The snap counts and targets over the final three games of the 2019 season make it clear: Allen Lazard is the Green Bay Packers’ No. 2 receiver entering the postseason.
Lazard, who played a career-high 67 snaps during Sunday’s win over the Detroit Lions, has been on the field for over 75 percent of the offense’s snaps during each of the last three games.
He essentially operated as a starter during wins over the Chicago Bears, Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions.
Snap counts by receiver in Weeks 15-17:
Davante Adams: 195
Allen Lazard: 171
Geronimo Allison: 119
Jake Kumerow: 56
Marquez Valdes-Scantling: 38
Over the three games, Lazard caught 11 passes on 20 targets for 128 yards and a touchdown.
The targets also confirm Lazard’s status as the No. 2 receiver. He’s doubled the number of targets seen by Geronimo Allison over the last three weeks.
Targets by receiver in Weeks 15-17:
Adams: 42
Lazard: 20
Allison: 10
Valdes-Scantling: 9
Kumerow: 4
Lazard caught four passes for 69 yards and the game-tying touchdown on Sunday in Detroit. He finished the 2019 season with 477 receiving yards, second only to Adams (997).
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers said Sunday he was “really proud” of Lazard, who caught a pass off his facemask on the Packers’ first scoring drive and then beat Pro Bowl cornerback Darius Slay for a touchdown on 3rd-and-10 to tie the game at 20 in the fourth quarter. Later, he moved the sticks on third down by winning with an in-breaking route from the slot.
Lazard saw at least two targets in each of the final 11 games. He produced at least 40 yards in seven of the 11 games.