most catches per game by a wide receiver in the 2016 nfl season

Antonio Brown had the most receptions per game played by a wide receiver in 2016, with 7.07.

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	NAME	REC/GP	REC	GP	SEASON	TM	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Antonio Brown A. Brown	7.07	106	15	2016	PIT	154	1,284	12.1	85.6	12	9	3	3.0	0.6	0
2	Larry Fitzgerald L. Fitzgerald	6.69	107	16	2016	ARI	150	1,023	9.6	63.9	6	5	2	2.5	0.3	0
3	A.J. Green	6.6	66	10	2016	CIN	100	964	14.6	96.4	4	0	0		0.0	0
4	Stefon Diggs S. Diggs	6.46	84	13	2016	MIN	112	903	10.8	69.5	3	10	3	3.3	0.8	0
5	Odell Beckham Jr. O. Beckham Jr.	6.31	101	16	2016	NYG	169	1,367	13.5	85.4	10	9	1	9.0	0.6	0
6	Michael Thomas M. Thomas	6.13	92	15	2016	NO	121	1,137	12.4	75.8	9	0	0		0.0	0
7	Julian Edelman J. Edelman	6.13	98	16	2016	NE	159	1,106	11.3	69.1	3	57	12	4.8	3.6	0
8	Jordy Nelson J. Nelson	6.06	97	16	2016	GB	152	1,257	13.0	78.6	14	0	0		0.0	0
9	Keenan Allen K. Allen	6	6	1	2016	SD	7	63	10.5	63.0	0	0	0		0.0	0
10	Mike Evans M. Evans	6	96	16	2016	TB	173	1,321	13.8	82.6	12	0	0		0.0	0
11	Julio Jones J. Jones	5.93	83	14	2016	ATL	129	1,409	17.0	100.6	6	0	0		0.0	0
12	Doug Baldwin D. Baldwin	5.88	94	16	2016	SEA	125	1,128	12.0	70.5	7	2	3	0.7	0.1	0
13	Jarvis Landry J. Landry	5.88	94	16	2016	MIA	131	1,136	12.1	71.0	4	17	5	3.4	1.1	0
14	T.Y. Hilton	5.69	91	16	2016	IND	155	1,448	15.9	90.5	6	0	0		0.0	0
15	Golden Tate G. Tate	5.69	91	16	2016	DET	135	1,077	11.8	67.3	4	4	10	0.4	0.3	0
16	Demaryius Thomas D. Thomas	5.63	90	16	2016	DEN	144	1,083	12.0	67.7	5	0	0		0.0	0
17	Michael Crabtree M. Crabtree	5.56	89	16	2016	OAK	145	1,003	11.3	62.7	8	0	0		0.0	0
18	Jordan Matthews J. Matthews	5.21	73	14	2016	PHI	117	804	11.0	57.4	3	0	0		0.0	0
19	Amari Cooper A. Cooper	5.19	83	16	2016	OAK	132	1,153	13.9	72.1	5	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
20	Steve Smith Sr. S. Smith Sr.	5	70	14	2016	BAL	101	799	11.4	57.1	5	0	0		0.0	0
21	Pierre Garcon P. Garcon	4.94	79	16	2016	WAS	114	1,041	13.2	65.1	3	0	0		0.0	0
22	Emmanuel Sanders E. Sanders	4.94	79	16	2016	DEN	137	1,032	13.1	64.5	5	4	1	4.0	0.3	0
23	DeAndre Hopkins D. Hopkins	4.88	78	16	2016	HOU	151	954	12.2	59.6	4	0	0		0.0	0
24	Brandin Cooks B. Cooks	4.88	78	16	2016	NO	117	1,173	15.0	73.3	8	30	6	5.0	1.9	0
25	Terrelle Pryor T. Pryor	4.81	77	16	2016	CLE	140	1,007	13.1	62.9	4	21	8	2.6	1.3	1

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PPG

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23rd

OPP PPG

21.8

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RUSH YDS/G

94.8

22nd

PASS YDS/G

249.8

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Browns	3	1	.750
Bengals	2	1	.667
Ravens	2	1	.667
Steelers	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM

Last Game

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2 - 2

Final

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3 - 1

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

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Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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127.3

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116.1

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33.7

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Opp PPG Rankings

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13.7

16.7

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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

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136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

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Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

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Worst Record ATS

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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
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
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

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)
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
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