NFL Lines 2014, Week 5 Thursday Night

Minnesota +7.5 at Green Bay

I hate (potentially) taking Christian Ponder on the road, but I’m counting on a couple of factors to keep this one close:

• The weather. A sloppy field makes it tough for either team to move the ball.
• Teddy Bridgewater might play.
• Green Bay is an up-and-down, semi-competent team. Not the kind of group I want to count on to win by eight.
• One of these Thursday night games will be competitive, right?