NFL picks: New Orleans at Green Bay
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NEW ORLEANS
AT GREEN BAY
TV: Ch. 4, 5:30 p.m. (Al Michaels play by play; Cris Collinsworth analyst)
Collinsworth says: Dom Capers and the Packers have a really underrated defense, but I still have a hard time imagining this will not be one of those high-scoring shootout games.
Michaels says: Considering the Peyton Manning situation and considering Tom Brady is in his advancing 30s, I’m not sure that the way Aaron Rodgers played last year, and especially at the end in the Super Bowl, that a year from now people aren’t saying he could be the best quarterback in the league.
Line: Packers by 4.
Over/under: 47.
Sam Farmer’s pick: If the Packers can generate more of a pass rush than just Clay Matthews — and they’re now equipped to do so — they’ll continue the streak of the home team winning these openers. Packers 24, Saints 21.
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