5 Best NFL games to watch on Sunday in Week 7
By Lucas Schuh
3. Green Bay Packers vs. Houston Texans
Coming into last week, the Green Bay Packers were considered one of the elite teams in the NFL early in the season. However, their performance in a blowout loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers now raises some questions as to whether or not that’s actually the case.
Facing a stout Bucs defense, Aaron Rodgers was under pressure throughout the entirety of the game and he struggled largely to deal with the heat as a pick-six created a bit of a snowball effect for Green Bay. Even still, there are reasons to believe that the Packers are going to get things right moving forward. Having said that, the Texans are an interesting opponent in that regard.
Prior to the past two weeks, the Texans looked like an unmitigated disaster. An 0-4 start led to head coach and general manager Bill O’Brien being fired, which seemingly sparked Deshaun Watson and the Texans a bit. They won the following week and then took the undefeated rival Titans to the wire last week. They’ve scored 30+ points in the past two games and have simply looked the part of a team playing with much more confidence.
This should be a matchup between two high-powered offenses who can take off, especially if the defenses don’t come prepared. As Green Bay looks to bounce back from their first loss of the year and Houston hopes to save their season, this should be quite the fun one, especially with the shootout potential.