Christian Watson catches 7 passes for 171 yards and one touchdown

Fantasy football: Watson's huge yardage total came on familiar volume, so treat the explosion as one game until the role changes. He remains a solid hold.

By Fantasy Roundup Staff · November 9, 2026 · Updated November 10, 2026

Christian Watson caught 7 passes for 171 yards and one touchdown on 8 targets in the Packers' 45-27 win over the Patriots, scoring 26.6 half-PPR points. He averaged 88.5 receiving yards a game over his previous 8 games.

The huge yardage total came without more targets, carries or snaps than usual, so treat it as one game until the role changes. Watson cleared his broken rib injury and remains a plug-and-play receiver for the rest of the season.

Fantasy impact

Player by player

Christian Watson

Watson caught 7 of 8 targets for 171 yards and a touchdown, well above his 88.5 yards a game over his previous 8 games. The explosion came on his usual volume: he averaged 8.3 targets over those games and 8.7 over his last three. His efficiency subscore ranks 3rd of 195 receivers, but he is scoring 2.5 half-PPR points a game above what his usage predicts, so some touchdown or big-play luck that may not repeat.

Watson practised in limited fashion all week with a broken rib but was cleared for Sunday and will be a full participant going forward. He averaged 16.0 half-PPR points over his last three games with a 22 per cent target share and 65 per cent of snaps. Our models rank him 8th of 195 receivers with a Roundup Score of 86 out of 99, projecting 12.4 half-PPR points a game he plays. Full-PPR managers should expect slightly more, standard managers slightly less.

What to do

• Hold Watson as a WR1 option with a secure role in Green Bay's passing game.

• Expect his points to moderate toward his usage unless the target share grows from its current 22 per cent.

• Continue starting him as a plug-and-play receiver now that the rib injury has cleared.