The Packers may not have found a cure for their offensive problems, but Skyy Moore has at least given them a shortcut.
That matters a whole lot right now in Green Bay. The offense has been battered by an injured, ineffective line and a run game that’s offering almost nothing. So when Moore flashes on special teams, he’s not just adding hidden yardage - he’s handing the Packers chances they otherwise wouldn’t get.
Three games into Moore’s run with Green Bay, the difference is obvious. The Packers are first in the league in punt-return average and total yardage at 18.2 and 109, respectively. That’s a massive jump from last season, when they finished last in punt-return average at 5.6 yards and 30th in total punt-return yardage.
The eye-popping number is Moore’s 63-yard return against the New York Jets, which naturally inflates the average across a tiny sample of six runbacks. But even with that caveat, it’s still a sharp turn from what Packers fans have been watching in recent seasons.
And the timing couldn’t be better.
In Week 2, Moore’s long return helped put Green Bay in the red zone late in the fourth quarter while trailing by three. The offense could only manage three yards on three plays from there, but Trey Smack’s field goal tied the game at 17 and set up an overtime Packers win. Without that return, Green Bay might not have had the field position to bail itself out.
That kind of field-position boost feels even more valuable after Thursday’s 35-14 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, when the Packers offense managed just 17 rushing yards and went three-and-out on three of its first four possessions.
The Jets game told a similar story. Green Bay went three-and-out on five of its first seven drives, and even with one possession in overtime, only three drives reached at least 35 yards.
Just four drives crossed the 10-yard mark. To the Packers’ credit, their three longest drives all ended with points, including two touchdowns.
But with the offensive line in shambles, stringing together first downs is going to be a problem.
That’s why Moore’s value goes beyond being a rotational receiver. He’s giving Green Bay a way to manufacture offense without asking the offense to actually manufacture much at all. Short fields are going to be the lifeline for Matt LaFleur and Brian Gutekunst while they try to piece together something workable up front.
Without Moore’s return against the Jets, the Packers would be winless. That’s the uncomfortable reality, and it’s where things stand for now.
Moore also gave Green Bay a boost in field position twice against New York, once on a punt return and once on a 43-yard kickoff return. The Packers didn’t do anything with the kickoff return start near midfield, but the opportunity was still there.
That’s the theme here: opportunities. Whether it leads to touchdowns instead of field goals, or field goals instead of nothing, Green Bay needs every little edge it can find.
Jordan Love can only carry so much. Christian Watson and Matthew Golden can only make so many splash plays.
And with Josh Jacobs and Jayden Reed already out, plus Savion Williams on injured reserve, the Packers are running short on ways to generate chunk gains.
Moore has already accounted for three-quarters of Green Bay’s 2025 punt-return yardage in just two games, and he’s averaging 27.8 yards on kickoff returns over nine attempts. That number would rank ahead of 23 other teams.
The offense may be beyond a quick fix. But if the Packers are going to stay afloat, they’ll need all the free yards Moore can give them.
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