GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers couldn’t leave Denver fast enough last weekend after their 34-26 loss to the Broncos.

Not only did the Packers lose the game and fall from first place in the NFC North, but they also lost several integral players to injury.

Most notably, defensive end Micah Parsons tore his ACL and will miss the rest of this season and likely the beginning of the next one. Wide receiver Christian Watson, right tackle Zach Tom, safety Evan Williams and tight end Josh Whyle also suffered injuries and didn’t return to Sunday’s game.

The Packers (9-4-1) normally have a lengthy injury report, and this week’s is no different ahead of Saturday night’s pivotal matchup against the Bears (10-4) in Chicago.

“This injury list is pretty substantial, so we’ve got a lot of things to figure out over these next couple of days,” head coach Matt LaFleur said on Tuesday.

First Packers-Bears injury report includes nine estimated DNPs, including Parsons. pic.twitter.com/Nc9qktgsvc

— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) December 16, 2025

Here’s the latest on a handful of players battling injury and their outlook ahead of a game that could send the Packers back atop the division.

Micah Parsons, DE

Parsons has not yet undergone surgery to repair his torn ACL, LaFleur said, which is standard practice as guys wait for swelling to subside. LaFleur said that Parsons is currently in Texas awaiting the birth of his child. LaFleur declined to specify whether Parsons’ injury involved a clean ACL tear or more complications that might prolong rehab. He did say that Parsons will be around the facility during his rehab process.

Parsons himself posted on X Monday that he’s targeting a September return and added, “I will rise again.” All ACL recoveries are different, but Watson tore his ACL in Week 18 last season and first played in Week 8 this season. Defensive end Rashan Gary tore his ACL in Week 9 of the 2022 season and played the following season opener. It’s not far-fetched to believe Parsons might only miss a couple of games to start next season.

Christian Watson, WR

Watson left the stadium on Sunday in Denver for imaging at a local hospital. The Packers announced Watson with a chest injury during the game, but he was listed on Tuesday’s injury report estimation as a non-participant because of chest and shoulder injuries. Watson was not in the locker room on Tuesday during the 45-minute media window, but LaFleur said they’ll give Watson up until inactives are due an hour and a half before Saturday night’s game to see if he can play.

Of Watson’s hospital visit, LaFleur said, “I think our guys do a pretty thorough job of making sure that he checks out A-OK. Thankfully, everything checked out good.”

Christian Watson was knocked out of Sunday’s game during the third quarter after hitting the ground hard on an interception by the Broncos’ Pat Surtain. (Ron Chenoy / Imagn Images)

Zach Tom, RT

Tom was listed as an estimated DNP because of back and knee injuries, the latter of which sidelined him for the second half of Sunday’s game. LaFleur said he knows Tom will fight to play on Saturday night, but whether he does remains to be determined.

Evan Williams, S

Williams wasn’t present during open locker room on Tuesday, but told The Athletic after Sunday’s game that his knee injury felt better than the one he suffered in 2022 at Fresno State that sidelined him for four games. Williams was also an estimated DNP on Tuesday as the Packers only held a walkthrough. LaFleur said Williams is among the group of players whose status for Saturday night will be determined at the end of the week.

Josh Jacobs, RB

Jacobs reinjured his left knee early in Sunday’s game when Broncos safety Talanoa Hufanga blew up a third-and-1 toss with Whyle blocking. Jacobs said his knee bothered him throughout the game, but he ripped off a 40-yard touchdown run, his longest rush of the season by 11 yards, and hauled in a highlight-reel touchdown catch, only the second of his seven-year career.

“Played pretty well, so it is what it is,” Jacobs said Tuesday.

Jacobs said he’s “kinda clashed” with LaFleur several times since arriving in Green Bay last year about whether he should play through injury. Jacobs has battled through calf and knee injuries this season to be on the field, the latter since he banged it on the MetLife Stadium turf early in Week 11 against the New York Giants. He didn’t practice last Wednesday or Thursday before practicing in a limited capacity on Friday and playing Sunday. He was an estimated DNP on Tuesday with knee and ankle injuries, and also said he’s dealing with thigh swelling. Jacobs has worn a Firefly knee band that helps reduce swelling and increases range of motion, among other treatments to strengthen a knee injury he’ll try playing through for the rest of the season.

“It’s harder to watch games than it is to play hurt,” Jacobs said, while adding he’s playing Saturday if it’s up to him.

Josh Jacobs re-injured his knee early in Denver but stayed in and made some of his best plays of the year. Said he and Matt LaFleur have “kinda clashed” about playing through injury several times since he arrived in Green Bay.

“Every time, I had a pretty good game.” pic.twitter.com/mutkQBjO8L

— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) December 16, 2025

Josh Whyle, TE

Whyle suffered a concussion on the aforementioned play that injured Jacobs and was estimated as a DNP on Tuesday while still in concussion protocol.

Everyone else

There were nine total estimated DNPs on Tuesday’s injury report, including the aforementioned group of Parsons (he hasn’t officially been placed on injured reserve yet), Watson, Tom, Williams, Jacobs and Whyle. The other three were wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks (ankle), defensive end Lukas Van Ness (foot) and running back MarShawn Lloyd (calf/hamstring).

Lloyd’s 21-day window to be activated off injured reserve will close this week and LaFleur implied that the 2024 third-round running back won’t play this season after suffering another hamstring injury in his ramp-up process. Lloyd will have played in only one game over his first two seasons with the Packers because of a litany of different injuries.

“It’s one of those things that’s very, very, very unfortunate because this guy has worked his ass off to battle back,” LaFleur said of Lloyd. “To be in that spot again, it’s just, what do you say to him? We’ll continue to investigate and try to figure out why this keeps occurring, but it’s certainly unfortunate, and I feel bad. I really do. I feel extremely bad for MarShawn.”

Wide receiver Savion Williams (foot), right tackle Darian Kinnard (neck), running back Chris Brooks (chest) and defensive end Collin Oliver (hamstring, yet to play this season but designated to return off IR) were estimated as limited participants.

The Bears didn’t officially practice Tuesday either and three key players — wide receiver Rome Odunze (foot), wide receiver Luther Burden III (ankle) and defensive lineman Andrew Billings (illness) — were estimated DNPs.