Matt LaFleur discusses challenges of making trip to London in Week 5

Matt LaFleur and the Green Bay Packers will have an extra wrinkle in the 2022 campaign with a Week 5 trip over the pond against the New York Giants officially on the slate.

The Packers’ head coach addressed the challenge after the official NFL schedule was released on Thursday night.

“Personally, it’s my third time going over to England,” Matt LaFleur said.

“It definitely has it’s own set of challenges, just going over there and conditioning to travel. It takes a toll on the body, but that’s where the NFL decided to send us and we’re going to go give it our best shot that we’re not really familiar with. They got new leadership there with Brian Daboll, who I’ve got a tremendous amount of respect for.”

Other notable matchups for LaFleur and the Packers will come when Week 10 in the reunion against Mike McCarthy and the Dallas Cowboys and also in Week 3 against Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Matt LaFleur breaks down Bucs matchup in Week 3

One of the most intriguing matchups on this year’s schedule comes in Week 3. Reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers and the Packers head down to Tampa Bay to take on Tom Brady and the Buccaneers.

Kickoff for the Week 3 matchup is at 4:25 p.m. ET on Sunday, Sept. 25.

Matchups between Rodgers and Brady are always intriguing. Earlier in the offseason, Rodgers had an uncertain future in Green Bay and Brady at one point retired from playing football. At that point, it looked like we had seen the last matchup between the two quarterbacks. But with Rodgers back in Green Bay and Brady unretiring, Week 3 is a matchup that all eyes will be on.

After the schedule went out, Matt LaFleur explained the significance of the early season matchup against the Buccaneers.

“Yeah, we did play them two years ago twice, and we did play down there and we got smacked pretty good,” LaFleur said on NFL Network. “We’ll definitely have our work cut out for us, they’re a great team, obviously. Adding Tom back into the mix presents a lot of problems for everybody.”

Prior to the matchup with Brady and Tampa Bay, Rodgers and the Packers have two NFC North showdowns to kick off the year. Green Bay hits the road in Week 1 to face off against Minnesota before returning home to host the Bears in Week 2.