single game record for receiving yards by tight end

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

Interpreted as:
single regular-season game record for receiving yards by tight end
NAMEREC YDSDATETMOPPRECTRGAVGREC TDRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TD
1Shannon Sharpe
S. Sharpe
214
10/20/2002
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
12
14
17.8
2
0
0
0
2Jackie Smith
J. Smith
212
10/13/1963
STL STL
vs
PIT PIT
9
23.6
2
0
0
0
3George Kittle
G. Kittle
210
12/9/2018
SF SF
vs
DEN DEN
7
9
30.0
1
0
0
0
4Rich Caster
R. Caster
204
9/24/1972
NYJ NYJ
@
BAL BAL
6
34.0
3
0
0
0
5Pete Retzlaff
P. Retzlaff
204
11/14/1965
PHI PHI
vs
WAS WAS
7
29.1
0
0
0
0
6Darren Waller
D. Waller
200
12/6/2020
LV LV
@
NYJ NYJ
13
17
15.4
2
0
0
0
7Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
191
12/16/2021
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
10
13
19.1
2
0
0
0
8Ozzie Newsome
O. Newsome
191
10/14/1984
CLE CLE
vs
NYJ NYJ
14
13.6
0
0
0
0
9Mike Ditka
M. Ditka
190
11/12/1961
CHI CHI
vs
GB GB
9
21.1
3
0
0
0
10George Kittle
G. Kittle
183
10/4/2020
SF SF
vs
PHI PHI
15
15
12.2
1
8
1
8.0
0
11Dallas Clark
D. Clark
183
9/21/2009
IND IND
@
MIA MIA
7
8
26.1
1
0
0
0
12George Kittle
G. Kittle
181
12/5/2021
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
9
12
20.1
2
5
1
5.0
0
13Greg Olsen
G. Olsen
181
10/10/2016
CAR CAR
vs
TB TB
9
13
20.1
0
0
0
0
14Jared Cook
J. Cook
180
9/10/2018
OAK OAK
vs
LAR LAR
9
12
20.0
0
0
0
0
15Vernon Davis
V. Davis
180
10/13/2013
SF SF
vs
ARI ARI
8
11
22.5
2
0
0
0
16Shannon Sharpe
S. Sharpe
180
9/3/1995
DEN DEN
vs
BUF BUF
10
18.0
0
0
0
0
17Bob Schnelker
B. Schnelker
180
12/18/1960
NYG NYG
vs
CLE CLE
8
22.5
1
0
0
0
18Travis Kelce
T. Kelce
179
10/22/2023
KC KC
vs
LAC LAC
12
13
14.9
1
0
0
0
19T.J. Hockenson
T.J. Hockenson
179
10/2/2022
DET DET
vs
SEA SEA
8
12
22.4
2
0
0
0
20Jimmy Graham
J. Graham
179
9/15/2013
NO NO
@
TB TB
10
16
17.9
1
0
0
0
21Steve Jordan
S. Jordan
179
11/2/1986
MIN MIN
@
WAS WAS
6
29.8
1
0
0
0
22Gern Nagler
G. Nagler
177
11/20/1960
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
10
17.7
0
0
0
0
23Mark Bavaro
M. Bavaro
176
10/13/1985
NYG NYG
@
CIN CIN
12
14.7
0
0
0
0
24Ed Dickson
E. Dickson
175
10/8/2017
CAR CAR
@
DET DET
5
5
35.0
0
0
0
0
25Taz Anderson
T. Anderson
175
12/16/1962
STL STL
vs
PHI PHI
8
21.9
0
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1960 season.

More Broncos Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

24.4

12th

OPP PPG

18.6

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

119.5

17th

PASS YDS/G

232.6

15th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
12
2
0
.857
Chargers Chargers
10
4
0
.714
Chiefs Chiefs
6
8
0
.429
Raiders Raiders
2
12
0
.143
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
JAX JAX
@
DEN DEN
4:05 PM
Thu
12/25
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Sun
1/4
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
1:00 PM
Last Game
GB Packers

9 - 4 - 1

26

Final

34

DEN Broncos

12 - 2

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
3
0
.786
Bills Bills
10
4
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
7
7
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
10
4
0
.714
Texans Texans
9
5
0
.643
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
12
2
0
.857
Chargers Chargers
10
4
0
.714
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
9
5
0
.643
Cowboys Cowboys
6
7
1
.464
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
10
4
0
.714
Packers Packers
9
4
1
.679
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
11
3
0
.786
Seahawks Seahawks
11
3
0
.786

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/13
BUF BUF
@
NYJ NYJ
30-10
Sat
9/13
SF SF
@
NO NO
26-21
Sat
9/13
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
33-27
Sat
9/13
CAR CAR
@
ARI ARI
22-27
Sat
9/13
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
28-29

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
MIA MIA
@
PIT PIT
8:15 PM
Thu
12/18
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
8:15 PM
Sat
12/20
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
5:00 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
8:20 PM
Sun
12/21
BUF BUF
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM