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NFL Teams On Upset Alert In Week 8

By Pete Schauer

Oct 19, 2014; Detroit, MI, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) looks to the sidelines during the third quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 19, 2014; Detroit, MI, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) looks to the sidelines during the third quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Andrew Weber-USA TODAY Sports /
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Oct 19, 2014; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (right) and wide receiver Jordy Nelson (left) react after a Packers touchdown in the third quarter against the Carolina Panthers at Lambeau Field. The Packers beat the Panthers 38-17. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 19, 2014; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (right) and wide receiver Jordy Nelson (left) react after a Packers touchdown in the third quarter against the Carolina Panthers at Lambeau Field. The Packers beat the Panthers 38-17. Mandatory Credit: Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports /

New Orleans Saints (1.5) vs. Green Bay Packers

I get that Drew Brees and the 2-4 New Orleans Saints are usually invincible at home in the dome, but they haven’t exactly beaten quality opponents in the SuperDome this year, as their wins against the Minnesota Vikings and Tampa Bay Buccaneers came against teams with a combined record of 3-10.

So then why would the Saints be favored over a Green Bay Packers team that’s 5-2–having won four straight games–and is firing on all cylinders on offense?

Got me.

Aside from Peyton Manning, there’s not another quarterback in the league right now that I’d want no part of than Aaron Rodgers.

Rodgers has thrown at least three touchdowns and no interceptions in his last four games–all wins for the Pack–and owns 13 scores and zero picks during that span.

Brees, on the other hand, has thrown five picks over the course of his last three games and has seen his Saints struggle through much of this season. Brees doesn’t feel Sunday night’s matchup is a must-win for New Orleans, and I don’t either, but it’s still a huge game for the Saints, who could use a win with a tough schedule ahead. Give me Rodgers and the Packers here.

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