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Sorry for the day delay, but I’ve finally pored through the Green Bay Packers’ win over the Pittsburgh Steelers to bring up all the little nuggets about what changed on the team’s depth chart, both going into the game and in-game. Here’s our explainer on who is playing where, why and how often for your Packers.
As always, the number in each cell corresponds to how many real snaps a player has played on offense or defense. We include plays where there was a post-snap penalty (example: holding), but not a pre-snap penalty (example: a false start). Also excluded are kneels and spikes.
Cells highlighted in yellow mean that a player was injured during that game and did not return. Cells highlighted in red mean that a player was injured and missed the game entirely. Cells in black mean that a player was a healthy scratch for that game.
Outside of one set with three tight ends (13 personnel), the Packers played just two personnel packages all game against the Steelers. Overall, Green Bay played more three-receiver sets than they did last week, when they played multiple tight end looks at a higher rate. Assume that this is what you’re going to see from the Packers moving forward, now that they have Christian Watson back in the mix. This number might even rise when Jayden Reed returns from injury, too. Reinforcements are coming!
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I’m not sure whether or not the Packers are still trying to limit Josh Jacobs’ touches while he comes off his calf issue, but Emanuel Wilson has played 47 snaps over the last two games (23.5 per) after averaging just 10.6 snaps out of the backfield over the first five weeks of the season.
Those opportunities have turned into 17 carries for 78 yards (4.6 YPC), which drops nearly a full yard if you don’t include his long of 15 against the Steelers. He hasn’t been a consistent chain mover for the Packers, but he does have some moments. Either way, snaps have been about a 4:3 ratio between Jacobs and Wilson over the last two weeks. Prior to that, it was about a 9:2 ratio between the two.
For what it’s worth, they’re giving Wilson full drives right now, rather than really rotating backs mid-drive. So if you see Wilson out there on the drive starter, assume he’s gonna go the distance until the team punts, kicks or scores. That’s just sort of how they’re doing it right now.
So much for that Christian Watson pitch count. Already, he was the second-most-played outside receiver for the Packers in his 2025 debut, displacing first-round rookie Matthew Golden. Expect Golden to get most of his work in the slot moving forward, especially when Dontayvion Wicks returns from his calf injury. Golden has primarily been a slot receiver since Week 4, which will get tricky whenever Jayden Reed returns to action. There’s a world...
