Rome Odunze — Week 5: Nine Targets, Two Turnovers
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Oct 12
Odunze caught 3 of a season-high 9 targets for 40 yards against the Packers, lost a fumble and was the target on a fourth-down interception, in a 31-7 loss in Green Bay.
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Rome Odunze muffed his biggest workload of the season against the Packers: 9 targets, 3 catches, 40 yards, a lost fumble and -7.4 expected points added (EPA) on his targets. EPA is what a play was worth given down, distance and field position.
The snap that hurt most came down 14-0 with 2:00 left in the first half. Third and 1 at the Green Bay 1: Tyson Bagent's short throw over the middle for him fell incomplete, -1.2 EPA and -3.5 points of win probability. D'Andre Swift scored on fourth down.
The fourth quarter, with Case Keenum in and Chicago down 31-7, cost the most EPA. On fourth and 9 at the Green Bay 9, a throw for him was intercepted by Ty'Ron Hopper in the end zone, -3.4 EPA. On fourth and 3 at the Green Bay 40, he caught a 9-yarder, but Zaire Franklin forced a fumble and Evan Williams recovered, -2.8 EPA.
Nine targets topped his previous high of 7 in Week 4. Weeks 1 through 4 he caught 14 of 20 for 233 yards and +11.0 EPA.
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