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Week 9 · 2026 regular season

Green Bay Packers at New England Patriots

Sun, Nov 8, 1:25 PM PT

Win probability
ESF
(win probability)
GB 37%
63% NE

No betting line yet. Lines appear once books post them.

Unit matchups · entering week 9

Where each side has the edge

Each offense against the defense it faces, in CAP yards per attempt. Offense: higher is better. Defense (yards allowed): lower is better.

Pass: GB offense vs NE defense
+0.806th
box score 7.6 · 10th
Edge
GB
−0.2114th
box score 7.1 allowed · 18th
Rush: GB offense vs NE defense
−0.2222nd
box score 3.1 · 31st
Edge
NE
−0.1212th
box score 3.9 allowed · 13th
Pass: NE offense vs GB defense
+1.313rd
box score 8.0 · 6th
Edge
NE
−0.3510th
box score 6.4 allowed · 9th
Rush: NE offense vs GB defense
−0.1319th
box score 4.2 · 15th
Edge
GB
−0.2210th
box score 4.1 allowed · 18th

CAP yards per attempt: yards per play relative to what the down, distance, field position and the specific opponent would predict; offense positive is good, defense (allowed) negative is good. Box score: yards per attempt as an official box score counts them, entering week 9.

CAP yards per attempt · 2026

How each matchup got here

Each unit's CAP yards per attempt entering each week. Offense: higher is better. Defense (yards allowed): lower is better. 0 is what the situation and opponent would predict.

GB pass offense vs NE pass defense
GB pass offense NE pass defense (allowed)
−1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 +1.0 +1.3 +1.5 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 GB +0.80 NE −0.44 −1.0 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 +1.0 +1.3 +1.5 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 GB +0.80 NE −0.44
NE pass offense vs GB pass defense
NE pass offense GB pass defense (allowed)
−0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 +1.0 +1.3 +1.5 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 NE +1.36 GB −0.35 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 +0.5 +0.8 +1.0 +1.3 +1.5 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 NE +1.36 GB −0.35
GB rush offense vs NE rush defense
GB rush offense NE rush defense (allowed)
−0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 GB −0.22 NE −0.13 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 GB −0.22 NE −0.13
NE rush offense vs GB rush defense
NE rush offense GB rush defense (allowed)
−0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 NE −0.11 GB −0.22 −0.8 −0.5 −0.3 0 +0.3 0 = expected wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 NE −0.11 GB −0.22
CAP win pct · 2026

How each team got here

CAP win pct entering each week. Higher is better; the league average is 0.50.

0.25 0.50 avg 0.75 1.00 wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 GB 0.67 NE 0.85 0.25 0.50 avg 0.75 1.00 wk 1wk 2wk 3wk 4wk 5wk 6 GB 0.67 NE 0.85
2026 results

Results so far

Each team's games before this one, with ESF's pre-game win probability for the team.

GB Green Bay Packers

WeekOpponentResultESF win prob
pre-game, this team
1 @ MIN Lost 40%
2 @ NYJ Won 62%
3 vs ATL Lost 67%
4 @ TB Won 63%
5 vs CHI Won 48%
6 vs DAL Won 68%

NE New England Patriots

WeekOpponentResultESF win prob
pre-game, this team
1 @ SEA Lost 33%
2 vs PIT Won 60%
3 @ JAX Lost 42%
4 @ BUF Won 30%
5 vs LV Won 78%
6 vs NYJ Won 81%
Week 9

Other games this week

Home team's chance to win before kickoff. Higher means the home team is more likely to win.

Dots: ESF model home win probability.

How to read this page

CAP win pct. A fading average of game scores with a half-life of 7 of the team's own games. A win scores 1 plus the opponent's win pct; a loss scores the opponent's win pct minus 1. Last season carries in. League average is 0.50; higher is better.

CAP yards per attempt. Yards per play relative to what the down, distance, field position and the specific opponent would predict. Offense: higher is better. Defense (yards allowed): lower is better.

Box score yards per attempt. Yards divided by attempts, counted the way an official box score counts them: rushing includes scrambles and kneel-downs; passing is gross yards per pass attempt, sacks excluded.

ESF win probability. A logistic regression on both teams' pre-game CAP win pct, with an intercept for home field.