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Cowboys-Packers final wild-card injury report: Alexander missing, Gilmore good

The final injury report for Sunday’s wild-card game shows each team’s status and what’s been ailing them. | From @KDDrummondNFL

The Dallas Cowboys ended their regular season with a serious question about their starting cornerback. The Green Bay Packers ended theirs with no such concerns. But as the week of practice leading up to Sunday’s wild-card matchup has concluded, the two teams have reversed positions.

Friday’s practice came with an escalated workout for Stephon Gilmore, who dislocated his shoulder in the Week 18 win in Washington. Meanwhile Jaire Alexander twisted his ankle in practice on Wednesday and hasn’t seen the football field since. Gilmore wasn’t even given a game designation of questionable, that’s how well he’s recovered.

The Cowboys have six players who’ve been monitored throughout the week, with the latest addition being Cooper Rush. It had appeared the club had kicked the illness bug, but Rush missed Friday’s practice. Hopefully no one else comes down with the cold over the next 48 hours.

Here’s a look at the full slate of injured players and how their weeks went.

Packers say WR Christian Watson and CB Jaire Alexander are game-time decisions for wildcard vs. Cowboys

The Packers are listing CB Jaire Alexander and WR Christian Watson as questionable to play for Sunday’s NFC Wild Card Round showdown with the Cowboys.

The Green Bay Packers are listing running back A.J. Dillon as doubtful and receiver Christian Watson and cornerback Jaire Alexander as questionable to play for Sunday’s NFC Wild Card Round showdown against the Dallas Cowboys.

Dillon didn’t play in the regular season finale or practice this week while dealing with a stinger in his neck. The Packers haven’t had a player listed as doubtful play in a game since 2019, so Dillon is unlikely to be available behind Aaron Jones in Dallas.

The real mysteries will be with Watson and Alexander.

Watson has missed five straight games with a hamstring injury. While Matt LaFleur admitted some gamesmanship in his playing status last week, the Packers coach said Watson — who practiced all three days this week — is further along than last week and truly questionable to play Sunday.

“We’ll see on Christian. A lot of it is going to be on how he feels, and where we’re at with him,” LaFleur said.

Alexander suffered a “freak” injury when he rolled his ankle during a jog-through practice on Wednesday. He didn’t practice Thursday or Friday and will be a game-time decision come Sunday.

“We’re just trying to give him up to game time to figure it out. He will legitimately be a game-time decision,” LaFleur said.

The Packers would likely start Carrington Valentine and Corey Ballentine at cornerback against the NFL’s No. 1 scoring offense if Alexander can’t play.

Inactives are announced 90 minutes before kickoff, so the statuses of Watson and Alexander might not be known until roughly 1:55 p.m. CT on Sunday.

The other 16 players on the Packers’ 19-player injury report do not have playing status designations and are expected to play Sunday against the Cowboys.

Packers unsure if WR Christian Watson will be available vs. Cowboys

The Packers admitted they knew Christian Watson was unlikely to play Sunday, and they aren’t sure if he’ll be back for the playoff opener against the Cowboys.

Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur admitted he knew Christian Watson likely wasn’t going to play on Sunday as early as Friday, and he’s currently unsure if the Packers will get back Watson for this Sunday’s playoff showdown with the Dallas Cowboys.

Watson, who has now missed five straight games with a hamstring injury, practiced in a limited capacity on Wednesday and Thursday and appeared trending toward playing on Sunday vs. the Chicago Bears, but the Packers held him out of practice Friday and made him inactive for the season finale.

“He just wasn’t ready to play. I know it’s been extremely frustrating for him. I had a pretty good indication that it was probably trending that way, a little gamesmanship on my part. Sorry to lie to everybody,” LaFleur said post-game Sunday.

When asked Friday, LaFleur said the Packers were resting Watson to give him the best chance to play, even though the team likely knew he probably wasn’t going to play after two days of limited practice.

In terms of Sunday, LaFleur left the door open to Watson returning against the Cowboys but said it’s going to come down to how the player feels over the course of the week.

“It’s one of those things, I know it’s really frustrating. We’ll see where he’s at this week. I definitely wouldn’t rule him out, but I really don’t know. A lot of it comes down to the ‘feel’ of it for him. That’s certainly something we’re going to have to tackle this offseason.”

