Week 3
Falcons at Lions, 1
Line/OU: Falcons by 3; 50½
Even though the Falcons are the defending NFC champs, this was not a marquee matchup when the schedules came out. But considering how well Atlanta played last week against Green Bay, and how good Detroit has looked in both of its games, this might be the most evenly matched game this week. The QBs, Atlanta's Matt Ryan and Detroit's Matthew Stafford, will get the bulk of the publicity, but it likely will come down to which defense can limit the opposing offense, which makes the loss of Falcons LB Vic Beasley, last season's top pass-rusher, perhaps the most important injury note of the week.