Packers Have Dubious Stat in Common With Recent Super Bowl Champion

If the Green Bay Packers are going to make an improbable run at a Super Bowl championship over the next month, they’ll need to overcome a dubious trend bucked by a recent champion.

When the Kansas City Chiefs won the Super Bowl last season, Patrick Mahomes and Co. did so despite the fact that Chiefs wide receivers led the league in dropped passes. That performance led Chiefs general manager Brett Veach to spend the offseason overhauling the receiving corps both via the NFL Draft and free agency, by signing Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and trading up in the draft to select Xavier Worthy in Round 1, before ultimately acquiring DeAndre Hopkins in a trade at the deadline.

The Packers may be about to go down a similar path.

That’s because, as Week 18 against the Chicago Bears looms, the Packers lead the NFL in dropped pass rate at 6.2 percent.

Last season, the Chiefs finished the season with a league-worst 2.6 per game but were able to overcome their dropped passes in the postseason.

Likewise, Dontayvion Wicks and Jayden Reed have two of the highest dropped-pass rates across the league.

Highest drop rates in the NFL this season (PFF):

Dontayvion Wicks (19%)
Allen Lazard (19%)
Jayden Reed (15.9%)
Marquez Valdes-Scantling (15.8%)#GoPackGo

— Ian Hartitz (@Ihartitz) January 2, 2025

Reed is currently the Packers’ leading receiver, with 809 yards and six touchdowns but the dropped passes have been costly for Green Bay.

While Green Bay needs to find a way to become more balanced on offense, quarterback Jordan Love and Co. may need to figure out a way to cut down on the dropped passes if this team is going to survive against the likes of the Philadelphia Eagles, Minnesota Vikings, and Detroit Lions who are likely standing in the Packers’ way during the playoffs.

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