Before 2012, Jerry Butler had the most receiving yards by a rookie in a game, with 255 yards versus the Jets on September 23, 1979.
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most receiving yards in a regular-season game by a rookie before 2012| NAME | REC YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Butler | 255 | 9/23/1979 | vs | 10 | 25.5 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 12.0 | 0 | |||
| 2 |  | J. Rice | 241 | 12/9/1985 | vs | 10 | 24.1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | | E. Kennison | 226 | 12/15/1996 | @ | 5 | 45.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 |  | A. Boldin | 217 | 9/7/2003 | @ | 10 | 14 | 21.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | | H. Hill | 214 | 10/31/1954 | @ | 7 | 30.6 | 4 | |||||||
| 6 | | M. Carrier | 212 | 12/6/1987 | @ | 8 | 26.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | | J. Smith | 212 | 10/13/1963 | vs | 9 | 23.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | | H. Taylor | 212 | 9/28/1947 | @ | 8 | 26.5 | 3 | |||||||
| 9 | | S. White | 210 | 11/7/1976 | vs | 7 | 30.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | | R. Gardner | 208 | 10/21/2001 | vs | 6 | 8 | 34.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | J. Phillips | 208 | 11/16/1958 | @ | 8 | 26.0 | 1 | |||||||
| 12 | | J. Orr | 205 | 12/13/1958 | vs | 6 | 34.2 | 3 | |||||||
| 13 | | J. Dixon | 203 | 11/12/1989 | @ | 6 | 33.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | | B. Howton | 200 | 12/7/1952 | @ | 6 | 33.3 | 0 | |||||||
| 15 | | G. Clark | 193 | 10/20/1985 | @ | 11 | 17.5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | | L. Brunson | 193 | 11/10/1974 | vs | 8 | 24.1 | 1 | -2 | 1 | -2.0 | 0 | |||
| 17 |  | R. Moss | 190 | 10/5/1998 | @ | 5 | 38.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | | K. Burrow | 190 | 12/19/1971 | @ | 8 | 23.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | | K. Burrow | 190 | 10/3/1971 | @ | 6 | 31.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 20 |  | M. Ditka | 190 | 11/12/1961 | vs | 9 | 21.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | | L. Lipps | 183 | 9/2/1984 | vs | 6 | 30.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | | G. Farmer | 183 | 12/26/1982 | vs | 9 | 20.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | | D. Stief | 183 | 12/17/1978 | vs | 9 | 20.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | | B. Groman | 182 | 11/20/1960 | vs | 3 | 60.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | | D. Looney | 180 | 12/1/1940 | @ | 14 | 12.9 | 0 | |||||||
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |