 13 |
Sun, Dec 2 |
vs ARI |
1:00 PM FOX |
W 26-13 |
Week 14 |
Sun, Dec 9 |
vs ATL |
1:00 PM FOX |
L 27-23 |
Week 15 |
Sun, Dec 16 |
@ CHI |
1:00 PM FOX |
L 20-16 |
Week 16 |
Sun, Dec 23 |
@ NYJ |
1:00 PM FOX |
W 28-10 |
Week 17 |
Sun, Dec 30 |
vs DET |
1:00 PM FOX |
W 20-17 |
Final record: 10-6
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Will this be enough to sneak into a Wild Card spot? Only time will tell, but in the crowded NFC, tiebreakers will be extremely important for 10 and 11-win teams. The NFC North is arguably the toughest division in football, so a few of these games could easily swing the other way, putting the Packers anywhere from 9-7 to 13-3. A record of 10-6 is a conservative, realistic prediction based on what we know now.