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Week 8

Weekly
Grade
GB Packers (JP)
5-3 21
28.44
 
VS
proj
New England Patriots
18 2-6
29.76

GB Packers (JP) hand New England Patriots third straight loss, 21-18

GB Packers (JP) came out on top with a 21-18 win to hand New England Patriots their third consecutive loss. GB Packers (JP) jumped out to a 16-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind outstanding efforts from Aaron Rodgers (9 points) and Davante Adams (7 Rec, 53 Rec Yds, 3 Rec TDs) and never looked back. Cam Newton (174 Pass Yds, 54 Rush Yds, 1 Rush TD) and Harrison Butker (5-5 XP) led the charge for New England Patriots in the loss. GB Packers (JP) (5-3) will look to keep it rolling against Chicago Bears, while New England Patriots (2-6) will meet New Orleans Saints in an effort to right the ship.

Matchup Timeline

  GB Packers (JP)   New England Patriots

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Rodgers overachieved for the sixth time this season, scoring 9 points against his 8.11-point projection. In a 28-22 loss to the Vikings, he passed for 291 yards and 3 touchdowns. Rodgers ranks #9 among all fantasy players this season and will face the 49ers next week.
Aaron Rodgers

Top Player Comparison

GB Packers (JP)
Points
% of total points 21
1
Aaron Rodgers
QB
9
8.11
42.9%
2
Davante Adams
WR
9
3.54
42.9%
3
Mason Crosby
K
2
8.27
9.5%
4
Robert Tonyan
TE
1
1.33
4.8%
New England Patriots
Points
% of total points 18
1
Cam Newton
QB
8
6.64
44.4%
2
Harrison Butker
K
5
9.48
27.8%
3
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
DEF
5
6.99
27.8%
4
%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers found Robert Tonyan for a 45-yard pass for GB Packers (JP), helping GB Packers (JP) to a 21-5 lead.

Points By Position

  GB Packers (JP)   New England Patriots

StatSmack

This wasn't even their best effort. GB Packers (JP) scored fewer points in this one (21) than their season average of 30.75.
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're New England Patriots. They've lost three in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. New England Patriots need some help then, averaging just 27.63 versus GB Packers (JP)'s 30.75.
"Winning isn't everything" was probably said by someone who lost. GB Packers (JP) (5-3) have a better record than New England Patriots (2-6).
You can't win if you leave points on the bench. New England Patriots has left more points on the bench this season (168) than GB Packers (JP) (155).
GB Packers (JP) don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than New England Patriots (2 vs 0).
GB Packers (JP) laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (2) than New England Patriots (0).
GB Packers (JP) should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more weeks than New England Patriots (4 vs 3).
By position, GB Packers (JP) have outscored New England Patriots at QB, RB, WR, and TE this season.
GB Packers (JP) has a higher average scoring margin (2) than New England Patriots this season (-7).
The starters for GB Packers (JP) had more big plays in their NFL games this week (2) than the starters for New England Patriots (0).
Don't worry New England Patriots, just because you lost doesn't mean it's all over. But you really should have won. Give that a whirl next week!

Coach Talk

GB Packers (JP)
Listen GB Packers (JP), the good news is that we won this matchup by 3 points. The *even better* news is that we've proven we're stronger than this... in fact, our team's scoring average through Week 7 stood at 32.14. So yes, we're happy to have earned this victory, but let's also get back up to where we know we can be!
New England Patriots
Posting just one single target this past week, it seems like the starting running backs for New England Patriots obviously need to investigate why their quarterbacks are giving them the silent treatment.