The Green Bay Packers have found a receiver pairing that’s making opposing defenses sweat, and their latest statement game only turned up the heat.
Christian Watson and Matthew Golden took over in Green Bay’s Week 9 rout of the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium, trading big plays and piling up numbers in a 45-27 win that left Packers fans buzzing. Watson led the charge with 171 receiving yards and a touchdown on seven catches and eight targets. Golden wasn’t far behind, finishing with 164 yards and a score while hauling in all 10 of his targets from Jordan Love.
That kind of production got a strong endorsement from Packers offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich.
“I feel like we got two No. 1s, for sure, ” Stenavich said, via Matt Schneidman of The Athletic.
Golden’s night stood out not just because of the yardage, but because it came after some issues with drops. Against the Patriots, none of that showed up. He was clean, efficient, and every bit as dangerous as Watson.
Love fed off the duo’s performance, too. He was sharp throughout the game, throwing for 372 yards and three touchdowns without an interception while completing 23 of 29 passes.
The numbers through nine weeks back up the eye test. Watson now leads Green Bay with 879 receiving yards and seven touchdowns, while Golden has 783 yards and five scores. Both are on pace to top 1,000 receiving yards this season, and the Packers sit second in the league with 279.7 passing yards per game.
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