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Updated Nov 2, 5:48 PM ET
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Week 9 · Sunday 4:25 PM ET · Gillette Stadium

GBvsNE

Packers offensevsPatriots defense

Season numbers through Week 8: 8 games for Packers, 8 for Patriots. Ranks are out of 32; #1 is the best offense or the stingiest defense.

GB offenseNE offense
Keys to the game · where this matchup tilts, from the season numbers4 reads
01
Biggest edge

Wideouts feast

Patriots give up 152 yards a game to wide receivers (23rd), against a league average of 147. Packers' wide receivers produce 193 (3rd).

02
Opportunity

Deep left is open

Patriots are worst against deep left throws, allowing +0.96 EPA per attempt. Packers send 7% of their throws there. That is a small part of their offense so far.

03
Watch out

Ground game stalls

Packers average 3.1 yards per carry (32nd). Patriots allow 3.8 (11th).

04
Wash

EPA per play

Call this one even. Packers average +0.00 EPA per play (17th). Patriots allow +0.01 (18th). League average is +0.00.

Players to watch

GB Packers

10Jordan LoveQB · 192/312 · 2246 yds · 16 TD · 6 INTEPA per dropback +0.14 · 13th8Josh JacobsRB · 32 car · 75 yds · 3 TD · 11 recEPA per touch -0.05 · 29th0Matthew GoldenWR · 43 rec · 619 yds · 4 TD · 82 tgtEPA per target +0.099Christian WatsonWR · 42 rec · 708 yds · 6 TD · 66 tgtEPA per target +0.46 · 23rd29Xavier McKinneyFree Safety · 34 tackles · 1 sack · 3 INT · 4 PD3 INT · T-2nd in the NFL33Evan WilliamsStrong Safety · 70 tackles · 1 sack · 2 INT · 6 PD2 INT · T-11th in the NFL

NE Patriots

10Drake MayeQB · 157/234 · 1983 yds · 15 TD · 8 INTEPA per dropback +0.21 · 9th38Rhamondre StevensonRB · 96 car · 367 yds · 3 TD · 23 recEPA per touch 0.00 · 18th3DeMario DouglasWR · 26 rec · 332 yds · 4 TD · 37 tgtEPA per target +0.57 · 13th85Hunter HenryTE · 29 rec · 326 yds · 2 TD · 34 tgtEPA per target +0.55 · 5th91Elijah PonderWeakside Linebacker · 23 tackles · 6 sacks · 1 PD6 sacks · T-7th in the NFL25Marcus JonesNickel Back · 39 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 6 PD1 INT
The series · Packers and Patriots since 1999, and this season's records6 meetings

The series is even at 3–3 since 1999 (they first met in 2002). Oct 2, 2022, at Lambeau Field: the Packers won 27–24 in overtime. Aaron Rodgers started at quarterback for the Packers and Brian Hoyer for the Patriots; Matt LaFleur and Bill Belichick coached.

Packers at home2–1the Packers' record
In New England1–2the Packers' record
Most pointsPackers 28 · Patriots 352002 · 2006
Biggest winPackers by 18 · Patriots by 352002 · 2006

The last 5

2022 · Wk 4 · OTNE 24 at GB 27
2018 · Wk 9GB 17 at NE 31
2014 · Wk 13NE 21 at GB 26
2010 · Wk 15GB 27 at NE 31
2006 · Wk 11NE 35 at GB 0

2026 records

PackersPatriots
Overall5–35–3
Division1–23–0
Conference4–35–1
Other conference1–00–2
Home3–13–0
Away2–22–3
Last 5WWWLWWWWLW
StreakWon 1Won 1
Points a game21.4 – 20.523.0 – 20.3

Every meeting since 1999, regular season and playoffs, from nflverse's game list, which starts in 1999; the all-time series goes back further. Franchises that moved count as one team (the Raiders, Chargers and Rams). Home and away are from the Packers' side. Records are this regular season.

