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It’s week nine, and the Green Bay Packers are 7-1. Excited? If you’re a Packers fan, you should be, and the numbers suggest that you are.
This week’s Packers game is another battle with an AFC team, the third straight for Green Bay and a seemingly winnable matchup against a 3-5 team. But there are reasons for pause here, starting first and foremost with quarterback Philip Rivers. Like any great quarterback, Rivers is an equalizer, and the Chargers have some offensive weapons who can stretch even the best defense to the limits.
Keenan Allen is one of the league’s best wide receivers, while Hunter Henry is blossoming into a very good tight end. Then there are the running backs — Melvin Gordon remains a top all-around back, while Austin Ekeler is in the midst of a breakout season of his own.
But despite those challenges and the matchup issues presented by Pro Bowl defensive end Joey Bosa, Acme Packing Company still feels good about the Packers’ chances. In fact, the Packers are a unanimous pick this week to win straight-up, with all 12 of APC’s writers going with the green and gold. Health is certainly a factor in these picks, as the entire Packers’ roster participated in practice all this week, an incredible feat for this time of year.
Here are a look at this week’s picks:
Week 9 Picks
Game | Tex | Jason | Peter | Jon M | Jordan | Kris | Matub | Paul | Shawn | Zach | Mike | Jon B | Composite |
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Game | Tex | Jason | Peter | Jon M | Jordan | Kris | Matub | Paul | Shawn | Zach | Mike | Jon B | Composite |
SF @ ARI | SF | SF | SF | SF | SF | SF | SF | SF | SF | SF | SF | SF | SF* |
HOU @ JAX | HOU | HOU | HOU | HOU | HOU | HOU | HOU | JAX | HOU | HOU | JAX | JAX | HOU |
WAS @ BUF | BUF | BUF | BUF | BUF | BUF | BUF | BUF | BUF | BUF | BUF | BUF | BUF | BUF* |
TEN @ CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | TEN | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR | CAR |
MIN @ KC | KC | MIN | KC | KC | KC | MIN | KC | MIN | MIN | MIN | KC | KC | KC |
NYJ @ MIA | NYJ | NYJ | NYJ | NYJ | NYJ | NYJ | NYJ | NYJ | NYJ | NYJ | MIA | NYJ | NYJ |
CHI @ PHI | PHI | PHI | PHI | PHI | CHI | PHI | PHI | CHI | PHI | PHI | PHI | PHI | PHI |
IND @ PIT | IND | IND | PIT | IND | IND | IND | IND | IND | IND | IND | IND | IND | IND |
DET @ OAK | DET | OAK | OAK | DET | OAK | DET | OAK | DET | DET | DET | DET | OAK | DET |
TB @ SEA | SEA | SEA | SEA | SEA | SEA | SEA | SEA | SEA | SEA | SEA | SEA | SEA | SEA* |
CLE @ DEN | DEN | CLE | CLE | CLE | CLE | DEN | DEN | DEN | DEN | CLE | DEN | CLE | tie |
GB @ LAC | GB | GB | GB | GB | GB | GB | GB | GB | GB | GB | GB | GB | GB* |
NE @ BAL | BAL | NE | NE | NE | BAL | NE | NE | NE | NE | NE | BAL | NE | NE |
DAL @ NYG | DAL | DAL | DAL | DAL | DAL | DAL | DAL | DAL | DAL | DAL | DAL | DAL | DAL* |
Before moving on, we must acknowledge Jon Meerdink for a tremendous performance in week 8’s picks. Although every APC contributor who picked last week’s games was correct on at least 11 of the 15 games, Jon was the only one to end up perfect at 15-0. This also is the first time we can remember that an APC contributor picked every game correctly.
Congrats to Jon for a great week 8!