The San Francisco 49ers and the Pittsburgh Steelers were tied for the most yards on receptions in their first game, with 116 yards.
| TEAM | REC YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 49ers | 116 | 9/17/1961 |  SF | vs |  WAS | 7 | 16.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | Steelers | 116 | 9/24/1960 |  PIT | @ |  DLC | 5 | 23.2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | Cardinals | 64 | 9/17/1961 |  STL | @ |  NYG | 4 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 |  | Bills | 48 | 9/10/1961 |  BUF | vs |  DEN | 5 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 5 |  | Titans | 38 | 9/17/1960 |  NYT | vs |  BOS | 1 | 38.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 6 |  | Cowboys | 35 | 9/17/1961 | DLC | vs | PIT | 3 | 11.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | Broncos | 32 | 9/18/1960 | DEN | @ | BUF | 2 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 |  | Chargers | 29 | 9/10/1961 |  SD | @ |  DLT | 2 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | Giants | 29 | 9/25/1960 | NYG | @ | SF | 2 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 10 |  | Oilers | 26 | 10/9/1960 |  HOU | vs | NYT | 3 | 8.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11 |  | Redskins | 24 | 9/17/1961 | WAS | @ | SF | 2 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12 |  | Rams | 22 | 9/17/1961 |  LA | @ |  BAL | 2 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13 |  | Vikings | 22 | 9/17/1961 |  MIN | vs |  CHI | 2 | 11.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14 |  | Patriots | 22 | 9/23/1960 | BOS | vs | BUF | 2 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 15 |  | Bears | 18 | 9/17/1961 | CHI | @ | MIN | 1 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 16 |  | Colts | 17 | 9/17/1961 | BAL | vs | LA | 1 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 |  | Packers | 11 | 9/17/1961 |  GB | vs |  DET | 1 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 |  | Texans | 9 | 9/10/1960 | DLT | @ | LAC | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for receiving yards going back to the 1960 season.
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Team Rankings
PPG
21.6
23rd
OPP PPG
20.9
10th
RUSH YDS/G
97.1
26th
PASS YDS/G
268.7
2nd
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