The Green Bay Packers and Atlanta Falcons will kick off the NFL's Week 3 schedule Thursday night at Lambeau Field, with the Packers listed as 4.5-point favorites, per Acme Packing Company.
Several outlets are offering predictions ahead of the matchup. Yahoo Sports and Acme Packing Company both frame the game around whether Green Bay will cover the spread. Yahoo Sports suggests the Packers have strong chances given what it describes as "the Falcons' myriad issues on offense." Sportsnet's David Morassutti posed a different question, asking whether Falcons quarterback Penix Jr. can spark Atlanta's offense in the Week 3 contest.
CBS Sports' John Breech is covering the Thursday night game as part of a broader Week 3 preview that includes predictions for all 16 games and a ranking of the league's undefeated teams heading into the third week of the season.