NFL Receiving Yards Single Game Leaders
All-Time Receiving Yards 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 |
Yds |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Flipper Anderson | 336 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. New Orleans Saints, November 26, 1989 |
2 | Calvin Johnson+ | 329 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys, October 27, 2013 |
3 | Stephone Paige | 309 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers, December 22, 1985 |
4 | Jim Benton | 303 | RAM | Cleveland Rams vs. Detroit Lions, November 22, 1945 |
5 | Cloyce Box | 302 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Baltimore Colts, December 3, 1950 |
6 | Julio Jones | 300 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers, October 2, 2016 |
7 | Jimmy Smith | 291 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Baltimore Ravens, September 10, 2000 |
8 | Jerry Rice+ | 289 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 18, 1995 |
9 | John Taylor | 286 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 11, 1989 |
10 | Antonio Brown | 284 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Oakland Raiders, November 8, 2015 |
11 | Terrell Owens+ | 283 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Bears, December 17, 2000 |
12 | Andre Johnson | 273 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, November 18, 2012 |
13 | Charley Hennigan | 272 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Boston Patriots, October 13, 1961 |
14 | Tyreek Hill | 269 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, November 29, 2020 |
| Del Shofner | 269 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins, October 28, 1962 |
16 | Ja'Marr Chase | 266 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 2, 2022 |
17 | Lee Evans | 265 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Houston Texans, November 19, 2006 |
18 | Josh Gordon | 261 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, December 1, 2013 |
| Steve Largent+ | 261 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Detroit Lions, October 18, 1987 |
20 | Chad Johnson | 260 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. San Diego Chargers, November 12, 2006 |
| Wes Chandler | 260 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, December 20, 1982 |
22 | Julio Jones | 259 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Green Bay Packers, December 8, 2014 |
23 | Qadry Ismail | 258 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 12, 1999 |
24 | Billy Howton | 257 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Los Angeles Rams, October 21, 1956 |
25 | Sonny Randle | 256 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Giants, November 4, 1962 |
26 | Anthony Allen | 255 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. St. Louis Cardinals, October 4, 1987 |
| Jerry Butler | 255 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets, September 23, 1979 |
28 | Julio Jones | 253 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, November 26, 2017 |
| Brian Hartline | 253 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Arizona Cardinals, September 30, 2012 |
| Plaxico Burress | 253 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Atlanta Falcons, November 10, 2002 |
31 | Miles Austin | 250 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Kansas City Chiefs, October 11, 2009 |
32 | Alshon Jeffery | 249 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 1, 2013 |
33 | Richard Johnson | 248 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. New Orleans Saints, December 3, 1989 |
34 | Art Powell | 247 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Houston Oilers, December 22, 1963 |
35 | Bob Hayes+ | 246 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins, November 13, 1966 |
36 | Haywood Jeffires | 245 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Kansas City Chiefs, December 16, 1990 |
37 | Calvin Johnson+ | 244 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers, January 1, 2012 |
38 | Wes Chandler | 243 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Seattle Seahawks, September 15, 1985 |
39 | Gary Clark | 241 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. New York Giants, October 27, 1986 |
| Jerry Rice+ | 241 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 9, 1985 |
| Frank Clarke | 241 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins, September 16, 1962 |
42 | DeAndre Hopkins | 238 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Tennessee Titans, November 30, 2014 |
| Chris Chambers | 238 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills, December 4, 2005 |
| Harold Jackson | 238 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Dallas Cowboys, October 14, 1973 |
45 | Josh Gordon | 237 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, November 24, 2013 |
| Tommy McDonald+ | 237 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants, December 10, 1961 |
| Don Hutson+ | 237 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Brooklyn Dodgers, November 21, 1943 |
48 | Justin Blackmon | 236 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans, November 18, 2012 |
49 | Buddy Dial | 235 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, October 22, 1961 |
50 | Drew Bennett | 233 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Kansas City Chiefs, December 13, 2004 |
| Isaac Bruce+ | 233 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Atlanta Falcons, November 2, 1997 |
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