Green Bay (1-1) at Tampa Bay (2-0)
Sunday, 4 :2 5 p.m. ET, WOFL-3 5 Betting line: Buccaneers by 1½, according to FanDuel SportsBook.
Against the spread: Packers 1-1, Buccaneers 2-0.
Series record: Packers lead 33-23-1.
Last meeting: Bucs beat Packers 31-26, NFC championship game, Jan. 24, 2021, at Green Bay.
Last week: Packers beat Bears 27-10; Buccaneers defeated Saints 20-10.
Packers offense: Overall (11), rush (6), pass (20), scoring (23).
Packers defense: : Overall (10), rush (27), pass (4), scoring (7).
Bucs offense: : Overall (24), rush (13), pass (23), scoring (18).
Bucs offense: : Overall (5), rush (T9), pass (8), scoring (1).
Packers player to watch: RB Aaron Jones. He’s coming off a huge performance in which he rushed for 132 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries and caught 3 passes for 38 yards and another score. Jones struggled in the Packers’ two losses to Tampa Bay back in 2020. He rushed for 15 yards on 10 carries in the regularseason matchup and had a critical fumble in the NFC championship game while taking a hit that knocked him out for the rest of the day. Bucs players to watch: QB Tom Brady. He hasn’t needed to be at his best the past two weeks in beating Dallas and New Orleans on the road, mainly because the Bucs defense has been so dominant. Through two games, he’s thrown for 402 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception after leading the NFL in completions, attempts, yards and TDs passing last season. The challenge this week is to get the Bucs offense rolling despite leading receiver Mike Evans serving a one-game suspension and the status of two other primary playmakers, Chris Godwin and Julio Jones, up in the air. Brady is 5-2 and has thrown for 15 TDs in 7 career starts against Green Bay, including playoffs.
Key matchup: Packers QB Aaron Rodgers vs. Bucs defense, which has a league-leading 10 sacks and allowed just 1 touchdown in two games. Tampa Bay forced 5 turnovers against the Saints last week and lead the league in fewest points allowed (13) and are tied for second in opponent first downs per game (15) and opponent third-down conversion rate (25%).