List of the Day: Best Pass Receiving Seasons, 1980s AFC

Todd Christensen

TOP 10 RECEPTIONS
1- Todd Christensen, 1986 Los Angeles Raiders
95 rec., 1153 yards, 12.1 avg., 8 TD

2- Al Toon, 1988 New York Jets
93 rec., 1067 yards, 11.5 avg., 5 TD

3- Todd Christensen, 1983 Los Angeles Raiders
92 rec., 1247 yards, 13.6 avg., 12 TD

4(tied)- Kellen Winslow, 1980 San Diego Chargers
89 rec., 1290 yards, 14.5 avg., 9 TD

4(tied)- Ozzie Newsome, 1983 Cleveland Browns
89 rec., 970 yards, 10.9 avg., 6 TD

4(tied)- Ozzie Newsome, 1984 Cleveland Browns
89 rec., 1001 yards, 11.2 avg., 5 TD

7(tied)- Kellen Winslow, 1981 San Diego Chargers
88 rec., 1075 yards, 12.2 avg., 10 TD

7(tied)- Kellen Winslow, 1983 San Diego Chargers
88 rec., 1172 yards, 13.3 avg., 8 TD

7(tied)- Andre Reed, 1989 Buffalo Bills
88 rec., 1312 yards, 14.9 avg., 9 TD

10(tied)-Lionel James, 1985 San Diego Chargers*
86 rec., 1027 yards, 11.9 avg., 6 TD

10(tied)-Mark Clayton, 1988 Miami Dolphins
86 rec., 1129 yards, 13.1 avg., 14 TD

*Running Back


Al Toon



Kellen Winslow

BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
New England Patriots: Stanley Morgan, 1986
84 rec., 1491 yards, 17.8 avg., 10 TD

Houston Oilers: Tim Smith, 1983
83 rec., 1176 yards, 14.2 avg., 6 TD

Pittsburgh Steelers: John Stallworth, 1984
80 rec., 1395 yards, 17.4 avg., 11 TD

Kansas City Chiefs: Carlos Carson, 1983
80 rec., 1351 yards, 16.9 avg., 7 TD

Seattle Seahawks: Steve Largent, 1985
79 rec., 1287 yards, 16.3 avg., 6 TD

Denver Broncos: Vance Johnson, 1989
76 rec., 1095 yards, 14.4 avg., 7 TD

Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts: Matt Bouza, 1986
71 rec., 830 yards, 11.7 avg., 5 TD

Cincinnati Bengals: Dan Ross, 1981
71 rec., 910 yards, 12.8 avg., 5 TD


Ozzie Newsome



Stanley Morgan

TOP 10 YARDS
1- Stanley Morgan, 1986 New England Patriots
1491 yards, 84 rec., 17.8 avg., 10 TD

2- John Stallworth, 1984 Pittsburgh Steelers
1395 yards, 80 rec., 17.4 avg., 11 TD

3- Mark Clayton, 1984 Miami Dolphins
1389 yards, 73 rec., 19.0 avg., 18 TD

4- Carlos Carson, 1983 Kansas City Chiefs
1351 yards, 80 rec., 16.9 avg., 7 TD

5- John Jefferson, 1980 San Diego Chargers
1340 yards, 82 rec., 16.3 avg., 13 TD

6- Mark Duper, 1986 Miami Dolphins
1313 yards, 67 rec., 19.6 avg., 11 TD

7- Andre Reed, 1989 Buffalo Bills
1312 yards, 88 rec., 14.9 avg., 9 TD

8- Mark Duper, 1984 Miami Dolphins
1306 yards, 71 rec., 18.4 avg., 8 TD

9- Kellen Winslow, 1980 San Diego Chargers
1290 yards, 89 rec., 14.5 avg., 9 TD

10-Steve Largent, 1985 Seattle Seahawks
1287 yards, 79 rec., 16.3 avg., 6 TD


John Stallworth



Mark Clayton

BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
Cincinnati Bengals: Eddie Brown, 1988
1273 yards, 53 rec., 24.0 avg., 9 TD

Oakland/LA Raiders: Todd Christensen, 1983
1247 yards, 92 rec., 13.6 avg., 12 TD

Denver Broncos: Steve Watson, 1981
1244 yards, 60 rec., 20.7 avg., 13 TD

Cleveland Browns: Webster Slaughter, 1989
1236 yards, 65 rec., 19.0 avg., 6 TD

New York Jets: Al Toon, 1986
1176 yards, 85 rec., 13.8 avg., 8 TD

Houston Oilers: Tim Smith, 1983
1176 yards, 83 rec., 14.2 avg., 6 TD

Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts: Bill Brooks, 1986
1131 yards, 65 rec., 17.4 avg., 8 TD


