NFL Power Rankings, Week 7: 49ers, Texans make statements as contenders

By Dan Parzych | Oct 14, 2019

KANSAS CITY, MO - OCTOBER 13: Quarterback Deshaun Watson #4 of the Houston Texans reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half at Arrowhead Stadium on October 13, 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Peter Aiken/Getty Images) /

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5. Green Bay Packers (5) (Play Monday Night)

After bouncing back in Week 5 with an impressive win on the road over the Dallas Cowboys, the Green Bay Packers look to earn another tough win on Monday night with the Detroit Lions coming to town.

Davante Adams may be missing his second game in a row due to a toe injury, but if Aaron Rodgers continues to receive strong support from Aaron Jones in the ground game, the Packers’ offense will be just fine.

For a quarterback that hasn’t always received the most support from his teammates in the ground game, one can only imagine how thrilled Rodgers was to see Jones find the end zone four times in the win over the Cowboys.

Detroit’s run defense isn’t going to make it easy for Jones to find the end zone like he did against Dallas, but just having the balance with a strong ground game will help take a ton of extra pressure off Rodgers as well.

The last thing the Packers want to do is give the Lions extra confidence in their chances of finishing on top of the NFC North, and when seeing how great Green Bay has already looked against the rest of the division so far, Detroit could be in trouble.

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