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Mike Ditka had 1,076 receiving yards in his rookie season in 1961.

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Data note: Receiving Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	REC YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Mike Ditka M. Ditka	1,076	1961	CHI	14	56	19.2	76.9	12	0	0		0.0	0
2	Jim Phillips J. Phillips	1,092	1961	LA	14	78	14.0	78.0	5	0	0		0.0	0
3	Lionel Taylor L. Taylor	1,176	1961	DEN	14	100	11.8	84.0	4	0	0		0.0	0
4	Mike Ditka M. Ditka	904	1962	CHI	14	58	15.6	64.6	5	0	0		0.0	0
5	Frank Clarke F. Clarke	973	1964	DAL	14	65	15.0	69.5	5	46	10	4.6	3.3	0
6	Pete Retzlaff P. Retzlaff	1,190	1965	PHI	14	66	18.0	85.0	10	0	0		0.0	0
7	Willie Frazier W. Frazier	922	1967	SD	14	57	16.2	65.9	10	0	0		0.0	0
8	Jackie Smith J. Smith	1,205	1967	STL	14	56	21.5	86.1	9	86	9	9.6	6.1	0
9	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	1,290	1980	SD	16	89	14.5	80.6	9	0	0		0.0	0
10	Ozzie Newsome O. Newsome	1,002	1981	CLE	16	69	14.5	62.6	6	20	2	10.0	1.3	0
11	Dan Ross D. Ross	910	1981	CIN	16	71	12.8	56.9	5	0	0		0.0	0
12	Joe Senser J. Senser	1,004	1981	MIN	16	79	12.7	62.8	8	2	1	2.0	0.1	0
13	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	1,075	1981	SD	16	88	12.2	67.2	10	0	0		0.0	0
14	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	1,247	1983	RAI	16	92	13.6	77.9	12	0	0		0.0	0
15	Ozzie Newsome O. Newsome	970	1983	CLE	16	89	10.9	60.6	6	0	0		0.0	0
16	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	1,172	1983	SD	16	88	13.3	73.3	8	0	0		0.0	0
17	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	1,007	1984	RAI	16	80	12.6	62.9	7	0	0		0.0	0
18	Ozzie Newsome O. Newsome	1,001	1984	CLE	16	89	11.2	62.6	5	0	0		0.0	0
19	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	987	1985	RAI	16	82	12.0	61.7	6	0	0		0.0	0
20	Mark Bavaro M. Bavaro	1,001	1986	NYG	16	66	15.2	62.6	4	0	0		0.0	0
21	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	1,153	1986	RAI	16	95	12.1	72.1	8	0	0		0.0	0
22	Eric Green E. Green	942	1993	PIT	16	63	15.0	58.9	5	0	0		0.0	0
23	Shannon Sharpe S. Sharpe	995	1993	DEN	16	81	12.3	62.2	9	0	0		0.0	0
24	Ben Coates B. Coates	1,174	1994	NE	16	96	12.2	73.4	7	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
25	Shannon Sharpe S. Sharpe	1,010	1994	DEN	15	87	11.6	67.3	4	0	0		0.0	0

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REC

491

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PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

154.3

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PASS YDS/G

254.9

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Lions	4	2	.667
Packers	4	3	.571

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	JAX	@	CHI	1:00 PM

Last Game

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4 - 3

Final

Bears

5 - 2

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

636

Olave

616

London

Pass TD Leaders

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Cousins

15

Purdy

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Rush TD Leaders

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8

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Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

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QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

26.5

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

95.5

Watson

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Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

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McBride

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89

Shrader

81

Reichard

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM

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