Looking solely at the schedule, Green Bay should have every opportunity to be a top contender in the NFC again next season.
If the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings end up locked in a battle for the NFC North division crown again in 2016, it seems entirely plausible that the winner of the division could end up with a first-round bye in the playoffs, if not the NFC's top overall seed.
This is because the NFC North has come up with what appears to be a lucky schedule draw in 2016. The two divisions that match up with the Packers, Vikings, Lions, and Bears are the AFC South and NFC East.