Tough road slate marks Packers’ 2010 schedule
By Bud L. Ellis
In order to return to the playoffs this season, the Green Bay Packers will have to navigate a tough slate of road games that includes visits to four teams who qualified for the postseason a year ago.
The National Football League has released its tentative schedule of road and home games for 2010. While dates and times have not been finalized, the Packers at least know who will come calling at home and who the will face away from home in the upcoming season.
On the road, half of Green Bay’s games are against postseason qualifiers from last season. Defending NFC North champion and NFC runner-up Minnesota is on the road slate, as is AFC runner-up the New York Jets, AFC East champ New England and NFC wild-card qualifier Philadelphia. The other road games are Chicago, Detroit, Washington and Atlanta.
At home, the Packers will play host to the Vikings and NFC East champ Dallas. The other six home games are against teams that didn’t make the playoffs: Chicago, Detroit, Buffalo, Miami, San Francisco and the New York Giants.
Based on opponents’ win percentage from last season, the Packers’ schedule ranks tied for 22nd with Kansas City.
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Saturday, March 6, 2010 at 11:15 pm by bud
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