Green Bay Packers

Updated Tue, Oct 13 · 6:05 PM CT

3–2, tied for 2nd in the NFC North; offense and defense both in the middle of the league.

The Packers are 3–2 in 2026, 1–1 against the NFC North.

By opponent-adjusted EPA per play the Packers' offense ranks 13th (+0.02) and their defense 15th (−0.01 allowed); 13th of 32 by net (+0.03).

Data through Week 5's games (the last played Mon, Oct 12), from nflverse play-by-play; nflverse last published it Tue, Oct 13 · 11:56 AM CT.

Next game

vs Dallas Cowboys

Week 6 · Sun, Oct 18 · 7:20 PM CT on NBC

Our call: Packers Toss-up

4 of 5 models favor the Packers. On average the models have the Packers by 2.5 points, a 58% win chance.

Every model, the quarterbacks and the matchup →

TV listings: ESPN

Latest news

Micah Parsons Unlikely To Return To Practice This Week
3:53pm: Head coach Matt LaFleur confirmed Parsons is not ready to practice, but he is getting closer (via Ryan Wood of USA Today). “He’s a physical specimen, he’s a creature of nature for sure, and sometimes you’ve got to make sure your body — everything is just in sync,”…

ProFootballRumors · Mon, Oct 12 · 3:53 PM CT · Read it at ProFootballRumors
Packers DT Javon Hargrave Suffers Torn Achilles
OCTOBER 12: ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that testing confirmed the Packers’ fears. Hargrave did indeed tear his Achilles yesterday, ending his season.

ProFootballRumors · Mon, Oct 12 · 11:15 AM CT · Read it at ProFootballRumors
Packers Place RB Chris Brooks On IR
The Packers’ backfield depth has been dealt a blow. Chris Brooks is now on injured reserve, the team announced on Saturday.

ProFootballRumors · Sat, Oct 10 · 8:39 PM CT · Read it at ProFootballRumors

Headlines and a line or two from each outlet's own feed, linked to the original; the stories are theirs, not ours. League-wide news →

NFC North

Team	Record	In the division
Minnesota Vikings	5–0	2–0
Green Bay Packers	3–2	1–1
Detroit Lions	3–2	0–0
Chicago Bears	3–2	0–2

By winning percentage (a tie counts half), then the NFL's division tiebreakers as our standings apply them.

Full standings and playoff picture →

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Result	Our call
Week 1Sun, Sep 13 · CBS	at Vikings	L 22–39	Packers Toss-up · ✗	Game page
Week 2Sun, Sep 20 · Fox	at Jets	W 20–17 (OT)	Packers Toss-up · ✓	Game page
Week 3Thu, Sep 24 · Prime Video	vs Falcons	L 14–35	Packers Strong · ✗	Game page
Week 4Sun, Oct 4 · Fox	at Buccaneers	W 17–14	Packers Toss-up · ✓	Game page
Week 5Sun, Oct 11 · Fox	vs Bears	W 31–7	Bears Toss-up · ✗	Game page
Week 6Sun, Oct 18 · NBC	vs Cowboys	—	Packers Toss-up	Game page
Week 7Sun, Oct 25 · Fox	at Lions	—	Lions Toss-up	Game page
Week 8Thu, Oct 29 · Prime Video	vs Panthers	—	Packers Lean	Game page
Week 9Sun, Nov 8 · Fox	at Patriots	—	Patriots Lean	Game page
Week 10Sun, Nov 15 · Fox	vs Vikings	—	Packers Toss-up	Game page
Week 11	Bye
Week 12Wed, Nov 25 · Netflix	at Rams	—	Rams Lean	Game page
Week 13Sun, Dec 6 · Fox	at Saints	—	Packers Lean	Game page
Week 14Sun, Dec 13 · NBC	vs Bills	—	Bills Toss-up	Game page
Week 15Sun, Dec 20 · Fox	vs Dolphins	—	Packers Strong	Game page
Week 16Fri, Dec 25 · Netflix	at Bears	—	Bears Toss-up	Game page
Week 17Mon, Jan 4 · ESPN	vs Texans	—	Packers Toss-up	Game page
Week 18Sun, Jan 10	vs Lions	—	Packers Toss-up	Game page

Our call is the team the consensus of our models favored before kickoff, never changed after it; ✓ when that team won, ✗ when it lost. Each game page shows every model.

TV listings: ESPN

Player stats

Jordan Love 1,408 passing yards, MarShawn Lloyd 112 rushing yards, Christian Watson 474 receiving yards

2026 regular season through Week 5, from nflverse's player stats: the Packers players above the leaders page's marks per team game.

