fewest games played to reach 5000 receiving yards

Buddy Dial has the fewest games when gaining 5,000+ yards on receptions, with 74 games.

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Data note: Receiving Yards: player game data complete from 1960

	NAME	GP	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Buddy Dial B. Dial	74	5,008	245		20.4	67.7	38	14	4	3.5	0.2	0
2	Michael Thomas M. Thomas	83	6,569	565	743	11.6	79.1	36	-8	2	-4.0	-0.1	0
3	DeVonta Smith D. Smith	84	5,329	411	595	13.0	63.4	33	1	1	1.0	0.0	0
4	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	84	7,188	552	812	13.0	85.6	59	69	21	3.3	0.8	0
5	Jaylen Waddle J. Waddle	85	5,315	399	589	13.3	62.5	27	104	16	6.5	1.2	1
6	Pete Retzlaff P. Retzlaff	86	5,772	340		17.0	67.1	44	11	3	3.7	0.1	0
7	Amon-Ra St. Brown A. St. Brown	89	6,777	593	810	11.4	76.1	49	194	26	7.5	2.2	1
8	Tee Higgins T. Higgins	91	6,012	422	660	14.2	66.1	47	28	5	5.6	0.3	0
9	Hakeem Nicks H. Nicks	92	5,081	356	618	14.3	55.2	31	8	2	4.0	0.1	0
10	Raymond Berry R. Berry	93	5,916	412		14.4	63.6	37	0	0		0.0	0
11	Charley Hennigan C. Hennigan	94	6,835	411		16.6	72.7	51	0	0		0.0	0
12	Calvin Ridley C. Ridley	96	5,759	410	682	14.0	60.0	40	140	30	4.7	1.5	1
13	Fred Barnett F. Barnett	96	5,362	361		14.9	55.9	32	-2	4	-0.5	0.0	0
14	Bernie Casey B. Casey	96	5,450	360		15.1	56.8	40	23	1	23.0	0.2	0
15	Jerry Jeudy J. Jeudy	98	5,055	367	630	13.8	51.6	17	48	7	6.9	0.5	0
16	Michael Pittman Jr. M. Pittman Jr.	98	5,343	492	721	10.9	54.5	25	100	11	9.1	1.0	0
17	Elbert Dubenion E. Dubenion	98	5,294	294		18.0	54.0	35	326	46	7.1	3.3	3
18	Justin Jefferson J. Jefferson	99	8,782	602	902	14.6	88.7	45	27	16	1.7	0.3	1
19	Chris Burford C. Burford	99	5,505	391		14.1	55.6	55	10	3	3.3	0.1	0
20	Mike Quick M. Quick	101	6,464	363		17.8	64.0	61	-5	1	-5.0	0.0	0
21	CeeDee Lamb C. Lamb	102	8,067	624	918	12.9	79.1	47	384	60	6.4	3.8	3
22	Deebo Samuel Sr. D. Samuel Sr.	102	5,725	422	629	13.6	56.1	30	1,296	228	5.7	12.7	21
23	Eddie Brown E. Brown	102	6,134	363		16.9	60.1	41	164	25	6.6	1.6	0
24	John Jefferson J. Jefferson	102	5,714	351		16.3	56.0	47	61	6	10.2	0.6	0
25	Frank Clarke F. Clarke	102	5,194	280		18.6	50.9	50	231	32	7.2	2.3	1

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REC

374

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PPG

21.9

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OPP PPG

19.7

5th

RUSH YDS/G

106.1

20th

PASS YDS/G

242.7

18th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	5	2	.714
Browns	5	2	.714
Bengals	4	2	.667
Ravens	4	3	.571

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	PIT	@	PHI	4:25 PM
Fri 11/27	DEN	@	PIT	3:00 PM
Sun 12/6	HOU	@	PIT	8:20 PM

Last Game

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5 - 2

Final

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2 - 5

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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

651

Lamb

636

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

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Rush TD Leaders

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Williams

8

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8

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Rec TD Leaders

8

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6

Watson

6

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

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32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.5

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

20.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

102.5

Lamb

95.5

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Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

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McBride

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Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

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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
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
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

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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)
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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Buddy Dial has the fewest games when gaining 5,000+ yards on receptions, with 74 games.

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