NFL Week 10 Recap: Immediate fantasy football takeaways from Eagles-Packers Monday Night Football

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Philadelphia Eagles @ Green Bay Packers

Monitor Romeo Doubs’ health: The Packers’ top wide receiver suffered a chest injury in the fourth quarter and didn’t return.

Green Bay has dealt with several wide receiver injuries throughout the season. Christian Watson started the year on the PUP list, while Jayden Reed hasn’t played since Week 2. Most recently, Dontayvion Wicks missed two games with a calf injury, was limited in practice all week and was listed as questionable before suiting up. Matthew Golden was limited on Thursday with a shoulder injury but downgraded to non-participant status on Friday and Saturday. He was officially questionable but ultimately inactive.

Most of the other active Packers receivers were also dealing with injuries. Watson (knee), Malik Heath (hip) and Savion Williams (foot) were all limited in practice this week. Romeo Doubs began the game as Green Bay’s only fully healthy wideout.

Doubs continued in his usual role as the Packers’ X receiver, a spot he’s held the past few seasons. Watson and Wicks split the Z role last year, and when all four top receivers were healthy, Watson played 62.8% of snaps compared to Wicks’ 40.3%, with similar usage across two- and three-receiver sets. In this game, with both of Green Bay’s primary slot receivers unavailable, Wicks shifted inside for three-receiver sets, allowing all three wideouts to see significant playing time. Wicks similarly filled the slot role in Weeks 2 and 3 following Reed’s injury, before the Packers later moved him back outside and Golden into the slot. In two-receiver formations, Watson played a higher snap share than his 2024 average.

After Doubs’ injury, Heath and wide receiver/cornerback hybrid Bo Melton became more involved offensively. Williams, who hadn’t played on offense before the injury, moved into the slot while Wicks returned to the perimeter.

The Packers’ wide receiver rotation will become far more complex once Doubs, Golden and Reed return. Wicks appears to be the odd man out in terms of snap share, but he was also Green Bay’s most targeted receiver in this game, catching four passes for 38 yards. The Packers have one of the most favorable remaining schedules for wide receivers, but with five players rotating regularly, predicting who delivers in any given week remains difficult for fantasy managers.

Green Bay adjusts without Tucker Kraft: The Packers’ star tight end was placed on injured reserve and will not return this season.

Luke Musgrave and John FitzPatrick have served as the Packers’ backup tight ends this season, playing 29.8% and 24.9% of snaps, respectively, over the first nine weeks. Musgrave had been the primary option in two-tight-end sets, while FitzPatrick saw more playing time in single-tight-end formations. Green Bay signed Josh Whyle off the practice squad to give the team additional depth at the position.

In this game, Musgrave operated as Green Bay’s top tight end, though there was significant rotation. FitzPatrick logged notable snaps in 11 personnel on both early downs and third downs, while Whyle also mixed in for two-tight-end looks. The Packers used noticeably fewer multi-tight end sets than usual, which bodes well for the fantasy value of their wide receivers.

Musgrave caught three passes for 23 yards. He’s unlikely to match the fantasy value Tucker Kraft provided, as he’s running fewer routes and isn’t as dynamic as a receiver. FitzPatrick could begin to see more playing time if he outperforms Musgrave, but for now, Musgrave remains outside the top 20 fantasy tight ends and should be left on waivers in most 10- or 12-team leagues.

The Eagles embrace a deeper running back rotation: Saquon Barkley played notably less for the second consecutive game.

Barkley had averaged 76.4% of snaps in the 2024 regular season before garbage time, 81.7% in the playoffs and 81.9% over the first seven weeks of this season.

Last week, he played just 59.3% of snaps. He ran for 150 yards and two touchdowns but suffered a groin injury and missed the entire fourth quarter. The Eagles had their bye last week, and Barkley was a full participant in practice throughout the week. Still, he was rotated out more than usual in this game. Will Shipley logged a season-high four carries, while Tank Bigsby had multiple carries for the first time. Barkley had taken roughly two-thirds of third-down snaps this season, but Shipley operated as the primary third-down back in this matchup. Barkley finished with 25 touches and salvaged his fantasy day with a 41-yard fourth-quarter reception, though he was less effective than usual on the ground.

It’s possible this rotation was tied to the recent injury, but it may also signal a philosophical shift by the Eagles after the bye to keep Barkley fresher for the stretch run. It will be worth monitoring whether he appears on the injury report on Wednesday, even as a full participant, and whether this backfield rotation continues next week.

Miscellaneous Notes

• Josh Jacobs had appeared on the injury report in recent weeks and played through it, logging between 50% and 60% of snaps over the past three games. This week, he returned to a much higher snap share, closer to what he saw earlier in the season.
• Philadelphia halfback A.J. Dillon was a healthy inactive after suiting up last week, denying him a revenge game. This left Philadelphia with three running backs on the roster.
• Philadelphia wide receiver A.J. Brown was back in the lineup after missing last week with a hamstring injury. He was a full participant in practice all week.
• The Eagles have embraced more plays with one wide receiver on the field, with at least six plays in each of the last three games in these personnel groupings.

Table notes

• Snaps include plays called back due to penalties, including offensive holding or defensive pass interference. The other three stats have these plays removed.

• Targets may differ from official NFL sources. The most likely discrepancy would be from a clear thrown-away pass, where the NFL may give the target to the nearest receiver, while this data will not.

• Carries are only on designed plays. Quarterback scrambles won’t count for the total number of carries in the game.