NFL Long Reception Single Game Leaders
All-Time Long Reception Leaders
Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have mostly complete boxscore data (1933 onward).
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Lng |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Victor Cruz | 99 | NYG | New York Giants vs. New York Jets, December 24, 2011 |
| Wes Welker | 99 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Miami Dolphins, September 12, 2011 |
| Bernard Berrian | 99 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears, November 30, 2008 |
| Andre' Davis | 99 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals, October 17, 2004 |
| Marc Boerigter | 99 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers, December 22, 2002 |
| Robert Brooks | 99 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Chicago Bears, September 11, 1995 |
| Tony Martin | 99 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Seattle Seahawks, September 18, 1994 |
| Mike Quick | 99 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Atlanta Falcons, November 10, 1985 |
| Cliff Branch+ | 99 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Washington Redskins, October 2, 1983 |
| Gerry Allen | 99 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Chicago Bears, September 15, 1968 |
| Pat Studstill | 99 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Baltimore Colts, October 16, 1966 |
| Bobby Mitchell+ | 99 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Cleveland Browns, September 15, 1963 |
| Andy Farkas | 99 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, October 15, 1939 |
14 | Gabriel Davis | 98 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 9, 2022 |
| Brandin Cooks | 98 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Oakland Raiders, September 11, 2016 |
| Terrell Owens+ | 98 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, November 22, 2009 |
| Johnnie Morton | 98 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears, October 4, 1998 |
| Michael Haynes | 98 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints, September 12, 1993 |
| Ahmad Rashad | 98 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 10, 1972 |
| Homer Jones | 98 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, September 11, 1966 |
| Willard Dewveall | 98 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. San Diego Chargers, November 25, 1962 |
| Bo Farrington | 98 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions, October 8, 1961 |
| Night Train Lane+ | 98 | CRD | Chicago Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers, November 13, 1955 |
| Gaynell Tinsley | 98 | CRD | Chicago Cardinals vs. Cleveland Rams, November 27, 1938 |
25 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | 97 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos, November 25, 2018 |
| JuJu Smith-Schuster | 97 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Detroit Lions, October 29, 2017 |
| John Taylor | 97 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons, November 3, 1991 |
| Webster Slaughter | 97 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Bears, October 23, 1989 |
| Jerry Tarr | 97 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Boston Patriots, September 21, 1962 |
| Cloyce Box | 97 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers, November 26, 1953 |
| Gaynell Tinsley | 97 | CRD | Chicago Cardinals vs. Chicago Bears, December 5, 1937 |
32 | Calvin Johnson+ | 96 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Houston Texans, October 19, 2008 |
| Jerry Rice+ | 96 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. San Diego Chargers, November 27, 1988 |
| Wesley Walker | 96 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills, December 8, 1985 |
| Frank Grant | 96 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants, November 9, 1975 |
| Walter Roberts | 96 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Philadelphia Eagles, November 19, 1967 |
| Al Frazier | 96 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills, September 15, 1962 |
| Ollie Matson+ | 96 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 1, 1961 |
| Billy Grimes | 96 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers, December 10, 1950 |
40 | Mike Wallace | 95 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, November 6, 2016 |
| Josh Gordon | 95 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, December 1, 2013 |
| Vincent Jackson | 95 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints, October 21, 2012 |
| Mike Wallace | 95 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Arizona Cardinals, October 23, 2011 |
| Quinn Early | 95 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Indianapolis Colts, December 1, 1996 |
| Fred Barnett | 95 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Buffalo Bills, December 2, 1990 |
| John Taylor | 95 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 11, 1989 |
| Steve Watson | 95 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Detroit Lions, October 11, 1981 |
| Steve Odom | 95 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings, October 2, 1977 |
| Bob Hayes+ | 95 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins, November 13, 1966 |
| Dick Compton | 95 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Buffalo Bills, December 5, 1965 |
51 | Robert Woods | 94 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. Houston Texans, November 12, 2017 |
| Martavis Bryant | 94 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, December 7, 2014 |
| Jamal Anderson | 94 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers, September 23, 2001 |
| Leonard Thompson | 94 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears, October 19, 1981 |
| Billy Brooks | 94 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Minnesota Vikings, November 13, 1977 |
| Rich Houston | 94 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys, September 24, 1972 |
| Warren Wells | 94 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Denver Broncos, November 10, 1968 |
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