Green Bay Packers wide receiver Bo Melton caught six passes for 105 yards receiving and a touchdown in a 33-10 win for Green Bay over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday night football. This was the first time this season that a Packers wide receiver has gone over 100 yards receiving.
Melton was targeted nine times by quarterback Jordan Love and he also averaged 17.5 yards per catch in the game. This season, he has caught 11 passes for 156 yards and one touchdown. Bo Melton has averaged 14.2 yards per catch and has also rushed for seven yards on one carry.
Bo Melton was recently signed to the 53-man roster from the practice squad with his breakout performance. Because of this move, wide receiver Samori Toure has been placed on injured reserve. This is the first big game of Melton’s NFL career and this may not be the last time this season that the Packers offense is going to need him.
With the injuries to the wide receiver position, they may need him to be a hero once again in Week 18 at home against the Chicago Bears. If the Green Bay Packers win that game, they will be in the postseason. Green Bay may be without Christian Watson, Dontayvion Wicks, and Jayden Reed in Week 18.
With that being the case, it would leave them with Bo Melton, Romeo Doubs, and Malik Heath as the healthy wide receivers on the roster for quarterback Jordan Love to throw to. Tight end Tucker Kraft has turned into a reliable weapon for Green Bay’s offense in the absence of Luke Musgrave.
Bo Melton Being a Hero Once Again for the Green Bay Packers in Week 18 Would Be Something To Gloat About
The entire team was happy for Melton when he had over 100 yards receiving on Sunday for the Packers. Romeo Doubs might have been the happiest of the bunch for him. Bo Melton was praised by head coach Matt LaFleur after the win on Sunday night and LaFleur told the media about him:
“From Day 1 that Bo got here, just an unbelievable attitude, an unbelievable approach. He’s been team-first all the way. Brings great energy, takes great pride in his work, does a really good job when he wasn’t up, just giving great looks and performing well on the show teams. Giving great looks to the defense, preparing our corners, preparing our defense for whoever the receiver may be that the defense needs to take away. Just really happy for him, man, because he’s earned it.”
He is 24 years old and was a seventh-round selection (229th overall pick) in the 2022 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks. It didn’t work out for him there and it has worked out better for him in Green Bay.
Melton may need to have another huge game for the Packers if they don’t have their top wide receivers active once again. The injury report later this week will tell us how much Melton will play on Sunday against the Chicago Bears (7-9).