NFL Yards per Reception Single Game Playoffs Leaders
All-Time Yards per Reception Leaders
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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 |
Y/R |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Paul Warfield+ | 62.5 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Baltimore Colts, January 2, 1972 |
2 | Mike Young | 61.5 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Cleveland Browns, January 14, 1990 |
3 | Randy Moss+ | 60.5 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints, January 6, 2001 |
4 | Alvin Harper | 54.0 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers, January 8, 1995 |
5 | Frank Lewis | 51.5 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Baltimore Colts, December 19, 1976 |
6 | Demaryius Thomas | 51.0 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 8, 2012 |
7 | Braylon Edwards | 50.0 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 24, 2010 |
8 | Jimmie Giles | 49.0 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 2, 1982 |
9 | Kenny King | 46.5 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 25, 1981 |
10 | Harold Jackson | 46.3 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 29, 1974 |
11 | Drew Carter | 44.0 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 22, 2006 |
| Glenn Davis | 44.0 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns, December 24, 1950 |
13 | Drew Pearson+ | 43.5 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 23, 1973 |
14 | Jermaine Kearse | 43.0 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Carolina Panthers, January 10, 2015 |
15 | Billy Cannon | 42.7 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Los Angeles Chargers, January 1, 1961 |
16 | Harold Jackson | 42.0 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. St. Louis Cardinals, December 27, 1975 |
| Lenny Moore+ | 42.0 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. New York Giants, December 27, 1959 |
18 | Malcolm Barnwell | 41.5 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. New York Jets, January 15, 1983 |
19 | Jimmy Cefalo | 41.0 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins, January 30, 1983 |
20 | John Stallworth+ | 40.3 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 20, 1980 |
| Lynn Swann+ | 40.3 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 18, 1976 |
22 | John Mackey+ | 40.0 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 17, 1971 |
| Ray Perkins | 40.0 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Oakland Raiders, January 3, 1971 |
| Gene Washington | 40.0 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Cleveland Browns, January 4, 1970 |
25 | Elbert Dubenion | 39.5 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 1, 1967 |
26 | Earnest Gray | 39.3 | NYG | New York Giants vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 3, 1982 |
27 | Martavis Bryant | 39.0 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, January 14, 2018 |
| Alvin Harper | 39.0 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 17, 1993 |
| Wayland Becker | 39.0 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants, December 11, 1938 |
30 | Alfred Jenkins | 38.8 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 4, 1981 |
31 | Jacoby Jones | 38.5 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Denver Broncos, January 12, 2013 |
| James Thrash | 38.5 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Atlanta Falcons, January 11, 2003 |
| Andre Rison | 38.5 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. New England Patriots, January 26, 1997 |
| Flipper Anderson | 38.5 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 31, 1989 |
35 | John Stallworth+ | 38.3 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 21, 1979 |
| Elbert Dubenion | 38.3 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Boston Patriots, December 28, 1963 |
37 | Sammy Watkins | 38.0 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Houston Texans, January 12, 2020 |
| Webster Slaughter | 38.0 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Buffalo Bills, January 6, 1990 |
| Kyle Rote | 38.0 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Baltimore Colts, December 28, 1958 |
40 | Greg Olsen | 37.7 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 16, 2011 |
| Mark Duper | 37.7 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills, January 12, 1991 |
42 | Keenan Allen | 37.5 | LAC | Los Angeles Chargers vs. New England Patriots, January 13, 2019 |
| John Taylor | 37.5 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants, January 20, 1991 |
| Doak Walker+ | 37.5 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 21, 1952 |
45 | Vernon Davis | 37.3 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants, January 22, 2012 |
46 | John Taylor | 37.0 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants, January 15, 1994 |
| James Jett | 37.0 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Denver Broncos, January 9, 1994 |
| Otis Taylor | 37.0 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. New York Jets, December 20, 1969 |
49 | LaVon Brazill | 36.5 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. New England Patriots, January 11, 2014 |
| Tom Fears+ | 36.5 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns, December 23, 1951 |
51 | Anquan Boldin | 36.0 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Atlanta Falcons, January 3, 2009 |
| Moe Williams | 36.0 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Green Bay Packers, January 9, 2005 |
| Brandon Stokley | 36.0 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Denver Broncos, January 4, 2004 |
| Gino Cappelletti | 36.0 | BOS | Boston Patriots vs. San Diego Chargers, January 5, 1964 |
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