Quarterbacks

Green Bay Packers, Quarterbacks
Player	Yardspassing	Attempts	Completedof attempts	TD	INT	EPAper dropback
Jordan LoveQB	1,408	185	61%	10	3	+0.11

Running backs

Green Bay Packers, Running backs
Player	Yardsrushing	Carries	Yardsper carry	TDrushing	Targets	Share ofteam targets
MarShawn LloydRB	112	40	2.8	2	13	7.2%

Wide receivers

Green Bay Packers, Wide receivers
Player	Yardsreceiving	Catches	Targets	Share ofteam targets	Air yards	TD
Christian WatsonWR	474	26	40	22%	506	6
Matthew GoldenWR	397	24	44	24%	614	2

Tight ends

Green Bay Packers, Tight ends
Player	Yardsreceiving	Catches	Targets	Share ofteam targets	Air yards	TD
Tucker KraftTE	212	20	29	16%	157	1

Defense

Green Bay Packers, Defense
Player	Tackles	For loss	Sacks	INT	Passesdefended	Fumblesforced
Evan WilliamsSAF	46	2	1	1	4	0
Zaire FranklinOLB	38	2	0	0	1	1
Keisean NixonDB	31	3	0.5	1	4	0
Edgerrin CooperLB	30	6	3	1	1	0
Javon BullardSAF	30	3	0	0	3	0
Lukas Van NessLB	24	4	2.5	0	0	0
Brandon CisseCB	21	1	1.5	0	2	0
Xavier McKinneySAF	18	1	1	3	3	0
Isaiah McDuffieLB	17	1	0	0	0	0
Brenton Cox Jr.DE	16	2	0	0	0	0

Top 10 by tackles.

Kickers

Green Bay Packers, Kickers
Player	FG made	FG tried	Longestyards	Extra pointsmade	Extra pointstried
Trey SmackK	7	10	59	9	11

Every team's leaders →

Offense

13th in EPA per play; passing 7th, rushing 31st

Opponent-adjusted, from nflverse play-by-play, 2026 regular season to date; league rank of 32 beside each.

	Packers	Rank
Offense, EPA per play	+0.02	13th
Offense, success rate	43%	17th
Passing offense, EPA per dropback	+0.16	7th
Rushing offense, EPA per run	−0.22	31st

Every team's efficiency →

Defense

15th in EPA per play allowed; passing 12th, rushing 21st

What the defense allowed, opponent-adjusted, 2026 regular season to date; 1st allowed the least. Net is offense minus defense.

	Packers	Rank
Defense, EPA per play allowed	−0.01	15th
Defense, success rate allowed	44%	23rd
Pass defense, EPA per dropback allowed	+0.01	12th
Run defense, EPA per run allowed	−0.05	21st
Net EPA per play (offense minus defense)	+0.03	13th

Every team's efficiency →

Injuries

2 out, 2 doubtful, 3 questionable, 3 more on the practice report

Week 5 report (last filed); Week 6 not filed yet

The official injury report, as of Tue, Oct 13 · 9:57 AM CT: players with a game status or a missed or limited practice.

Chris Brooks RB · Ankle · practice: Did not practiceOut
Savion Williams WR · Ankle · practice: LimitedOut
Aaron Banks G · Knee · practice: LimitedDoubtful
Jacob Monk C · Quadricep · practice: LimitedDoubtful
Jager Burton C · Back · practice: LimitedQuestionable
Anthony Campbell DT · Ankle · practice: LimitedQuestionable
Javon Hargrave DT · Toe · practice: LimitedQuestionable
Anthony Belton T · practice: Limited—
Devonte Wyatt DT · practice: Limited—
Lukas Van Ness LB · practice: Limited—

Full league injury report →

Our record on Packers games

Our call had the winner in 2 of 5

Our call had the winner in 2 of 5 Packers games (40%).

Model	Games	Winner right	Rate	Average miss
Consensus (our call)	5	2 of 5	40%	14.6
Our model Experimental	5	3 of 5	60%	15.2
Elo	5	2 of 4	50%	14.1
SRS	5	2 of 5	40%	16.5
ESPN FPI	5	2 of 5	40%	15.0
Record	5	2 of 5	40%	—

Winner right: games where the model favored the team that won (a tie counts half). Average miss: points between the model's margin and the final margin. Weeks 1–4 reconstructed: worked out afterwards from data before each week. Every game, every team →

Playoff chances

On the bubble: the Packers reach the playoffs in 52% of our 20,000 simulations of the rest of the season and win the NFC North in 10%; their average finish is 9–8.

Playoffs 52%Win the NFC North 10%No. 1 seed 1%Average finish 9–8

In the race for the 2027 draft: the Packers get the #1 pick in <1% of the simulations and a top-5 pick in 1%. Draft order →

After Week 5's games; simulated Tue, Oct 13 · 6:05 PM CT. The rest of the season is played out 20,000 times, each game with our call's win chance; the NFL's tiebreakers are applied in simplified form (no points or touchdown steps). How the simulation works →