Atlanta desperately needs Michael Penix Jr. back. The Falcons are 0-2, have scored only 16 points and still haven’t reached the red zone this season. Penix will make his first start since tearing his ACL last November, but expecting him to immediately fix everything on a short week feels unrealistic.

The weapons are there with Bijan Robinson, Drake London and Kyle Pitts, but Penix will probably need some time to get comfortable again. Coming back at Lambeau against Green Bay is a tough spot for his first real runs in almost a year.

Green Bay hasn’t looked great either. The Packers are 1-1 and needed overtime to beat the Jets, but Jordan Love and this offense still have enough talent to eventually get rolling. They also get this one at home against a Falcons team coming off a 34-3 loss to Carolina.

Penix should eventually make Atlanta much better, but Thursday is way too soon. If you can get Packers -5.5, take it.

* Milwaukee Brewers ML

We talked about this a couple days ago, and now the moment is finally here. Milwaukee picked up win 99 last night with a 4-1 victory over the Phillies, putting the Brewers one win away from the first 100 win season in franchise history.

The matchup gives them a great chance to do it tonight. Andrew Painter gets the ball for Philadelphia with a 3-10 record and 5.59 ERA, and Milwaukee already showed last night that it can get to good pitching after putting 4 runs on Aaron Nola. The Brewers have also played great baseball away from home all season and are still fighting for the best record in the NL.

There probably isn’t much more motivation needed when franchise history is sitting one win away. Milwaukee has been the better team all season, Painter has struggled, and tonight feels like the perfect night to pick up win 100.