NFL Receptions Single Game Leaders
All-Time Receptions Leaders
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Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have complete boxscore data (1950 onward), all playoff games, and all 100 yard rushing/receiving or 300 yard passing games from 1940-1959.
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Rec |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Brandon Marshall | 21 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Indianapolis Colts, December 13, 2009 |
2 | Terrell Owens+ | 20 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Bears, December 17, 2000 |
3 | Jason Witten | 18 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants, October 28, 2012 |
| Brandon Marshall | 18 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers, September 14, 2008 |
| Tom Fears+ | 18 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers, December 3, 1950 |
6 | Antonio Brown | 17 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Oakland Raiders, November 8, 2015 |
| Clark Gaines | 17 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. San Francisco 49ers, September 21, 1980 |
8 | Keenan Allen | 16 | LAC | Los Angeles Chargers vs. New York Jets, November 22, 2020 |
| Michael Thomas | 16 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, September 9, 2018 |
| Antonio Brown | 16 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos, December 20, 2015 |
| Wes Welker | 16 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills, September 25, 2011 |
| Troy Brown | 16 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Kansas City Chiefs, September 22, 2002 |
| Keenan McCardell | 16 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. St. Louis Rams, October 20, 1996 |
| Jerry Rice+ | 16 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams, November 20, 1994 |
| Sonny Randle | 16 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Giants, November 4, 1962 |
16 | Chris Godwin | 15 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Atlanta Falcons, December 5, 2021 |
| Tyler Lockett | 15 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Arizona Cardinals, October 25, 2020 |
| George Kittle | 15 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 4, 2020 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 15 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. Indianapolis Colts, December 22, 2019 |
| Austin Ekeler | 15 | LAC | Los Angeles Chargers vs. Denver Broncos, October 6, 2019 |
| Alvin Kamara | 15 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons, September 23, 2018 |
| Keenan Allen | 15 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Detroit Lions, September 13, 2015 |
| Zach Ertz | 15 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins, December 20, 2014 |
| Danny Amendola | 15 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Washington Redskins, September 16, 2012 |
| Reggie Wayne | 15 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, October 3, 2010 |
| Wes Welker | 15 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. New York Jets, November 22, 2009 |
| Jason Witten | 15 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Detroit Lions, December 9, 2007 |
| Chris Chambers | 15 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills, December 4, 2005 |
| Jimmy Smith | 15 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Baltimore Ravens, September 10, 2000 |
| Isaac Bruce+ | 15 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Miami Dolphins, December 24, 1995 |
| Andre Reed+ | 15 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Green Bay Packers, November 20, 1994 |
| Flipper Anderson | 15 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. New Orleans Saints, November 26, 1989 |
| Steve Largent+ | 15 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions, October 18, 1987 |
| Kellen Winslow+ | 15 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Green Bay Packers, October 7, 1984 |
| William Andrews | 15 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, November 15, 1981 |
| Rickey Young | 15 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. New England Patriots, December 16, 1979 |
37 | Najee Harris | 14 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, September 26, 2021 |
| Davante Adams | 14 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings, September 13, 2020 |
| DeAndre Hopkins | 14 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers, September 13, 2020 |
| Will Fuller | 14 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Atlanta Falcons, October 6, 2019 |
| Jamison Crowder | 14 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills, September 8, 2019 |
| Antonio Brown | 14 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New Orleans Saints, December 23, 2018 |
| Keenan Allen | 14 | LAC | Los Angeles Chargers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 2, 2018 |
| Zach Ertz | 14 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys, November 11, 2018 |
| Adam Thielen | 14 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Buffalo Bills, September 23, 2018 |
| Christian McCaffrey | 14 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. Atlanta Falcons, September 16, 2018 |
| Saquon Barkley | 14 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Dallas Cowboys, September 16, 2018 |
| Antonio Brown | 14 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys, November 13, 2016 |
| Keenan Allen | 14 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Green Bay Packers, October 18, 2015 |
| Josh Gordon | 14 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, November 24, 2013 |
| Calvin Johnson+ | 14 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys, October 27, 2013 |
| Justin Blackmon | 14 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Denver Broncos, October 13, 2013 |
| Brandon Myers | 14 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Cleveland Browns, December 2, 2012 |
| Andre Johnson | 14 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, November 18, 2012 |
| Roy Helu | 14 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. San Francisco 49ers, November 6, 2011 |
| Reggie Wayne | 14 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Dallas Cowboys, December 5, 2010 |
| Jabar Gaffney | 14 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 3, 2010 |
| Jason Witten | 14 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants, December 6, 2009 |
| Dallas Clark | 14 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Houston Texans, November 8, 2009 |
| Bobby Engram | 14 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Cleveland Browns, November 4, 2007 |
| Brian Westbrook | 14 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys, November 4, 2007 |
| Anquan Boldin | 14 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Baltimore Ravens, September 23, 2007 |
| Steve Smith Sr. | 14 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. Chicago Bears, November 20, 2005 |
| Tony Gonzalez+ | 14 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers, January 2, 2005 |
| David Boston | 14 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, October 5, 2003 |
| Marvin Harrison+ | 14 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Dallas Cowboys, November 17, 2002 |
| Marshall Faulk+ | 14 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Denver Broncos, September 8, 2002 |
| Rod Smith | 14 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Arizona Cardinals, September 23, 2001 |
| Jimmy Smith | 14 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 2, 2000 |
| Marvin Harrison+ | 14 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Cleveland Browns, December 26, 1999 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 14 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Tennessee Oilers, November 1, 1998 |
| Tim Brown+ | 14 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, December 21, 1997 |
| Jerry Rice+ | 14 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 18, 1995 |
| Herman Moore | 14 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears, December 4, 1995 |
| Cris Carter+ | 14 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Arizona Cardinals, October 2, 1994 |
| Andre Rison | 14 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Detroit Lions, September 4, 1994 |
| Al Toon | 14 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins, November 27, 1988 |
| Ozzie Newsome+ | 14 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. New York Jets, October 14, 1984 |
| Kellen Winslow+ | 14 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs, December 11, 1983 |
| Tony Galbreath | 14 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Green Bay Packers, September 10, 1978 |
| Ralph Heywood | 14 | NYY | New York Bulldogs vs. Detroit Lions, December 4, 1949 |
| Jim Keane | 14 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants, October 23, 1949 |
| Don Hutson+ | 14 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants, November 22, 1942 |
| Don Looney | 14 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins, December 1, 1940 |
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