Christian Watson — Week 5: Two Long Touchdowns, 143 Yards
2026 NFL Season · Half-PPR Scoring · Monday, Oct 12
Watson caught 6 of 8 targets for 143 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Bears, from 42 and 53 yards out, in a 31-7 win in Green Bay.
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Christian Watson smashed the Bears with two long touchdowns: 8 targets, 6 catches, 143 yards, 2 scores and +10.3 expected points added (EPA) on his targets. EPA is what a play was worth given down, distance and field position.
The defining catch came early in the third quarter, with Green Bay up 14-7. Third and 22 at the Green Bay 47, 13:19 left: Jordan Love threw deep over the middle and Watson took it 53 yards for the touchdown. That was +5.9 EPA and +12.4 points of win probability, the biggest swing of the game. The drive had opened with his 31-yard catch to the Chicago 41.
The first score broke a 0-0 tie. First and 10 at the Chicago 42, 5:57 left in the first quarter: Love threw deep left and Watson scored from 42 yards, +3.6 EPA and +9.8 points of win probability.
One game matched four. Weeks 1 through 4 brought +10.0 EPA on 32 targets; Week 5 brought +10.3 on 8. The line nearly copied his Week 1 against the Vikings: 6 catches on 8 targets, 147 yards, 2 touchdowns. His targets traveled 179 air yards past the line of scrimmage, against 327 across those four games. Through Week 4 he had 20 catches, 331 yards and 4 touchdowns.
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