<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-christian-watson-crossing-fingers-concerning-injury-suffered-saints-game');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Christian Watson crossing fingers on ‘concerning’ injury suffered in Saints game');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-news-Christian-Watson-crossing-fingers-on-concerning-injury-suffered-in-Saints-game.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Christian Watson crossing fingers on ‘concerning’ injury suffered in Saints game</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-24T06:34:41-08:00">December 24th, 6:34am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-24T06:34:41-08:00">December 24th, 6:34am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>Rexwell Villas is an experienced sports writer covering a variety of sports, including the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, and college football. He's a Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, and he claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jordan-loves-big-time-reacting-clinching-playoff-spot">Green Bay Packers got the job done on Monday night</a>, as they guaranteed themselves a spot in the NFL playoffs by destroying the New Orleans Saints in a 34-0 victory at Lambeau Field.</p><p>Despite how the final score reads, it was not a completely pleasant experience for Green Bay, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-christian-watson-leaves-saints-game-with-troubling-injury">wide receiver Christian Watson suffering an apparent knee injury</a> during a rushing play in the first half. Watson would get checked and later return to the game before being ruled out for the remainder of the contest.</p><p>Following the game, the 25-year-old Watson said that <a href="https://x.com/mattschneidman/status/1871413486590607615" rel="noopener">“he’s hoping for the best”</a> for his knee, according to Matt Schneidman of The Athletic, who also reported that the wideout will have the injured knee “checked” this Tuesday.</p><p>Packers head coach Matt LaFleur also <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/recap/_/gameId/401671692" rel="noopener">sounded off</a> about Watson’s injury.</p><p>“There’s some concern there, certainly,” LaFleur shared, per the Associated Press (h/t ESPN). “We’re going to get some more testing done (Tuesday).”</p><p>Before his night ended, Watson had compiled a total of 23 rushing yards on two carries. He failed to secure the only target he got versus the Saints. Nevertheless, Green Bay barely felt Watson’s absence the rest of the way, as the Packers continued to pummel the Saints on both ends of the field. Running back Josh Jacobs paced the Packers with 69 rushing yards and a touchdown on 13 carries, extending his streak of games with at least a touchdown to six. Meanwhile, wide receiver Jayden Reed grabbed three of four targets for 76 receiving yards.</p><h2><b>Will Christian Watson be available for Packers-Vikings in Week 17?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Green-Bay-Packers-wide-receiver-Christian-Watson-9-rushes-with-the-football.jpg"><figcaption>Jeff Hanisch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While there’s no concrete outlook yet on Watson’s availability for Week 17’s game against the Minnesota Vikings on the road, the Packers can perhaps be expected to give expanded roles downfield for the likes of Reed, Tucker Kraft, Dontayvion Wicks, Romeo Doubs and even Bo Melton if the former North Dakota State Bison star would need time away from the action to heal from his injury.</p><p>So far in the 2024 NFL regular season, Watson, selected in the second round of the 2022 draft by Green Bay, has 620 receiving yards and two touchdowns on 29 catches.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers’ Christian Watson crossing fingers on ‘concerning’ injury suffered in Saints game

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-christian-watson-leaves-saints-game-with-troubling-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Christian Watson leaves Saints game with troubling injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-news-Christian-Watson-leaves-Saints-game-with-troubling-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Christian Watson leaves Saints game with troubling injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-23T19:20:40-08:00">December 23rd, 7:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-23T19:43:54-08:00">December 23rd, 7:43pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, The Needle Drop, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In a game that’s as lopsided as you will see in the 2024 NFL season, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/saints-news-fans-beg-for-something-during-packers-beatdown" rel="noopener">Spencer Rattler running for his life</a> on almost every New Orleans Saints dropback, disaster struck when Christian Watson had to leave the field with what has <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1871391616701010063" rel="noopener">officially been classified a knee injury</a> according to ESPN Senior NFL Insider Adam Schefter.</p><p>Now, for fans of the Packers, this is a pretty disappointing outcome in an otherwise lopsided victory, as the team probably could have rested Watson and their starters and still come out on top with the win. Ascending tight end Tucker Kraft led all players through three quarters with three catches for 63 yards, and even Osh Jacobs got in on the fun, supplementing his always impressive rushing stats with some efforts as a receiver, too. Watson, by contrast, really didn’t do much in the game at all, going 0-1 on his lone target and leaving the game without a single yard to his name.</p><p>Assuming the Saints don’t go on some incredible, Week 16 Washington Commanders-style run where they completely take things over in the fourth quarter, the Packers will be sitting pretty at 11-5, holding the sixth seed in the playoffs behind the division winners and the Minnesota Vikings. While that isn’t a doomsday scenario with two games to play, as they would still be guaranteed a playoff spot and could fall no lower than seventh, playing against the Philadelphia Eagles is a lot tougher than the Los Angeles Rams and securing that sixth seed becomes a whole lot easier with Watson on the field, even with a ton of depth on the offensive side of the ball.