Andre Reed



Mark Duper

List of the Day: Best Pass Receiving Seasons, 1980s NFC

Art Monk

TOP 10 RECEPTIONS
1- Art Monk, 1984 Washington Redskins
106 rec., 1372 yards, 12.9 avg., 7 TD

2- Roger Craig, 1985 San Francisco 49ers*
92 rec., 1016 yards, 11.0 avg., 6 TD

3(tied)- Art Monk, 1985 Washington Redskins
91 rec., 1226 yards, 13.5 avg., 2 TD

3(tied)- J.T. Smith, 1987 St. Louis Cardinals
91 rec., 1117 yards, 12.3 avg., 8 TD

5- Sterling Sharpe, 1989 Green Bay Packers
90 rec., 1423 yards, 15.8 avg., 12 TD

6(tied)- Jerry Rice, 1986 San Francisco 49ers
86 rec., 1570 yards, 18.3 avg., 15 TD

6(tied)- Henry Ellard, 1988 Los Angeles Rams
86 rec., 1414 yards, 16.4 avg., 10 TD

6(tied)- Mark Carrier, 1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
86 rec., 1422 yards, 16.5 avg., 9 TD

6(tied)- Art Monk, 1989 Washington Redskins
86 rec., 1186 yards, 13.8 avg., 8 TD

10(tied)-Dwight Clark, 1981 San Francisco 49ers
85 rec., 1105 yards, 13.0 avg., 4 TD

10(tied)-James Wilder, 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers*
85 rec., 685 yards, 8.1 avg., 0 TD

10(tied)-Eric Martin, 1988 New Orleans Saints
85 rec., 1083 yards, 12.7 avg., 7 TD

*Running Back


J.T. Smith



Sterling Sharpe

BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
Minnesota Vikings: Ted Brown, 1981*
83 rec., 694 yards, 8.4 avg., 2 TD

Philadelphia Eagles: Keith Jackson, 1988
81 rec., 869 yards, 10.7 avg., 6 TD

Atlanta Falcons: William Andrews, 1981*
81 rec., 735 yards, 9.1 avg., 2 TD

New York Giants: Earnest Gray, 1983
78 rec., 1139 yards, 14.6 avg., 5 TD

Detroit Lions: James Jones, 1984*
77 rec., 662 yards, 8.6 avg., 5 TD

Dallas Cowboys: Herschel Walker, 1986*
76 rec., 837 yards, 11.0 avg., 2 TD

Chicago Bears: Walter Payton, 1983*
53 rec., 607 yards, 11.5 avg., 2 TD

*Running Back


Jerry Rice



Roy Green

TOP 10 YARDS
1- Jerry Rice, 1986 San Francisco 49ers
1570 yards, 86 rec., 18.3 avg., 15 TD

2- Roy Green, 1984 St. Louis Cardinals
1555 yards, 78 rec., 19.9 avg., 12 TD

3- Jerry Rice, 1989 San Francisco 49ers
1483 yards, 82 rec., 18.1 avg., 17 TD

4- Sterling Sharpe, 1989 Green Bay Packers
1423 yards, 90 rec., 15.8 avg., 12 TD

5- Mark Carrier, 1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1422 yards, 86 rec., 16.5 avg., 9 TD

6- Henry Ellard, 1988 Los Angeles Rams
1414 yards, 86 rec., 16.4 avg., 10 TD

7- Mike Quick, 1983 Philadelphia Eagles
1409 yards, 69 rec., 20.4 avg., 13 TD

8- Henry Ellard, 1989 Los Angeles Rams
1382 yards, 70 rec., 19.7 avg., 8 TD

9- Art Monk, 1984 Washington Redskins
1372 yards, 106 rec., 12.9 avg., 7 TD

10-James Lofton, 1984 Green Bay Packers
1361 yards, 62 rec., 22.0 avg., 7 TD


Henry Ellard



Mark Carrier

BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
Atlanta Falcons: Alfred Jenkins, 1981
1358 yards, 70 rec., 19.4 avg., 13 TD

Minnesota Vikings: Anthony Carter, 1988
1225 yards, 72 rec., 17.0 avg., 6 TD

New York Giants: Earnest Gray, 1983
1139 yards, 78 rec., 14.6 avg., 5 TD

Dallas Cowboys: Tony Hill, 1985
1113 yards, 74 rec., 15.0 avg., 7 TD

Detroit Lions: Richard Johnson, 1989
1091 yards, 70 rec., 15.6 avg., 8 TD

New Orleans Saints: Eric Martin, 1989
1090 yards, 68 rec., 16.0 avg., 8 TD

Chicago Bears: Willie Gault, 1983
836 yards, 40 rec., 20.9 avg., 8 TD


Mike Quick



Dwight Clark

List of the Day: Best Passing Yardage Seasons, 1980s AFC

Dan Marino

TOP 10
1- Dan Marino, 1984 Miami Dolphins
5084 yards, 362-564, 64.2 %, 48 TD, 17 INT

