Packers WR Christian Watson makes an impact in his first game back
Green Bay Packers receiver Christian Watson caught four passes for 85 yards in his first game since tearing his ACL in the 2024 regular-season finale.
Injured Green Bay Packers receiver Jayden Reed was a highly interested observer during the Packers’ 35-25 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Oct. 26, posting encouragement to his fellow pass catchers.
That included shoutouts to Savion Williams after his first career touchdown, Christian Watson in his first game back from injury and Tucker Kraft during a monumental performance from the tight end.
Reed is recovering from a broken collarbone suffered in Week 2 against the Washington Commanders, and the Packers have stitched things together in the passing game even with games missed by injury from Watson, Dontayvion Wicks and Reed, the team’s leading receiver in both receptions and yards in 2024.
When Reed had surgery in mid-September on both the collarbone and a broken foot he had suffered during training camp, the prognosis was a six- to eight-week return, meaning he could potentially be back in November.
The return of Reed, 25, would obviously bolster a receiving corps that just had arguably its best game this season.
Watson, who tore his ACL late last season, was back on the field after nine months away and caught all four of his targets for 85 yards. Kraft caught seven passes for a career-best 143 yards and two touchdowns, and Williams caught his only target for an 8-yard score.
