The Philadelphia Eagles locked horns and took over Green Bay in a 10-7 victory on a Monday night at Lambeau Field. And honestly, it wasn’t a night the Packers’ offense would want to remember. The unit couldn’t score until very late in the fourth quarter. They missed opportunities that stung. Wide receiver Christian Watson’s dropped catch was one such moment, and the player has just reacted to it. 

“Yes,” Watson wrote on X. His response was about a clip shared by the IKE Packers Podcast that captured the play in question.

“Looking back…should Watson have caught this?” The caption asked. 

The incident took place in the first quarter when Watson dropped Jordan Love’s deep left pass. The video showed Christian tracking the ball in the air before turning away and colliding with Eagles’ cornerback Quinyon Mitchell. The cornerback got injured during that play.

Unsurprisingly, the post sparked all sorts of reactions. While many were pissed at how Watson could lose sight of the ball, some came to his defense. They were happy that Christian Watson quickly grasped the situation and shifted his focus instantly to prevent Mitchell from intercepting. Moreover, some netizens praised the WR for owning up to his mistake on a public platform. 

Beyond that play, the second-round pick recorded 45 receiving yards from two receptions on four targets. Unfortunately, the drop brushed off the rest of his performance. However, this was not the only moment that stuck out for Green Bay on Monday Night Football.

The franchise’s offense struggled for most of the game, not scoring until there were nearly six minutes left.

This marked Green Bay’s third time being scoreless through three quarters under head coach Matt LaFleur‘s leadership. To make matters worse, quarterback Jordan Love delivered one of his weakest games of the season. He posted a 55.6% completion rate and a QBR of just 38.8. But Love thinks the blame doesn’t rest entirely on the players.

Not Christian Watson, Love pins the blame on the head coach

Post-game, the Utah State alum slammed Matt’s play-calling, highlighting one that may have sealed Green Bay’s fate. It took place late in the fourth quarter when his team was desperately pushing for a crucial conversion. Facing 4th-and-1 from their own 44-yard line, Love confirmed that the inside zone run from shotgun was LaFleur’s play call.  

“Jordan Love confirmed that the fourth-and-1 inside zone run from shotgun was Matt LaFleur’s play call,” Zach Jacobson reported on X. 

With the game on the line, LaFleur opted for an inside zone handoff to Josh Jacobs out of shotgun. Little did he know, the Eagles’ defense had likely read the room and made their move accordingly. 

“It was a call that we called a couple of times, going fast, throughout the game. They probably heard the call or were guessing,” Love explained, looking back at the play. “There was a d-lineman saying some stuff, but I still thought we had a light box and we could try and run it there.” 

In fact, Eagles’ DE was heard shouting,

“Inside zone this way, inside zone this way!” on the live broadcast.

Consequently, the team blocked running back Josh Jacobs from reaching the line of scrimmage, and he eventually fumbled. The failed conversion stopped Green Bay from making a comeback. The team’s offense must work on its communication and predictability if it wants to keep its playoff hopes alive.