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Receiving

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Rk Tm Age G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Fmb
1 Red Phillips*+ RAM 25 14 0 78 1092 14.0 5 69 5.6 78.0 1
2 Raymond Berry* BAL 28 12 0 75 873 11.6 0 44 6.3 72.8 0
3 Del Shofner*+ NYG 27 14 0 68 1125 16.5 11 46 4.9 80.4 1
4 Tommy McDonald* PHI 27 14 0 64 1144 17.9 13 66 4.6 81.7 1
5 Mike Ditka* CHI 22 14 0 56 1076 19.2 12 76 4.0 76.9 2
6 Billy Howton DAL 31 14 0 56 785 14.0 4 53 4.0 56.1 1
7 R.C. Owens SFO 28 14 14 55 1032 18.8 5 54 3.9 73.7 1
8 Buddy Dial* PIT 24 14 0 53 1047 19.8 12 88 3.8 74.8 3
9 Fred Dugan WAS 28 13 0 53 817 15.4 4 80 4.1 62.8 1
10 Kyle Rote NYG 34 14 0 53 805 15.2 7 57 3.8 57.5 2
11 Max McGee* GNB 29 13 0 51 883 17.3 7 53 3.9 67.9 1
12 Jerry Reichow* MIN 27 14 10 50 859 17.2 11 51 3.6 61.4 0
13 Pete Retzlaff PHI 30 14 0 50 769 15.4 8 61 3.6 54.9 0
14 Lenny Moore*+ BAL 28 13 0 49 728 14.9 8 72 3.8 56.0 1
15 Ray Renfro CLE 32 14 0 48 834 17.4 6 57 3.4 59.6 1
16 Jim Brown*+ CLE 25 14 14 46 459 10.0 2 77 3.3 32.8 6
17 Gail Cogdill DET 24 14 0 45 956 21.2 6 84 3.2 68.3 0
18 Jim Gibbons* DET 25 14 0 45 566 12.6 1 36 3.2 40.4 0
19 Sonny Randle* STL 25 14 0 44 591 13.4 9 41 3.1 42.2 0
20 Monty Stickles SFO 23 14 12 43 794 18.5 5 54 3.1 56.7 0
21 Frank Clarke DAL 27 14 0 41 919 22.4 9 80 2.9 65.6 1
22 Bill Anderson WAS 25 14 0 40 637 15.9 0 42 2.9 45.5 1
23 Terry Barr DET 26 14 0 40 630 15.8 6 61 2.9 45.0 0
24 Hugh McElhenny* MIN 33 13 13 37 283 7.6 3 26 2.8 21.8 8
25 Boyd Dowler GNB 24 14 0 36 633 17.6 3 78 2.6 45.2 0
26 Johnny Morris CHI 26 14 0 36 548 15.2 4 80 2.6 39.1 2
27 Joe Walton NYG 26 12 0 36 544 15.1 2 37 3.0 45.3 1
28 Carroll Dale RAM 23 14 0 35 561 16.0 2 68 2.5 40.1 1
29 Ron Kramer GNB 26 14 0 35 559 16.0 4 53 2.5 39.9 0
Rk Tm Age G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Fmb
30 Joe Perry BAL 34 13 0 34 322 9.5 1 27 2.6 24.8 3
31 Bobby Walston* PHI 33 14 0 34 569 16.7 2 68 2.4 40.6 0
32 Preston Carpenter PIT 27 13 0 33 460 13.9 4 40 2.5 35.4 1
33 Willie Galimore CHI 26 14 0 33 502 15.2 3 84 2.4 35.9 8
34 Bobby Mitchell CLE 26 14 0 32 368 11.5 3 52 2.3 26.3 6
35 Clarence Peaks PHI 26 13 0 32 472 14.8 0 48 2.5 36.3 2
36 Don Perkins* DAL 23 14 0 32 298 9.3 1 38 2.3 21.3 5
37 Bobby Joe Conrad STL 26 14 0 30 499 16.6 2 50 2.1 35.6 2
38 Dave Middleton MIN 28 12 11 30 444 14.8 2 57 2.5 37.0 0
39 Ollie Matson RAM 31 14 0 29 537 18.5 3 96 2.1 38.4 0
40 Jon Arnett* RAM 26 14 0 28 194 6.9 0 29 2.0 13.9 3
41 J.D. Smith SFO 29 14 12 28 343 12.3 1 57 2.0 24.5 3
42 Dick Bielski* DAL 29 14 0 26 377 14.5 3 28 1.9 26.9 0
43 Nick Pietrosante* DET 24 14 0 26 315 12.1 0 76 1.9 22.5 7
44 Alex Webster* NYG 30 14 0 26 313 12.0 3 59 1.9 22.4 5
45 Jim Taylor* GNB 26 14 0 25 175 7.0 1 18 1.8 12.5 2
