Green Bay Packers’ schedule: Worst-case scenario for 2018
First quarter (2-2)
The Packers have a fairly easy slate to begin the season, but are unable to take advantage of that in this scenario. They begin the year at home against the Chicago Bears and easily take home a W. Aaron Rodgers‘ true return gets the crowd into a frenzy and allows the players to use the hype to get the first victory.
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In their second game, they face the Minnesota Vikings again at home. However, the Vikings are much too powerful and rely heavily on their defense to shake up Rodgers’ and co. On the other side of the ball, new Vikings’ quarterback Kirk Cousins takes advantage of an inexperienced secondary and leads the Vikings to victory.
With the Packers coming off their first loss of the season, they travel to Washington for their first road game. The Redskins no longer have Kirk Cousins, but they do have a very capable quarterback in Alex Smith. Led by Smith, Washington is still a decent team and hands the Packers their second straight loss.
Fortunately, Green Bay is able to get back on the right track in a home game against the Buffalo Bills. Buffalo is rebuilding this season, allowing the Packers to take advantage and move to 2-2 to wrap up their first four games.