Anthony Carter had 227 yards on receptions in the 1987 NFC divisional game against the 49ers on January 9, 1988.
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most receiving yards in a game by vikings first round draft pick wr as a viking| NAME | REC YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Carter | 227 | 1/9/1988 |  MIN | @ |  SF | 10 | 22.7 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 30.0 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | J. Jefferson | 223 | 12/11/2022 | MIN | @ |  DET | 11 | 15 | 20.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | | S. White | 210 | 11/7/1976 | MIN | vs | DET | 7 | 30.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 |  | R. Moss | 204 | 11/14/1999 | MIN | @ |  CHI | 12 | 21 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | P. Flatley | 202 | 10/24/1965 | MIN | @ | SF | 7 | 28.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 |  | A. Thielen | 202 | 12/24/2016 | MIN | @ |  GB | 12 | 15 | 16.8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 7 | | S. Rice | 201 | 11/15/2009 | MIN | vs | DET | 7 | 9 | 28.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | | J. Jefferson | 193 | 11/13/2022 | MIN | @ |  BUF | 10 | 16 | 19.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | J. Jefferson | 192 | 1/7/2024 | MIN | @ | DET | 12 | 14 | 16.0 | 1 | -12 | 1 | -12.0 | 0 |
| 10 | | R. Moss | 190 | 10/5/1998 | MIN | @ | GB | 5 | 38.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | A. Carter | 188 | 11/6/1988 | MIN | vs | DET | 8 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | R. Moss | 188 | 1/16/2000 | MIN | @ |  STL | 9 | 14 | 20.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 13 | | A. Carter | 184 | 11/26/1987 | MIN | @ |  DAL | 8 | 23.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | J. Jefferson | 184 | 9/11/2022 | MIN | vs | GB | 9 | 11 | 20.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15 |  | S. Diggs | 182 | 9/18/2016 | MIN | vs | GB | 9 | 11 | 20.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | J. Jefferson | 182 | 12/5/2021 | MIN | @ | DET | 11 | 14 | 16.5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 |
| 17 | | S. White | 177 | 11/28/1982 | MIN | vs | CHI | 10 | 17.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | S. Rice | 176 | 10/18/2009 | MIN | vs |  BAL | 6 | 7 | 29.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | J. Jefferson | 175 | 9/27/2020 | MIN | vs |  TEN | 7 | 9 | 25.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 20 | | P. Flatley | 174 | 11/24/1963 | MIN | vs | DET | 6 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | S. Diggs | 173 | 9/24/2017 | MIN | vs |  TB | 8 | 11 | 21.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | G. Washington | 172 | 9/28/1969 | MIN | vs |  BAL | 6 | 28.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | R. Moss | 172 | 9/28/2003 | MIN | vs | SF | 8 | 10 | 21.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 24 | | R. Moss | 171 | 11/19/2001 | MIN | vs |  NYG | 10 | 13 | 17.1 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 18.0 | 0 |
| 25 | | J. Jefferson | 169 | 11/21/2021 | MIN | vs | GB | 8 | 10 | 21.1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1960 season.
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