It’ll be less of a hill to climb for the New England Patriots in Sunday’s showdown with the Green Bay Packers, according to the recent odds from Tipico Sportsbook.
Buy Patriots TicketsThe Patriots were listed as high as 10.5-point underdogs when heading on the road at Lambeau Field to face an Aaron Rodgers-led Packers team. But the recent odds for the game have moved a bit more back in the Patriots’ direction with the team now pegged as 9.5-point underdogs.
So they are no longer double-digit underdogs in this tough road meeting.
Knocking off one of the best teams in the NFC would have been a daunting task regardless of who was under center, but the Patriots will try to do so with backup quarterback Brian Hoyer leading the way.
Mac Jones was officially ruled out for the game on Friday with a high ankle sprain. The Patriots will also be without top wideout Jakobi Meyers and veteran defensive tackle Lawrence Guy.
Couple all of the injuries with the ongoing offensive struggles and a defense that got lit up by Lamar Jackson and the Ravens in Week 3, and you’d quickly see there are clear reasons to be concerned for this game.
Belichick will need one of his all-time great coaching performances to pull out a win against this Packers team.