2- Dan Fouts, 1981 San Diego Chargers
4802 yards, 360-609, 59.1 %, 33 TD, 17 INT

3- Dan Marino, 1986 Miami Dolphins
4746 yards, 378-623, 60.7 %, 44 TD, 23 INT

4- Dan Fouts, 1980 San Diego Chargers
4715 yards, 348-589, 59.1 %, 30 TD, 24 INT

5- Dan Marino, 1988 Miami Dolphins
4434 yards, 354-606, 58.4 %, 28 TD, 23 INT

6- Bill Kenney, 1983 Kansas City Chiefs
4348 yards, 346-603, 57.4 %, 24 TD, 18 INT

7- Dan Marino, 1985 Miami Dolphins
4137 yards, 336-567, 59.3 %, 30 TD, 21 INT

8- Brian Sipe, 1980 Cleveland Browns
4132 yards, 337-554, 60.8 %, 30 TD, 14 INT

9- Dan Marino, 1989 Miami Dolphins
3997 yards, 308-550, 56.0 %, 24 TD, 22 INT

10-Boomer Esiason, 1986 Cincinnati Bengals
3959 yards, 273-469, 58.2 %, 24 TD, 17 INT


Dan Fouts



Bill Kenney



Brian Sipe

BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
Denver Broncos: John Elway, 1985
3891 yards, 327-605, 54.0 %, 22 TD, 23 INT

New York Jets: Ken O’Brien, 1985
3888 yards, 297-488, 60.9 %, 25 TD, 8 INT

Seattle Seahawks: Dave Krieg, 1984
3671 yards, 276-480, 57.5 %, 32 TD, 24 INT

Buffalo Bills: Joe Ferguson, 1981
3652 yards, 252-498, 50.6 %, 24 TD, 20 INT

Houston Oilers: Warren Moon, 1989
3631 yards, 280-464, 60.3 %, 23 TD, 14 INT

Pittsburgh Steelers: Terry Bradshaw, 1980
3339 yards, 218-424, 51.4 %, 24 TD, 22 INT

New England Patriots: Tony Eason, 1986
3328 yards, 276-448, 61.6 %, 19 TD, 10 INT

Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts: Bert Jones, 1980
3134 yards, 248-446, 55.6 %, 23 TD, 21 INT

Oakland/LA Raiders: Jim Plunkett, 1983
2935 yards, 230-379, 60.7 %, 20 TD, 18 INT


Boomer Esiason



John Elway



Ken O'Brien



Dave Krieg

List of the Day: Best Passing Yardage Seasons, 1980s NFC

Neil Lomax

TOP 10
1- Neil Lomax, 1984 St. Louis Cardinals
4614 yards, 345-560, 61.6 %, 28 TD, 16 INT

2- Lynn Dickey, 1983 Green Bay Packers
4458 yards, 289-484, 59.7 %, 32 TD, 29 INT

3- Don Majkowski, 1989 Green Bay Packers
4318 yards, 353-599, 58.9 %, 27 TD, 20 INT

4- Jim Everett, 1989 Los Angeles Rams
4310 yards, 304-518, 58.7 %, 29 TD, 17 INT

5- Jay Schroeder, 1986 Washington Redskins
4109 yards, 276-541, 51.0 %, 22 TD, 22 INT

6- Phil Simms, 1984 New York Giants
4044 yards, 286-533, 53.7 %, 22 TD, 18 INT

7- Danny White, 1983 Dallas Cowboys
3980 yards, 334-533, 62.7 %, 29 TD, 23 INT

8- Jim Everett, 1988 Los Angeles Rams
3964 yards, 308-517, 59.6 %, 31 TD, 18 INT

9- Tommy Kramer, 1981 Minnesota Vikings
3912 yards, 322-593, 54.3 %, 26 TD, 24 INT

10-Joe Montana, 1983 San Francisco 49ers
3910 yards, 332-515, 64.5 %, 26 TD, 12 INT


Lynn Dickey



Jim Everett



Jay Schroeder

BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
Atlanta Falcons: Steve Bartkowski, 1981
3829 yards, 297-533, 55.7 %, 30 TD, 23 INT

Philadelphia Eagles: Randall Cunningham, 1988
3808 yards, 301-560, 53.8 %, 24 TD, 16 INT

New Orleans Saints: Archie Manning, 1980
3716 yards, 309-509, 60.7 %, 23 TD, 20 INT

Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Doug Williams, 1981
3563 yards, 238-471, 50.5 %, 19 TD, 14 INT

