The Green Bay Packers will have four preseason games at four different times this season after its matchup against the New York Giants got moved up two hours.
The Packers announced Wednesday its road contest at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey was moved from a 7 p.m. CT start to 5 p.m. No reason for the change was given in the release. Likely to be played in front of an empty stadium, the Packers play their first two preseason games at home on Saturday afternoons (Sat., Aug. 15, ARIZONA CARDINALS, 12 p.m. and Sat., Aug. 22, CLEVELAND BROWNS (Gold Pkg.), 3 p.m.) before heading out onto the road for its final two bouts before the regular season begins. The final preseason matchup will be against the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs Thursday September 3rd at 7 p.m.