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ArticleChristian Watson and Matthew Golden are eating up a ton of targets
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Christian Watson and Matthew Golden have been the engines of the Packers' passing attack. Together, they've caught 50 passes for 871 yards and eight touchdowns, averaging 17.42 yards per catch as a duo. Watson and Golden are putting up such big numbers in the passing game because they're getting the lion's share of the targets. Watson isn't far behind with 40.
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Watson's 40 targets and 22.1% share lead a historic dual-receiver target split.

Through five games, Watson has 40 targets (22.1% target share) as part of a dynamic duo with Matthew Golden; together they've caught 50 passes for 871 yards and eight touchdowns, averaging 17.42 yards per catch. This marks the first time since 2014 that two Packers receivers have exceeded 20% target share in a season, a benchmark last set by Jordy Nelson (28.4%) and Randall Cobb (23.9%) in their dual 1000-yard season.

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