Week 2 is upon us, folks, with the Washington Commanders rolling into Lambeau Field to take on the Green Bay Packers, and one team will walk away with their first loss of the season.
For Green Bay, a curb-stomping of the Detroit Lions was good fuel to get the year started in the right way, while the Commanders managed to put away a stubborn New York Giants team 21-6 on home turf.
Now the two collide in what could easily be seen as an NFC Championship preview, given the state of both rosters and the fact that both are thought to be genuine Super Bowl contenders in 2025.
Dating back to Week 9 of last season, the Packers are 4-2 at home, while Washington is 4-1 in their last five road games, so this has all the makings of a great contest.
But who wins?
According to NFL.com writers Ali Bhanpuri, Gennaro Filice, Dan Parr, Tom Blair, and Brooke Cersosimo, it will be a Packers win with all picking Green Bay to emerge victorious in a close contest.
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Commanders have a puncher's chance vs. Packers
The Commanders won't go into Green Bay holding any fears, having taken all before them last season, which included slaying the Detroit Lions at Ford Field in the playoffs, so Dan Quinn and his team will fancy their chances.
Deebo Samuel, Austin Ekeler, Terry McLaurin, and Daniels will be tasked with putting the stout Packers defense on their heels, and as for Joe Whitt Jr.'s defense? It is going to have to do its best to slow Jordan Love and Co. down.
Will it be a shootout? Possibly, and both teams will like their chances if that were to eventuate.
The Commanders are coming into this one as the underdog, something they did often last season, but will Quinn's team show that it deserves to sit at the big boy table in the NFC?
NFL.com's writers don't think so, but don't count out Daniels producing some magic in his first game on the hallowed turf at Lambeau.
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