Luther Burden — Week 5: Six Targets, 47 Yards
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Oct 12
Burden caught 4 of 6 targets for 47 yards and ran 4 times for 2 against the Packers, and a deep throw his way was intercepted in the first quarter, in a 31-7 loss in Green Bay.
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Luther Burden was busy against the Packers without much to show for it: 4 catches on 6 targets for 47 yards and 4 carries for 2, with -1.7 expected points added (EPA) on his targets and -2.3 on the ground. EPA is what a play was worth given down, distance and field position.
The defining snap went the other way. Down 7-0 with 5:39 left in the first quarter, second and 10 at the Chicago 26, Tyson Bagent threw deep right for him and Xavier McKinney intercepted at the Chicago 45: -3.6 EPA and -7.3 points of win probability.
His best work came with Case Keenum in the fourth quarter, down 31-7: a 23-yard catch to the Green Bay 8, then 5 more to the 3. On third and 3 he ran right end and lost 6, and the drive ended in an interception on fourth down.
Four carries topped his total for Weeks 1 through 4, 3 for 20 yards. Those weeks brought 19 catches on 29 targets, 219 yards, 1 touchdown and +0.1 EPA.
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