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NFL Single Game Yards per Reception Leaders

Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have complete boxscore data (1960 onward) and all 100 yard rushing/receiving or 300 yard passing games from 1940-1959. Create your own leader lists using the Player Game Finder tool!

Rank Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Y/R Boxscore
1. Homer Jones 86.5  New York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, September 11, 1966 
2. Dick Dorsey 77.5  Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers, December 2, 1962 
3. Calvin Johnson (23) 77.0  Detroit Lions vs. Houston Texans, October 19, 2008 
4. Willie Gault 73.5  Los Angeles Raiders vs. Cincinnati Bengals, November 5, 1989 
5. Pierre Garcon (25) 73.0  Indianapolis Colts vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, October 3, 2011 
6. Isaac Curtis 72.0  Cincinnati Bengals vs. Houston Oilers, December 16, 1973 
7. Lance Rentzel 71.0  Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles, November 1, 1970 
James Scott 71.0  Chicago Bears vs. Los Angeles Rams, October 10, 1977 
9. Johnnie Morton 69.0  Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears, October 4, 1998 
10. Roger Carr 68.0  Baltimore Colts vs. Buffalo Bills, November 9, 1975 
11. Gary Ballman 64.0  Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Washington Redskins, September 25, 1966 
Lance Rentzel 64.0  Dallas Cowboys vs. St. Louis Cardinals, September 21, 1969 
13. Joey Galloway 63.5  Seattle Seahawks vs. New York Jets, December 6, 1998 
John Taylor 63.5  San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons, November 3, 1991 
Bobby Walston 63.5  Philadelphia Eagles vs. St. Louis Cardinals, October 1, 1961 
16. Reidel Anthony 63.0  Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, November 15, 1998 
Torry Holt 63.0  St. Louis Rams vs. Atlanta Falcons, September 24, 2000 
Marcus Robinson 63.0  Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers, October 1, 2000 
19. Paul Warfield+ 62.5  Miami Dolphins vs. Baltimore Colts, January 2, 1972 
20. Lance Alworth+ 62.0  San Diego Chargers vs. Houston Oilers, October 25, 1970 
Mel Gray 62.0  St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Giants, October 3, 1971 
Ray Perkins 62.0  Baltimore Colts vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 31, 1971 
23. Mike Young 61.5  Denver Broncos vs. Cleveland Browns, January 14, 1990 
24. Dokie Williams 61.0  Los Angeles Raiders vs. Miami Dolphins, December 2, 1984 
25. Bill Groman 60.7  Houston Oilers vs. Denver Broncos, November 20, 1960 
Homer Jones 60.7  New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins, December 12, 1965 
27. Randy Moss (23) 60.5  Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints, January 6, 2001 
Gloster Richardson 60.5  Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders, November 3, 1968 
29. Bobby Duckworth 59.7  San Diego Chargers vs. Chicago Bears, December 3, 1984 
30. Willie Drewrey 59.5  Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons, December 2, 1990 
31. Ferrell Edmunds 58.5  Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets, November 27, 1988 
Willie Gault 58.5  Los Angeles Raiders vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 22, 1990 
33. Dave Kocourek 58.3  San Diego Chargers vs. Buffalo Bills, December 10, 1961 
34. Essex Johnson 58.0  Cincinnati Bengals vs. San Diego Chargers, September 30, 1973 
Tommy McDonald+ 58.0  Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins, December 18, 1960 
Terrell Owens 58.0  San Francisco 49ers vs. New Orleans Saints, January 6, 2002 
Jimmy Smith 58.0  Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Baltimore Ravens, September 20, 1998 
Charlie Wade 58.0  Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions, September 15, 1974 
39. Miles Austin (24) 57.5  Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers, September 21, 2008 
Eddie Brown 57.5  Cincinnati Bengals vs. Washington Redskins, December 17, 1988 
Paul Hornung+ 57.5  Green Bay Packers vs. Baltimore Colts, December 12, 1965 
42. Clem Daniels 57.3  Oakland Raiders vs. Buffalo Bills, September 15, 1963 
43. Derrick Alexander 56.5  Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers, October 31, 1999 
Joe Auer 56.5  Miami Dolphins vs. Denver Broncos, September 17, 1967 
Ahmad Rashad 56.5  St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 10, 1972 
Jim Whalen 56.5  Boston Patriots vs. New York Jets, October 27, 1968 
47. Fred Barnett 56.0  Philadelphia Eagles vs. Buffalo Bills, December 2, 1990 
Russell Copeland 56.0  Buffalo Bills vs. Carolina Panthers, September 10, 1995 
49. John Holland 55.5  Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins, September 13, 1976 
50. Koren Robinson 55.3  Seattle Seahawks vs. St. Louis Rams, October 20, 2002