who has the most touchdown receptions per game in a single season in nfl history

Jerry Rice has the most receiving touchdowns per game played in a season, with 1.83 in 1987.

	NAME	TD/GP	REC TD	GP	SEASON	TM	REC	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC YDS/G	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD
1	Jerry Rice J. Rice	1.83	22	12	1987	SF	65		1,078	16.6	89.8	51	8	6.4	4.3	1
2	Don Hutson D. Hutson	1.55	17	11	1942	GB	74		1,211	16.4	110.1	4	3	1.3	0.4	0
3	Randy Moss R. Moss	1.44	23	16	2007	NE	98	160	1,493	15.2	93.3	0	0		0.0	0
4	Elroy Hirsch E. Hirsch	1.42	17	12	1951	LA	66		1,495	22.7	124.6	3	1	3.0	0.3	0
5	Davante Adams D. Adams	1.29	18	14	2020	GB	115	149	1,374	11.9	98.1	0	0		0.0	0
6	Sonny Randle S. Randle	1.25	15	12	1960	STL	62		893	14.4	74.4	0	0		0.0	0
7	Cloyce Box C. Box	1.25	15	12	1952	DET	42		924	22.0	77.0	0	0		0.0	0
8	Bill Groman B. Groman	1.21	17	14	1961	HOU	50		1,175	23.5	83.9	2	1	2.0	0.1	1
9	Mark Clayton M. Clayton	1.2	18	15	1984	MIA	73		1,389	19.0	92.6	35	3	11.7	2.3	0
10	Frank Clarke F. Clarke	1.17	14	12	1962	DLC	47		1,043	22.2	86.9	0	0		0.0	0
11	Raymond Berry R. Berry	1.17	14	12	1959	BAL	66		959	14.5	79.9	0	0		0.0	0
12	Mal Kutner M. Kutner	1.17	14	12	1948	CHC	41		943	23.0	78.6	50	5	10.0	4.2	1
13	Art Powell A. Powell	1.14	16	14	1963	OAK	73		1,304	17.9	93.1	0	0		0.0	0
14	Sterling Sharpe S. Sharpe	1.13	18	16	1994	GB	94		1,119	11.9	69.9	15	3	5.0	0.9	0
15	Wes Chandler W. Chandler	1.13	9	8	1982	SD	49		1,032	21.1	129.0	32	5	6.4	4.0	0
16	Don Hutson D. Hutson	1.1	11	10	1943	GB	47		776	16.5	77.6	41	6	6.8	4.1	0
17	Chris Burford C. Burford	1.09	12	11	1962	DLT	45		645	14.3	58.6	13	1	13.0	1.2	0
18	Lance Alworth L. Alworth	1.08	13	12	1964	SD	61		1,235	20.2	102.9	60	3	20.0	5.0	2
19	Tommy McDonald T. McDonald	1.08	13	12	1960	PHI	39		801	20.5	66.8	0	0		0.0	0
20	Billy Howton B. Howton	1.08	13	12	1952	GB	53		1,231	23.2	102.6	0	0		0.0	0
21	Ken Kavanaugh K. Kavanaugh	1.08	13	12	1947	CHB	32		818	25.6	68.2	0	0		0.0	0
22	Rob Gronkowski R. Gronkowski	1.06	17	16	2011	NE	90	124	1,327	14.7	82.9	2	1	2.0	0.1	1
23	Randy Moss R. Moss	1.06	17	16	2003	MIN	111	172	1,632	14.7	102.0	18	6	3.0	1.1	0
24	Randy Moss R. Moss	1.06	17	16	1998	MIN	69		1,313	19.0	82.1	4	1	4.0	0.3	0
25	Cris Carter C. Carter	1.06	17	16	1995	MIN	122		1,371	11.2	85.7	0	1	0.0	0.0	0

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