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CARDINALS AT PACKERS – PRESEASON WEEK 1<br />
BIG-PLAY WAYS<br />
WR Jordy Nelson posted 49 catches for 745 yards (15.2 avg.) and<br />
seven TDs last season, despite missing four full games and most of two<br />
others due to injuries.<br />
Nelson led the team with 15 TD receptions in 2011, a total that also<br />
ranked No. 3 in the <strong>NFL</strong>. His TD total ranks No. 3 in franchise history<br />
behind only Sterling Sharpe (18 in 1994) and Don Hutson (17 in 1942).<br />
A look at where Nelson ranks in the league in touchdown catches since<br />
2011:<br />
Player<br />
Receiving TDs<br />
1. Rob Gronkowski, NE 28<br />
2. Jordy Nelson, GB 22<br />
3t. Dez Bryant, DAL 21<br />
3t. Eric Decker, DEN 21<br />
3t. Calvin Johnson, DET 21<br />
3t. James Jones, GB 21<br />
Nelson’s 22 TD catches in 2011-12 were the most by a Packer over a<br />
two-season span since WR Antonio Freeman in 1997-98 (26 TD grabs).<br />
Nelson matched his career high with three TD catches last season at<br />
Houston in <strong>Week</strong> 6, his second three-TD catch game over a span of<br />
seven-regular-season games (also <strong>Week</strong> 17 in 2011).<br />
Nelson became the first <strong>NFL</strong> player to register two three-TD grab games<br />
over a seven-game span since Washington WR Santana Moss (2005-06).<br />
The last Packer to ac<strong>com</strong>plish the feat was Sharpe in 1994.<br />
Nelson ranks No. 2 in the league in TD catches at home since 2011:<br />
Player<br />
Receiving TDs (Home)<br />
1. Rob Gronkowski, NE 15<br />
2. Jordy Nelson, GB 14<br />
3t. Dez Bryant, DAL 13<br />
3t. Marques Colston, NO 13<br />
3t. Jimmy Graham, NO 13<br />
In <strong>Week</strong> 6 of 2011 vs. St. Louis, Nelson moved into a tie for the No. 2<br />
spot in team history for the most 80-yard TD catches with the third of his<br />
career. WR Greg Jennings holds the career franchise mark with four.<br />
With three TD grabs of 80-plus yards during his career, Nelson is tied for<br />
No. 2 among active <strong>NFL</strong> players:<br />
Player<br />
80-Yard TD Catches<br />
1. Greg Jennings, MIN 4<br />
2t. Jordy Nelson, GB; Mike Wallace, MIA 3<br />
Nelson has an average of 17.2 yards per catch since 2011, No. 2 in the<br />
league over that span among players with 100 or more receptions:<br />
Player<br />
Receiving Avg.<br />
1. Vincent Jackson, SD/TB 18.9<br />
2. Jordy Nelson, GB 17.2<br />
3. Steve Smith, CAR 16.9<br />
VERSATILITY ON DISPLAY<br />
With a 14-yard punt return in the first quarter last season vs. Tennessee<br />
in <strong>Week</strong> 16, WR Randall Cobb set the franchise record for the most<br />
<strong>com</strong>bined net yards in a season (rushing, receiving, interception returns,<br />
punt returns, kickoff returns, fumble returns).<br />
A look at the top seasons as far as <strong>com</strong>bined net yards in franchise<br />
history:<br />
Player<br />
Combined Net Yards<br />
1. Randall Cobb, 2012 2,342<br />
2. Ahman Green, 2003 2,250<br />
3. Ahman Green, 2001 1,981<br />
Cobb led the <strong>NFL</strong> with 2,342 <strong>com</strong>bined net yards (156.1 per game) last<br />
season despite missing the season finale due to injury:<br />
Player<br />
Combined Net Yards<br />
1. Randall Cobb, GB 2,342<br />
2. Adrian Peterson, MIN 2,314<br />
3. Calvin Johnson, DET 1,964<br />
Cobb became the first Packer to lead the league in <strong>com</strong>bined net<br />
yards since Travis Williams in 1969 (1,517 yards).<br />
With 954 receiving yards and 964 kickoff return yards in 2012, Cobb<br />
became the first player in <strong>NFL</strong> history to post 900-plus receiving<br />
yards and 900-plus kickoff return yards in the same season.<br />
Cobb led the team in receptions (80) and receiving yards (954) last<br />
season, despite missing the final game due to injury. Over his last 12<br />
games, he had 69 receptions for 858 yards (12.4 avg.) and eight TDs.<br />
When Cobb returned a fourth-quarter punt 75 yards for a TD vs. San<br />
Francisco in the season opener, it marked the second consecutive season<br />
that he scored on a kick return in <strong>Week</strong> 1.<br />
In 2011, Cobb made a splash in his pro debut vs. New Orleans with a<br />
108-yard kickoff return for a TD that matched the <strong>NFL</strong> record.<br />
According to Elias, Cobb is the only player in <strong>NFL</strong> history to score<br />
on a kick return (punt or kickoff) in <strong>Week</strong> 1 each of his first two seasons.<br />
Cobb now has three kick return scores in 30 career regular-season<br />
games, which already ties him for No. 2 in franchise history:<br />
Player<br />
Total Kick Return TDs<br />
1. Travis Williams 6<br />
2t. Randall Cobb, six other players 3<br />
Cobb is tied for No. 3 in the league in kick return TDs since 2011:<br />
Player<br />
Total Kick Return TDs<br />
1t. Jacoby Jones, BAL 4 (2 PR, 2 KR)<br />
1t. Patrick Peterson, ARI 4 (4 PR, O KR)<br />
3t. Randall Cobb, GB 3 (2 PR, 1 KR)<br />
3t. Devin Hester, CHI 3 (2 PR, 1 KR)<br />
3t. Leodis McKelvin, BUF 3 (3 PR, 0 KR)<br />
In 2012, Cobb averaged 25.4 yards on kickoff returns (No. 12 in the <strong>NFL</strong>)<br />
and 9.4 yards on punt returns (No. 14 in the league).<br />
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