Injuries are a part of professional football, and no coach is ever willing to blame or point to injuries for defeats. It's a "next man up" league, and teams are expected to replace even the most valuable players with capable backups.

Watson averaged 21.4 yards per catch on 29 catches this season, but now the Packers will be without their best deep threat.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Christian Watson was carted off to the locker room after going down to an apparent non-contact injury. " #Packers WR Christian Watson is getting carted to the locker room after a non-contact injury," Meirov said on X.

Green Bay Packers receiver Christian Watson went down with a non-contact injury while running a route in the second quarter of Sunday’s season finale against the Bears.

Matt LaFleur confirms that Packers receiver Christian Watson tore his anterior cruciate ligament and will be out the rest of the season.

However, even though Green Bay fell behind early and a frenetic fourth-quarter comeback bid came up short at Lincoln Financial Field, Dallas Cowboys All-Pro edge rusher Micah Pars

Green Bay’s early exit from the playoffs last Sunday, falling in a dismal performance to the Philadelphia Eagles, will not be the only bit of bad news for Packers in the coming weeks. Whilst the play of Jordan Love has broadly been impressive relative to expectations over the past two years,