Official Packers vs. Patriots Discussion Thread

[woodbuck27]

At Football Outsiders: http://www.footballoutsiders.com/dvo...2-dvoa-ratings

Packers O is 2nd, D is 12th, Special Teams are 15th

New Eng O is 4th, D is 10th, Special Teams are 3rd


Overall NE is 2nd and GB is 3rd.

Looking closer ... i.e. Individual performance:

QB ... Aaron Rodgers #2 and Tom Brady #4.

RB ... Eddie Lacy #11 and for NE no RB ranked in the Top 32.

WR ... Randall Cobb Ranked #1 and Jordy Nelson is Ranked #3.

WR ... NE's Brandon LaFell is Ranked #19. Julian Edelman is Ranked #41. Both are athletic and run good routes; LaFell is strong.

TE ... NE's Rob Gronkowski is Ranked #1. GB's Andrew Quarless is Ranked #17.

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The more oriented Team Components:

Offensive Line:

NE is Ranked #4 and Green Bay #14.


Defensive Line:

NE is Ranked #24 and Green Bay #27.


Offensive Drive Stat's:

Green Bay is Ranked #3 and NE #8.


Defensive Drive Stat's:

Yards/Drive ... NE is Ranked #17 and Pts/Drive @ #8.

Yards/Drive ... Green Bay is Ranked #29 and Pts/Drive #18.


Pace Stat's ie TOP:

NE is Ranked #3 and Green Bay #20.

SNAP Counts:

NE is Ranked #3 and Green Bay @ #20.

All that will matter come Sunday Game Day is who's the BEST TEAM on that day.

[woodbuck27]

Looking closer ... i.e. Individual performance:

QB ... Aaron Rodgers #2 and Tom Brady #4.

RB ... Eddie Lacy #11 and for NE no RB ranked in the Top 32.

WR ... Randall Cobb Ranked #1 and Jordy Nelson is Ranked #3.

WR ... NE's Brandon LaFell is Ranked #19. Julian Edelman is Ranked #41. Both are athletic and run good routes; LaFell is strong.

TE ... NE's Rob Gronkowski is Ranked #1. GB's Andrew Quarless is Ranked #17.

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The more oriented Team Components:

Offensive Line:

NE is Ranked #4 and Green Bay #14.


Defensive Line:

NE is Ranked #24 and Green Bay #27.


Offensive Drive Stat's:

Green Bay is Ranked #3 and NE #8.


Defensive Drive Stat's:

Yards/Drive ... NE is Ranked #17 and Pts/Drive @ #8.

Yards/Drive ... Green Bay is Ranked #29 and Pts/Drive #18.


Pace Stat's ie TOP:

NE is Ranked #3 and Green Bay #20.

SNAP Counts:

NE is Ranked #3 and Green Bay @ #20.

All that will matter come Sunday Game Day is who's the BEST TEAM on that day.

These guys have to come up big:



We need to establish the run to set up the passing game. We need to win this matchup:



GO PACKERS ! GO PACK GO !