nfl players most receiving yards in a game, in regular season, in 1978

Roger Carr had the most receiving yards in a game in 1978, with 187 yards versus the Patriots on September 18, 1978.

NAME REC YDS DATE TM OPP REC TRG AVG REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH TD
1 Roger Carr
R. Carr
187
9/18/1978
BAL BAL
@
NE NE
6
31.2
2
0
0
0
2 Dave Stief
D. Stief
183
12/17/1978
STL STL
vs
ATL ATL
9
20.3
1
0
0
0
3 Stanley Morgan
S. Morgan
170
11/26/1978
NE NE
@
BAL BAL
5
34.0
1
5
1
5.0
0
4 Riley Odoms
R. Odoms
165
12/10/1978
DEN DEN
vs
KC KC
7
23.6
2
-2
1
-2.0
0
5 John Jefferson
J. Jefferson
155
12/4/1978
SD SD
vs
CHI CHI
7
22.1
1
0
0
0
6 Wesley Walker
W. Walker
154
10/15/1978
NYJ NYJ
@
BAL BAL
5
30.8
1
0
0
0
7 Wally Francis
W. Francis
153
10/1/1978
ATL ATL
vs
NYG NYG
7
21.9
1
-6
1
-6.0
0
8 Frank Lewis
F. Lewis
153
9/17/1978
BUF BUF
@
MIA MIA
5
30.6
1
0
0
0
9 John Jefferson
J. Jefferson
149
12/17/1978
SD SD
@
HOU HOU
6
24.8
2
0
0
0
10 Ron Jessie
R. Jessie
144
9/17/1978
LA LA
vs
DAL DAL
7
20.6
1
0
0
0
11 Isaac Curtis
I. Curtis
138
12/17/1978
CIN CIN
vs
CLE CLE
7
19.7
0
0
0
0
12 Lynn Swann
L. Swann
134
11/27/1978
PIT PIT
@
SF SF
8
16.8
2
0
0
0
13 Rickey Young
R. Young
134
9/3/1978
MIN MIN
@
NO NO
12
11.2
2
31
10
3.1
0
14 Wesley Walker
W. Walker
133
11/5/1978
NYJ NYJ
@
DEN DEN
4
33.3
1
0
0
0
15 Morris Owens
M. Owens
132
10/1/1978
TB TB
vs
MIN MIN
5
26.4
1
0
0
0
16 John Jefferson
J. Jefferson
130
11/12/1978
SD SD
vs
KC KC
7
18.6
2
0
0
0
17 Isaac Curtis
I. Curtis
130
10/29/1978
CIN CIN
vs
HOU HOU
4
32.5
1
0
0
0
18 Steve Largent
S. Largent
127
10/15/1978
SEA SEA
@
GB GB
6
21.2
1
0
0
0
19 Steve Largent
S. Largent
127
9/3/1978
SEA SEA
vs
SD SD
6
21.2
1
0
0
0
20 Frank Lewis
F. Lewis
126
12/3/1978
BUF BUF
@
KC KC
7
18.0
1
0
0
0
21 Wesley Walker
W. Walker
126
11/26/1978
NYJ NYJ
@
MIA MIA
6
21.0
1
0
0
0
22 Steve Largent
S. Largent
126
11/5/1978
SEA SEA
@
CHI CHI
6
21.0
2
0
0
0
23 Harold Carmichael
H. Carmichael
126
10/29/1978
PHI PHI
vs
STL STL
7
18.0
1
0
0
0
24 Russ Francis
R. Francis
126
9/24/1978
NE NE
@
OAK OAK
5
25.2
1
0
0
0
25 Stanley Morgan
S. Morgan
125
9/18/1978
NE NE
vs
BAL BAL
3
41.7
1
0
0
0

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Team Rankings

PPG

32.3

1st

OPP PPG

19.3

4th

RUSH YDS/G

131.8

6th

PASS YDS/G

251.8

9th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
Texans Texans
2
3
0
.400
Titans Titans
1
5
0
.167
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
IND IND
@
LAC LAC
4:05 PM
Sun
10/26
TEN TEN
@
IND IND
4:25 PM
Sun
11/2
IND IND
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
9:30 AM
Sun
11/23
IND IND
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Last Game
IND Colts

5 - 1 - 0

31

Final

27

ARI Cardinals

2 - 4 - 0

Sun 12 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Panthers Panthers
3
3
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM