Here's a revised look at how the Green Bay Packers should fare each week. When the schedule came out in April, the prediction was an 11-5 season. Even now that Pro Bowl receiver Jordy Nelson is out for the season, 11-5 still looks attainable, but some games might be closer than originally thought.

Week 1: Sunday, Sept. 13, at Chicago, 1 p.m. ET

Coach Mike McCarthy is always leery of playing a team with a new coaching staff so early in the season, but John Fox's task in Chicago is so great that it will take him much longer to get the Bears rolling again. Score: Packers 38, Bears 17. Record: 1-0.

Week 2: Sunday, Sept. 20, Seattle, 8:30 p.m. ET

By the time kickoff rolls around, the Packers will have been bombarded with questions about their NFC Championship Game collapse in Seattle. The hangover from that won't help in this game. Score: Seahawks 27, Packers 21. Record: 1-1.

Week 3: Monday, Sept. 28, Kansas City, 8:30 p.m. ET

The NFL will commemorate Super Bowl I -- played between these two teams -- in what should be an historic night at Lambeau Field with many living members from that Packers' team on hand. They'll bounce back from the Seattle loss. Aaron Rodgers hasn't lost back-to-back home starts since Weeks 13-14 of 2008. Score: Packers 24, Chiefs 14. Record: 2-1.

Week 4: Sunday, Oct. 4, at San Francisco, 4:25 p.m. ET

Yes, Colin Kaepernick has made Swiss cheese out of Dom Capers' defenses, but this isn't the same group that knocked the Packers out of the playoffs in consecutive seasons (2012 and 2013). Score: Packers 31, 49ers 20, Record: 3-1

Week: 5: Sunday, Oct. 11, St. Louis, 1 p.m. ET

A McCarthy-coached team has never lost to the Rams. No reason to think this will be the first time. By now, the Packers should be well acclimated to playing without Nelson and their offense should start rolling. Score: Packers 37, Rams 13. Record: 4-1.

Week 6: Sunday, Oct. 18, San Diego, 4:25 p.m. ET

Rodgers and Philip Rivers could give us one of those high-scoring, shootout games. You have to like Rodgers in that situation. Score: Packers 45, Chargers 38. Record: 5-1.

Week 7: BYE

Week 8: Sunday, Nov. 1, at Denver, 8:30 p.m. ET

This is a matchup of the top-two scoring teams from last season -- the Packers were No. 1 and the Broncos No. 2 -- so expect another shootout. Except this time, the Packers could have more trouble keeping up. Score: Broncos 49, Packers 23. Record: 5-2.

Week 9: Sunday, Nov. 8, at Carolina, 1 p.m. ET

McCarthy's teams have always managed to light up the Panthers. They've never scored less than 30 points against them in his tenure. Score: Packers 31, Panthers 17. Record: 6-2.

Week 10: Sunday, Nov. 15, Detroit, 1 p.m. ET

The Packers have won 24 straight home games against the Lions, including one playoff victory. Why would that streak end this season? Score: Packers 30, Lions 20. Record: 7-2.

Week 11: Sunday, Nov. 22, at Minnesota, 1 p.m. ET

If the Vikings are truly going to be the Packers' greatest challengers in the NFC North this year, then this is a game they probably need. Score: Vikings 24, Packers 21. Record: 7-3.

Week 12: Thursday, Nov. 26, Chicago, 8:30 p.m. ET

On the night the Packers will unveil Brett Favre's retired No. 4 on the stadium façade, Bears fans will be reminded just how bad their own quarterback play has been the past several decades. Score: Packers 26, Bears 7. Record: 8-3.

Week 13: Thursday, Dec. 3, at Detroit, 8:25 p.m. ET

The Packers have lost their past two at Ford Field, although Rodgers didn't play in the 2013 game because of his broken collarbone. Detroit's defense has always given them problems there, and it should still be stout even without Ndamukong Suh. Score: Lions 21, Packers 20. Record: 8-4.

Week 14: Sunday, Dec. 13, Dallas, 4:25 p.m. ET

Including the playoffs, the Packers have outscored Dallas 88-35 in the past three games played at Lambeau, but this one won't be a blowout. Score: Packers 26, Cowboys 21. Record: 9-4.

Week 15: Sunday, Dec. 20, at Oakland, 4:05 p.m. ET

A dozen years after Favre's memorable performance after his father’s death, the Packers will roll over the Raiders again. Score: Packers 41, Raiders 7. Record: 10-4.

Week 16: Sunday, Dec. 27, at Arizona, 4:25 p.m. ET

Back-to-back trips out West sandwiched around Christmas isn't ideal. And the Cardinals are no joke, either, especially on defense. Score: Cardinals 20, Packers 17. Record: 10-5.

Week 17: Sunday, Jan. 3, Minnesota, 1 p.m. ET

The NFC North could be on the line. The Packers will win the division for the fifth straight year with a blowout of the Vikings. Score: Packers 31, Vikings 10. Record: 11-5.