Before 2005, Terrell Owens had the most catches in a game, with 20 catches against the Bears on December 17, 2000.
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Which NFL player has the most receptions in a single regular-season game before 2005?| NAME | REC | DATE | TM | OPP | TRG | REC YDS | AVG | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | T. Owens | 20 | 12/17/2000 |  SF | vs |  CHI | 22 | 283 | 14.2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 2 |  | T. Fears | 18 | 12/3/1950 |  LA | vs |  GB | 189 | 10.5 | 2 | |||||
| 3 | | C. Gaines | 17 | 9/21/1980 |  NYJ | vs | SF | 160 | 9.4 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | T. Brown | 16 | 9/22/2002 |  NE | vs |  KC | 21 | 176 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 | | K. McCardell | 16 | 10/20/1996 |  JAX | @ |  STL | 232 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 |  | J. Rice | 16 | 11/20/1994 | SF | vs | RAM | 165 | 10.3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | S. Randle | 16 | 11/4/1962 |  STL | @ |  NYG | 256 | 16.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | J. Smith | 15 | 9/10/2000 | JAX | @ |  BAL | 21 | 291 | 19.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | I. Bruce | 15 | 12/24/1995 | STL | vs |  MIA | 210 | 14.0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| 10 | | A. Reed | 15 | 11/20/1994 |  BUF | vs | GB | 191 | 12.7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| 11 |  | F. Anderson | 15 | 11/26/1989 | RAM | @ |  NO | 336 | 22.4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 |  | S. Largent | 15 | 10/18/1987 |  SEA | @ |  DET | 261 | 17.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | K. Winslow | 15 | 10/7/1984 |  SD | @ | GB | 157 | 10.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | W. Andrews | 15 | 11/15/1981 |  ATL | vs |  PIT | 124 | 8.3 | 0 | 36 | 12 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | R. Young | 15 | 12/16/1979 |  MIN | @ | NE | 116 | 7.7 | 1 | 80 | 16 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| 16 |  | T. Gonzalez | 14 | 1/2/2005 | KC | @ | SD | 21 | 144 | 10.3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 17 | | D. Boston | 14 | 10/5/2003 | SD | @ | JAX | 20 | 181 | 12.9 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 13.0 | 0 |
| 18 |  | M. Harrison | 14 | 11/17/2002 |  IND | vs |  DAL | 18 | 138 | 9.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 |  | M. Faulk | 14 | 9/8/2002 | STL | @ |  DEN | 16 | 91 | 6.5 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 1.9 | 1 |
| 20 | | R. Smith | 14 | 9/23/2001 | DEN | @ |  ARI | 16 | 162 | 11.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 21 | | J. Smith | 14 | 1/2/2000 | JAX | vs |  CIN | 19 | 165 | 11.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 22 | | M. Harrison | 14 | 12/26/1999 | IND | @ |  CLE | 18 | 138 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 23 | | C. Hawkins | 14 | 11/1/1998 | PIT | vs |  TEN | 147 | 10.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 |  | T. Brown | 14 | 12/21/1997 |  OAK | vs | JAX | 164 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | J. Rice | 14 | 12/18/1995 | SF | vs | MIN | 289 | 20.6 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for receptions going back to the 1960 season.
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