46 John Henry Johnson PIT 32 14 0 24 262 10.9 1 51 1.7 18.7 7
47 Bob Schnelker 2TM 33 14 0 24 401 16.7 4 59 1.7 28.6 0
48 Taz Anderson STL 23 14 0 22 399 18.1 2 78 1.6 28.5 1
49 Tom Osborne WAS 24 14 0 22 297 13.5 2 60 1.6 21.2 0
50 Ted Dean* PHI 23 14 0 21 335 16.0 1 60 1.5 23.9 6
51 Bo Farrington CHI 25 11 0 21 349 16.6 4 98 1.9 31.7 1
52 Rich Kreitling CLE 25 13 0 21 229 10.9 3 19 1.6 17.6 2
53 Amos Marsh DAL 22 14 7 21 189 9.0 2 46 1.5 13.5 12
54 John David Crow STL 26 8 0 20 306 15.3 3 35 2.5 38.3 1
55 Alex Hawkins BAL 24 11 0 20 158 7.9 1 22 1.8 14.4 3
56 Dick James* WAS 27 14 0 20 298 14.9 2 44 1.4 21.3 0
57 Tommy Mason MIN 22 13 0 20 122 6.1 0 18 1.5 9.4 7
58 Jim Mutscheller BAL 31 12 0 20 370 18.5 2 45 1.7 30.8 0
59 J.W. Lockett 2TM 24 14 7 19 149 7.8 2 26 1.4 10.6 8
Rk Tm Age G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Fmb
60 Gern Nagler CLE 29 13 0 19 241 12.7 1 21 1.5 18.5 0
61 Jimmy Orr BAL 26 13 0 18 357 19.8 4 64 1.4 27.5 0
62 Dick Bass RAM 24 14 9 16 145 9.1 0 37 1.1 10.4 6
63 Don Bosseler WAS 25 12 0 16 94 5.9 1 18 1.3 7.8 2
64 Ray Hayes MIN 26 13 0 16 121 7.6 0 22 1.2 9.3 5
65 Billy Ray Barnes PHI 26 12 0 15 194 12.9 3 59 1.3 16.2 4
66 Paul Hornung+ GNB 26 12 0 15 145 9.7 2 34 1.3 12.1 1
67 Aaron Thomas SFO 24 14 7 15 301 20.1 2 70 1.1 21.5 1
68 Timmy Brown PHI 24 13 0 14 264 18.9 2 65 1.1 20.3 4
69 Tom Tracy PIT 27 14 0 14 133 9.5 1 38 1.0 9.5 1
70 Jim Doran DAL 34 14 0 13 153 11.8 2 29 0.9 10.9 1
71 A.D. Williams MIN 28 13 0 13 174 13.4 1 49 1.0 13.4 0
72 Angelo Coia CHI 23 11 0 12 249 20.8 3 64 1.1 22.6 0
73 Jim Cunningham WAS 22 14 0 12 90 7.5 1 17 0.9 6.4 1
74 Prentice Gautt STL 23 14 0 12 132 11.0 3 45 0.9 9.4 3
75 Frank Mestnik STL 23 13 0 12 29 2.4 1 15 0.9 2.2 6
76 Gordie Smith MIN 22 9 8 12 320 26.7 4 71 1.3 35.6 1
77 Billy Stacy* STL 25 13 0 12 241 20.1 1 80 0.9 18.5 0
78 Leon Clarke CLE 28 13 0 11 211 19.2 2 41 0.8 16.2 0
79 Clyde Conner SFO 28 5 5 11 177 16.1 1 45 2.2 35.4 0
80 Bob Gaiters NYG 23 14 0 11 54 4.9 1 14 0.8 3.9 11
81 Joe Morrison NYG 24 13 0 11 67 6.1 1 16 0.8 5.2 4
82 Bernie Casey SFO 22 12 0 10 185 18.5 1 51 0.8 15.4 1
83 Sam Horner WAS 23 14 11 10 113 11.3 1 20 0.7 8.1 2
84 C.R. Roberts SFO 25 12 10 10 83 8.3 0 19 0.8 6.9 2
85 Mel Triplett MIN 30 14 8 10 41 4.1 0 15 0.7 2.9 4
86 Glenn Davis DET 27 8 0 9 115 12.8 0 19 1.1 14.4 1
87 Steve Junker WAS 26 11 0 9 130 14.4 0 38 0.8 11.8 0
88 Mark Smolinski BAL 22 14 0 9 100 11.1 1 25 0.6 7.1 3
89 Rick Casares CHI 30 13 0 8 69 8.6 0 31 0.6 5.3 1
Rk Tm Age G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Fmb
90 Dan Lewis DET 25 13 0 8 118 14.8 0 22 0.6 9.1 4
91 Dick Lucas PHI 27 14 0 8 67 8.4 5 18 0.6 4.8 0
92 Red Mack PIT 24 11 0 8 128 16.0 2 39 0.7 11.6 1
93 Steve Meilinger PIT 31 4 0 8 103 12.9 0 17 2.0 25.8 0
94 Tom Moore GNB 23 13 0 8 41 5.1 1 11 0.6 3.2 2
