The Green Bay Packers' big-play offense suffered a critical loss in their Week 18 finale against the Chicago Bears, with wide receiver Christian Watson suffering a torn ACL and other damage to his knee.

Watson averaged 21.4 yards per catch on 29 catches this season, but now the Packers will be without their best deep threat.

2024 GB receiving core without Christian Watson on the field: 1.30 yards per route run (would rank 13th) 2.4% explosive play per route (would rank 19th) with Watson on the field: 1.67 yards per route run (would rank first) 3.7% explosive play per route (would rank first)

Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur confirmed wide receiver Christian Watson will miss the rest of the 2024 season with a significant knee injury, as was reported earlier by several media outlets on Monday. “Yeah, it’s not good. He’ll be out for the rest of the year,” LaFleur said Monday afternoon in Green Bay.

Watson, a key deep threat in the Packers' offense, faces a challenging recovery that could impact his availability for the start of the 2025 season.

Christian Watson has a torn ACL and more damage in his knee after suffering a severe injury during the 24-22 loss to the Chicago Bears on Sunday. Beyond missing the playoffs, Watson's 2025 season is at risk as well.