GREEN BAY – After an offseason where the narrative swirled around comings and goings on the Packers' roster, it was Aaron Rodgers' longest-tenured receiving target who stole the show during Sunday's season opener against Chicago.

Randall Cobb, the eldest of the eight receivers currently under contract with the Packers, caught nine of 10 targeted passes for a career-high 142 yards, including the 75-yard run-and-catch touchdown that propelled Green Bay to an emotional 24-23 comeback win in the first game of the franchise's 100th season.

Cobb's 142 receiving yards were the seventh-most of Week 1 and marked the 15th time in his career (including playoffs) he's had at least 100 receiving yards in a game.

Head Coach Mike McCarthy has often said one of the key emphases of the Packers' offense is to get the ball in Cobb's hands and it's easy to see why. In those 15 games Cobb has eclipsed the century mark, the Packers have prevailed 13 times.

"That was vintage Cobb right there," said receiver Davante Adams after the game. "That's why he's here and that's why he continues to make plays, and always wow us, especially in the big moment like that. He's a playmaker and he's going to continue to do that."

The Packers have remained steadfast about Cobb's capabilities despite a few injury flare-ups in recent years. Last year, the 5-foot-10, 192-pound receiver managed to become one of just five players in franchise history to record 60 or more receptions in four consecutive seasons.

If Cobb does it again in 2018, he'll join only Donald Driver (2004-09) and Sterling Sharpe (1989-94) to accomplish that feat in five consecutive seasons.

This offseason, all eyes were on the signing of five-time Pro Bowl tight end Jimmy Graham and the Packers' decision to draft three rookie receivers. Behind the scenes, however, Cobb was working to improve his own game with offensive pass-game coordinator Jim Hostler and receivers coach David Raih.

Cobb said he's seen the biggest difference in his game in "some of the new things that I've tried to implement in my route-running this year," along with "some of the things I wanted to change in my releases and some of the things that I'm doing with my steps."

Joe Philbin, who returned in January to the offensive-coordinator job he previously held in Green Bay from 2007-11, was on staff when the Packers drafted Cobb in the second round out of Kentucky in 2011.