95 Abe Woodson* SFO 27 14 11 8 74 9.3 0 28 0.6 5.3 3
96 Hugh McInnis STL 23 3 0 7 107 15.3 0 22 2.3 35.7 0
97 Charlie Scales PIT 23 14 0 7 43 6.1 0 16 0.5 3.1 4
98 John Aveni WAS 26 14 0 6 84 14.0 1 41 0.4 6.0 2
99 Jim Dooley CHI 31 6 0 6 90 15.0 0 25 1.0 15.0 0
100 L.G. Dupre DAL 29 10 0 6 49 8.2 0 17 0.6 4.9 2
101 Joel Wells NYG 26 14 0 6 31 5.2 1 19 0.4 2.2 6
102 John Adams CHI 24 13 0 5 80 16.0 0 36 0.4 6.2 1
103 Pervis Atkins RAM 26 14 0 5 67 13.4 0 28 0.4 4.8 1
104 Howard Cassady DET 27 14 0 5 45 9.0 1 76 0.4 3.2 2
105 Henry Clement PIT 22 14 0 5 65 13.0 0 19 0.4 4.6 0
106 Mal Hammack STL 28 7 0 5 70 14.0 0 26 0.7 10.0 0
107 Pat Studstill DET 23 14 0 5 54 10.8 0 25 0.4 3.9 0
108 Charlie Bivins CHI 23 14 0 4 -9 -2.3 0 4 0.3 -0.6 1
109 Dee Mackey BAL 27 14 0 4 66 16.5 0 19 0.3 4.7 0
110 Joe Marconi RAM 27 13 0 4 20 5.0 1 8 0.3 1.5 0
111 Tom Watkins CLE 24 10 0 4 66 16.5 1 35 0.4 6.6 2
112 Lew Carpenter GNB 29 14 0 3 29 9.7 0 16 0.2 2.1 0
113 Bob Coronado PIT 25 5 0 3 32 10.7 0 14 0.6 6.4 0
114 Glynn Gregory DAL 22 14 0 3 30 10.0 0 13 0.2 2.1 0
115 Dick Haley 2TM 24 12 0 3 43 14.3 0 22 0.3 3.6 1
116 Harlon Hill CHI 29 14 0 3 51 17.0 0 23 0.2 3.6 0
117 Dick Hoak PIT 22 14 0 3 18 6.0 0 7 0.2 1.3 1
118 Gary Knafelc GNB 29 13 0 3 32 10.7 0 13 0.2 2.5 0
119 Dale Messer SFO 24 4 0 3 33 11.0 0 14 0.8 8.3 0
Rk Tm Age G GS Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G Fmb
120 Theron Sapp PHI 26 14 0 3 10 3.3 0 8 0.2 0.7 1
121 Duane Allen RAM 24 10 0 2 80 40.0 2 48 0.2 8.0 0
122 Erich Barnes*+ NYG 26 14 0 2 74 37.0 1 62 0.1 5.3 0
123 Bill Brown CHI 23 14 0 2 6 3.0 0 13 0.1 0.4 2
124 Jamie Caleb MIN 25 10 0 2 -8 -4.0 0 5 0.2 -0.8 0
125 Bobby Crespino CLE 23 13 0 2 62 31.0 1 49 0.2 4.8 1
126 Charley Ferguson CLE 22 12 0 2 68 34.0 1 60 0.2 5.7 0
127 Pete Hall NYG 22 12 0 2 22 11.0 0 20 0.2 1.8 0
128 Doug Mayberry MIN 24 4 0 2 18 9.0 0 13 0.5 4.5 0
129 Will Sherman MIN 34 8 0 2 40 20.0 0 32 0.3 5.0 0
130 Merrill Douglas DAL 25 6 0 1 -2 -2.0 0 -2 0.2 -0.3 0
131 Pat Fischer STL 21 12 0 1 22 22.0 0 22 0.1 1.8 1
132 Tom Matte BAL 22 8 0 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.1 1.0 0
133 Don McIlhenny 2TM 27 8 0 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.1 0.8 0
134 Johnny Olszewski DET 31 14 0 1 14 14.0 0 14 0.1 1.0 0
135 Elijah Pitts GNB 23 14 0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.1 0.4 0
136 Joe Scibelli RAM 22 14 0 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 0.1 0
137 Mike Sommer 2TM 27 6 0 1 31 31.0 0 31 0.2 5.2 0
138 Dick Szymanski BAL 29 14 0 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.1 0.4 0
139 Ken Webb DET 26 11 0 1 7 7.0 0 7 0.1 0.6 1
140 Sam Williams DET 30 12 0 1 10 10.0 0 10 0.1 0.8 0
141 Tommy Wilson RAM 29 11 0 1 12 12.0 0 12 0.1 1.1 2
142 Jim Wulff WAS 25 8 0 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.1 0.8 0