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The Armchair Quarterback’s Guide To The NFL: Week 17

By Lyle Graversen

Oct 6, 2013; Green Bay, WI, USA; The Detroit Lions line up for a play during the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Green Bay won 22-9. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 6, 2013; Green Bay, WI, USA; The Detroit Lions line up for a play during the game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Green Bay won 22-9. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 21, 2014; Detroit, MI, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) drops back to pass during the second quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 21, 2014; Detroit, MI, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) drops back to pass during the second quarter against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field. Mandatory Credit: Tim Fuller-USA TODAY Sports /

Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers

This is the first of three really interesting games that I want to watch this weekend. Aaron Rodgers is the best QB on the planet and while I know that Detroit has one of the best defenses in the NFL, I think Rodgers will be able to get some points on the board against them. What many are overlooking is the fact that Green Bay has a pretty good defense of their own. While it isn’t as good as Detroit’s, I think it will be good enough to slow down a Lions offense that is averaging 10.3 less points per game than the Packers. Ultimately, I believe that the Lions are too flawed offensively to hang with the Packers at Lambeau Field.

Lions 17
Packers 23

St. Louis Rams at Seattle Seahawks

Here’s the bottom line in this game. The Seattle defense is back to being one of the dominant forces in all of football and I just don’t think a Rams offense that could only score six points at home against Arizona a couple of weeks ago will be able to go into Seattle and outscore the Seahawks. The Rams defense is good enough to keep the game close, but Marshawn Lynch and Russell Wilson should be more than enough to outscore St. Louis.

Rams 13
Seahawks 20

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