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NE D/ST

DST · NE vs CHI

FinalCHI 30 – 24 NE

Final points2.0pts

projected 4.0

GB D/ST

DST · GB vs DET

Kickoff Sun 4:25 PM ET

Projected points3.0ptsUsage estimate

New England Patriots D/ST or Green Bay Packers D/ST: who should I start in Week 7?

New England Patriots D/ST already played (2.0 pts, final). If he's in your lineup, those points are banked; if not, he can't help you this week. Compare Green Bay Packers D/ST with your other options.

Highlights

Injuries as of Thu 4:48 PM ET

  • What moves his projectionEffect vs his usual week

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    Also worth knowing

    • His last three games run 5.2 points above his season average.

Stat comparison

Every player you picked, stat by stat, most important first.

Stat
Scoring
ProjectionNE D/ST: 4.0 (best)GB D/ST: 3.0
Projected team pointsNE D/ST: 23.8GB D/ST: 25.0 (best)
Opp implied totalNE D/ST: 26.8 (best)GB D/ST: 28.5
Role
Sacks / gameNE D/ST: 2.3GB D/ST: 2.5 (best)
Takeaways / gameNE D/ST: 1.2GB D/ST: 1.8 (best)
Pressure rateNE D/ST: 21%GB D/ST: 21%
Range
FloorNE D/ST: 3.5 (best)GB D/ST: 0.0
CeilingNE D/ST: 8.2GB D/ST: 11.2 (best)
Steadiness6 gamesNE D/ST: ±5.1 pts (best)GB D/ST: ±7.0 pts
Matchup
Game scriptNE D/ST: Expected to trail (best)GB D/ST: Expected to trail
Opp takeaways / gamelower is betterNE D/ST: 1.5GB D/ST: 1.0 (best)
Opp giveaways / gameNE D/ST: 1.8 (best)GB D/ST: 0.2
Opp sacks allowed per dropbackNE D/ST: 6% (best)GB D/ST: 5%
Opposing QBNE D/ST: Williams (Active)GB D/ST: Goff (Active)
Home / awayNE D/ST: AwayGB D/ST: Away
Roof / surfaceNE D/ST: OpenGB D/ST: Dometurf
Rest / scheduleNE D/ST: Short week (4d)GB D/ST: Normal
Form
Last 3 avgNE D/ST: 5.7GB D/ST: 11.7 (best)
Last 5 avgNE D/ST: 6.2GB D/ST: 7.6 (best)
vs seasonNE D/ST: −0.5 (Cooling)GB D/ST: +5.2 (Rising) (best)
Crowd
Nuvela position ranklower is betterNE D/ST: DST22 (best)GB D/ST: DST27

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