According to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, the Green Bay Packers will open the 2012 NFL season with a home game against the San Francisco 49ers. Silverstein confirmed what many have speculated through a league source familiar with the schedule.

Source familiar with NFL schedule confirms #Packers will open against San Francisco 49ers at Lambeau Field Sept. 9 at 3:15 p.m.

— tom silverstein (@TomSilverstein) April 17, 2012

FOX Sports' Chris Meyers first tweeted about the possibility of Packers-49ers being the late game on FOX to kickoff the season.

#NFLexpected to release regular season schedule this week...possibility the fox big game kickoff weekend will be 49ers at packers..

— Chris Myers(@The_ChrisMyers) April 16, 2012

The rest of the NFL schedule is set to be released at 6:00 p.m. CST Tuesday.