most receptions by a tight end in the 80s

From 1980 through 1989, Ozzie Newsome had the most catches by a tight end, with 546 catches.

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	NAME	REC	GP	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Ozzie Newsome O. Newsome	546	150	6,370	11.7	42.5	34	33	4	8.3	0.2	0
2	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	516	102	6,486	12.6	63.6	43	0	0		0.0	0
3	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	461	108	5,872	12.7	54.4	41	-6	1	-6.0	-0.1	0
4	Mickey Shuler M. Shuler	411	128	4,527	11.0	35.4	31	0	0		0.0	0
5	Steve Jordan S. Jordan	309	112	4,074	13.2	36.4	20	4	1	4.0	0.0	1
6	Doug Cosbie D. Cosbie	295	128	3,692	12.5	28.8	30	35	7	5.0	0.3	0
7	Paul Coffman P. Coffman	283	122	3,629	12.8	29.7	38	3	1	3.0	0.0	0
8	Pete Holohan P. Holohan	281	122	3,223	11.5	26.4	12	3	1	3.0	0.0	0
9	Jimmie Giles J. Giles	270	142	4,034	14.9	28.4	32	1	1	1.0	0.0	0
10	John Spagnola J. Spagnola	261	117	2,862	11.0	24.5	15	0	0		0.0	0
11	Dan Ross D. Ross	249	88	2,903	11.7	33.0	18	0	0		0.0	0
12	Russ Francis R. Francis	238	103	2,930	12.3	28.4	20	0	0		0.0	0
13	Mark Bavaro M. Bavaro	233	67	3,329	14.3	49.7	23	0	0		0.0	0
14	Bruce Hardy B. Hardy	222	119	2,037	9.2	17.1	20	2	1	2.0	0.0	0
15	Rodney Holman R. Holman	221	117	3,022	13.7	25.8	25	0	0		0.0	0
16	Hoby Brenner H. Brenner	211	118	3,125	14.8	26.5	18	0	0		0.0	0
17	David Hill D. Hill	207	116	2,296	11.1	19.8	14	0	0		0.0	0
18	Eric Sievers E. Sievers	206	114	2,408	11.7	21.1	16	-7	1	-7.0	-0.1	0
19	Emery Moorehead E. Moorehead	200	97	2,730	13.7	28.1	14	7	8	0.9	0.1	0
20	Don Warren D. Warren	194	140	2,034	10.5	14.5	6	5	1	5.0	0.0	0
21	Charle Young C. Young	185	86	2,131	11.5	24.8	12	5	1	5.0	0.1	0
22	Derrick Ramsey D. Ramsey	175	90	2,203	12.6	24.5	18	0	0		0.0	0
23	Pete Metzelaars P. Metzelaars	167	110	1,776	10.6	16.1	8	0	0		0.0	0
24	Doug Marsh D. Marsh	167	92	2,140	12.8	23.3	19	0	2	0.0	0.0	0
25	Joe Senser J. Senser	165	49	1,822	11.0	37.2	16	1	2	0.5	0.0	0

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443

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RUSH

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Watson

REC

154

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Team Rankings

PPG

16.5

23rd

OPP PPG

26.5

21st

RUSH YDS/G

65.5

31st

PASS YDS/G

221.5

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bengals	2	0	1.000
Steelers	1	1	.500
Browns	1	1	.500
Ravens	1	1	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	CAR	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	BAL	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM

Last Game

Browns

1 - 1

Final

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0 - 2

Sun 20 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

212

Henry

208

Gibbs

192

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Prescott

6

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Rush TD Leaders

4

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4

Henry

3

Swift

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

St. Brown

3

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QB Rating Leaders

134.2

Dart

127.3

Lock

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

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12.5

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Total Yards Rankings

427.5

424.5

409.0

394.0

392.0

Rush Yards Rankings

220.0

212.5

165.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

279.5

266.5

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

45.9

Gibbs

39.3

Swift

Fantasy WR Rankings

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

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Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

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McBride

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Fantasy K Rankings

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McPherson

27

McLaughlin

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	1	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
Falcons	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Colts	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 9/21	NYG	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Thu 9/24	ATL	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CAR	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	TEN	@	NYG	1:00 PM

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