The Packers’ 31-24 victory Sunday placed them first in the NFC North and finalized their 2017 home and away opponents. The dates of each game will be determined in the spring when the full regular-season schedule is released.

Home opponents (*playoff team): Chicago Bears, Detroit Lions*, Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens, Cincinnati Bengals, Seattle Seahawks*

Road opponents: Bears, Lions*, Vikings, Atlanta Falcons*, Carolina Panthers, Cleveland Browns, Pittsburgh Steelers*, Dallas Cowboys*

My take: For the second straight year, the Packers won’t play west of the Central time zone, making their travel about as light as possible. That’s a big difference from 2015, when they played at San Francisco, Denver, Oakland and Arizona -- the games at the Raiders and Cardinals came on back-to-back December weekends. The two games based on the position the Packers finished -- against Seattle and Dallas -- will be rematches of games played at Lambeau Field this past season.