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VIKINGS AT PACKERS – NFC WILD CARD
JONES JOINS SELECT COMPANY
WR James Jones led the league with 14 touchdown catches this season,
becoming the first Packer to lead the NFL in TD catches in a season
since WR Sterling Sharpe did so with a franchise-record 18 in 1994.
A look at the top receiving-TD totals in the league this season:
Player
Receiving TDs
1. James Jones, GB 14
2. Eric Decker, DEN 13
3. Dez Bryant, DAL 12
4t. A.J. Green, CIN 11
4t. Rob Gronkowski, NE 11
4t. Brandon Marshall, CHI 11
Jones’ season total is tied for No. 4 in franchise history:
Player
Receiving TDs
1. Sterling Sharpe, 1994 18
2. Don Hutson, 1942 17
3. Jordy Nelson, 2011 15
4t. Antonio Freeman, 1998 14
4t. James Jones, 2012 14
Since Week 16 last season, Jones has caught 16 TD passes, the most in
the league over that span:
Player
Receiving TDs
1. James Jones, GB 16
2t. Marques Colston, NO; Eric Decker, DEN; 13
Rob Gronkowski, NE; Julio Jones, ATL
In Green Bay’s Week 6 win at Houston, Jones caught two TD passes
for the third consecutive game. By doing so, he joined WR Don Hutson
(Nov. 14-Dec. 5, 1943) as the only two players in franchise history
to catch two TD passes in three straight games, according to the
Elias Sports Bureau.
Jones’ seven TD catches through the first six games this season were the
most by a Packer in the opening six games since WR Billy Howton caught
eight TD passes in the first six games in 1956.
A glance at the top receiving TD totals in franchise history through the
opening six games of the season:
Player
Receiving TDs
1. Don Hutson, 1942 10
2t. Don Hutson, 1945 8
2t. Billy Howton, 1956 8
4t. James Jones, 2012 7
4t. Don Hutson, 1936 7
4t. Bob Mann, 1951 7
4t. Max McGee, 1954 7
Jones has caught five or more TD passes each of the past four seasons
(2009-12), the first Packer to do so since WR Antonio Freeman accomplished
that feat in six consecutive seasons (1996-2001).
JENNINGS FLASHES HOT HANDS
Two-time Pro Bowl WR Greg Jennings was limited to just eight games
this season due to a groin/abdomen injury, but he has caught 15 passes
for 165 yards (11.0 avg.) and three TDs over the last two games.
With a TD catch in Week 16 vs. Tennessee, Jennings moved into the top
five in franchise history for TD receptions:
Player
TD Catches
1. Don Hutson, 1935-45 99
2. Sterling Sharpe, 1988-94 65
3. Donald Driver, 1999-2012 61
4. Antonio Freeman, 1995-2001, 2003 57
5. Greg Jennings, 2006-12 53
Through 13 games last season, Jennings led the team in receptions (67)
and ranked No. 2 in receiving yards (949) and TD catches (nine). Despite
missing the final three regular-season games in 2011, Jennings was
selected to the Pro Bowl for the second straight season.
In Week 12 at Detroit last season, Jennings went over the 6,000-yard
receiving mark for his career in his 86th game in a Green Bay uniform,
which tied him for the second fewest games needed to reach 6,000
receiving yards in franchise history:
Player Games To Reach 6,000
1. Sterling Sharpe, 1988-94 84
2t. Greg Jennings, 2006-12 86
2t. James Lofton, 1978-86 86
Jennings ranks in the top 10 in franchise history in receptions (7th, 425),
receiving yards (7th, 6,537), 100-yard receiving games (4th, 23) and
touchdown catches (5th, 53).
Jennings is one of only five receivers in team history to post three consecutive
1,000-yard seasons (2008-10) and one of four to catch 12-plus
TD passes in two different seasons (2007, 2010).
Jennings leads all active NFL players with four touchdown catches of
80-plus yards during his career.
A look at where some of Jennings’ numbers since 2007 stack up
against active NFL players:
Player
25-Yard Catches
1. Calvin Johnson, DET 76
2. Steve Smith, CAR 68
3. Roddy White, ATL 66
4. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI 62
5t. Greg Jennings, GB; two others 59
Player
TD Catches
1. Randy Moss, NE/MIN/TEN/SF 55
2. Calvin Johnson, DET 54
3. Larry Fitzgerald, ARI 53
4t. Greg Jennings, GB 50
4t. Marques Colston, NO 50
Player
Receiving Avg.*
1. Vincent Jackson, SD/TB 17.9
2. Calvin Johnson, DET 16.1
3. Greg Jennings, GB 15.5
* min. 300 receptions
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