We covered this a little bit last week, but I wanted to give you an update on an interesting phenomenon that I’ve found: The Green Bay Packers’ rushing game basically plays up to their opponent’s season-long averages. This is all to say, we might have the most meh run game in the league, even though the Packers have gone out of their way to get big — not just in the backfield or the offensive line, but also at receiver — to ensure that the team had an advantage on the ground.

Obviously, running back Josh Jacobs’ status going into Week 12, which is questionable at this point, will have an impact on Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings, but I just want to take a look at this season-long trend.

The graph above shows the run defense efficiency of the teams that the Packers have faced

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