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Zach Kruse

Packers vs. Saints: 5 things to watch and a prediction

The Green Bay Packers will attempt to win the team’s seventh straight season-opening game when they travel to Jacksonville to play the New Orleans Saints in Week 1 on Sunday afternoon.

The Packers haven’t started a season 0-1 since 2014. Last season, Matt LaFleur’s team knocked off the Minnesota Vikings on the road in Week 1 and then beat the Saints in New Orleans two weeks later to start 3-0.

Can the Packers get off to another hot start in the Florida heat and humidity on Sunday?

Here are five things to watch and a prediction for Week 1:

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