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Watson and Golden set Packers receiving milestone through six games

Jordan Love also has a chance to match a seven-game touchdown mark achieved by Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers.

By Liam Faleolo

Football resting on a field near a yard marker
Photo: NBC Sports

Christian Watson and Matthew Golden have become the first receiving pair in Green Bay Packers history to each exceed 500 yards after six games of a season. Watson has 538 receiving yards, while Golden has 501.

Quarterback Jordan Love has recorded at least two touchdowns in total in each game this season, a distinction shared only with Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen. Love can extend that streak when Green Bay plays at Detroit.

Another such performance would put Love alongside Brett Favre in 1995 and Aaron Rodgers in 2011 as the only Packers quarterbacks to reach that mark in each of their opening seven games. Both Favre and Rodgers earned the NFL MVP award in those seasons.

Green Bay is seeking a fourth consecutive victory after a 1-2 start. Its most recent defeat came against the Falcons in its Thursday-night home opener at Lambeau Field. Josh Jacobs is also expected to return to the running game.

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