who had the most catches from 1980 to 1999

From 1980 through 1999, Jerry Rice had the most receptions, with 1,206 receptions.

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	NAME	REC	GP	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Jerry Rice J. Rice	1,206	222	124	18,442	15.3	83.1	169	627	83	7.6	2.8	10
2	Andre Reed A. Reed	941	221	93	13,095	13.9	59.3	86	500	75	6.7	2.3	1
3	Art Monk A. Monk	940	224		12,721	13.5	56.8	68	332	63	5.3	1.5	0
4	Cris Carter C. Carter	924	197	136	11,688	12.6	59.3	114	37	12	3.1	0.2	0
5	Henry Ellard H. Ellard	814	228		13,777	16.9	60.4	65	50	19	2.6	0.2	0
6	Irving Fryar I. Fryar	810	241	46	12,237	15.1	50.8	79	226	42	5.4	0.9	1
7	Tim Brown T. Brown	770	176	145	10,944	14.2	62.2	75	120	37	3.2	0.7	1
8	Michael Irvin M. Irvin	750	159	19	11,904	15.9	74.9	65	6	6	1.0	0.0	0
9	Andre Rison A. Rison	702	170	45	9,599	13.7	56.5	78	23	9	2.6	0.1	0
10	Gary Clark G. Clark	699	167		10,856	15.5	65.0	65	54	11	4.9	0.3	0
11	James Lofton J. Lofton	664	201		12,218	18.4	60.8	65	234	28	8.4	1.2	1
12	Drew Hill D. Hill	630	195		9,737	15.5	49.9	59	19	3	6.3	0.1	0
13	Rob Moore R. Moore	628	153	96	9,368	14.9	61.2	49	8	5	1.6	0.1	0
14	Herman Moore H. Moore	626	127	31	8,664	13.8	68.2	59	0	0		0.0	0
15	Keith Byars K. Byars	610	189		5,661	9.3	30.0	31	3,109	865	3.6	16.4	23
16	Larry Centers L. Centers	604	142	90	5,083	8.4	35.8	22	1,787	530	3.4	12.6	10
17	Anthony Miller A. Miller	595	155		9,148	15.4	59.0	63	131	22	6.0	0.8	1
18	Sterling Sharpe S. Sharpe	595	112		8,134	13.7	72.6	65	72	23	3.1	0.6	0
19	Steve Largent S. Largent	595	141		9,336	15.7	66.2	69	97	13	7.5	0.7	1
20	Marcus Allen M. Allen	587	222		5,411	9.2	24.4	21	12,243	3,022	4.1	55.1	123
21	Bill Brooks B. Brooks	583	169		8,001	13.7	47.3	46	113	21	5.4	0.7	0
22	Ronnie Harmon R. Harmon	582	181		6,076	10.4	33.6	24	2,774	615	4.5	15.3	10
23	Mark Clayton M. Clayton	582	158		8,974	15.4	56.8	84	108	14	7.7	0.7	0
24	Brian Blades B. Blades	581	156		7,620	13.1	48.8	34	156	21	7.4	1.0	0
25	Ernest Givins E. Givins	571	147		8,215	14.4	55.9	49	345	35	9.9	2.3	1

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RUSH

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326

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30.8

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

239.2

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	.600
Rams	2	3	.400
Cardinals	1	4	.200

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Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
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1,408

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119.3

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29.5

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Opp PPG Rankings

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412.0

405.8

396.2

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393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

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297.0

281.6

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Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

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Smith-Njigba

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Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000