most receiving yards in a single game by a tight end in nfl history

Shannon Sharpe has the most yards on receptions by a tight end in a game, with 214 yards against the Chiefs on October 20, 2002.

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	NAME	REC YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD
1	Shannon Sharpe S. Sharpe	214	10/20/2002	DEN	@	KC	12	14	17.8	2	0	0		0
2	Jackie Smith J. Smith	212	10/13/1963	STL	vs	PIT	9		23.6	2	0	0		0
3	George Kittle G. Kittle	210	12/9/2018	SF	vs	DEN	7	9	30.0	1	0	0		0
4	Rich Caster R. Caster	204	9/24/1972	NYJ	@	BAL	6		34.0	3	0	0		0
5	Pete Retzlaff P. Retzlaff	204	11/14/1965	PHI	vs	WAS	7		29.1	0	0	0		0
6	Darren Waller D. Waller	200	12/6/2020	LV	@	NYJ	13	17	15.4	2	0	0		0
7	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	191	12/16/2021	KC	@	LAC	10	13	19.1	2	0	0		0
8	Ozzie Newsome O. Newsome	191	10/14/1984	CLE	vs	NYJ	14		13.6	0	0	0		0
9	Mike Ditka M. Ditka	190	11/12/1961	CHI	vs	GB	9		21.1	3	0	0		0
10	George Kittle G. Kittle	183	10/4/2020	SF	vs	PHI	15	15	12.2	1	8	1	8.0	0
11	Dallas Clark D. Clark	183	9/21/2009	IND	@	MIA	7	8	26.1	1	0	0		0
12	George Kittle G. Kittle	181	12/5/2021	SF	@	SEA	9	12	20.1	2	5	1	5.0	0
13	Greg Olsen G. Olsen	181	10/10/2016	CAR	vs	TB	9	13	20.1	0	0	0		0
14	Jared Cook J. Cook	180	9/10/2018	OAK	vs	LAR	9	12	20.0	0	0	0		0
15	Vernon Davis V. Davis	180	10/13/2013	SF	vs	ARI	8	11	22.5	2	0	0		0
16	Shannon Sharpe S. Sharpe	180	9/3/1995	DEN	vs	BUF	10		18.0	0	0	0		0
17	Bob Schnelker B. Schnelker	180	12/18/1960	NYG	vs	CLE	8		22.5	1	0	0		0
18	Travis Kelce T. Kelce	179	10/22/2023	KC	vs	LAC	12	13	14.9	1	0	0		0
19	T.J. Hockenson	179	10/2/2022	DET	vs	SEA	8	12	22.4	2	0	0		0
20	Jimmy Graham J. Graham	179	9/15/2013	NO	@	TB	10	16	17.9	1	0	0		0
21	Steve Jordan S. Jordan	179	11/2/1986	MIN	@	WAS	6		29.8	1	0	0		0
22	Gern Nagler G. Nagler	177	11/20/1960	CLE	@	PIT	10		17.7	0	0	0		0
23	Mark Bavaro M. Bavaro	176	10/13/1985	NYG	@	CIN	12		14.7	0	0	0		0
24	Ed Dickson E. Dickson	175	10/8/2017	CAR	@	DET	5	5	35.0	0	0	0		0
25	Taz Anderson T. Anderson	175	12/16/1962	STL	vs	PHI	8		21.9	0	0	0		0

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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