Detroit Lions: Gary Danielson, 1980
3223 yards, 244-417, 58.5 %, 13 TD, 11 INT

Chicago Bears: Jim McMahon, 1985
2392 yards, 178-313, 56.9 %, 15 TD, 11 INT


Phil Simms



Danny White



Tommy Kramer



Joe Montana

List of the Day: Best Rushing Seasons, 1980s AFC

Earl Campbell

TOP 10
1- Earl Campbell, 1980 Houston Oilers
1934 yards, 373 att., 5.2 avg., 13 TD

2- Marcus Allen, 1985 Los Angeles Raiders
1759 yards, 380 att., 4.6 avg., 11 TD

3- Eric Dickerson, 1988 Indianapolis Colts
1659 yards, 388 att., 4.3 avg., 14 TD

4- Curt Warner, 1986 Seattle Seahawks
1481 yards, 319 att., 4.6 avg., 13 TD

5- Christian Okoye, 1989 Kansas City Chiefs
1480 yards, 370 att., 4.0 avg., 12 TD

6- Curt Warner, 1983 Seattle Seahawks
1449 yards, 335 att., 4.3 avg., 13 TD

7- Earl Campbell, 1981 Houston Oilers
1376 yards, 361 att., 3.8 avg., 10 TD

8- Freeman McNeil, 1985 New York Jets
1331 yards, 294 att., 4.5 avg., 3 TD

9- Eric Dickerson, 1989 Indianapolis Colts
1311 yards, 314 att., 4.2 avg., 7 TD

10-Earl Campbell, 1983 Houston Oilers
1301 yards, 322 att., 4.0 avg., 12 TD


Marcus Allen



Eric Dickerson



Curt Warner

BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
Buffalo Bills: Thurman Thomas, 1989
1244 yards, 298 att., 4.2 avg., 6 TD

Cincinnati Bengals: James Brooks, 1989
1239 yards, 221 att., 5.6 avg., 7 TD

New England Patriots: Craig James, 1985
1227 yards, 263 att., 4.7 avg., 5 TD

Cleveland Browns: Mike Pruitt, 1983
1184 yards, 293 att., 4.0 avg., 10 TD

San Diego Chargers: Earnest Jackson, 1984
1179 yards, 296 att., 4.0 avg., 8 TD

Denver Broncos: Sammy Winder, 1984
1153 yards, 296 att., 3.9 avg., 4 TD

Pittsburgh Steelers: Franco Harris, 1983
1007 yards, 279 att., 3.6 avg., 5 TD

Miami Dolphins: Lorenzo Hampton, 1986
830 yards, 186 att., 4.5 avg., 9 TD


Christian Okoye



Freeman McNeil



James Brooks

List of the Day: Best Rushing Seasons, 1980s NFC

Eric Dickerson

TOP 10
1- Eric Dickerson, 1984 Los Angeles Rams
2105 yards, 379 att., 5.6 avg., 14 TD

2- Eric Dickerson, 1986 Los Angeles Rams
1821 yards, 404 att., 4.5 avg., 11 TD

3- Eric Dickerson, 1983 Los Angeles Rams
1808 yards, 390 att., 4.6 avg., 18 TD

4- Gerald Riggs, 1985 Atlanta Falcons
1719 yards, 397 att., 4.3 avg., 10 TD

5- Walter Payton, 1984 Chicago Bears
1684 yards, 381 att., 4.4 avg., 11 TD

6- George Rogers, 1981 New Orleans Saints
1674 yards, 378 att., 4.4 avg., 13 TD

7- Tony Dorsett, 1981 Dallas Cowboys
1646 yards, 342 att., 4.8 avg., 4 TD

8- William Andrews, 1983 Atlanta Falcons
1567 yards, 331 att., 4.7 avg., 7 TD

9- Walter Payton, 1985 Chicago Bears
1551 yards, 324 att., 4.8 avg., 9 TD

10-James Wilder, 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
1544 yards, 407 att., 3.8 avg., 13 TD


Gerald Riggs



Walter Payton



George Rogers

BEST BY FRANCHISES NOT IN TOP 10
New York Giants: Joe Morris, 1986
1516 yards, 341 att., 4.4 avg., 14 TD

San Francisco 49ers: Roger Craig, 1988
1502 yards, 310 att., 4.8 avg., 9 TD

Detroit Lions: Barry Sanders, 1989
1470 yards, 280 att., 5.3 avg., 14 TD

Philadelphia Eagles: Wilbert Montgomery, 1981
1402 yards, 286 att., 4.9 avg., 8 TD

St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals: Ottis Anderson, 1981
1376 yards, 328 att., 4.2 avg., 9 TD

Washington Redskins: John Riggins, 1983
1347 yards, 375 att., 3.6 avg., 24 TD

Minnesota Vikings: Ted Brown, 1981
1063 yards, 274 att., 3.9 avg., 6 TD

Green Bay Packers: Gerry Ellis, 1981
860 yards, 196 att., 4.4 avg., 4 TD


Tony Dorsett



William Andrews



James Wilder



Joe Morris