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We got some answers about who the Green Bay Packers want to be against a true championship-contending talent this week. What would the offense look like without Tucker Kraft? We got that answer. How would the run defense respond after the Carolina Panthers’ loss? We got that answer. Let’s dive into the Packers depth chart update.
As always, the numbers in the tables below tell you how many snaps the Packers’ players have played in certain positions or personnel packages this year. Cells in red mean that a player missed the game due to injury. Cells in yellow mean that a player dropped out of the game with an injury. Cells in black mean that a player was a healthy scratch in the game.
These snaps do not count kneels, spikes, pre-snap penalties (false starts, for example) or whatever the heck that throw-away play that the Packers ran on their last offensive play was. These numbers do include plays with post-snap penalties, like accepted holdings, though.
Enjoy.
Holy 11 personnel, Batman. Prior to this game, the Packers’ season-high 11 personnel (3 WRs, 1 TE, 1 RB) was 71 percent in Week 9 in their loss to the Carolina Panthers. Before that, it was in Week 3 (67 percent) against the Washington Commanders.
This week, the Packers played one tight end, one running back looks 86 percent of the time, well above their season-long average of 60 percent. On the final 26 plays of offense this week, Green Bay played 11 personnel on every single snap, despite receiver Romeo Doubs going out with a chest injury.
In this game, the Packers played their receivers and running backs in tight end spots 13 times, equalling their total of the last three games combined. For example, the opening play of the game featured both Christian Wtson and Dontayvion Wicks playing wing positions that usually go to tight ends.
Basically, Green Bay tried to line up in lighter personnel, hoping that the Eagles would match it, so they could run the ball against nickel defenses. The Packers gained just 3.5 yards per carry from their running backs, which would be tied for the worst season-long effort of an NFL team this season, but head coach Matt LaFleur called the run game “effective” in his post-game press conference.
(I don’t think Jordan Love played badly in this game, but I’ll probably save that for an article later this week.)
I think Josh Jacobs’ calf injury is no longer lingering, based on his usage. He’s back to his pre-injury snap counts at this point, and Emanuel Wilson’s snaps have dropped from 26 to 17 to 11 over the last three weeks.
For whatever reason, though, LaFleur has got it in his head that Wilson is a third-down specialist, as that’s now when he’s getting on the field, instead of taking full drives from Jacobs. I’m not sure Wilson has done anything as a pass-catcher that Jacobs or even...
