Acme Packing Company · Jul 9, 2018
Packers receivers excelled on end-zone targets in 2017
We all know that Jordy Nelson and Davante Adams have been fantastic weapons for Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers in the red zone over the past few years. Nelson led the league with 14 receiving touchdowns in 2016, his first year back off an ACL tear, while Adams nearly matched his veteran teammate with 12 scores.
Their raw numbers dipped in 2017, due in large part to Rodgers’ absence with a broken collarbone, but they still found their way across the goal line. In fact, the two Packers were among the five best receivers in all of football last season when targeted in the end zone, as Pro Football Focus revealed today:
