A high-profile, primetime contest between undefeated teams Green Bay Packers (6-0) and Denver Broncos (6-0) is set at the Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Sunday, November 1st, as the 2015 NFL season continues.
Both teams are coming off a bye week which makes the encounter highly competitive with all players fresh and rested.
The game will feature a showdown between two of the best quarterbacks in the league right now, two-time MVP and four-time Pro Bowler Aaron Rodgers of Green Bay and five-time MVP and 14-time Pro Bowler Peyton Manning of Denver.
The Packers are coming off a 27-20 win over the San Diego Chargers, as reported by ESPN, while the Broncos nipped the Cleveland Browns in overtime, 26-23, via SB Nation.
With their close wins over their Week 6 opponents, it is apparent that the two teams are tired and slowing down and so the break was much-needed to produce their best efforts on Sunday.
However, at 39 years old, Manning was not the way he used to be and may struggle with Green Bay's vaunted defense, which is second in sacks so far this season at 23.0.
Prediction: Packers win, 21-17.
Green Bay Packers starting lineup
Offense: A. Rodgers (QB), Lacy (RB), Kuhn (FB), Cobb (WR1), J. Jones (WR2), R. Rodgers (TE), Bakhtiari (LT), Sitton (LG), Linsley (C), Lang (RG), Bulaga (RT)
Defense: D. Jones (DE), Guion (NT), Daniels (DT), Neal (OLB), Matthews (ILB), Palmer (ILB), Peppers (OLB), Shields (CB1), Hayward (CB2), Banjo (SS), Ha Clinton-Dix (FS)
Denver Broncos starting lineup
Offense: Manning (QB), Anderson (RB), Thomas (WR1), Norwood (WR2), Fowler (WR3), Daniels (TE), R. Harris (LT), Mathis (LG), Paradis (C), Vasquez (RG), Schofield (RT)
Defense: Wolfe (DE), Williams (NT), Jackson (DE), Barrett (OLB), Trevathan (ILB), Marshall (ILB), Miller (OLB), Talib (CB1), C. Harris (CB2), Ward (SS), Stewart (FS)