Green Bay Packers list three players as questionable for season finale

Heading into their Week 18 matchup against the Detroit Lions, there is not much at stake for the Green Bay Packers. The top seed in the NFC is locked up, meaning the path to the Super Bowl will go through Lambeau Field. In fact, Detroit has more at stake with the top pick in the 2022 NFL Draft up for grabs.

Green Bay still does not know exactly how healthy the roster will be before Sunday’s game. Head coach Matt LaFleur has the possibility to give his players two weeks off before preparing for a playoff game. With that, the Packers have listed three players as questionable before heading to Detroit.

David Bakhtiari (knee), running back Aaron Jones (knee), and linebacker De’Vondre Campbell (elbow) have all been listed as questionable of the official Friday injury report.

Of the three, Bakhtiari would be the biggest news. The five time All-Pro tackle has yet to play for this season after being a staple on the Packers offensive line for the past eight seasons.

“I thought he looked really good,” LaFleur said about how Bakhtiari looked in practice. “But we’ll see how he comes in tomorrow and see how he’s feeling before we totally commit to that; whether or not he’s playing.

“Would we love to see him out there? Absolutely. But I want to make sure … that he’s in the right mindset, first and foremost, but also that he can protect himself and he’s fully functional. He’s coming off a big injury so we just want to make sure everything’s 100% or as close as it can be to 100% before we put him out there.”

Jones has been dealing with a knee injury and was inactive during the Week 11 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Since then, he has averaged just under 10 carries a game and the yards have not been like his normal self. The star running back has only found the endzone once as well.

AJ Dillion has been a solid replacement for Jones but heading into the playoff, the two could provide the best one-two punch in the NFC as Green Bay searches for Super Bowl No. 2 with quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Campbell has played in and started in all 16 games for the Packers thus far. He has recorded 102 tackles, six tackles for a loss, two sacks, and two forced fumbles. The linebacker was limited in practice but will still have a chance to start in every game Green Bay Packers game this season.