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CBS Sports calls Falcons, Lions the best game of the week

Falcons head coach Dan Quinn confers with Vic Beasley Jr. during the first half against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, in Atlanta.

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Falcons head coach Dan Quinn confers with Vic Beasley Jr. during the first half against the Green Bay Packers Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017, in Atlanta.
By Juliakate E Culpepper
Sept 20, 2017

In his NFL Week 3 picks, CBS Sports' Pete Prisco picked the Atlanta Falcons to defeat the Detroit Lions on Sunday at Detroit's Ford Field.

Prisco predicted the Falcons defeat the unbeaten Lions, 26-20.

“This is the best game of the week, pitting two 2-0 teams,” Prisco wrote. “The Atlanta offense against the Lions defense will be fun to watch. I think the Falcons will get the best of it. Matt Ryan to Julio Jones is the difference.”

The rest of Prisco's Week 3 picks can be read on CBS Sports' official website.

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