most receiving yards in an nfl game with less than 9 catches

The Minnesota Vikings have the most receiving yards by a team in a game with fewer than 9 receptions, with 538 yards versus the Baltimore Colts on September 28, 1969.

Interpreted as:

most receiving yards in an NFL regular-season game with less than 9 catches

	TEAM	REC YDS	REC	DATE	TM		OPP	TRG	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD
1	Vikings	538	36	9/28/1969	MIN	vs	BAL		14.9	7	92	27	3.4	0
2	Cardinals	522	35	11/10/1996	ARI	@	WAS		14.9	3	108	33	3.3	1
3	Patriots	517	32	9/12/2011	NE	@	MIA	48	16.2	4	106	22	4.8	1
4	Cowboys	506	25	10/6/2013	DAL	vs	DEN	35	20.2	5	52	14	3.7	1
5	Steelers	503	29	12/20/2009	PIT	vs	GB	46	17.3	3	65	19	3.4	1
6	Jets	496	15	9/24/1972	NYJ	@	BAL		33.1	6	83	25	3.3	0
7	Broncos	491	32	11/18/1974	DEN	vs	KC		15.3	2	73	22	3.3	3
8	Vikings	490	20	11/2/1986	MIN	@	WAS		24.5	4	55	27	2.0	1
9	49ers	488	28	11/28/1993	SF	@	RAM		17.4	4	64	25	2.6	1
10	Buccaneers	486	30	11/16/1980	TB	@	MIN		16.2	4	87	23	3.8	0
11	Bengals	481	34	10/23/2022	CIN	vs	ATL	42	14.1	3	78	21	3.7	2
12	Raiders	481	29	11/3/1968	OAK	vs	KC		16.6	2	70	38	1.8	3
13	Broncos	479	31	10/5/2014	DEN	vs	ARI	47	15.5	4	92	28	3.3	1
14	Jets	479	29	9/21/1986	NYJ	vs	MIA		16.5	4	132	34	3.9	3
15	Buccaneers	474	35	12/8/2019	TB	vs	IND	45	13.5	4	75	28	2.7	1
16	Dolphins	473	23	9/4/1994	MIA	vs	NE		20.6	5	69	23	3.0	0
17	Colts	472	25	10/31/2004	IND	@	KC	43	18.9	5	33	12	2.8	0
18	Redskins	471	32	12/26/1999	WAS	@	SF	47	14.7	2	57	17	3.4	1
19	Bengals	470	31	11/2/2025	CIN	vs	CHI	45	15.2	4	46	15	3.1	0
20	Buccaneers	470	29	10/28/2018	TB	@	CIN	50	16.2	3	126	27	4.7	1
21	Buccaneers	469	25	10/16/1988	TB	@	IND		18.8	2	39	15	2.6	2
22	Colts	469	21	12/16/1962	BAL	vs	MIN		22.3	5	125	24	5.2	1
23	Saints	465	34	10/16/2016	NO	vs	CAR	48	13.7	4	63	21	3.0	1
24	Cowboys	460	30	11/10/1963	DAL	@	SF		15.3	3	113	21	5.4	0
25	Buccaneers	458	28	12/15/2019	TB	@	DET	41	16.4	4	49	29	1.7	0

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