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GREEN BAY, Wis. — Officially, both Josh Jacobs and Christian Watson have the same injury status — questionable — for Saturday's NFC showdown at Chicago, but the Green Bay Packers' two offensive standouts had very different weeks.
Watson, the receiver who was taken to a Denver hospital during last Sunday's loss to the Broncos for fear that he had sustained a serious chest injury, practiced Wednesday and Thursday and has proclaimed himself likely to play.
It appears like Christian Watson (chest) will play Saturday at Chicago, and that's great news for the Packers and Fantasy managers. He's worth using as a No. 2 Fantasy receiver in the majority of leagues. Watson was injured in Week 15 at Denver, but he was able to practice on a limited basis this week. Hopefully, he'll pick up where he left off prior to facing the Broncos. Watson scored at least 18.3 PPR points in three of his previous four games prior to Week 15, including Week 14 against the Bears. In that game, Watson had four catches for 89 yards and two touchdowns on four targets. Chicago is No. 6 in most Fantasy points allowed to opposing receivers, and 13 receivers have scored at least 13.6 PPR points against the Bears this season. And Watson has scored at least 19 PPR points in each of his past three healthy games against Chicago. Watson playing is a boost for Jordan Love, who is worth using as a low-end starter in the majority of leagues. But Watson limits the upside for Jayden Reed, Romeo Doubs and Matthew Golden. Of those receivers, the only one worth consideration is Reed as a low-end starter in three-receiver leagues. This should be a fun game between the Bears and Packers with huge playoff implications in the NFC North. And Watson being active is a big help for Green Bay — and Fantasy managers in the semifinals of their playoffs.
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CHICAGO — Both RB Josh Jacobs and WR Christian Watson are active for Saturday night's Packers-Bears game at Soldier Field after being questionable on the injury report, but RT Zach Tom and S Evan Williams are out.
33 S Evan Williams
50 T Zach Tom
76 DL Quinton Bohanna
81 TE Josh Whyle
93 DL Nazir Stackhouse
10 WR Luther Burden III
11 QB Case Keenum
15 WR Rome Odunze
45 LB Amen Ogbongbemiga
47 LB Ruben Hyppolite II
96 DL Jonathan Ford
WR Jayden Reed, CB Nate Hobbs also up, both returning from injury vs. Chicago
DL Lukas Van Ness, K Brandon McManus will not play vs. New York
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