The Green Bay Packers have been struggling inexplicitly this season, and much of their struggles have to do with their lack of offensive production.
Many pundits pegged the Packers as Super Bowl contenders during the preseason, but instead, they hold a 5-8 record and are hanging by a thread when it comes to competing for a wild card playoff spot.
With Davante Adams now with the Las Vegas Raiders, Green Bay has struggled to find a reliable threat at wide receiver, but it may have found one in recent weeks.
Rookie Christian Watson has taken off like a rocket in his last four games, and he has caught seven touchdown passes during that span, which is more than the vast majority of NFL teams can say.
Christian Watson: 7 TD receptions since Week 10
More than 22 NFL teams during that span 🤯 pic.twitter.com/2S2RKdf2y4
— PFF (@PFF) December 5, 2022
Watson Is Starting To Look Like A Revelation
Head coach Matt LaFleur and quarterback Aaron Rodgers have been frustrated about a Packers offense that ranks just 23rd in points and 27th in passing touchdowns this season.
They have scored over 30 points just twice this year and have only one double-digit victory so far.
It’s no coincidence that both of those 30-plus-point games have come during this torrid stretch for Watson.
In addition to his seven touchdowns, he also has 313 receiving yards during the last four games, which translates to a pace of 1,330 yards over an entire 17-game season.
He is also averaging an incredible 20.87 yards per reception during this four-contest stretch, and he appears to have finally given Rodgers the speed threat he has lacked since Adams departed.
Christian Watson has Get Away From The Cops Speed pic.twitter.com/A3eGixAVAh
— IKE Packers Podcast (@IKE_Packers) December 4, 2022
Green Bay may have a lot of work to do if it is to reach the playoffs anytime soon, but it appears to have a franchise cornerstone in Watson.
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