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NFL betting recap: Green Bay Packers get through backdoor for the cover as offenses fizzle in second half

If you looked at the NFL's primetime schedule ahead of Week 1, Week 8's Sunday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and Green Bay Packers is one you might have had circled. The Packers were viewed as one of the contenders in the NFC, while the Bills were the betting favorite to win the Super Bowl. You could have easily talked yourself into viewing it as a potential Super Bowl preview.

However, that hype was muted even before kickoff. The Bills were 10.5-point favorites on their home field over the Packers.