Last week: 14 (+5)
Record: 9-4
Net points per drive: 0.17 (12th)
DVOA: 21.9% (5th)
Weighted DVOA: 16.2% (7th)
I’ve questioned if the Packers would make the playoffs in the past because they were so banged up and not playing well and because the NFC was so loaded. One team every year goes from a 1st round bye to out of the playoffs. Well, they didn’t play well against the Lions either, struggling to beat a 4 win team at home, but with Tampa Bay losing to the Buccaneers and essentially falling out of the playoffs, the Packers are essentially locked into a playoff spot right now, meaning this year will be an exception (it also looks like the first year in 18 years that we won’t have 5 new playoff teams).
Though I’ve questioned them in the past, I’ve always maintained they’d be dangerous if they made the playoffs and got healthy before then and it looks like they will. I’m not disappointed or anything. After all, they were my Super Bowl pick before the season on a +600 money line. They can certainly do that, but it’ll all depend on matchups and seeding. They face Chicago, Tennessee, and Minnesota in their final 3 games and should go at least 2-1, meaning they’d finish with an 11-5 record, but that could put them anywhere from the 2nd to the 5th seed. This week’s game with the Bears could decide the division.
Studs
WR Randall Cobb: Caught 7 passes for 102 yards on 7 attempts on 26 pass snaps, 6.7 YAC per catch
CB Casey Hayward: Allowed 3 catches for 23 yards on 7 attempts, 1 pass deflection, 5 solo tackles, 1 stop, 1 quarterback hurry on 5 blitzes
CB Sam Shields: Allowed 2 catches for 23 yards on 7 attempts, 1 interception, 1 pass deflection, 2 solo tackles
CB Tramon Williams: Allowed 4 catches for 54 yards on 8 attempts, 3 pass deflections, 1 penalty, 1 solo tackle
Duds
LT Marshall Newhouse: Allowed 6 quarterback hurries on 30 pass block snaps, run blocked for 2 yards on 3 attempts
RT Don Barclay: Allowed 5 quarterback hurries on 30 pass block snaps, run blocked for 9 yards on 1 attempt
WR James Jones: Caught 2 passes for 27 yards on 3 attempts on 29 pass snaps, 1.0 YAC per catch, 1 drop
CB Davon House: Allowed 4 catches for 54 yards and a touchdown on 4 attempts, 2 solo tackles, 1 assist, 1 missed tackle
ROLB Dezman Moses: 1 quarterback hit on 39 pass rush snaps, 1 assist, 2 penalties
LOLB Erik Walden: 1 quarterback hurry on 38 pass rush snaps, 4 solo tackles, 1 assist, 3 stops
RE BJ Raji: 1 quarterback hurry on 40 pass rush snaps, 2 penalties, 3 solo tackles, 1 assist, 3 stops
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