highest number of yards received by a rookie in a game

Ja'Marr Chase has the most receiving yards by a player in his rookie season in a game, with 266 yards against the Chiefs on January 2, 2022.

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	NAME	REC YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD
1	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	266	1/2/2022	CIN	vs	KC	11	12	24.2	3	0	0		0
2	Jerry Butler J. Butler	255	9/23/1979	BUF	vs	NYJ	10		25.5	4	12	1	12.0	0
3	Jerry Rice J. Rice	241	12/9/1985	SF	vs	RAM	10		24.1	1	14	2	7.0	0
4	Justin Blackmon J. Blackmon	236	11/18/2012	JAX	@	HOU	7	13	33.7	1	0	0		0
5	Eddie Kennison E. Kennison	226	12/15/1996	STL	@	ATL	5		45.2	3	0	0		0
6	Anquan Boldin A. Boldin	217	9/7/2003	ARI	@	DET	10	14	21.7	2	0	0		0
7	Harlon Hill H. Hill	214	10/31/1954	CHB	@	SF	7		30.6	4
8	Mark Carrier M. Carrier	212	12/6/1987	TB	@	NO	8		26.5	1	0	0		0
9	Jackie Smith J. Smith	212	10/13/1963	STL	vs	PIT	9		23.6	2	0	0		0
10	Hugh Taylor H. Taylor	212	9/28/1947	WAS	@	PHI	8		26.5	3
11	Sammy White S. White	210	11/7/1976	MIN	vs	DET	7		30.0	2	0	0		0
12	Mike Evans M. Evans	209	11/16/2014	TB	@	WAS	7	9	29.9	2	0	0		0
13	Rod Gardner R. Gardner	208	10/21/2001	WAS	vs	CAR	6	8	34.7	1	0	0		0
14	Jim Phillips J. Phillips	208	11/16/1958	LA	@	GB	8		26.0	1
15	Jimmy Orr J. Orr	205	12/13/1958	PIT	vs	CHC	6		34.2	3
16	James Dixon J. Dixon	203	11/12/1989	DAL	@	PHX	6		33.8	1	0	0		0
17	Ja'Marr Chase J. Chase	201	10/24/2021	CIN	@	BAL	8	10	25.1	1	0	0		0
18	Billy Howton B. Howton	200	12/7/1952	GB	@	LA	6		33.3	0
19	JuJu Smith-Schuster J. Smith-Schuster	193	10/29/2017	PIT	@	DET	7	10	27.6	1	0	0		0
20	Gary Clark G. Clark	193	10/20/1985	WAS	@	NYG	11		17.5	0	3	1	3.0	0
21	Larry Brunson L. Brunson	193	11/10/1974	KC	vs	SD	8		24.1	1	-2	1	-2.0	0
22	Randy Moss R. Moss	190	10/5/1998	MIN	@	GB	5		38.0	2	0	0		0
23	Ken Burrow K. Burrow	190	12/19/1971	ATL	@	NO	8		23.8	1	0	0		0
24	Ken Burrow K. Burrow	190	10/3/1971	ATL	@	DET	6		31.7	2	0	0		0
25	Mike Ditka M. Ditka	190	11/12/1961	CHI	vs	GB	9		21.1	3	0	0		0

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PPG

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OPP PPG

21.0

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RUSH YDS/G

91.3

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PASS YDS/G

247.7

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	2	1	.667
Browns	2	1	.667
Bengals	2	1	.667
Ravens	2	1	.667

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	JAX	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CIN	@	BAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CIN	@	ATL	9:30 AM

Last Game

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2 - 1

Final

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2 - 1

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

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Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

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375

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358

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9

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8

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6

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Rec TD Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

133.1

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127.3

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6.0

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4.0

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4.0

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NFL 2026 Rankings

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33.7

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31.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

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Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

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401.7

399.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

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Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

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11.0

10.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	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 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
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