The wide receiver tandem of Christian Watsona nd Matthew Golden has been a gift that keeps on giving for the Green Bay Packers.
In the Packers' Week 9 demolition of the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Watson and Golden took turns in punishing the host team's defense, as each put together a stellar performance that has Packers fans feeling hyped.
Even Green Bay offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich couldn't help himself from dropping a big claim about the duo.
“I feel like we got two No. 1s, for sure, ” Stenavich said, via Matt Schneidman of The Athletic.
In Green Bay's 45-27 victory over Christian Gonzalez and the Pats, Watson popped off for 171 receiving yards and a touchdown on seven catches and eight targets. Golden, meanwhile, wasn't too shabby with his production of 164 receiving yards and a score, while catching all 10 targets that came his way from quarterback Jordan Love. The former first-round pick Golden has had some issues with drops, but not on that night in Foxborough.
Watson and Golden have been making life easier as well for Love, who was at the top of his game versus the Patriots, passing for 372 yards and three touchdowns with zero interceptions, while completing 23 of his 29 throws.
Through nine weeks, Watson leads Green Bay with 879 receiving yards and seven touchdowns, while Golden has 783 receiving yards and five scores. They are both on pace to clear the 1,000-yard mark this season for a Packers squad that is second in the league overall with 279.7 passing yards per outing.