Shannon Sharpe has the most receiving yards by a tight end in a game, with 214 yards against the Chiefs on October 20, 2002.
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most receiving yards in a single regular-season game by a tight end in NFL history| NAME | REC YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | |||
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| 1 |  | S. Sharpe | 214 | 10/20/2002 | @ | 12 | 14 | 17.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 |  | J. Smith | 212 | 10/13/1963 | vs | 9 | 23.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 |  | G. Kittle | 210 | 12/9/2018 | vs | 7 | 9 | 30.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | | R. Caster | 204 | 9/24/1972 | @ | 6 | 34.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | | P. Retzlaff | 204 | 11/14/1965 | vs | 7 | 29.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 6 |  | D. Waller | 200 | 12/6/2020 | @ | 13 | 17 | 15.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 |  | T. Kelce | 191 | 12/16/2021 | @ | 10 | 13 | 19.1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | O. Newsome | 191 | 10/14/1984 | vs | 14 | 13.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 9 |  | M. Ditka | 190 | 11/12/1961 | vs | 9 | 21.1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | | G. Kittle | 183 | 10/4/2020 | vs | 15 | 15 | 12.2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | D. Clark | 183 | 9/21/2009 | @ | 7 | 8 | 26.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | | G. Kittle | 181 | 12/5/2021 | @ | 9 | 12 | 20.1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| 13 |  | G. Olsen | 181 | 10/10/2016 | vs | 9 | 13 | 20.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 14 |  | J. Cook | 180 | 9/10/2018 | vs | 9 | 12 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | | V. Davis | 180 | 10/13/2013 | vs | 8 | 11 | 22.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | | S. Sharpe | 180 | 9/3/1995 | vs | 10 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | | B. Schnelker | 180 | 12/18/1960 | vs | 8 | 22.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | | T. Kelce | 179 | 10/22/2023 | vs | 12 | 13 | 14.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 19 |  | T.J. Hockenson | 179 | 10/2/2022 | vs | 8 | 12 | 22.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 20 |  | J. Graham | 179 | 9/15/2013 | @ | 10 | 16 | 17.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | | S. Jordan | 179 | 11/2/1986 | @ | 6 | 29.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | | G. Nagler | 177 | 11/20/1960 | @ | 10 | 17.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | | M. Bavaro | 176 | 10/13/1985 | @ | 12 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | | E. Dickson | 175 | 10/8/2017 | @ | 5 | 5 | 35.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | | T. Anderson | 175 | 12/16/1962 | vs | 8 | 21.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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