Week 1 games across the NFL are always notoriously difficult to predict. But this year, the Green Bay Packers’ opener is even tougher than usual. Not only are there the usual unknowns swirling around the start of the season, but the Packers have taken a long trip to Brazil this week, are playing a game on an unusual day of the week, have an entirely new defense, and are facing a team that also has a new defensive coordinator and scheme.
“Hosting” the Packers in Sao Paulo, Brazil on Friday night are the Philadelphia Eagles, who finished last season with just one win in their final seven games.