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NFL lines 2017, Week 5: 5 best bets

By John Buhler

KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 02: A general view of footballs on the field, prior to the game between the Washington Redskins and the Kansas City Chiefs on October 2, 2017 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images) *** Local Caption ***
KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 02: A general view of footballs on the field, prior to the game between the Washington Redskins and the Kansas City Chiefs on October 2, 2017 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter G. Aiken/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** /
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GREEN BAY, WI – SEPTEMBER 28: Aaron Rodgers No. 12 of the Green Bay Packers warms up before the game against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field on September 28, 2017 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)
GREEN BAY, WI – SEPTEMBER 28: Aaron Rodgers No. 12 of the Green Bay Packers warms up before the game against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field on September 28, 2017 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

Green Bay Packers (+1) at Dallas Cowboys

It’s only a point, but we’ll take it. The 2-2 Dallas Cowboys will be hosting the Green Bay Packers on Sunday. This is a rematch of that house of horrors game for the Cowboys, one where they saw their No. 1 seed amount to nothing on a game-winning field goal off the foot of Mason Crosby to send Green Bay to the NFC Championship.

Neither of these teams are as good as they were last year. Dallas still doesn’t have a defense and isn’t as dynamic offensively as a year ago. Green Bay is good, but will likely be undone by its lackluster defense and the injuries that just seem to keep piling up.

What this game comes down to is really simple: Who do you like at quarterback more? This is really easy. You have to go with the best quarterback on Planet Earth in Aaron Rodgers. Dak Prescott is good, but Rodgers will pick apart this bad Cowboys defense with his eyes closed.

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No, Jared Cook won’t be there for a crazy catch to set up another game-winner by Crosby. Look for Green Bay to win on the road by a touchdown and send Dallas into a complete nervous breakdown. After going 13-3 a year ago, Dallas may start 2017 at 2-3.

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