Watson injured his hamstring during the Packers’ win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Dec. 3. It marked the second hamstring injury for Watson this season, and he ended up missing eight total games due to hamstring issues (three to start the season, five to end the season) in 2023.

Without Watson on Sunday, Packers quarterback Jordan Love completed 27 of 32 passes for 316 yards and two touchdown passes. He connected 15 times on 18 attempts to Jayden Reed, Bo Melton and Dontayvion Wicks, creating 235 passing yards and both scores.

As a rookie in 2022, Watson caught three touchdown passes and ignited an incredible stretch of production during the Packers’ overtime win over the Cowboys at Lambeau Field.

Watson finished the 2023 regular season catching 28 passes for 422 yards and five touchdowns. He had touchdown catches in three straight games against the Los Angeles Chargers, Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs before going down with an injury.

The Packers play the Cowboys at 3:30 p.m. CT on Sunday. Like a typical week, the team will provide the first injury report of the wildcard round on Wednesday, with a final injury report arriving Friday.

Jordan Love might lead the Packers to the promised land sooner than you think

Packers quarterback Jordan Love has been as good as any QB in the second half of the season. Here’s one play that proves it.

If the Green Bay Packers beat the Chicago Bears on Sunday, quarterback Jordan Love will have done something that Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, his predecessors at his position, were unable to do — lead his team to the postseason in his first full year as a starter. The 1992 Packers just missed the boat at 9-7, and the 2008 Packers were 6-10. The 2023 Packers, who currently stand at 8-8, are on the precipice, and they’re on the precipice with a young group of receivers who are still figuring it out for the most part.

One thing we know — in the second half of the 2023 season, Love has been as good as any quarterback in the league. Since Week 9, Love has completed 210 of 313 passes (67.1%) for 2,350 yards (7.5 YPA), 19 touchdowns, three interceptions, and a passer rating of 105.5. Love has also completed 22 of 44 passes of 20 or more air yards for 665 yards, seven touchdowns, one interceptions, and a passer rating of 125.9. So, he’s not only one of the league’s best passers overall; he’s also one of the best aggressive passers, and that can take you a long way if you get into the tournament. 

Let’s get into one play in the Packers’ 33-10 win over the Minnesota Vikings last Sunday night. Love completed 24 of 33 passes for 256 yards, three touchdowns, no interceptions, and a passer rating of 125.3, and he did that against a Vikings defense under Brian Flores who will throw the entire kitchen at you schematically — they just start with the sink, and move on from there. Love’s first touchdown pass, a 33-yarder to rookie receiver Jayden Reed, showed how well Love can deal in the face of just about anything right now.

With 5:15 left in the first quarter, the Packers went four verts on second-and-10 from the Minnesota 33-yard line. Minnesota showed a single-high safety look pre-snap,  but as the Vikings have played the NFL’s highest rates of Cover-0 (11.5%) and Cover-2 (27.5%), Love probably had a pretty good feeling that the middle of the field would be open eventually. It was, but as is often the case with Flores’ defenses, it was in ways you might not expect. The Vikings went with inverted Cover-2 to the boundary with cornerback Mekhi Blackmon dropping to two-deep, and linebacker Jordan Hicks as the middle hole defender.

Love also had to deal with pressure here, as defensive tackle Harrison Phillips pushed center Josh Myers into the pocket. Love made a little hop out of the pressure, righted his body, and made the throw with ideal accuracy and velocity.

“Yeah, they kind of disguised it, went to a cover-two-ish coverage and we had four verts on, and I knew I was going to have J-Reed right there,” Love said after the game. “Kind of didn’t see him at first where he was at, and then he came into my vision, so just let it out there, let him go get it. It was an awesome play.”

Postgame, head coach Matt LaFleur couldn’t wait to talk about his quarterback.

“I can’t say enough great things about him. Just his ability to hang in there versus some tough looks, drifting away from pressure, putting the ball in play, allowing his guys to go make plays. I think he is playing at an incredibly high level. I’m super happy for him because he’s put in a ton of work to get to this point, and I really think the sky’s the limit for him. I think he’s just showing a glimpse of what he can ultimately be, and he’s been more consistent as the season has progressed with a young group around him.”

