Packers Snap Counts, Offensive Week 15: Romeo returns with a vengeance

Packers Snap Counts, Offensive Week 15: Romeo returns with a vengeance

What we call a touchdown would sound just as sweet with any other word.

On Sunday night, Romeo Doubs returned to action for the Green Bay Packers after missing two weeks with a concussion. Doubs, who last took the field three weeks earlier against the San Francisco 49ers, had a big performance with two touchdowns, including the game-winning score in the fourth quarter as the Packers defeated the Seattle Seahawks 30-13.

The return of Doubs was one of the few storylines for this Packers offense, as he and Christian Watson proved to be a formidable outside receiver tandem. The pair combined for nearly 100 yards, but added another 73 yards by drawing a pass interference penalty each. While these players worked together and running back Josh Jacobs got involved both through the air and on the ground, Jordan Love continued his late-season surge with another outstanding passing game.

Here’s a look at playing time and stats for the Packers’ offense from Sunday night.

QUARTERBACK

Toyotathon Love rolls on. He posted a passer rating of nearly 124 in that game, his second-highest of the season and his fifth straight game in triple figures. That was the result of his 20-for-27 performance, which totaled 229 yards and two touchdowns.

RUNNING BACKS

  • Josh Jacobs 48
  • Chris Brooks 16
  • Emanuel Wilson 6

Jacobs was a workhorse early on and throughout the game as he totaled 30 touches. Nine of them came on the game’s first drive, as Matt LaFleur leaned on Jacobs and the running game and the offensive line dominated the Seahawks’ front. Jacobs finished the game with 136 yards from scrimmage, his second-highest total of the year and his sixth 100-yard performance in the last seven games.

Brooks had the bulk of the backup RB reps in front of Wilson, but much of that came as a pass blocker. He had one carry for 6 yards and one reception for 9 yards, while Wilson himself had three carries for 9 yards.

WIDE RECEIVER

  • Christian Watson 50
  • Romeo Doubs 48
  • Jayden Reed 38
  • Dontayvion wicks 30
  • Bo Melton 2

Doubs’ return was a welcome one, as Love found him for two touchdowns. The first was an unusually physical play by the third-year receiver, who caught the ball at the five-yard line and ran through multiple tacklers to find the end zone. His second score, which iced the game in the fourth quarter, was an incredible catch along the back line of the end zone. Doubs also made a pass interference call late in the first half to set up a Packers field goal and finished the game with three catches for 40 yards and his two scores.

Meanwhile, Watson led the way with six targets and caught three for 56 yards. His best was a perfect reception of a beautiful ball from Love on the left sideline, and he also incurred an interference penalty for a long pass.

Reed received some planned touches in this game to get him going after nearly being shut out the week before in Detroit. He had three carries for 27 yards and another five receptions for 34 yards, giving him a total of over 60 yards from scrimmage. Wicks was used primarily as a blocker but had two catches for 14 yards, including a 12-yard gain to move the chains.

Tight ends

  • Tucker Kraft 57
  • Ben Sims 16
  • John Fitz Patrick 9

Because the Packers relied on the running game, Kraft didn’t have much work as a receiver. His big play was Love making a lob over the middle on a free play when Seattle was caught offside; Kraft fought through a defender to catch the ball for 26 yards and finished with two grabs for 34 yards.

OFFENSIVE LINEMEN

  • Rasheed Walker 64
  • Elgton Jenkins 64
  • Josh Myers 64
  • Sean Rhyan 64
  • Zach Tom 64

The Packers’ offensive line kept Love relatively clean, as he didn’t take a sack in the game. However, he took six hits, including three from second-year linebacker Derick Hall.

Unlike last week in Detroit, the team seemed to be playing better at the start as they were dominant in the first half but then faded a bit after halftime. Virtually every play that overloaded the running game came in the second half, and Jacobs’ numbers bear that out. In the first half he had 14 carries for 73 yards, then there were 12 runs for just 21 yards.

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