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Short week will favor the home team, at least a bit. I think the Packers are a very good team -- they had stretches last year where they were dominant (and others where they were solid but not spectacular), but they don't have a lot of obvious weaknesses. The pass rush is improved with Parsons (obviously) but Gary and Van Ness are quite good too, and they've got a very good back in Jacobs, good young WRs, and an above average O line. And they're well coached.

They beat the Lions with disciplined play -- they didn't rack up a ton of yards (Love threw for 188 and Jacobs ran for 66); their defense won that game with 4 sacks and holding a very good Detroit rushing attack to 46 yards (although getting out ahead early helped).

If we can score some points early and negate the pass rush, like we did last week, this is a winnable game. But we will need to eliminate the dumb penalties and not turn the ball over. I hope they come out with a bit of a chip on their shoulders since everyone is picking GB to win.

Would be a huge statement win. Fingers crossed.