The Green Bay Packers open the 2012 NFL season against the San Francisco 49ers, who played in the NFC Championship game last year. The Packers schedule is light in the first half and gets very difficult late in the year with second half games against the Lions (twice) and Vikings.

Considering the Packers were the best team in the regular season last year, this is a very manageable schedule and they should be planning on playing in January once again.

Here's the full Packers 2012 schedule:

Week 1: 49ers (Sunday, 3:15 p.m., FOX)
Week 2: Bears (Thursday, 7:20 p.m., NFL Network)
Week 3: at Seahawks (Monday, 7:30 p.m., ESPN)
Week 4: Saints (Sunday, 3:15 p.m., FOX)
Week 5: at Colts (Sunday, 12 p.m., FOX)
Week 6: at Texans (Sunday, 7:20 p.m., NBC)
Week 7: at Rams (Sunday, 12 p.m., FOX)
Week 8: Jaguars (Sunday, 12 p.m., CBS)
Week 9: Cardinals (Sunday, 12 p.m., FOX)
Week 10: BYE
Week 11: at Lions (Sunday, 12 p.m., FOX)
Week 12: at Giants (Sunday, 7:15 p.m., NBC)
Week 13: Vikings (Sunday, 12 p.m., FOX)
Week 14: Lions (Sunday, 7:20 p.m., NBC)
Week 15: at Bears (Sunday, 12 p.m., FOX)
Week 16: Titans (Sunday, 12 p.m., CBS)
Week 17: at Vikings (Sunday, 12 p.m., FOX)

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