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The bulk of Watson’s receiving output came on a 49-yard shot from Jordan Love on Green Bay’s opening drive of the second half. Love saw a one-on-one opportunity along the sideline and gave his explosive receiver a chance to make a play on the ball. Watson returned the favor with a diving grab and even stumbled to his feet after the grab for a few yards after the catch. Watson’s role didn’t change with Romeo Doubs out for this game, making it hard to trust him as anything more than a WR4 for his Week 14 matchup with the Lions.

With 23 seconds left in the first half, Jordan Love threw a perfectly catchable pass to Watson, who was streaking through the green zone with his primary coverage defender safely behind him. The ball calamitously banged off of the third-year wide receiver’s hands before falling to the ground, incomplete. Love tried to get Watson back on track by targeting Watson through double-coverage on the next play but 49ers S Malik Mustapha dropped an otherwise easy pick. Watson was unable to find his footing after that. He is a volatile flex option against the Dolphins in Week 13.

Watson caught a pair of huge downfield balls, managing a 48-yarder in double coverage early in the fourth quarter and then adding a 60-yard catch-and-run in man coverage to put Green Bay into the red zone on their final drive of the game. Watson finished second among the Packers’ wideouts with 31 snaps. It was his first 100-yard game since 2022. We don’t know that this is “real” so much as you should run to the waiver wire for Watson, but he definitely has the ability to have this game in any given week with his mix of deep-ball skills and Jordan Love’s predilection to letting his receivers make plays downfield.

Watson failed to capitalize on his team-high seven targets, totaling just 37 yards while also failing to haul in all three of his deep targets. Watson did secure a two-point conversion late in the game, but Sunday marked another disappointing outing for Watson, who has gone for less than 40 yards in five games this season. Watson and the Packers are now headed for their bye week and will return in Week 11 to face the Bears.

Depressingly, the four catches were actually a new season high. It just hasn’t happened for Watson for a variety of reasons this season. The main factor Sunday was the Pack attempting only 27 passes in a contest where Jordan Love departed midway through the third quarter with a groin injury. Especially if Love sits, Watson simply can’t be trusted as a WR4 against the Lions despite his theoretical game-breaking ability.

Watson was upgraded to a full participant in Friday’s practice before being removed from the injury report. He is splitting the No. 3 receiver role with Dontayvion Wicks, making both players hard to trust for fantasy purposes. Watson went for 68 yards and a touchdown two weeks ago but cratered to nine scoreless yards last week. He enters Week 8 as a boom/bust WR4.

The oft-injured field stretcher should be his normal, volatile self this weekend. Watson is splitting snaps with Dontayvion Wicks but still offers big-play upside for patient fantasy managers willing to wait for his week-winning outcomes.

Watson continues to rehabilitate his medial ankle sprain, delivering volatile results along the way. Watson is a touchdown-dependent flex option, operating as a part-time player in the Packers’ high-end passing offense.

By far the most volatile of the Green Bay wideouts, Watson has yet to have more than five targets in a game all year and has been held under three targets in four of six games played. He and Dontayvion Wicks essentially split half of a workload, with Wicks winning big on targets and fantasy points. Watson will be a TD-or-bust FLEX play against the Jaguars in Week 8.

Watson has failed to catch more than three passes in a single game this season but remains a high-upside WR3 thanks to his game-wrecking speed. The Packers’ matchup against the Texans is the type of high-scoring environment that fantasy managers should target.