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Receivers fill in well for Packers in battered backfield (The Associated Press)

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- Get used to seeing wide receivers in the backfield for the Green Bay Packers, at least while they wait for their injured running backs to return.

The Packers already used the look at times as a wrinkle with Randall Cobb and Ty Montgomery. They leaned on the scheme heavily in the 26-10 win on Thursday night over the Chicago Bears.

It could be an offensive staple when the Packers next play on Oct. 30 against Atlanta.

''You try to create opportunities and have a vision and build a plan based off of your availability of your players week in and week out,'' coach Mike McCarthy said Friday.