In this week’s “Xs and Os with Greg Cosell and Doug Farrar,” the guys get into how much Love has progressed as a passer this season.

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Packers WR Christian Watson returns to practice ahead of clash with Bears

Packers WR Christian Watson returned to practice on Wednesday for the first time since suffering a hamstring injury on Dec. 3.

The Green Bay Packers could be getting back a premium playmaker ahead of Sunday’s regular season-ending clash with the Chicago Bears.

Receiver Christian Watson, who has missed the last four games with a hamstring injury, returned to practice on Wednesday, the first official day of prep for the Bears.

Coach Matt LaFleur said Watson was limited during what was mostly a jog-through practice on Wednesday. The second-year receiver needs to get through the week before the Packers commit to him playing against the Bears.

“I know he’s eager to be out there,” LaFleur said.

Watson injured his hamstring against the Kansas City Chiefs on Dec. 3. He missed games against the New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Carolina Panthers and Minnesota Vikings.

Despite playing in just nine games, Watson ranks fourth on the team in receiving yards (422) and third in receiving touchdowns (5). He had touchdowns in three consecutive games — including two against the Chiefs — when he went down with the hamstring injury.

LaFleur said Watson’s return would provide a “spark” on offense against the Bears.

“Even if it’s on a limited basis, we’ll all seen his playmaking ability and intelligence out of the field and move him around him wherever we may need him,” LaFleur said.

The Packers also had rookies Jayden Reed, who left Sunday night’s win over the Vikings with a chest injury, and Dontayvion Wicks, who missed the game with his own chest injury, available to practice on Wednesday. Tight end Luke Musgrave was also on the field, suggesting the Packers could have a full complement of weapons on the field against the Bears for the first time in weeks.

The Packers have a win-and-in scenario against the Bears on Sunday. With a win, the Packers will clinch a playoff spot and could be seeded as high as No. 6 in the NFC.

Watson scored a pair of touchdowns and had 94 total yards in the Packers’ Dec. 4 win over the Bears at Soldier Field last season. He finished his rookie season with five catches for 104 yards in the finale against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field.

Panthers Week 16 inactives: CJ Henderson a healthy scratch vs. Packers

The Panthers have scratched six players ahead of their Week 16 matchup against the Packers, including CB CJ Henderson.

All of this afternoon’s scratches are healthy ones for the Carolina Panthers.

Headlining the list of inactives ahead of Sunday’s matchup against the Green Bay Packers is cornerback CJ Henderson, who played zero defensive snaps in Week 14 and six in Week 15. Since returning from his concussion, the soon-to-be free agent has accounted for just 28 of a possible 166 defensive snaps.

Joining Henderson on the sideline will be wide receiver Terrace Marshall Jr., who has also been phased out of late. The former second-round pick has not played since Carolina’s Week 10 loss to the Chicago Bears.

Here’s the full list of inactives for the Panthers:

  • CB CJ Henderson
  • OT Ricky Lee
  • OLB Eku Leota
  • WR Terrace Marshall Jr.
  • WR Mike Strachan
  • DL Chris Wormley

The Packers, however, are not as healthy as the home team. Their naughty list includes a handful of key names:

  • LB De’Vondre Campbell
  • LB Brenton Cox Jr.
  • OT Caleb Jones
  • WR Jayden Reed
  • CB Robert Rochell
  • S Darnell Savage
  • WR Christian Watson

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Packers WR Christian Watson not expected to practice Friday, unlikely to play vs. Bucs

The Packers won’t have WR Christian Watson at Friday’s practice, making it unlikely he plays Sunday vs. the Bucs.

It doesn’t sound like the Green Bay Packers will have wide receiver Christian Watson available for Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Watson was estimated as a non-participant on Wednesday and then held out of Thursday’s practice. Coach Matt LaFleur said he didn’t think Watson would practice Friday, either.

“We’ll have a better indication after today but I would not anticipate him to practice tomorrow,” LaFleur said Thursday.

Watson is in jeopardy of missing a second straight week as he continues to heal from a hamstring injury. He suffered the injury while running for a first down during the fourth quarter of the team’s Week 13 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. He went down on his own accord at the end of the play and then had to be helped off the field.

