Green Bay Packers release 2021 schedule

The Green Bay Packers will start the 2021 NFL season with a Week 1 game against the New Orleans Saints.

The Packers play the Saints in New Orleans on Sept. 12.

The Green Bay Packers’ 2021 NFL schedule will feature 17 regular-season games and three preseason games. It is highlighted by five prime-time contests (subject to flexible scheduling) on the original schedule for the eighth straight year (2014-21) and 10 games against 2020 playoff teams, according to a statement from the Packers on Wednesday.

You can read the full schedule here.

The game will be the first between the teams since Saints quarterback Drew Brees retired at the end of the last season.

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