Nelson and Cobb Are 1st Packers Teammates with 10 TD Catches

With 10 touchdown catches apiece through 12 games, Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb are the first teammates in Green Bay Packers history with double-digit touchdown receptions in the same season, per ESPN Stats & Info.

Cobb, who has 65 catches for 922 yards this year, caught his 10th touchdown pass of the season back in Week 10 against the Chicago Bears.

Nelson didn't get No. 10 until the second quarter of Sunday's 26-21 win over the New England Patriots, but has an impressive 70 catches for 1,119 yards on the year.

Given the dominance of Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers-led passing attack in recent seasons, it's rather surprising that this feat is only now occurring for the first time.

Rodgers notably had one of the all-time great seasons for a quarterback in 2011, when five different Packers caught at least six touchdowns, with Nelson's 15 leading the way. Greg Jennings had nine that season, while Jermichael Finely (eight), James Jones (seven) and Donald Driver (six) all pitched in with at least six.

Of course, Rodgers' ongoing campaign is starting to look comparable to what he did in 2011, as the 31-year-old quarterback owns a remarkable 32-to-3 touchdown-to-interception ratio through 12 games.

And, it's not as if superstar quarterbacks are a new development for the franchise, given that Brett Favre and Bart Starr both spent most—or in Starr's case all—of their historic careers in Green Bay.