Last week, Watson was unable to practice leading up to their game against the New York Giants and was ruled out on the final injury report. Green Bay went on to lose, 24-22.

The offense clearly missed Watson’s playmaking, which helped propel the team to victories over the Detroit Lions and the Chiefs the previous two weeks. In those games, he totaled 12 catches for 165 yards and three touchdowns.

Unfortunately, missing a full week of practice likely means Watson will be hard-pressed to play against the Buccaneers.

Fortunately, the Packers did receive some positive news on injuries to their other receivers. Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks practiced on Thursday and have a chance to play this week.

Green Bay (6-7) will host Tampa Bay (6-7) on Sunday, with both teams competing for the playoffs.

Packers passing game misses Christian Watson’s presence vs. Giants

The Packers missed Christian Watson’s speed and big-play ability on Monday night against the Giants.

Not only for his big-play ability downfield but the Green Bay Packers offense as a whole missed having Christian Watson’s presence on Monday night against the New York Giants.

In the last two games prior to his injury, Watson was coming on strong, recording 12 receptions for 165 total yards and three touchdowns. Among all receivers during that two-game span, Watson ranked first in receptions of 20-plus yards and first in touchdowns as well.

However, beyond the obvious production that Watson brings to the Packers’ passing game, him simply being on the field carries a weight that others on this team just don’t have–or at least not as of now.

“It’s one of those things that is a challenge certainly any time you take his speed off the field. I think we all felt that last night. So it’ll be great, hopefully sooner than later to get him back. Musgrave is another guy that they tilt the field a little bit different with their vertical speed. It’s a little added stress on a defense.”

Even when the ball isn’t coming Watson’s direction, there is a gravity that he possesses drawing defenders near him because of his size, speed, and playmaking abilities. This can create more one-on-one opportunities for others, and in general, more spacing to operate within with defenses mindful of where Watson is on the field while also being more guarded against downfield pass attempts.

Not surprisingly, with Watson playing his best football as of late, Love has also been one of the more effective downfield passers as well. During Green Bay’s three-game winning streak, Love ranked third in completions of 20 or more yards, fifth in total yards on such passes, and first in touchdowns.

On Monday, however, Love’s deep ball efficiency regressed and looked similar to what we had seen from the offense through the early portion of the season. According to PFF, Love was only 1-for-5 on downfield passes, with an interception.

Overall, whether a deep pass or not, Green Bay struggled to create chunk plays in the passing game, with only two of Love’s 39 attempts going for more than 20 yards, and neither of those receptions belonged to a receiver but rather went to AJ Dillon on a checkdown and Tucker Kraft over the middle. As LaFleur often says, chunk plays lead to points, and the ability to do so has been a key factor in the Packers’ recent success.

In part, from the start of the game, Love was off, and he and his receivers were not on the same page in several instances. But also, without Watson to contend with, the Giants had a game plan in place to limit Green Bay’s ability to effectively push the ball downfield.

“I think they did a good job playing on top of everything,” said Love after the game, “all of our deeper concepts. Gave us some of the checkdowns to get some of the big plays out of it. But they did a good job trying to stay on top of stuff.”

The timetable for Watson’s return is still unknown. He did not practice at all last week, but when speaking with reporters, Watson mentioned that he didn’t believe this hamstring injury was as severe as what he was dealing with in the early portion of the season when he missed three games.

As we’ve seen over the last month-plus, there are other playmakers at the receiver position for the Packers–although there isn’t anyone else on the roster who can duplicate what Watson does. The quicker he returns, the better off the offense will be, even when the ball isn’t going in his direction.

“We’ve got other guys in that room that we’re confident with,” added LaFleur. “We just got to make sure you gotta run in this game. You can’t have any hesitation in your play. There were times where we were a little hesitant and you can feel that on defense. You can feel when someone is not really running. We’ve just got to keep stressing and I think our guys will learn from this and be better for it.”

Jordan Love is beating the blitz, and he’ll need that ability against the Giants

Packers QB Jordan Love has become much better against the blitz in 2023, and he’ll need that against Wink Martindale’s Giants defense.

