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Things turn very quickly in the NFL, as both teams playing on "Sunday Night Football" can attest. Two weeks ago the Giants had praise falling from all corners of the NFL world for their revamped defense -- they looked like a team on cruise control to win the NFC East. (That was stupid, because it was Week 2.) Now they're the worst team in the division, having lost two straight games to the Redskins and Vikings.

The schedule doesn't get any easier on Sunday, because New York has to play a second-straight road game against a dangerous NFC North opponent, traveling to Green Bay to face the Packers and Aaron Rodgers. You'll remember them from Week 2 on Sunday night, when they were buried alive during the telecast, with the world questioning whether or not Rodgers should even continue on playing quarterback.

As it turns out, the consternation was premature. Rodgers came out guns blazing against the Lions in Week 3, looked very much like his old self, and helped his team cruise to a 2-1 record. Now Green Bay is rested off their early Week 4 bye and fully prepared to carve up another defense.

The Giants are indeed good on that side of the ball and have a lot invested after this offseason. However, they're banged up in the secondary and at linebacker. It showed against Minnesota last week as Sam Bradford routinely found holes to exploit Kyle Rudolph's matchups on "Monday Night Football."

Oh right: The Giants are also coming off a short week after playing a really physical defense. If you wanted to draw up a bad spot for them, this would be kind of a perfect storm.

On the bright side, at least no one is talking about Odell Beckham's antics on the field. We've seen both the amazing and the less impressive from Beckham on Sunday night before. How he comes across could go a long way in determining whether this game stays close.

How to Watch

  • What: Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants
  • When: Sunday, Oct. 9, 8:30 p.m. ET
  • Where: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
  • TV: NBC
  • Streaming: Verizon NFL Mobile App
  • Streaming 2.0: SNF NBC Stream
  • Sunday Ticket: DirecTV
  • Online: NFL Game Pass (available to watch online after midnight)
  • Odds: The Packers are 7-point favorites, according to SportsLine

Injury Report

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Prisco's Pick

This will be back-to-back road games for the Giants off a Monday night game. That's brutal. But it's also against a team coming off a bye. Bad combination. Aaron Rodgers has a big day and Eli Manning won't keep up.

Pick: Packers 30, Giants 20