Coming off our Week 6 bye, the big questions get answered this week, and the answers are the ones we wanted to hear: both Brian Branch, nursing that Achilles, and Cade Mays, dealing with the wrist injury he picked up back in training camp, have returned to practice. The team is targeting Sunday's game against Green Bay for both to play, and that is exactly the kind of health news you want heading into your first division test of the season. And what a stage for it — Dan Campbell's crew hosting the Packers at Ford Field, with Green Bay possibly getting Josh Jacobs back and leaning on Jonathan Gannon, their new defensive coordinator who brought Drew Petzing along from his Arizona days. The chess match is set. Up front, Juice Scruggs has been one of Pro Football Focus' top-graded centers all year, and getting Mays back only deepens that group. Campbell reminded everyone Monday that we've got a final 12-game stretch left. Let's make it count!
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