Mike McCarthy couldn’t have a dreamt up a tougher start to the new season, kicking off with two 2016 playoff teams.
And there will be no shortage of emotion from either fanbase. Few rivalries are bigger in the NFL today than the one between the Packers and Seahawks. From the “Fail Mary” five years ago to the NFC Championship Game debacle, it was all Seattle for some time.
The Packers have gone a long way to getting even, winning the previous two meetings, both at Lambeau Field. They’ll meet again inside the Not-So-Frozen Tundra to kickoff the 2017 season, Eddie Lacy making his return to Green Bay.