Two 5-3 teams meet Sunday with New England’s division edge and Green Bay’s stronger turnover margin in play.
The 5-3 Patriots and 5-3 Packers meet Sunday at Gillette Stadium, with New England holding a 3-0 division record against Green Bay’s 1-2. Both teams are 4-1 over their last five, but the Patriots rank 10th in the power index while the Packers sit 13th. Drake Maye has 15 passing touchdowns and three rushing touchdowns, while Jordan Love has thrown 16 touchdowns with six interceptions; Green Bay has 10 interceptions as a team, compared with New England’s five. The ground game and ball security could decide it: the Patriots average 123.1 rushing yards per game, while Green Bay owns a plus-4 turnover differential against New England’s minus-7.