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Zach Kruse

Packers have 5 prime-time games on schedule in 2019

The Green Bay Packers have the maximum five prime-time games on their 2019 regular season schedule.

The Packers will play prime-time games in Week 1, Week 4, Week 6, Week 8 and Week 16. They’ll play two at home and three on the road, with three against playoff teams last year.

The Packers have played at least five primetime games every season since 2013.

Here are the Packers’ prime-time games:

Week Opponent Date Day 2018 record
1 at Chicago Bears 9/5 TNF 12-4
4 vs. Philadelphia Eagles 9/26 TNF 9-7
6 vs. Detroit Lions 10/14 MNF 6-10
8 at Kansas City Chiefs 10/27 SNF 12-4
16 at Minnesota Vikings 12/23 MNF 8-7-1

The Packers went 2-3 in prime-time games last season, beating the Bears in Week 1 and San Francisco 49ers in Week 6 before losing to the New England Patriots in Week 9, the Seattle Seahawks in Week 11 and the Minnesota Vikings in Week 12.

Overall, the Packers are 13-14 in their last 27 prime-time games. Here’s the Packers year-by-year record in such games since 2014:

Season Record Home record Away record
2014 3-2 3-0 0-2
2015 3-3 2-2 1-1
2016 4-2 2-0 2-2
2017 1-4 1-2 0-2
2018 2-3 2-0 0-3
Total 13-14 10-4 3-10
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