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NFL Week 9: 5 best games on Sunday

By Matt Verderame

Oct 23, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) pumps his fist during the fourth quarter against the Washington Redskins at Ford Field. Lions won 20-17. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 23, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford (9) pumps his fist during the fourth quarter against the Washington Redskins at Ford Field. Lions won 20-17. Mandatory Credit: Raj Mehta-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 9, 2014; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) during the game against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field. Green Bay won 55-14. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports /

3. Indianapolis Colts at Green Bay Packers

This may not be the best or most competitive game of the weekend, but it’s worth watching because of the quarterbacks. Yes, Aaron Rodgers is having a very down year compared to his unbelievable past, and Andrew Luck has five road cones in front of him, along with receivers who try to catch every pass with their elbows.

Still, any time you get Luck and Rodgers slugging it out at Lambeau Field, you need to turn the channel on. Green Bay is looking to go to 5-3 on the season, putting it on pace for a quality 10 wins. Meanwhile, Indianapolis is 3-5 and desperate to get back into the race, which it certainly could in the brutal AFC South.

This should be a shootout, provided that Rodgers can slice and dice the Colts’ defense in the manner we expect. The Packers should be able to take advantage of a bad secondary that got torched by the combination of Alex Smith and Nick Foles last Sunday.

Whoever wins this game will feel very good going into the second half of the season. The other will be wondering what went wrong, and how it can be fixed.

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