Packers Get Encouraging Word on Javon Bullard After Knee Scare

Overview

• Bullard exited in the fourth quarter against the Vikings with a knee injury, and LaFleur said he believes the starter will be OK with a fuller update coming Monday.
• Green Bay was short on defensive backs, leading LaFleur to keep either Bullard or Evan Williams on the field in nickel sets, with both logging 21 snaps.
• Core special-teamer Bo Melton also left with a knee injury on punt coverage, and the team had no immediate read on its severity.
• The roster was stretched thin with 17 players on IR or PUP, three injury-related inactives, and 23 Week 18 moves that left only four healthy scratches, including Josh Jacobs, Quay Walker, Edgerrin Cooper and Xavier McKinney.
• The Packers enter the postseason as the NFC’s No. 7 seed and will open on the road against the No. 2 Bears.