Ring the alarms. The Green Bay Packers’ receiver place goes to get very bizarre in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers. As it stands, following the Packers’ last damage report of the week, receiver Jayden Reed is on the injured reserve, Dontayvion Wicks (calf) has been dominated out and each Matthew Golden (hip) and Christian Watson (knee) have been listed as questionable going into the sport.
That leaves the Packers with the next wholesome receivers on their 53-man roster: Romeo Doubs, Malik Heath and Savion Williams. Heath was very a lot a roster bubble participant on the cutdown deadline, whereas Williams, a rookie, has mainly been a gadget participant this yr — only playing 10 snaps at outside receiver and 9 snaps in the slot over six games.
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I went by all of Williams’ routes he’s run in 2025. He’s averaging one route run per sport, the place he traces up outdoors of the backfield and runs something aside from in a straight line. So we’re going to seek out out so much about Williams, who missed most of coaching camp with accidents, on Sunday night time. We love a thriller field, don’t we?
You might argue that these receiver accidents couldn’t have come at a worse time, too, because the Steelers play a man-heavy style of defense, the place a wholesome Golden, Watson, Wicks or Reed would have been extraordinarily invaluable, contemplating they’re the crew’s finest seperators.
Don’t be shocked if Green Bay has to name up one in all their undrafted rookie follow squad receivers for this sport. Their choices are Isaiah Neyor, Will Sheppard and Jakobie Kenney-James.
Beyond the receiver place, defensive finish Lukas Van Ness (foot) was listed as out going into Sunday, whereas defensive deal with Warren Brinson (hamstring), kicker Brandon McManus (quad), and defensive deal with Devonte Wyatt (knee) have been listed as questionable for the sport. Both Brison and Golden’s accidents are new, first popping up on the Friday damage report this week.
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The excellent news is that the crew’s beginning safeties, Xavier McKinney (ankle/knee) and Evan Williams (again), went from restricted members on Wednesday and Thursday to full members on Friday and weren’t given a sport standing going into the weekend.
Swing deal with Anthony Belton, who has missed the final a number of video games with an ankle damage, has been a full participant within the crew’s final two practices and was not given a sport standing, both. He needs to be energetic on Sunday. Running again Josh Jacobs (calf), who was a game-time choice final week, was additionally not given a sport standing after being restricted in follow all through the week.
Only one member of the Steelers’ 53-man roster has been dominated out for damage (receiver Scotty Miller), with only one different being listed as questionable for the sport (middle Zach Frazier). It seems that pass-rusher T.J. Watt’s hip damage just isn’t severe, as he returned to follow as a full participant on Friday and was not given a sport standing.