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2022 season · final

Green Bay Packers, 2022: game by game

The Packers went 8–9 in 2022; replayed with the same day’s form, their play was worth 9.5 wins. Luck cost them 1.5: the 6th-unluckiest team in the league. In one-score games they went 4–5.

Every game

How often the Packers win each game when it’s replayed with the way both teams played, and the luck index: 100 × (the result − that number).

WeekGameResultWins the replayLuck index
Week 1 @ Vikings L 7–23 57% −57
Week 2 vs Bears W 27–10 88% +12
Week 3 @ Buccaneers W 14–12 53% +47
Week 4 vs Patriots W 27–24 62% +38
Week 5 vs Giants L 22–27 31% −31
Week 6 vs Jets L 10–27 15% −15
Week 7 @ Commanders L 21–23 85% −85
Week 8 @ Bills L 17–27 32% −32
Week 9 @ Lions L 9–15 66% −66
Week 10 vs Cowboys W 31–28 46% +54
Week 11 vs Titans L 17–27 15% −15
Week 12 @ Eagles L 33–40 41% −41
Week 13 @ Bears W 28–19 72% +28
Week 15 vs Rams W 24–12 99% +1
Week 16 @ Dolphins W 26–20 61% +39
Week 17 vs Vikings W 41–17 81% +19
Week 18 vs Lions L 16–20 43% −43

Game by game

The luck index of each game, in order. Right: luckier than the play. Left: unluckier.

Where the luck came from

Luck in points over the regular season, by kind, at the fitted luck shares. Positive: in the Packers’ favor.

KindPointsPer game
Judgment calls+24.9+1.46
Injuries+13.4+0.79
Kicks+8.5+0.50
Rest−2.6−0.15
Fumble bounces−4.7−0.28
3rd & 4th downs−8.2−0.48
Drops−25.8−1.51