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Packers
5-3 · 21.4 pts/g
Preview · week 9
20–25
projected score · Sun 8 Nov 21:25 UK · 4:25 PM ET
Patriots
5-3 · 23.0 pts/g
Model
NE 66%
Market
NE 60%
Model pickNE 66%Medium confidence
F&D score75out of 100
MarketNE 60%draftkings, margin removed
vs market+6.1points, model minus market
Total45.1NE by 5.1

NE look like the play here. GB have been hot lately, winning 4 of their last 5. NE have been rolling at home, winning 4 of their last 5.

Matchups to watch

How each player gets his production, set against how this opponent has defended it over their last 17 games. After the game we grade who won each one.

Christian Watson · against NE

Best way in: intermediate throws

Profile

Where his targets come from

Share of his targets. The white tick is the league average.

Short (under 10)
44%
Intermediate
30%
Deep (20+)
26%
Left side
32%
Middle
31%
Right side
37%

How NE defend it

Ranked of 32, last 17 games. Green is a weakness to attack.

Short (under 10)
14th
Intermediate
22nd
Deep (20+)
11th
Left side
10th
Middle
14th
Right side
18th
Yards after catch allowed
4th
Sack rate forced
14th
The read
  1. New England rank 22nd against intermediate throws, which make up 30% of Watson's targets.
  2. Don't force short throws: they've been Watson's worst return (-0.01 EPA a target), and New England are 14th there.
  3. Contested catches aren't his edge this week: he's 6th percentile for separation and 66th for hands, and Christian Gonzalez and Carlton Davis both allow fewer yards per target than the average corner (7.4).
  4. Free data doesn't show who covers whom on each snap, so this is the defence's profile, not a confirmed one-on-one.
Hunter Henry · against GB

Best way in: short throws

Profile

Where his targets come from

Share of his targets. The white tick is the league average.

Short (under 10)
68%
Intermediate
27%
Deep (20+)
5%
Left side
29%
Middle
35%
Right side
37%

How GB defend it

Ranked of 32, last 17 games. Green is a weakness to attack.

Short (under 10)
22nd
Intermediate
5th
Deep (20+)
21st
Left side
21st
Middle
8th
Right side
20th
Yards after catch allowed
9th
Sack rate forced
18th
The read
  1. Green Bay rank 22nd against short throws, which make up 68% of Henry's targets.
  2. Work the left side: 29% of his targets go that way and Green Bay rank 21st defending throws there.
  3. Free data doesn't show who covers whom on each snap, so this is the defence's profile, not a confirmed one-on-one.

Unit by unit

Each unit ranked against all 32 teams on 2026 play-by-play through week 8. Longer bar is better; a gold rank marks the side with the edge.

When the Packers have the balloffence against defence, rank of 32 (1st is best)
GB offence
NE defence
OverallEPA per play
17th
16th
PassingEPA per dropback
13th
19th
RushingEPA per carry
32nd
14th
Third downconversion rate
18th
10th
Pass protectionsack rate: allowed vs forced
7th
6th

Biggest gap: rushing, where the Patriots defence has a 18-place edge.

When the Patriots have the balloffence against defence, rank of 32 (1st is best)
NE offence
GB defence
OverallEPA per play
8th
7th
PassingEPA per dropback
6th
5th
RushingEPA per carry
23rd
11th
Third downconversion rate
12th
20th
Pass protectionsack rate: allowed vs forced
13th
12th

Biggest gap: rushing, where the Packers defence has a 12-place edge.

Form and history

Injury report

Packersmodel impact 0.0
Jayden ReedWR · NeckIR
Skyy MooreWR · AnkleIR
Chris BrooksRB · AnkleIR
Thomas YassminTEIR
Luke MusgraveTEPUP
Collin OliverDEIR
Micah ParsonsLB · Knee - ACLPUP
Edgerrin CooperLB · AchillesIR
Javon HargraveDT · AchillesIR
Zach Bako-BeweleOL · KneeIR
Jacob MonkOL · QuadricepsIR
Jonathan FordDL · CalfIR
Patriotsmodel impact 0.0
Mack HollinsWR · CalfIR
Romeo DoubsWR · ShoulderIR
Myles MontgomeryRBIR
Reggie GilliamRB · AnkleIR
Julian HillTE · KneeIR
Quintayvious HutchinsDE · KneeIR
Khalil JacobsLBIR
Harold Landry IIILBPUP
Mike OnwenuOL · AnkleIR
Alijah Vera-TuckerOL · HamstringIR
Greg Van RotenOG · ThighIR
Dell PettusDB · AnkleIR

Player props

Every posted line with the market's view and each player's last ten games against it.

Player props for this game haven't been posted by the books yet. They usually land Thursday to Saturday.

The betting view

Posted odds, the same odds with the bookmaker's margin removed, and where the model disagrees.

GB odds2.42
NE odds1.59
GB fair odds2.52
NE fair odds1.66
Model vs marketNE +6.1
Kelly stake (capped)3.7%
Bookdraftkings
Rest-3d

Read this before you bet: picking winners is not beating the price. At posted odds our 2025 flat-bet ROI was −6.9%. Use the model as one view of the game, not a tip.

What the model sees

Model favors NE (66%) by 5.1 points.