Although they held their annual Family Night two weeks ago as the unofficial opening event of the summer for Lambeau Field, tonight the Green Bay Packers truly open up the stadium and the 2023 football season with their home preseason debut. In town to play the Packers this evening are the New England Patriots, who are back in Green Bay for the second time in less than a calendar year.
Last season, the Patriots visited the Packers in September, taking Green Bay to overtime with quarterback Bailey Zappe leading the charge. The Packers managed to pull off a victory in the extra session, but the game was a sign of difficult days to come for the 2022 edition of the team.