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The Green Bay Packers are on a roll as they enter Week 7 of the 2026 NFL season on a three-game winning streak following a 23-13 win over the Dallas Cowboys over the weekend.
But there are some concerns at the moment regarding the statuses of some of their key players, including quarterback Jordan Love and wide receivers Christian Watson and Matthew Golden. All three appeared on Green Bay’s injury report on Wednesday with limited practice participation labels.
Packers held only what they called a job-through today so practice participations are estimated, but only one DNP today.
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Josh Jacobs not listed so presumably he’s full go. pic.twitter.com/48UYiLmsLy
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Love said that he is dealing with a sore back, but he allayed fears on his availability for Week 7’s game against the Detroit Lions by saying that there’s no chance he’ll not suit up for that contest against an NFC North rival, per Matt Schneidman of The Athletic.
Meanwhile, the statuses of Watson and Golden also don’t seem to be something to be overly concerned about, at least for now.
Watson and Golden have been Love’s top targets downfield in the 2026 season. The 27-year-old Watson is leading the Packers with 538 receiving yards to go with six touchdowns on 29 receptions and 48 targets. The speedy Golden, on the other hand, is having a breakout campaign. The 23-year-old former Texas Longhorns star wideout has 501 receiving yards and three touchdowns on 30 catches and 57 targets to his name through six weeks of football.
Given how bad the Lions’ pass defense has been thus far in the 2026 season, Green Bay has a great opportunity to showcase their passing attack. Detroit is allowing 297.4 passing yards per game — the worst in the NFL.
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