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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
Denver Broncos
5-3 215.5
195.29
 
VS
proj
Green Bay Packers
184.84 5-3
192.8

Denver Broncos knock off Green Bay Packers, 215.50-184.84

Denver Broncos stepped up, coming out on top with a 215.50-184.84 win over Green Bay Packers, who fell short of projections. Denver Broncos never trailed in this one after earning a 19.60-point lead on Thursday behind Adrian Peterson (13.3 points) and Jon Bostic (13). The New England Patriots defense (21 points) and Joey Bosa (17) did their part for Green Bay Packers in the loss. Denver Broncos (5-3) will look to build on their success against Detroit Lions, while Green Bay Packers (5-3) will take on Dallas Cowboys in an effort to generate some positive momentum.

Matchup Timeline

  Denver Broncos   Green Bay Packers

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Samuel (29 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD, 19 Rec Yds) scored 13.8 points in a 51-13 win over the Panthers in Week 8. His scoring output more-than-doubled his 5.84-point projection and was much higher than his 6.68-point season scoring average. Samuel will face the Cardinals next week.
Deebo Samuel

Top Player Comparison

Denver Broncos
Points
% of total points 215.5
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
33.1
24.49
15.4%
2
Leonard Fournette
RB
20.6
17.75
9.6%
3
Christian Kirk
WR
17.8
10.01
8.3%
4
Deebo Samuel
WR
13.8
5.84
6.4%
Green Bay Packers
Points
% of total points 184.84
1
The New England Patriots defense
DEF
21
9.07
11.4%
2
Joey Bosa
DE
17
9.16
9.2%
3
Cole Beasley
WR
13.1
10.96
7.1%
4
Philip Rivers
QB
13.04
20.97
7.1%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
There were players with standout plays for both teams early Sunday, after which Denver Broncos became the proud owner of a 158.20-137.24 lead. For Denver Broncos, Leonard Fournette had a 66-yard run. Philip Rivers made the highlight reel for Green Bay Packers with a 43-yard pass.
Sunday Late
Deebo Samuel had a 20-yard touchdown run for Denver Broncos, helping the team to a 182.40-168.54 lead.
Sunday Night
Aaron Rodgers had a 67-yard touchdown pass and a 50-yard pass for Denver Broncos, helping the team to a 215.50-184.84 lead.

Points By Position

  Denver Broncos   Green Bay Packers

Game Notes

14 of the 23 starters on Denver Broncos scored higher than their projected point totals.
Green Bay Packers had only eight of their 23 starters score higher than their projected points.
Denver Broncos won despite starting Brian Burns, who scored zero points.
Denver Broncos put up more points than their season scoring average (198.08) while Green Bay Packers fell short of theirs (203.21).
Denver Broncos put up more points than their projected total, while Green Bay Packers fell short of their projection.
The loss snaps a four-game winning streak for Green Bay Packers.
Not only did Denver Broncos win, but they also covered the 2.49-point predicted margin of victory.
Despite the loss, the New England Patriots defense (21 points) registered the top overall score for a DEF this week.

Coach Talk

Denver Broncos
Listen, Denver Broncos, we do certainly admire the confidence. Deploying a player with zero points (Brian Burns), while still getting the W... talk about arrogant! All we ask is to please limit those flashy shenanigans to the regular season. Try it when the playoffs roll around, and we're done.
Green Bay Packers
Unless Green Bay Packers wants to go full diva-mode, then "not seeing enough opportunities" can't be an excuse this week. As a group, our pass-catching corps (five WR and two TE) were targeted a grand total of 35 times in Week 8. Timing and chemistry appear to be issues as that group reeled in just 21 balls.