One of the most positive aspects of Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love’s development in the 2023 season is how he’s performed against the blitz. Against five or more pass-rushers this season, Love had completed 80 of 130 passes for 859 yards, 479 air yards, six touchdowns, one interception, and a passer rating of 93.1. Against the Kansas City Chiefs in Green Bay’s 27-19 Week 13, Love had 15 dropbacks against the blitz, and 11 completions on 15 attempts for 91 yards, 39 air yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions, and a passer rating of 128.1.

This will serve him very well when the Packers play the New York Giants on Monday Night Football, and Love has to deal with Wink Martindale’s pressure concepts.

Only the Vikings have a higher blitz rate this season (47.6%) than the Giants’ 41.0%. But while the Vikings have allowed 10 touchdowns to two interceptions and an opponent passer rating of 114.5 when sending five or more rushers, the Giants have allowed just two touchdowns to one interception and an opponent passer rating of 72.9 when sending six or more pass rushers. When sending five or more pass-rushers, the Giants have five interceptions, and they’ve allowed three touchdowns.

Now, two of those five picks came against the New England Patriots in Week 12, when Mac Jones threw a cross-body pick that Bailey Zappe later replicated, and a disasterbacle of a Jones throw to linebacker Bobby Okereke. Another was a Sam Howell WTF throw in Week 11 in the fourth quarter against the Washington Commanders. So, this is another case, as always, where you have to watch the interceptions. 

Still, it will be fascinating to see how Love deals with the Giants’ aggressive tendencies, because he’s not only playing well against extra rushers; he’s doing it against all kinds of pressure concepts. 

“With this defense, you never know when they’re going to bring it,” Love said post-game of Steve Spagnuolo’s Chiefs squad. “They do a really good job disguising their stuff, so you kind of always have to be alert for it, try to pick up on the little tells, little keys. On that one to Christian they did end up bringing it, we got to a protection that picked it up, was able to give me enough time to kind of buy some time and let Christian work. I put it up for him and he went up there and made a great play.”

Love was talking about his second touchdown pass of the game to receiver Christian Watson, which came with 5:38 left in the third quarter from the Kansas City 12-yard line. The Chiefs brought a seven-man pressure look with six rushers and linebacker Willie Gay Jr. dropping into coverage in a Cover-0 blitz look. Love had pressure from end George Karlaftis from his front side, so he had to abbreviate it throwing motion, and he still made a great throw to Watson over the head of cornerback Joshua Williams.

Love on the blitz overall:

“I think me personally, it’s just being able to see the stuff. I’ve got more reps, I’m more comfortable, understanding where I need to go with the ball. I think the O-line is doing a great job just being able to pick this stuff up. It’s not easy when they’re bringing all-outs, some of these blitzes, things like that, but they’ve been doing a great job giving me time and then receivers obviously, they’re having awareness of when they need to be open and how long I’ve got and then just going out there and making plays. It’s definitely something we as a team practice. We know some teams are going to bring it and we’ve got to be able to execute and go out there and make sure they don’t do it again.”

Love’s 27-yard throw to receiver Dontayvion Wicks with 13:41 left in the first half was another example of how he dissects those extra rushers. Pre-snap, the Chiefs had a four-man front with linebackers Willie Gay and Jack Cochrane showing off-ball pressure looks. Cochrane dropped and Gay blitzed, which made it four-on-four to Love’s front side. The Packers picked it up well, left tackle Rasheed Walker kept George Karlaftis at bay, and Love hit Wicks on a deep over route against Cover-3.

“There’s a lot,” Love concluded, when asked how he’s grown as a quarterback in the last two seasons. “Two years ago, we weren’t able to pick up the blitz and execute, myself included. I wasn’t playing great. I wasn’t able to capitalize on those moments and now I think we are. I think just from an execution standpoint we played a lot better tonight. We were able to put up a lot of points, which is great, which is something we weren’t able to do the last game. But overall, it was a great win.”

In this week’s “Xs and Os with Greg Cosell and Doug Farrar,” the guys got deeper into Love’s success against the blitz of late, and how it’s turned the Packers’ offense around.

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Jordan Love is beating the blitz, and he’ll need that ability against the Giants

Packers QB Jordan Love has become much better against the blitz in 2023, and he’ll need that against Wink Martindale’s Giants defense.

