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Week 5

Weekly
Grade
GB Packers (JP)
3-2 41
38.07
 
VS
proj
Hou Texans (GA)
13 1-4
21.43

GB Packers (JP) hand Hou Texans (GA) fourth straight loss in 41-13 runaway

GB Packers (JP) cruised to a 41-13 victory to hand Hou Texans (GA) their fourth consecutive loss. There was very little drama in this matchup, as GB Packers (JP) jumped out to a 26-point lead early Sunday afternoon behind standout showings from Mason Crosby and Aaron Rodgers. Crosby made 4 of his 7 FG attempts for 13 points, while Rodgers passed for 344 yards and 2 touchdowns (7 points). Deebo Samuel (6 points) and Ka'imi Fairbairn (4) were the leaders for Hou Texans (GA) in defeat. GB Packers (JP) (3-2) will look to build on their success against Chicago Bears, while Hou Texans (GA) (1-4) match up against Los Angeles Rams in an effort to get back on track.

Matchup Timeline

  GB Packers (JP)   Hou Texans (GA)

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Williams caught 8 passes for 165 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Chargers beat the Browns 47-42. In doing so, he put up 8 points and more-than-tripled his scoring projection, the highest percent increase of any player on GB Packers (JP) this week. Next week, Williams will go up against the Ravens.
Mike Williams

Top Player Comparison

GB Packers (JP)
Points
% of total points 41
1
Mason Crosby
K
13
7.81
31.7%
2
Mike Williams
WR
8
2.65
19.5%
3
Aaron Rodgers
QB
7
8.24
17.1%
4
Davante Adams
WR
6
4.11
14.6%
Hou Texans (GA)
Points
% of total points 13
1
Deebo Samuel
WR
6
2.9
46.2%
2
Ka'imi Fairbairn
K
4
5.85
30.8%
3
The Houston Texans defense
DEF
3
4.2
23.1%
4
%

Matchup Highlights

Sunday Early
Aaron Rodgers connected with Davante Adams for a 59-yard pass for GB Packers (JP) to contribute to a 33-7 lead for GB Packers (JP).
Sunday Late
Mike Williams had a 72-yard touchdown catch and a 42-yard touchdown catch for GB Packers (JP) to contribute to a 41-13 lead for the team.

Points By Position

  GB Packers (JP)   Hou Texans (GA)

StatSmack

GB Packers (JP) must have eaten their Wheaties this morning. They scored more points in this one (41) than their season average (33.8).
Everybody can't be a winner, especially if you're Hou Texans (GA). They've lost four in a row.
We heard scoring helps you win. Hou Texans (GA) need some help then, averaging just 24.8 versus GB Packers (JP)'s 33.8.
As Herm Edwards once said, "You play to win the game!" GB Packers (JP) (3-2) have a better record than Hou Texans (GA) (1-4).
Even the computers think GB Packers (JP) have better players. Their projected average points is higher (38.1) than Hou Texans (GA) (23.86).
GB Packers (JP) don't let their opponents come within striking distance. They've got more blowout wins this season than Hou Texans (GA) (2 vs 0).
GB Packers (JP) should change their team name to "The Overachievers" since they have scored higher than projected in more matchups than Hou Texans (GA) (3 vs 2).
Well, there’s one stat in favor of Hou Texans (GA) - they’ve made more transactions (2) than GB Packers (JP) (0) this week. That didn't seem to help them this time, though.
By position, GB Packers (JP) have outscored Hou Texans (GA) at QB, RB, WR, and K this season.
GB Packers (JP) has a higher average scoring margin (5) than Hou Texans (GA) this season (-14).
The starters for GB Packers (JP) had more big plays in their NFL games this week (5) than the starters for Hou Texans (GA) (0).
There's not much good to say about Hou Texans (GA) this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

Coach Talk

GB Packers (JP)
Hey, the key to football is creating mismatches, right? We really took that to heart this week by thoroughly dominating Hou Texans (GA) at the wide receiver position (15 points to 6).
Hou Texans (GA)
Hou Texans (GA) may find it tough to gripe about lack of opportunities this past week. As a group, our pass-catching corps (three WR and one TE) collectively got a healthy 25 targets in Week 5. With only 12 total catches, this group may have some chemistry issues.