Green Bay Packers schedule 2020: 3 Toughest, 3 easiest games
By Lucas Schuh
Third Easiest – Week 12 vs. Bears
While some would say the Packers had a rough offseason, the same can be said of the Bears. Chicago’s offseason acquisitions have been odd, to say the least. Robert Quinn was the prized free-agent signing but the strangest part was the number of tight ends they added, signing or drafting three players despite already having a surplus at the position.
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Maybe the biggest move — or most important — was trading for quarterback Nick Foles. But even if he wins the starting job over Mitchell Trubisky, he’s not a massive upgrade. Subsequently, the Bears are a team without much hope in the present or in the future.
If there’s one advantage Chicago has in this game, it’s that they will be coming off of their bye week. Even with that, however, the Packers should be able to cruise past the Bears.
Third Toughest – Week 6 at Buccaneers
Green Bay has a rough first nine weeks of the season to deal with. Any of the toughest games that we’ll be looking at could be shuffled around from Nos. 3-1 in terms of difficulty. But here, we start with the Buccaneers who the Packers will play in Tampa Bay.
The Bucs have been the talk of the offseason after signing Tom Brady in free agency. Considering that mistake-prone Jameis Winston often held Tampa back in his tenure, Brady could be the shot in the arm the Buccaneers need given the elite weapons they have — including Rob Gronkowski, who the team lured out of retirement and trade for.
If the Packers have one thing going for them coming into this Week 6 contest, it’s that they’ll have the previous week off. However, that doesn’t make it any less difficult as they go on the road to face the GOAT and all his new toys.