One of the most positive aspects of Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love’s development in the 2023 season is how he’s performed against the blitz. Against five or more pass-rushers this season, Love had completed 80 of 130 passes for 859 yards, 479 air yards, six touchdowns, one interception, and a passer rating of 93.1. Against the Kansas City Chiefs in Green Bay’s 27-19 Week 13, Love had 15 dropbacks against the blitz, and 11 completions on 15 attempts for 91 yards, 39 air yards, two touchdowns, no interceptions, and a passer rating of 128.1.

This will serve him very well when the Packers play the New York Giants on Monday Night Football, and Love has to deal with Wink Martindale’s pressure concepts.

Only the Vikings have a higher blitz rate this season (47.6%) than the Giants’ 41.0%. But while the Vikings have allowed 10 touchdowns to two interceptions and an opponent passer rating of 114.5 when sending five or more rushers, the Giants have allowed just two touchdowns to one interception and an opponent passer rating of 72.9 when sending six or more pass rushers. When sending five or more pass-rushers, the Giants have five interceptions, and they’ve allowed three touchdowns.

Now, two of those five picks came against the New England Patriots in Week 12, when Mac Jones threw a cross-body pick that Bailey Zappe later replicated, and a disasterbacle of a Jones throw to linebacker Bobby Okereke. Another was a Sam Howell WTF throw in Week 11 in the fourth quarter against the Washington Commanders. So, this is another case, as always, where you have to watch the interceptions. 

Still, it will be fascinating to see how Love deals with the Giants’ aggressive tendencies, because he’s not only playing well against extra rushers; he’s doing it against all kinds of pressure concepts. 

“With this defense, you never know when they’re going to bring it,” Love said post-game of Steve Spagnuolo’s Chiefs squad. “They do a really good job disguising their stuff, so you kind of always have to be alert for it, try to pick up on the little tells, little keys. On that one to Christian they did end up bringing it, we got to a protection that picked it up, was able to give me enough time to kind of buy some time and let Christian work. I put it up for him and he went up there and made a great play.”

Love was talking about his second touchdown pass of the game to receiver Christian Watson, which came with 5:38 left in the third quarter from the Kansas City 12-yard line. The Chiefs brought a seven-man pressure look with six rushers and linebacker Willie Gay Jr. dropping into coverage in a Cover-0 blitz look. Love had pressure from end George Karlaftis from his front side, so he had to abbreviate it throwing motion, and he still made a great throw to Watson over the head of cornerback Joshua Williams.

Love on the blitz overall:

“I think me personally, it’s just being able to see the stuff. I’ve got more reps, I’m more comfortable, understanding where I need to go with the ball. I think the O-line is doing a great job just being able to pick this stuff up. It’s not easy when they’re bringing all-outs, some of these blitzes, things like that, but they’ve been doing a great job giving me time and then receivers obviously, they’re having awareness of when they need to be open and how long I’ve got and then just going out there and making plays. It’s definitely something we as a team practice. We know some teams are going to bring it and we’ve got to be able to execute and go out there and make sure they don’t do it again.”

Love’s 27-yard throw to receiver Dontayvion Wicks with 13:41 left in the first half was another example of how he dissects those extra rushers. Pre-snap, the Chiefs had a four-man front with linebackers Willie Gay and Jack Cochrane showing off-ball pressure looks. Cochrane dropped and Gay blitzed, which made it four-on-four to Love’s front side. The Packers picked it up well, left tackle Rasheed Walker kept George Karlaftis at bay, and Love hit Wicks on a deep over route against Cover-3.

“There’s a lot,” Love concluded, when asked how he’s grown as a quarterback in the last two seasons. “Two years ago, we weren’t able to pick up the blitz and execute, myself included. I wasn’t playing great. I wasn’t able to capitalize on those moments and now I think we are. I think just from an execution standpoint we played a lot better tonight. We were able to put up a lot of points, which is great, which is something we weren’t able to do the last game. But overall, it was a great win.”

In this week’s “Xs and Os with Greg Cosell and Doug Farrar,” the guys got deeper into Love’s success against the blitz of late, and how it’s turned the Packers’ offense around.

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You can watch this week’s “Xs and Os” right here:

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You can also listen and subscribe to the “Xs and Os” podcast on Spotify…

…and on Apple Podcasts.