The lineups · Packers offense against the Patriots defenseDepth charts
Patriots defense · 3-4 DPackers offense · 3WR 1TE77Morgan65Banks75Rhyan79Glover71Belton85Kraft10Love8Jacobs9Watson83Williams0Golden97Williams94Durden90Barmore91Ponder5Jones14Spillane53Elliss0Gonzalez7Davis25Jones4Woodson31Byard

Packers offense · 3WR 1TE

  • QBJordan Love#10 · 192/312 · 2246 yds · 16 TD · 6 INT
  • RBJosh Jacobs#8 · 32 car · 75 yds · 3 TD · 11 rec
  • WRChristian Watson#9 · 42 rec · 708 yds · 6 TD · 66 tgt
  • WRMatthew Golden#0 · 43 rec · 619 yds · 4 TD · 82 tgt
  • WRSavion Williams#83 · 8 rec · 84 yds · 0 TD · 9 tgt
  • TETucker Kraft#85 · 35 rec · 350 yds · 3 TD · 49 tgt
  • LTJordan Morgan#77
  • LGAaron Banks#65
  • CSean Rhyan#75
  • RGTravis Glover#79
  • RTAnthony Belton#71

Patriots defense · Base 3-4 D

  • RDEMilton Williams#97 · 20 tackles · 1 sack
  • NTCory Durden#94 · 19 tackles · 1.5 sacks
  • LDEChristian Barmore#90 · 7 tackles · 3.5 sacks
  • WLBElijah Ponder#91 · 23 tackles · 6 sacks · 1 PD
  • SLBDre'Mont Jones#5 · 14 tackles · 1 sack
  • RILBRobert Spillane#14 · 47 tackles · 2 PD
  • LILBChristian Elliss#53 · 58 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 1 PD
  • RCBChristian Gonzalez#0 · 21 tackles · 5 PD
  • LCBCarlton Davis III#7 · 25 tackles · 1 PD
  • NBMarcus Jones#25 · 39 tackles · 1 sack · 1 INT · 6 PD
  • SSCraig Woodson#4 · 36 tackles · 1 INT · 3 PD
  • FSKevin Byard#31 · 40 tackles · 1 INT · 3 PD

Starters from each team's current depth chart (nflverse, from ESPN), drawn in the offense's base three-receiver set against the defense's base front. The nickel back, the extra defensive back most teams use against three receivers, is drawn lighter. Left and right are as the offense sees the field. The toggle at the top flips which offense is drawn.

Head to head · GB offense against NE defense
StatGB GB offFavors GB · Favors NENE NE def allowsNFL avg
Overall
EPA per play
+0.00#17
+0.01#18+0.00
Success rate
40%#27
44%#1644%
Yards per play
5.5#16
5.3#125.4
Explosive play rate
9%#19
9%#169%
Passing
Pass EPA per dropback
+0.12#11
+0.08#22+0.03
Sack rate
4%#7
8%#57%
Running
Run EPA per carry
-0.24#32
-0.09#13-0.08
Yards per carry
3.1#32
3.8#114.1
Money downs
3rd down conversion
39%#24
38%#1041%
Red zone TD rate
54%#23
57%#1261%
Targets by position
WR yards per game
193#3
152#23147
TE yards per game
59#15
52#1455
TE targets per game
7.5#16
7.9#207.6
RB receiving yards per game
28#20
31#1432
Where the ball goes · EPA per throwDeep is 15+ air yds

Packers: EPA per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.357% of throws
+1.607% of throws
+0.098% of throws
Short
+0.0925% of throws
+0.2120% of throws
-0.0433% of throws

Patriots: EPA allowed per throw

Left
Middle
Right
Deep
+0.9619 throws
+0.788 throws
+0.8111 throws
Short
+0.0483 throws
+0.4342 throws
+0.0693 throws

Green gains more than expected, red loses value. Cells with fewer than 5 throws are grayed out.