Green Bay will begin the regular season at home against Seattle in Week 1 and travel to Atlanta to open the Falcons’ new stadium in Week 2, a powerhouse start to the season in the schedule the NFL released on Thursday.
The Seahawks and Falcons are the teams who beat the Packers in their two most recent appearances in the NFC title game, in the 2014 and 2016 playoffs.
The opener vs. Seattle is slated for Sept. 10 at 3:25 p.m. CT on FOX, while Week 2 in Atlanta will be Sept. 17 at 7:30 p.m. CT on NBC’s Sunday Night Football, the first regular-season game in new Mercedes-Benz Stadium.