
Coming off back-to-back home losses and with three consecutive NFC North showdowns coming up, the Green Bay Packers will visit the New York Giants on Sunday.
All signs point to a Packers win, though that was the case in losses to Cleveland and Carolina with big games looming on the schedule. So, will the Packers win as expected? Or struggle to play a complete game like usual?
Here are the weekly predictions.
This is a must-win game for the Packers. Other than the wild card that is the coaching change in New York, there’s really no reason why Green Bay shouldn’t win – though, as trained professionals, we managed to find three, anyway.
The mindset this week was on point.
“It’s really just about us this week,” running back Josh Jacobs said. “I think that’s the main thing I’ve been trying to preach to the guys that we’re going to go as far as we want to go. So, it’s really about us.”
To be sure, the Giants aren’t as bad as their 2-8 record would indicate. They beat the Chargers and Eagles at home, teams with a combined record of 14-5, and they blew big leads on the road against the Broncos and Bears, teams with a combined record of 14-5.
So, the Giants aren’t going to roll over and play dead against the “mighty” Packers, who lost at the just-as-bad Browns earlier in the season. The Packers are going to have to earn a victory, a fact they seem to understand.
All the arrows are pointed in Green Bay’s direction.
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