Washington

While Smith was in Kansas City, he grew accustomed to having his best weapons play positions other than just wide receiver.

Travis Kelce, his preferred target, developed into one of the best tight ends in the league and recorded back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons in 2016-’17. Tyreek Hill, the diminutive dynamo, lined up at both running back and receiver to challenge defenses from various angles. Like Kelce, he too topped 1,000 receiving yards last season.

Washington is in a similar position with a production-poor receiving group and two excellent tight ends in Jordan Reed and Vernon Davis.

The addition of veteran wide receiver Paul Richardson should help, especially since Richardson is coming off the best season of his career with the Seattle Seahawks (44 catches, 703 yards, six TDs), but Jamison Crowder remains the most established wideout of the bunch. Smith has plenty of work to do.

Committee approach

Jay Gruden (28-35-1 overall, fifth season with Washington).

Last meeting:

7-9, third in NFC East.

21.4 points per game

(16th).

(27th).

Total defense: 347.9 yards per game (21st).

Packers lead, 18-14-1.

The last non-exhibition game between these teams was played Nov. 21, 2016, at FedEx Field in Maryland. The evening was defined by fantastic quarterback play from both sides, with Aaron Rodgers throwing for 351 yards, three touchdowns and a passer rating of 115 and Kirk Cousins throwing for 375 yards, three touchdowns and a near-perfect passer rating of 145.8 — his highest mark of the season. It will also be remembered as the game in which cornerback Demetri Goodson suffered a heinous knee injury in which his leg bent the wrong way after colliding with another player on special teams. Goodson hasn’t played in a game since. Washington was dominant that night and blew away the Packers, 42-24.