</p><p>Now granted, maybe this is nothing bad, and Watson would have returned to the field if the game was even remotely close –  fans will find out soon enough from head coach Matt LaFleur – but if Watson does miss time, it will make it harder for the Packers to win even as the North Dakota State product is in the middle of a bit of a down year by his typical standards.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers’ Christian Watson leaves Saints game with troubling injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-christian-watson-downplays-injury-cleated');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Christian Watson downplays injury scare after getting cleated');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Packers-news-Christian-Watson-downplays-injury-scare-after-getting-cleated.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Christian Watson downplays injury scare after getting cleated</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-16T10:00:47-08:00">December 16th, 10:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-16T10:00:47-08:00">December 16th, 10:00am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-matt-lafeur-fans-difference-seattle">Green Bay Packers could do no wrong</a> on Sunday night as they crushed the Seattle Seahawks 30-13 on the road with the entire country watching. It was an incredibly impressive performance for Matt LaFleur and company against a Seahawks team that came into Week 15 as one of the hottest teams in the NFL.</p><p>This was a great game for the Green Bay wide receivers, who all made an impact in their own way throughout the night. One of those wideouts was the speedy Christian Watson, who led the team with 56 yards on three catches. Near the end of the game, Watson appeared to be shaken up on the sideline, but it <a href="https://x.com/mattschneidman/status/1868524160630329358" rel="noopener">turns out that he’s just fine</a> according to Matt Schneidman of The Athletic.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Christian Watson said he took a cleat to the shin on the last play, hence why he was briefly checked on the sideline.</p><p>“I’m alright.” <a href="https://t.co/tayzK14bSU">pic.twitter.com/tayzK14bSU</a></p><p>— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattschneidman/status/1868524160630329358?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 16, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>“He just stepped on my shin when I was coming back to the ground,” Watson said, per Schneidman. “I’m alright. Cleat to the shin, don’t feel too good.”</p><p>Watson was one of many Packers pass catchers that had great moments on Sunday night. Jayden Reed caught five passes for 34 yards and ran for 27 yards on three carries. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jordan-love-romeo-doubs-revelation-big-game-seahawks">Romeo Doubs had a quiet night</a>, but he beat Devon Witherspoon for a late touchdown that he capped with an acrobatic catch.</p><p>The Packers may not have one true superstar at wide receiver like they did during the days of Davante Adams, but they have a group of quality players with complementary skill sets who can do damage with a committee approach. Sunday night was a perfect example of that.</p><h2><b>Packers offense humming down the stretch of regular </b><b>season</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Josh-Jacobs_9a0ff2.jpg"><figcaption>Joe Nicholson-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Packers are starting to hit their stride as the playoffs get closer and closer, and Matt LaFleur has this offense cruising up and down the field, no matter the opponent.</p><p>One week after running all over the Detroit Lions, even in a loss, the Packers dismantled a Seahawks defense that had been one of the best in football over the last month. The Packers bullied the Seahawks with Josh Jacobs and the running game throughout the night and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jordan-love-keeps-green-bay-grounded-take-amid-week-15-win-vs-seahawks">Jordan Love was very efficient through the air</a>, playing one of his cleanest games of the season.</p><p>The Packers’ defense is probably never going to be an elite unit this season, but they came up with two critical takeaways in this game. A red zone interception of Geno Smith during the second quarter took points off the board for Seattle and a late pick of Sam Howell essentially salted the game away.</p><p>If the defense can just be solid and come up with a few splash plays like it did on Sunday night, this Packers offense can score points with the best of them. LaFleur has been in a zone calling plays over the last few weeks and is capable of putting on a masterclass over the course of 60 minutes that only the best coaches on Earth can come up with. When the Packers are rolling on that side, they have a championship-caliber team.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers’ Christian Watson downplays injury scare after getting cleated

