most receiving yards by a rookie in a game in nfl history

Ja'Marr Chase has the most yards on receptions 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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REC

244

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Team Rankings

PPG

26.7

12th

OPP PPG

21.0

12th

RUSH YDS/G

91.3

28th

PASS YDS/G

247.7

14th

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 10/4	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

Bengals

2 - 1

Final

Steelers

2 - 1

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

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9

Cousins

8

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Rush TD Leaders

6

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6

Henry

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Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

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QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

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

52.4

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Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

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35.1

Kelce

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McPherson

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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
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM

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