NFL Long Reception Single Game Playoffs 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 | Shannon Sharpe+ | 96 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Oakland Raiders, January 14, 2001 |
2 | Alvin Harper | 94 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers, January 8, 1995 |
3 | Elbert Dubenion | 93 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Boston Patriots, December 28, 1963 |
4 | Donald Driver | 90 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants, January 20, 2008 |
5 | Reggie Bush | 88 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Chicago Bears, January 21, 2007 |
| Billy Cannon | 88 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Los Angeles Chargers, January 1, 1961 |
7 | Brandon Stokley | 87 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos, January 4, 2004 |
8 | Corey Brown | 86 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 24, 2016 |
| Tim Brown+ | 86 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Buffalo Bills, January 15, 1994 |
| Bob Hayes+ | 86 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Cleveland Browns, December 24, 1967 |
11 | Muhsin Muhammad | 85 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. New England Patriots, February 1, 2004 |
12 | Kevin Johnson | 83 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 5, 2003 |
| Drew Pearson+ | 83 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 23, 1973 |
14 | Rod Sherman | 82 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Miami Dolphins, December 27, 1970 |
| Glenn Davis | 82 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns, December 24, 1950 |
16 | Antonio Freeman | 81 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. New England Patriots, January 26, 1997 |
17 | Ted Ginn Jr. | 80 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Carolina Panthers, January 7, 2018 |
| Demaryius Thomas | 80 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 8, 2012 |
| Braylon Edwards | 80 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 24, 2010 |
| Rod Smith | 80 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Atlanta Falcons, January 31, 1999 |
| Ricky Sanders | 80 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Denver Broncos, January 31, 1988 |
| Mark Jackson | 80 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Cleveland Browns, January 17, 1988 |
| Kenny King | 80 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 25, 1981 |
24 | Donnie Avery | 79 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 4, 2014 |
25 | Gene Washington | 78 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Washington Redskins, December 26, 1971 |
| Jim Doran | 78 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Cleveland Browns, December 29, 1957 |
| Wayne Millner+ | 78 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Chicago Bears, December 12, 1937 |
28 | Jerricho Cotchery | 77 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. New England Patriots, January 7, 2007 |
| Isaac Bruce+ | 77 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 16, 2000 |
30 | Brevin Jordan | 76 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Cleveland Browns, January 13, 2024 |
| Terrance Williams | 76 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Detroit Lions, January 4, 2015 |
| Jeremy Maclin | 76 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 9, 2010 |
| Terrell Owens+ | 76 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants, January 5, 2003 |
| Freddie Solomon | 76 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Washington Redskins, January 8, 1984 |
| Jimmy Cefalo | 76 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins, January 30, 1983 |
| Frank Lewis | 76 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Colts, December 19, 1976 |
37 | Tee Higgins | 75 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Los Angeles Rams, February 13, 2022 |
| Gabriel Davis | 75 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 23, 2022 |
| Aaron Jones | 75 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 22, 2022 |
| Larry Fitzgerald | 75 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Green Bay Packers, January 16, 2016 |
| Donte' Stallworth | 75 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. New Orleans Saints, January 13, 2007 |
| Willie Gault | 75 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins, December 30, 1984 |
| Jimmie Giles | 75 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 2, 1982 |
| John Stallworth+ | 75 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 21, 1979 |
| Paul Warfield+ | 75 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Baltimore Colts, January 2, 1972 |
| John Mackey+ | 75 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 17, 1971 |
| Gene Washington | 75 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Cleveland Browns, January 4, 1970 |
| Paul Warfield+ | 75 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Dallas Cowboys, December 24, 1967 |
49 | Deebo Samuel | 74 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 14, 2023 |
| Haven Moses | 74 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders, January 1, 1978 |
51 | Julio Jones | 73 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Green Bay Packers, January 22, 2017 |
| Vernon Davis | 73 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants, January 22, 2012 |
| Deion Branch | 73 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos, January 14, 2006 |
| Isaac Bruce+ | 73 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Tennessee Titans, January 30, 2000 |
| Robert Brooks | 73 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 14, 1996 |
| John Stallworth+ | 73 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 20, 1980 |
| Harold Jackson | 73 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 29, 1974 |
| Tom Fears+ | 73 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns, December 23, 1951 |
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