Sean Gardner/Getty Images. Pictured: Aaron Rodgers
The Green Bay Packers need a tune-up, and the Detroit Lions may be the perfect opponent.
The Packers posted an NFL-low three points in Week 1 against the Saints, but they draw a Lions defense that allowed 41 in its opener.
If there was ever a time for quarterback Aaron Rodgers to get back on track, it’s in primetime, at home, as a double-digit favorite.
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Lions vs. Packers Start Time
- Date: Monday, Sept. 20
- Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
The divisional tilt kicks off the same time as all other Monday Night Football games this season (8:15 p.m. ET), which are five minutes sooner than both Thursday Night and Sunday Night Football (8:20 p.m. ET).
Week 2 is the lone Monday Night Football slot for the Packers this season. However, the team gets two more Thursday Night Football games (10/28 vs. Cardinals, 12/25 vs. Browns) and another pair on Sunday Night (9/26 vs. 49ers, 1/2 vs. Vikings).
Detroit, meanwhile, makes just one prime-time appearance.
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- TV: ESPN
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Updated Lions-Packers Odds
- Packers -11
- Lions +11
- Total: 48.5
Rodgers posted the lowest quarterback rating of his career (36.8) in Week 1. Still, he’s one of the best gunslingers in the league, and the Packers have been exceptional after a loss, covering eight of the last nine. There’s no surprise this divisional tilt features a double-digit spread that’s only climbing.
Green Bay went under the total its 38-3 opener with the Saints. However, Rodgers and Co. have been a great ‘over’ bet in September, hitting 35 of the last 52. The franchise has also gone over the total in five of the last six against the NFC North.
The Lions, meanwhile, are just 3-7 against the spread in their last 10 games as road underdogs. They are also 5-1 to the over in their last six against divisional opponents.