Packers’ WR injuries thrust rookie Matthew Golden into spotlight 5 Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur talks to wide receiver Matthew Golden (22) during Family Night on Saturday, August 2, 2025, at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wis.Tork Mason/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin

This Game Could be The Packers’ Litmus Test in 2025

Originally posted on WI Sports Heroics | By Matt Lombardo | Last updated Aug 20, 2025 12:11 PM ET

There is plenty of optimism about the Green Bay Packers entering the 2025 season.

General manager Brian Gutekunst and company added a potentially game-altering weapon, in rookie wide receiver Matthew Golden, to quarterback Jordan Love’s supporting cast, the defense has a second year of continuity in coordinator Jeff Hafley’s system after punching above its weight last season, and Green Bay has a compelling case as a favorite to win the NFC North.

Entering the 2025 season with the fifth-most difficult schedule, there are plenty of potential pitfalls the Packers will need to be wary of if this team is going to make another trip to the postseason.

Will Ravens or Eagles Showdown be the Packers’ Toughest Game?

NFL Media analysts Adam Rank and Ali Bhanpuri put together a list of predictions for each team across the league, including their toughest game on the schedule, with the Ravens being their pick as the Packers’ most daunting opponent.

“After that aforementioned pair of losses to Chicago, Green Bay enters this one at 9-6,” Rank and Bhanpuri predict. “And in a fight for a playoff spot. I had a difficult time here, because the game will take place in December, when the Packers usually play their best, and it will be in Green Bay. But I took the Ravens, who will be in their own seeding fight in the AFC. I’m sure you’re surprised.”

Rank and Bhanpuri have the Packers finishing either 11-6 or 10-7, but the game against a Super Bowl caliber Ravens roster led by the likes of quarterback Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry may be the most daunting on the schedule.

This Game Could be The Packers' Litmus Test in 2025 4 Aug 15, 2019; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) runs past Green Bay Packers defensive back Mike Tyson (32) and defensive end Dean Lowry (94) during the first quarter at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

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