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Mike Ditka had 1,076 receiving yards in his rookie season in 1961.

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Data note: Receiving Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	REC YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Mike Ditka M. Ditka	1,076	1961	CHI	14	56		19.2	76.9	12	0	0		0.0	0
2	Jim Phillips J. Phillips	1,092	1961	LA	14	78		14.0	78.0	5	0	0		0.0	0
3	Lionel Taylor L. Taylor	1,176	1961	DEN	14	100		11.8	84.0	4	0	0		0.0	0
4	Pete Retzlaff P. Retzlaff	1,190	1965	PHI	14	66		18.0	85.0	10	0	0		0.0	0
5	Jackie Smith J. Smith	1,205	1967	STL	14	56		21.5	86.1	9	86	9	9.6	6.1	0
6	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	1,290	1980	SD	16	89		14.5	80.6	9	0	0		0.0	0
7	Ozzie Newsome O. Newsome	1,002	1981	CLE	16	69		14.5	62.6	6	20	2	10.0	1.3	0
8	Joe Senser J. Senser	1,004	1981	MIN	16	79		12.7	62.8	8	2	1	2.0	0.1	0
9	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	1,075	1981	SD	16	88		12.2	67.2	10	0	0		0.0	0
10	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	1,247	1983	RAI	16	92		13.6	77.9	12	0	0		0.0	0
11	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	1,172	1983	SD	16	88		13.3	73.3	8	0	0		0.0	0
12	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	1,007	1984	RAI	16	80		12.6	62.9	7	0	0		0.0	0
13	Ozzie Newsome O. Newsome	1,001	1984	CLE	16	89		11.2	62.6	5	0	0		0.0	0
14	Mark Bavaro M. Bavaro	1,001	1986	NYG	16	66		15.2	62.6	4	0	0		0.0	0
15	Todd Christensen T. Christensen	1,153	1986	RAI	16	95		12.1	72.1	8	0	0		0.0	0
16	Ben Coates B. Coates	1,174	1994	NE	16	96		12.2	73.4	7	0	1	0.0	0.0	0
17	Shannon Sharpe S. Sharpe	1,010	1994	DEN	15	87		11.6	67.3	4	0	0		0.0	0
18	Shannon Sharpe S. Sharpe	1,062	1996	DEN	15	80		13.3	70.8	10	0	0		0.0	0
19	Shannon Sharpe S. Sharpe	1,107	1997	DEN	16	72		15.4	69.2	3	0	0		0.0	0
20	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	1,203	2000	KC	16	93	150	12.9	75.2	9	0	0		0.0	0
21	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	1,258	2004	KC	16	102	148	12.3	78.6	7	5	1	5.0	0.3	0
22	Antonio Gates A. Gates	1,101	2005	SD	15	89	140	12.4	73.4	10	0	0		0.0	0
23	Tony Gonzalez T. Gonzalez	1,172	2007	KC	16	99	154	11.8	73.3	5	0	0		0.0	0
24	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	1,106	2007	CLE	16	82	148	13.5	69.1	5	0	0		0.0	0
25	Jason Witten J. Witten	1,145	2007	DAL	16	96	141	11.9	71.6	7	0	0		0.0	0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Packers	4	2	.667
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	JAX	@	CHI	1:00 PM

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4 - 3

Final

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5 - 2

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1,867

Stroud

1,794

Stafford

1,784

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Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

665

Walker

627

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Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

636

Olave

616

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Pass TD Leaders

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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110.4

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110.1

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Sack Leaders

7.5

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7.0

Young

6.0

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32.8

28.1

28.0

27.2

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

16.6

17.3

19.7

19.9

20.3

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

401.3

393.8

390.7

387.7

381.3

Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

301.2

297.0

293.2

280.7

275.5

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Sack Leaders

21.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

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Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

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Watson

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Likely

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Kittle

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Shrader

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Reichard

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5-2

4-2

Worst Record ATS

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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

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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)
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
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