The 2022-23 NFL season was one to forget for fans of the Green Bay Packers, with the franchise missing the postseason for the first time since 2018 after going 8-9 in Aaron Rodgers’ swan song with the franchise.
While most NFL analysts and fans have focused on how Green Bay will perform under first-year starting quarterback Jordan Love, a major question surrounds whether the team’s offensive line will do enough to protect the 24-year-old this season and increase the Packers playoff chances.
Luckily for Love, the Packers’ offensive line was among the most undervalued units in the league last season.
To determine where the Packers’ line ranked leaguewide a season ago, BetWisconsin.com broke away from Wisconsin sports betting updates and utilized ProFootballReference.com to gather the total amount of sacks allowed by the team. The team with the least sacks allowed was awarded 32 points down to 1 point for the team with the most sacks allowed. We then gathered the approximate value of each offensive line unit (only 10 offensive line members with the most games played) via ProFootballReference.com. Once again, we awarded 32 points to the team with the most approximate value to 1 point for the least approximate value.
Once getting a total number of points for each team, we divided the Spotrac.com’s cap hit from the 2022-23 season for the total 10 offensive line members over the total points for the two above categories. We were then given the amount of salary paid per point given to arrive at our NFL offensive line units ranked 1st to 32nd based on value.
NFL’s Most Undervalued Offensive Lines
Where Packers’ Line Ranked Last Year
The 2022-23 regular season may have been a wash for the Packers on the field, though members of the team’s offensive line unit could hold their heads high.
That’s because the Packers’ linemen produced the seventh-lowest dollar-per-point total of any NFL team last year, at $547,106, coming in behind the Steelers ($544,016) and ahead of the Jaguars ($555,306).
In terms of overall point total, the Packers’ 52 ranked fifth in the league, behind the Chiefs and Lions (61 points each), Bills, and 49ers (55 points each), showing how far the unit’s come under head coach Matt LaFleur’s watch.
If the Packers’ line can produce at that level this fall, then Green Bay will produce value for NFL bettors. That’s because oddsmakers at BetMGM Sportsbook give the team +165 odds of making the playoffs this season (to -200 odds that they miss the postseason), meaning there’s value to be found in wagering on Green Bay to have a bounce-back year and possibly an increase in the Packers Super Bowl odds, with their offensive linemen playing a big part in that on-field renaissance.
