Packers Reveal Injury Updates On 3 Key Players Vs. Cowboys

Jaire Alexander, Christian Watson, AJ Dillon
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The Green Bay Packers are getting set to face the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Round of the playoffs this Sunday, but they have some key players who are banged up.

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said that running back A.J. Dillon has already been ruled out for the affair, while wide receiver Christian Watson and cornerback Jaire Alexander are listed as questionable, according to Ryan Wood of USA Today.

LaFleur added that he thinks Alexander will be a game-time decision.

“We don’t know. We’re just giving him up to game time to figure it out,” LaFleur said of Alexander. He will legitimately be a game-time decision.”

Dillon missed Green Bay’s season finale due to thumb and neck injuries. Watson has been sidelined since Week 14 with a hamstring issue, and Alexander suffered an ankle injury during practice this week.

Watson and Alexander are certainly the two most notable names of the three, as Dillon has been a disappointment for the Packers this season.

When healthy, Watson is Green Bay’s No. 1 receiver. He played in nine games this season, logging 28 catches for 422 yards and five touchdowns. In his rookie campaign last year, he hauled in 41 receptions for 611 yards and seven scores in 14 contests.

Meanwhile, Alexander has been ravaged by injuries all year long, playing in just seven games (he was also suspended for one game by the team). During that time, he registered 27 tackles, a forced fumble and five passes defended.

Alexander made the Pro Bowl last year, appearing in 16 contests and recording 56 tackles, five interceptions and 14 passes defended. He has made two trips to the Pro Bowl.

The Packers went 9-8 this season and earned the last Wild Card spot in the NFC.

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