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Back in 2018, Adams was almost certainly going to break the receptions mark and he had a shot at the yardage one when he had 111 grabs for 1,386 yards with one game to go. But he was held out of that game due to a knee injury.
This year, he'll need to average 7 catches, 122.5 yards, and 1.25 TDs to match each of the records. Having played just 10 of the 12 games in 2020, his current averages are 8.4, 103 and 1.3, so everything's within reach.
It's hard to even fathom the numbers he might be on pace to hit had he not missed two games (Weeks 3-4) with a hamstring injury, so Adams doesn't even go there.
"I don't like to live in that world a lot," he said. "I mean, I missed those games so it's not a whole lot I can get back. Obviously if I would have been in there, we know the numbers would be better. So I feel fine knowing the work that I'm doing now is measured up to people who played every game of the season."
Career-wise, having caught his 500th pass two weeks ago, Adams is at 515 receptions, closing in on James Lofton (530) for fourth place in the team record books. He's also currently tied for fifth in TD receptions with Antonio Freeman (57), just four behind Donald Driver in fourth. And he needs a little over 400 yards to move ahead of Freeman (6,651) for eighth on the yardage list.
As for awards, Adams is trying to become the Packers' first AP All-Pro receiver since Nelson earned second-team recognition in 2014. Green Bay's last first-team selection was Freeman back in 1998.