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ArticleChristian Watson and Matthew Golden are eating up a ton of targets
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Golden leads the Packers with 44 targets so far this season. Golden and Watson have accounted for 24.3% and 22.1% of the Packers' targets, respectively, so far, the first time since 2014 that two Packers players have received more than 20% of the team's targeted throws in a given season.
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Golden leads team with 44 targets and 24.3% share in historic dual-receiver target split.

Golden leads the Packers with 44 targets (24.3% target share) through five games as part of a historic dual-receiver setup with Christian Watson; together they've caught 50 passes for 871 yards and eight touchdowns, averaging 17.42 yards per catch. This is the first time since 2014 that two Packers receivers have both exceeded 20% target share in a season, matching the production profile of Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb's dual 1000-yard campaign.

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