The Green Bay Packers are 11-5 and headed to the NFL Playoffs for the second year in a row, regardless of the outcome of their game on Sunday. Their Week 18 opponent, the 4-12 Chicago Bears, however, are heading for another offseason that will be highlighted by their search for a new head coach.
While a postseason berth has been clinched, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur still intends to play his healthy starters after they got off to yet another slow start on offense. This means that players like Jordan Love and Josh Jacobs will see the field, whether it be for a series, a quarter, a half, or the whole game.
Jacobs did note earlier this week that, while he is going to push for playing as much as possible, he realistically does not believe the coaching staff intends for the starters (him in particular) to have their typical workload.
The Green Bay Packers Entered the Weekend with Five Players Ruled Out
After practice on Friday, the Packers announced that the following five players were ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Bears:
- Jaire Alexander (knee)
- Quay Walker (ankle)
- Andre Dillard (concussion)
- Zayne Anderson (concussion)
- Evan Williams (quad)
Alexander, as reported earlier, is having season-ending knee surgery. On Saturday, Green Bay officially put him on injured reserve.
The following two players were listed as questionable following Friday’s practice:
- Christian Watson (knee)
- Brenton Cox (foot)
Watson hurt his knee in Green Bay’s win over the New Orleans Saints when a defender fell on it. Cox hurt his foot against the Vikings;
Green Bay Packers Wide Receiver Romeo Doubs Has Been Added to the Injury Report
On Saturday evening, Matt Schneidman of The Athletic reported that wide receiver Romeo Doubs has been added to the Packers’ injury report due to an illness. He is listed as questionable:
Doubs has 46 receptions for 601 yards and four touchdowns in 13 games this season. He missed one game due to a suspension for conduct detrimental to the team and two games due to a concussion.
