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The Green Bay Packers are a much different team right now compared to early November.
In the wild-card round this past weekend, they slammed the Dallas Cowboys in Texas by taking a 27-0 lead and coasting to a 48-32 victory.
Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs was outstanding with 151 yards and a touchdown on just six catches, and Pro Football Focus gave him it’s highest grade among wideouts for the wild-card round.
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— PFF (@PFF) January 16, 2024
Green Bay has a young and unproven cadre of wideouts, but among them, Doubs may be the most promising.
During the regular season, he had 59 catches for 674 yards and eight touchdowns, but his performance against Dallas was by far his best so far in his NFL career.
It is rare to see a young wide receiver have such an excellent game in his playoff opener, but collectively, Green Bay was impressive against a team that went undefeated at home this season.
Running back Aaron Jones had 118 yards and three touchdowns while quarterback Jordan Love, in his first playoff game, completed 16 of 21 pass attempts for 272 yards, three touchdowns, and zero interceptions.
Next up for the Packers is a very stiff challenge in the form of the San Francisco 49ers, the NFC’s top-seeded team and the favorite to win this season’s Super Bowl.
This will be another opportunity for Doubs and his teammates to prove that the future is now for them.
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