NFL Receiving Yards Single Game Playoffs Leaders
All-Time Receiving Yards 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 |
Yds |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Eric Moulds | 240 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins, January 2, 1999 |
2 | Anthony Carter | 227 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 9, 1988 |
3 | T.Y. Hilton | 224 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 4, 2014 |
4 | Reggie Wayne | 221 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos, January 9, 2005 |
5 | Steve Smith Sr. | 218 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. Chicago Bears, January 15, 2006 |
6 | Jerry Rice+ | 215 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 22, 1989 |
7 | Calvin Johnson+ | 211 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints, January 7, 2012 |
8 | Demaryius Thomas | 204 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 8, 2012 |
9 | Gabriel Davis | 201 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 23, 2022 |
10 | Tom Fears+ | 198 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Bears, December 17, 1950 |
11 | Ricky Sanders | 193 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos, January 31, 1988 |
12 | Michael Irvin+ | 192 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 15, 1995 |
13 | Fred Biletnikoff+ | 190 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. New York Jets, December 29, 1968 |
14 | Randy Moss+ | 188 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. St. Louis Rams, January 16, 2000 |
15 | Cliff Branch+ | 186 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 29, 1974 |
16 | Cooper Kupp | 183 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, January 23, 2022 |
| Jerry Rice+ | 183 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. New York Jets, January 12, 2002 |
18 | Julio Jones | 182 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 20, 2013 |
19 | Puka Nacua | 181 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions, January 14, 2024 |
20 | Julio Jones | 180 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Green Bay Packers, January 22, 2017 |
| Chris Hogan | 180 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 22, 2017 |
| Vernon Davis | 180 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. New Orleans Saints, January 14, 2012 |
| Fred Biletnikoff+ | 180 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs, December 22, 1968 |
24 | Raymond Berry+ | 178 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. New York Giants, December 28, 1958 |
25 | Terrell Owens+ | 177 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants, January 5, 2003 |
| Steve Watson | 177 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 30, 1984 |
27 | Larry Fitzgerald | 176 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers, January 16, 2016 |
28 | Bob Schnelker | 175 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Baltimore Colts, December 27, 1959 |
29 | Tyreek Hill | 172 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Buffalo Bills, January 24, 2021 |
30 | Michael Thomas | 171 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 13, 2019 |
| Charlie Brown | 171 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 1, 1984 |
32 | Wesley Walker | 169 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Los Angeles Raiders, January 15, 1983 |
33 | Haven Moses | 168 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders, January 1, 1978 |
34 | Larry Fitzgerald | 166 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Carolina Panthers, January 10, 2009 |
| Kellen Winslow+ | 166 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Miami Dolphins, January 2, 1982 |
36 | Hakeem Nicks | 165 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers, January 15, 2012 |
37 | Steve Smith Sr. | 163 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. St. Louis Rams, January 10, 2004 |
| Rocket Ismail | 163 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 9, 2000 |
| Art Monk+ | 163 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 12, 1991 |
40 | Isaac Bruce+ | 162 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Tennessee Titans, January 30, 2000 |
41 | Lynn Swann+ | 161 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 18, 1976 |
42 | Davante Adams | 160 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 12, 2020 |
| D.K. Metcalf | 160 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 5, 2020 |
| Wayne Millner+ | 160 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Chicago Bears, December 12, 1937 |
45 | Jermichael Finley | 159 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 10, 2010 |
| Amp Lee | 159 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears, January 1, 1995 |
47 | Frank Lewis | 158 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets, December 27, 1981 |
48 | JuJu Smith-Schuster | 157 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, January 10, 2021 |
49 | Shannon Sharpe+ | 156 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Los Angeles Raiders, January 9, 1994 |
| John Stallworth+ | 156 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos, December 30, 1978 |
51 | Ike Hilliard | 155 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 14, 2001 |
| Alfred Jenkins | 155 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 4, 1981 |
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