There is plenty of attention on Michael Penix Jr., who will make his first NFL start since suffering a season ending ACL injury last November. That's certainly a major storyline, but I'm looking at the bigger picture. I'll provide the preview, odds, and the Bystander take and prediction for this week's Thursday Night Football Week 3 matchup between the Atlanta Falcons vs the Green Bay Packers.

This is a big Week 2 matchup. Thursday Night Football, and Two 1-0 teams with high-powered offenses meet in a prime-time showcase that also marks the regular-season debut of Buffalo’s new Highmark Stadium. Here's the preview of the Lions vs Bills with the odds and our prediction for the game:

The NFC South doesn't have a clear-cut powerhouse. There isn't a clear-cut quarterback advantage that makes one team an obvious favorite. Although Baker Mayfield is playing for a new contract that could give the Bucs a little better play. Ultimately, no one in the division had a winning record at the end of the year. Carolina won the division last season with an 8–9 record, nobody should be expecting a runaway winner. Instead, it looks like a division where one team can separ

In my opinion, the NFC North Is a Four-Way Bar Fight. If there is one division in the NFL where I wouldn't be surprised by almost any outcome, it is the NFC North. For the first time in recent memory, all four NFC North teams finished above .500 last season; the only division in football that could say that. Chicago went from worst to first. Detroit and Minnesota, the class of the division the year before, both stumbled to 9-8. And Green Bay was one score away from winning 10