nfl receiving leader 1940

Don Looney had the most yards on receptions in 1940, with 707 yards in his rookie season.

NAME REC YDS SEASON TM GP REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Don Looney
D. Looney
707
1940
PHI PHI
11
58
12.2
64.3
4
-4
2
-2.0
-0.4
0
2 Don Hutson
D. Hutson
664
1940
GB GB
11
45
14.8
60.4
7
0
0
0.0
0
3 Dick Todd
D. Todd
402
1940
WAS WAS
11
20
20.1
36.5
4
408
76
5.4
37.1
4
4 Perry Schwartz
P. Schwartz
370
1940
BKN
11
21
17.6
33.6
3
0
0
0.0
0
5 Jim Benton
J. Benton
351
1940
CLE CLE
10
22
16.0
35.1
3
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
6 Jimmy Johnston
J. Johnston
350
1940
WAS WAS
11
29
12.1
31.8
3
256
87
2.9
23.3
3
7 Lloyd Cardwell
L. Cardwell
349
1940
DET DET
10
20
17.5
34.9
1
186
48
3.9
18.6
2
8 Paul McDonough
P. McDonough
315
1940
CLE CLE
11
12
26.3
28.6
1
5
2
2.5
0.5
0
9 Les McDonald
L. McDonald
309
1940
TOT
10
15
20.6
30.9
0
-2
2
-1.0
-0.2
0
10 George Platukis
G. Platukis
290
1940
PIT PIT
11
15
19.3
26.4
2
0
0
0.0
0
11 Carl Mulleneaux
C. Mulleneaux
288
1940
GB GB
10
16
18.0
28.8
6
0
0
0.0
0
12 Bob Masterson
B. Masterson
283
1940
WAS WAS
11
18
15.7
25.7
4
0
1
0.0
0.0
0
13 Ken Kavanaugh
K. Kavanaugh
276
1940
CHB CHB
11
12
23.0
25.1
3
0
0
0.0
0
14 Vic Spadaccini
V. Spadaccini
276
1940
CLE CLE
9
22
12.5
30.7
2
0
0
0.0
0
15 Jim Lee Howell
J. Lee Howell
255
1940
NYG NYG
11
14
18.2
23.2
2
0
0
0.0
0
16 Dick Plasman
D. Plasman
245
1940
CHB CHB
11
11
22.3
22.3
2
0
0
0.0
0
17 Wayne Millner
W. Millner
233
1940
WAS WAS
10
22
10.6
23.3
3
31
3
10.3
3.1
0
18 Chuck Hanneman
C. Hanneman
224
1940
DET DET
9
14
16.0
24.9
0
0
0
0.0
0
19 Charley Malone
C. Malone
222
1940
WAS WAS
11
20
11.1
20.2
0
0
0
0.0
0
20 Ward Cuff
W. Cuff
220
1940
NYG NYG
8
13
16.9
27.5
1
86
15
5.7
10.8
1
21 Joe Carter
J. Carter
201
1940
PHI PHI
6
12
16.8
33.5
0
-3
1
-3.0
-0.5
0
22 Andy Uram
A. Uram
188
1940
GB GB
11
10
18.8
17.1
2
270
71
3.8
24.5
1
23 Ed Justice
E. Justice
170
1940
WAS WAS
7
15
11.3
24.3
2
34
3
11.3
4.9
0
24 Gus Tinsley
G. Tinsley
165
1940
CHC CHC
7
16
10.3
23.6
1
17
1
17.0
2.4
0
25 Al Coppage
A. Coppage
163
1940
CHC CHC
11
15
10.9
14.8
1
0
0
0.0
0
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PPG

25.7

8th

OPP PPG

21.0

15th

RUSH YDS/G

122.0

14th

PASS YDS/G

159.7

32nd

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TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
1
2
0
.333
Giants Giants
0
3
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
PHI PHI
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DEN DEN
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
PHI PHI
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
NYG NYG
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
PHI Eagles

3 - 0 - 0

33

Final

26

LAR Rams

2 - 1 - 0

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM