“You watch him on the kickoffs, he hits that thing full speed and has no fear of contact, and you love seeing that. We’ve just got to keep working with him on what he’s really good at, and he’s really good at a number of routes out of the backfield. I think that’s going to be something we look to use even more moving forward.”

On top of Montgomery’s backfield role, it seems likely that the Packers will once again utilize their five-wide receiver package, also known as “The Big Five.” And Montgomery is clearly among the team’s best five wide receivers, even when Davante Adams is in the lineup. Adams is listed as questionable after sustaining a concussion against Dallas on Sunday, and with Jared Abbrederis (quadriceps) already ruled out, only five fully healthy wideouts remain.

That portends a heavy workload for Montgomery, who went from playing just 17 offensive snaps in the team’s first four games — including zero against Minnesota on Sept. 25 — to playing 35 of the Packers’ 70 offensive snaps against the Cowboys. On a day when the offense again had too many ups and downs for a once-dominant operation, Montgomery was one of the few positives.