The Green Bay Packers are just playing for playoff seeding in Week 18 against the Chicago Bears, but the main goal coming into the game was to get hot and avoid injury before the postseason begins in less than a week's time. Unfortunately for Matt LaFleur and company, they have not been able to stay healthy in the first half.

Wide receiver Christian Watson left the game with an apparent non-contact right knee injury after going down while running a route downfield. He was later carted off the field and has been ruled out for the rest of the game, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Media.

Shortly after Watson went down, starting quarterback Jordan Love hit the ground hard and left the game as Malik Willis replaced him under center. Love is questionable to return with a right elbow injury, per Pelissero.

Love appeared to suffer the injury when working out of a muddy pocket. He brought his arm forward to throw the ball while the pocket collapsed on him and banged his elbow against the helmet of one of his offensive lineman. He has been trying to work it out on the sideline ever since, constantly squeezing the ball to test his grip and trying to throw.

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This is obviously a disastrous scenario for the Packers, who will start their playoff run next week on the road in the Wild Card Round.

The Packers are unlikely to change their seed even with a win in this one, as they also need a Washington Commanders loss against the shorthanded Dallas Cowboys to jump up from No. 7 in the NFC to No. 6. They seem to have a better chance of doing that now than they did before the day started, as the Cowboys shockingly lead the Commanders 6-3 at halftime despite starting third-string quarterback Trey Lance.

The Packers have some work to do themselves, as they currently trail the Bears 14-13 at halftime. If Willis and company can get the ground game going in the second half, they can come back and win and see if they get the help they need from the Cowboys.