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-matt-lafleur-truth-bomb-christian-watson-heroics-bears');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Matt LaFleur drops truth bomb on Christian Watson after heroics vs. Bears');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Matt-LaFleur-drops-truth-bomb-on-Christian-Watson-after-heroics-vs.-Bears.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Matt LaFleur drops truth bomb on Christian Watson after heroics vs. Bears</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-11-18T11:09:25-08:00">November 18th, 11:09am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-11-18T11:09:25-08:00">November 18th, 11:09am</time><address><a>Owen Crisafulli</a>Owen Crisafulli is a Senior Editor and NFL Lead at ClutchPoints. He recently received his Masters in Business Administration from Nichols College. Previously, he obtained his Bachelor's degree in Sport Management and for a while ran his own sports website. Sports are his passion, and he thoroughly enjoys writing about thoughts and opinions that are related to the game. He has been a lifelong fan of the major professional teams in Boston and loves discussing all topics surrounding those teams.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Green Bay Packers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Green Bay Packers barely squeaked past the Chicago Bears in Week 11, as they needed a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-green-bay-blocks-field-goal-ruin-caleb-williams-heroics">missed game-winning field goal</a> from Cairo Santos as time expired in the fourth quarter to allow them to walk away with the win. Of course, the Packers made some plays themselves to ensure they’d win this game, with <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-chicago-loss-packers-blocked-field-goal-continues-ugly-history">head coach Matt LaFleur</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5928804/2024/11/18/packers-christian-watson-receiver-bears/?source=emp_shared_article" rel="noopener">highlighting</a> wide receiver Christian Watson’s contributions after the game.</p><p>Watson’s time with the Packers hasn’t exactly been smooth sailing, but when he’s on his A-game, he’s one of the better wide receivers in the NFL. That was on full display against the Bears, as Watson hauled in all four of his targets from quarterback Jordan Love for 150 yards, and while he didn’t find the end zone, his 60-yard catch-and-run on their game-winning drive in the fourth quarter was arguably the second most important play of the day.</p><p>“Can’t say enough about him,” LaFleur said of Watson after the game, per Matt Schneiderman of The Athletic. “Obviously, not everything has gone his way here, but he is a resilient dude. He shows up to work every day, right mentality, great work ethic. I love the guy. I love being around him.”</p><h2><b>Matt LaFleur hoping Christian Watson can find his footing with Packers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Packers-head-coach-Matt-LaFleur.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>While Watson starred as a rookie back in 2022 with the Packers, he has struggled to stay healthy during his time in the NFL, which has led to him being a fairly inconsistent producer for their offense. He is fully capable of dominant outings like the one he just put together against the Bears, though, so maybe this will be what he needs to get going for the Packers.</p><p>LaFleur will certainly be hoping for, as the more options Love has at his disposal under center, the better off the team figures to be. Watson has some positive momentum for the first time in awhile, and he will be looking to carry it over to Week 12, where Green Bay will face off against the San Francisco 49ers in another very important contest.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Packers’ Matt LaFleur drops truth bomb on Christian Watson after heroics vs. Bears

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/packers-news-christian-watson-jayden-reed-injury-updates-week-7');   ga('set', 'title', 'Packers’ Christian Watson, Jayden Reed injury updates make Jordan Love’s life easier');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Christian-Watson-Jayden-Reed-injury-updates-make-Jordan-Loves-Week-7-life-easier.jpg"></figure><h1>Packers’ Christian Watson, Jayden Reed injury updates make Jordan Love’s life easier</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-18T14:42:56-07:00">October 18th, 2:42pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-18T14:43:10-07:00">October 18th, 2:43pm</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Although it is not a standalone game in a prime-time slot, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/green-bay-packers-bold-predictions-week-7-vs-texans">Week 7 showdown</a> between the Green Bay Packers (4-2) and Houston Texans (5-1) is a highly compelling matchup. Both Jordan Love and CJ Stroud are expected to lead their respective franchises for the many years to come while sitting near the top of the NFL quarterback rankings. Stroud has been sharper, but Love could have the edge on Sunday based on the latest injury news.</p><p>Packers wide receivers Jayden Reed and Christian Watson, who have each been dealing with an ankle injury, will be suiting up against the Texans, per <a href="https://www.packers.com/team/injury-report/" rel="noopener">Green Bay’s injury report</a>. Dontayvion Wicks is listed as questionable, so Love is not guaranteed to have a full compliment of pass-catchers at his disposal. Stroud is still without his favorite target, Nico Collins (on the injured reserve with a hamstring injury) but can lean on All-Pro Stefon Diggs and the promising Tank Dell.</p><p>While the outcome of a game that pits two winning squads against one another should not carry immense playoff implications in October, the Packers have the misfortune of residing in what seems to be the division of doom, the NFC North. They do not have the luxury of using the Texans as a measuring stick. Green Bay has to compile wins now, in case it suffers more injury setbacks later in the year.</p><p>Love has already missed time this season and Watson is consistently hampered by health issues. When at full strength, though, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/packers-news-jordan-love-feat-aaron-rodgers-never-did">this offense is mighty dangerous</a>. Running back Josh Jacobs can chew up clock on the ground, and the receiving corps possesses the ability and depth to overwhelm secondaries. Simply put, Houston could have its hands full in Lambeau Field.</p><p>The Packers are in for a fight themselves, but Jayden Reed (442 yards and three touchdowns) and Christian Watson (148 yards and two TDs) should make it a more manageable clash.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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