Christian Watson Week 16 Outlook - Packers at Bears

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Sat, Dec 20th 2025, 2:35am EST

Christian Watson opened the week with a DNP before logging limited practices on Thursday and Friday. Watson has been listed as questionable (chest/shoulder). He didn't wear a non-contact jersey in practice this week, so that's encouraging for his outlook this week but his injury and playing time are a definite mystery. I could see Watson playing a full time role this week or seeing a 50-60% route share. Neither would shock me. It makes Watson a volatile proposition for fantasy football. With his speed and big play potential, he could play limited snaps and still pay off for fantasy. Since Week 11, Watson has been the WR15 in fantasy points per game with a 21.7% target share with 58.6 receiving yards per game, 2.71 yards per route run, and a 30.9% first-read share. He has had three red zone targets and ten deep targets in those five games. Since Week 13, Chicago has had the tenth-highest rate of man coverage (32.4%) and the 11th-highest rate of two high (52.9%). Since Week 11, against man coverage, Watson had led the team with a 26.2% target share, 2.46 yards per route run, and a 31.6% first-read share. Since Week 11, against two high, Watson had led the team with an 18.3% target share, 2.41 yards per route run, and a 27.8% first-read share. Watson should lead the way for the Packers' passing attack this week if he's healthy enough to do so. Since Week 10, Chicago has allowed the sixth-fewest fantasy points per game and the ninth-fewest receiving yards per game to perimeter wide receivers. It's a tough matchup for Watson, but he has the talent to overcome it.