Packers @ Lions (-2.5)

Amon-Ra St. Brown being out early in this game will be instructive. It'll be good to see if the Lions have a functional offense without their biggest contributor.

Jameson Williams has stepped up brilliantly in Amon-Ra's absence.

Green Bay's defensive line has been disappointing me. Outside of Micah Parsons, nobody on that defensive front is stepping up.

Isaiah McDuffie has made his presence known on multiple plays. He's a promising linebacker to watch on Green Bay.

The Packers receiver corps have been notably productive from bunch sets. Romeo Doubs and Dontavyion Wicks in particular has been producing quite a few yards from that concept.

Green Bay's blitz looks have been working against them. Whenever Goff sees a whole bunch of defenders at the line of scrimmage, he's almost always going to audible out to a quick pass. And Green Bay cannot win against these short passes, at least not against Detroit's speed. But I understand the mentality - just keep up the pressure as much as possible on Jared Goff and the returns will eventually come.

Chiefs @ Cowboys (+3.5)

Osa Odigueza and Jadaveon Clowney seem to be the best pass rushers on this Dallas defensive front. Now if Quinnen Williams comes back fully healthy, Dallas could finally be cooking with gas up front.

The Chiefs are having a hard time finding open receivers in the passing game at the end of the second quarter, even though the Cowboys are likely running a prevent defense.

Bengals @ Ravens (-7)

Joe Burrow looks fine returning from injury. I think it can be safely said that a quarterback returning into action after being sidelined for several weeks probably don't lose much of a step. I do also think a quarterback's determination plays a role in how quickly he returns to form.

Burrow is throwing to receivers being covered tightly. The scheming and pass concepts aren't doing enough to free up space for any of his skill players. Yet another knock on this Zac Taylor offense.

The Bengals defense is starting to step up. We're seeing box defenders other than Joseph Ossai impacting plays - Demetrius Knight, Miles Murphy, Shemar Stuart, etc.

Joe Burrow getting emotional in the post-game really underscored the emotional meaning of this one contest for him.