The Packers are a 6.5-point underdog in this game, which points towards a passing game script.Sammy Watkins has gone out for fewer passes this season (60.2% Route% in games he has played) than he did last season (48.7%).The Green Bay Packers O-line profiles as the 8th-best in the league this year in protecting the passer, which has a positive impact on all passing attack metrics across the board.Sammy Watkins's ability to grind out extra yardage has gotten a boost this year, compiling 4.92 yards-after-the-catch (YAC) compared to a measly 3.67 rate last year.The Green Bay Packers have incorporated some form of misdirection on 54.7% of their play-calls since the start of last season (6th-most in the league), which usually makes an offense more unpredictable and more effective.
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