🏈 Packers Looking To Stay ‘Under The Radar’

The Packers aren’t worried. If they don’t beat the Jets, that will change. [View in browser]( [FOX SPORTS INSIDER WITH MARTIN ROGERS] In today’s FOX Sports Insider with Martin Rogers: The Green Bay Packers could use a weekend where the noise is coming from elsewhere … Justin Fields is tired of “being almost there,” but the Chicago Bears have a long way to go … and more! Does anyone have suggestions on what nickname to give this week in the National Football League, which amounts to pro football's equivalent of moving day in golf or even a premature version of Selection Sunday? A worthy title could be Shuffling Sunday, a day-long window that will etch in most minds a solid idea about who is most dominant present force in the NFL, as well as who is best positioned to emerge at the top of its strongest (yes, really) division, the NFC East. Yet while the Kansas City Chiefs and the Buffalo Bills — as well as the Dallas Cowboys and the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles — will be trying to land haymakers and settle scores, the Green Bay Packers will be simply seeking to settle their season down. The Packers, on account of some debilitating inconsistency to begin the campaign and all sorts of not-quite-right hints seeping out of Lambeau, could use a weekend where the noise is coming from elsewhere, and when their own business passes, boring and without incident. Aaron Rodgers & Co. take on the New York Jets (1:00 p.m. ET on FOX) following a stuttering stretch that has the MVP quarterback noticeably disgruntled, even if he is expected to overcome a thumb injury that kept him out of midweek practice. Rodgers hasn't enjoyed much of what he has seen, felt, heard from and learned about this current Packers squad. Because he's Aaron Rodgers and speaking with unabashed frankness is practically part of his identity at this point, he's let all those things be known. "Frankly, I don't like all this conversation about losing next week," Rodgers told reporters. "I'm a firm believer in the power of words and manifestation. We've got to check ourselves on that, because talking about that is not winning football. There was conversation about it in the locker room, and I don't like it." For the rest of the story, [click here.]( [STORY IMAGE 1] [IN OTHER WORDS] - Justin Fields is tired of being almost there, but the Chicago Bears have a long way to go. [FOX Sports NFC North writer Carmen Vitali has the details](. - For Hunter Dickinson, a college star not quite on the NBA’s radar, NIL provides options. [FOX Sports college writer Michael Cohen explains](. - Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen are competing to be the quarterback of their generation. [FOX Sports AFC East writer Henry McKenna has the story](. For the latest news and updates, [click here.]( [VIEWER'S GUIDE] Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies (FS1, 4:37 p.m. ET) Spencer Strider takes the mound for the Atlanta Braves, while Aaron Nola gets the start for the Philadelphia Phillies in Game 3 of this NLDS matchup. Los Angeles Dodgers at San Diego Padres (FS1, 8:37 p.m. ET) Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers take on Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres in Game 3 of this NLDS matchup. Penn State at Michigan (Saturday, FOX, noon ET) J.J. McCarthy and the No. 5-ranked Michigan Wolverines host Sean Clifford and the No. 10-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions in a much-anticipated Big Ten tilt. USC at Utah (Saturday, FOX, 8 p.m. ET) Caleb Williams leads the USC Trojans into Utah to battle Cameron Rising and the Utes in a Pac-12 showdown. New York Jets at Green Bay Packers (Sunday, FOX, 1 p.m. ET) Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers host Zach Wilson and the New York Jets. Buffalo Bills at Kansas City Chiefs (Sunday, CBS, 4:25 p.m. ET) Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills travel to Kansas City to battle Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs in a much-anticipated AFC showdown. Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles (Sunday, NBC, 8:20 p.m. ET) Micah Parsons and the Dallas Cowboys go up against Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night Football. For all of today's games and scores, [click here](. [BET OF THE DAY] Odds provided by [FOX Bet]( USC at Utah: Utah to win outright: -184 From FOX Sports’ Geoff Schwartz: I have been waiting months to wager on this game. Give me the Utes. Utah is better. Utah does not lose at home. Utah will bounce back from the embarrassing performance against UCLA. Utah will rush the ball well against a poor USC rushing defense that allowed Washington State — a team that ranks last in rushing yards in the Pac-12 entering last weekend — to rush for 171 yards on Saturday night in the Coliseum. The Utes defense is not what it has been in the past, but USC’s passing offense has taken a few steps back the last three weekends. Through three weeks, USC’s Caleb Williams was completing 74.4% of passes with nearly 900 yards passing. In the last three weekends, Williams has completed 56.9% of passes for only 716 yards. Defenses have given up large chunk plays on the ground to the USC rushing attack because they know allowing explosive pass plays is the quickest way to lose against them. They also know Lincoln Riley doesn’t have the patience to continue to run the football. USC’s OL has also taken massive steps back. That unit ranked 47th in pressure rate the first three weeks. Now, that ranking has dropped to 80th. Utah’s defense will be all over Williams. But more than anything else, the Trojans' "luck" is ending in Utah. USC is plus-14 in turnover margin, far better than anyone in college football. SC has recovered every fumble this season, whether from its own players or the opponent. That will not happen on the road in Utah. It’s a humbling place to play, and USC struggled with the atmosphere at Oregon State with half of the stadium under construction. Also, in Saturday’s win against Washington State, USC’s offense had multiple third-and-long attempts that ended in questionable Cougar defensive penalties that ultimately gave USC a few first downs. Those drives ended with USC points. Teams do not get those calls in Utah. So give me the Utes. For the latest betting odds, [click here](. 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