The case for Rice as the greatest ever

[Spectrum]

Has always been my pick..even over Jim Brown

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/13874/the-case-for-rice-as-the-greatest-ever

MIAMI -- Anyone advocating Jerry Rice as the greatest player in NFL history can bury the opposition in statistics.

Rice averaged 1,145 yards receiving and more than 10 total touchdowns per season -- for 20 NFL seasons.


The gridiron has seen some legendary players come and go over the years, but only a few are in the discussion to be considered the greatest NFL player of all time. Who do you think is the greatest of all time? Cast your vote now!
Rice caught 69 touchdown passes -- more than the career totals for Art Monk, Michael Irvin, Charlie Joiner, John Stallworth and numerous other Hall of Fame receivers -- during a five-season span ending in 1993. Rice then caught 28 touchdown passes over the next two seasons, more than half the career total for Hall of Famer Lynn Swann.

He retired holding NFL records for:

* Touchdowns (208), receiving TDs (197), receiving TDs in a season (22), consecutive games with a TD reception (13), TDs in Super Bowls (8), receiving TDs in a single Super Bowl (3) and postseason TDs (22).

* Receptions (1,549), consecutive games with a reception (274), receptions in Super Bowls (33) and postseason receptions (151).

* Receiving yards (22,895), receiving yards in a season (1,848), receiving yards in Super Bowls (589), receiving yards in a Super Bowl (215), postseason receiving yards (2,245) and seasons with at least 1,000 yards receiving (14).

Rice, whose selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame is a formality Saturday, probably enjoyed the greatest NFL career. He was probably the greatest wide receiver despite some arguments for Don Hutson. But was he the greatest player, period?

"Oh, yeah," Hall of Fame defensive back Rod Woodson said almost reflexively during Super Bowl media day.

Woodson, perhaps mindful of history as a member of the NFL's 75th Anniversary team, then showed he could still backpedal a bit.

Brown
Getty ImagesWhen talking about the greatest players ever, Jim Brown needs to be in the conversation.
"I mean, he is definitely up there," he said. "I don't think one player is the greatest player ever, but he is in that water-cooler conversation. Now, if you say greatest receiver, absolutely. But the greatest player, to make him the most dominant player ever in NFL history or just say pro football history, that is a profound statement. But I can say that he will be in that argument time in and time out."

The conversation might include Otto Graham, Jim Brown, Sammy Baugh, Lawrence Taylor, Joe Montana, Johnny Unitas, Hutson, Walter Payton and Barry Sanders among players no longer active. And that list is probably shortchanging defensive greats such as Deacon Jones and Dick Butkus.

But Ray Lewis, arguably the greatest defensive player of the current era, didn't hesitate in singling out Rice.

"I don't know what argument you are going to make why he is not," Lewis said.

And that might be what separates Rice from the rest. There really isn't a great case against him. No one played at such a high level for as long with such grace.

"Jerry Rice doesn't rank in the all-time greats," said Saints safety Darren Sharper, a five-time Pro Bowl choice and member of the 2000s All-Decade team. "He is the greatest receiver and maybe the greatest football player of all time."

Maybe?

"I can't comment on eras that I didn't perform in," retired cornerback Deion Sanders said, "but the era I performed in, Jerry Rice is the best football player to play in that era."

On what grounds beyond the numbers?

"Work ethic, precision, routes, physical toughness, awareness, that hunger," Sanders said. "Jerry stayed hungry until the day he retired."

Perhaps more than anyone, Rice changed the way players trained, particularly during the offseason. Running sprints up a 2.5-mile hill wasn't enough. Rice would even run stairs on game days to lose weight if he felt the need to trim down.

"Not many people that own all the records spend that type of commitment and give that type of commitment in the offseason," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan told reporters when Rice retired in 2005 after one final training camp, with Denver. "That's why, in my opinion, he's the greatest player to ever play the game."

The numbers Rice put up after age 30 -- 1,000 receptions for 13,546 yards and 102 touchdowns -- would put him in elite company if left to stand on their own. Marvin Harrison, Cris Carter and Terrell Owens are the only other players in league history with career totals on those levels for all three categories.

"If you ask me," Lewis said, "I'm talking about the greatest."

Rice was a 13-time Pro Bowler and 10-time first-team All-Pro choice. Only Bruce Matthews and Merlin Olsen had more Pro Bowls (14 apiece). Only Jim Otto earned as many first-team All-Pro honors. But there are many ways to measure excellence. Sometimes only a trained eye will catch them.

"People talk about excellence, and when I saw him, I saw excellence defined as attention to details," said retired defensive back Aeneas Williams, like Sanders an eight-time Pro Bowl choice and member of the 1990s All-Decade team. "There are some guys who are very good and probably Hall of Famers, and some like Jerry where, not only did it look like his shoes fit his feet, but they were so well shined and buffed that you would notice it."

Some great players exercise caution in anointing one of their peers as the greatest ever. Not so much, the rest of us.

Some boldly proclaimed Rice or Brown or Montana or others as easy choices for greatest player when I encouraged discussion on the subject Monday. The ensuing conversation did not devolve into chaos, though. Several made strong, reasoned points bearing mention:

* "There is something singular about Jerry Rice's contribution to the game," rrobinsrc1 wrote. "When I hear people talk about the best player ever, Jerry Rice and Jim Brown seem to pop up most often. I think it's because both were the best ever at their positions (arguably, in Brown's case) AND both brought something more than mere performance on the field. I'm not as familiar with Brown, but his fans talk about the ruthlessly physical way he played. In Rice's case, it was the peerless level of professionalism he brought to the sport."

Williams called it grace, noting that Rice wasn't the type to taunt opponents, hog the credit or indulge the selfish nature Williams said all players possess on some level.

"The truly great understand that their masterpiece is on display for the benefit of those watching," Williams explained, "and they always leave the display and the perception of what we are seeing to determine the value that each person will place on him."

* "Greatest player ever? Not quite," rblain26 wrote. "[Rice] could easily be considered the best player at his position of anyone, but the impact a QB has on a game is too much to discount when talking about the best ever. Peyton Manning, in my opinion will go down as the best, but Rice, I think, is the best non-QB to ever play the game."

That's a fair and rational argument. Quarterback is the most important position, and increasingly so. Montana and the 49ers won two Super Bowls before Rice helped the organization win three more. Rice benefited from great quarterbacks throughout his career.

But receiver can be an underappreciated position, in part because so many wideouts have shown prima donna tendencies over the years. Rice wasn't that way at all. Quite the opposite.

"I've always thought the wide receivers, because of what you ask them to do, are some of the best athletes on your team, first of all," former 49ers offensive coordinator Mike Holmgren said when I reached out to him for a piece on all-time great receivers. "They may be the toughest guys, the really good ones, because they get a hit a lot of times when they do not see the hit coming. There are usually collisions with those guys on every play, one way or another way. You must have tremendous courage and concentration. Not every great athlete can do that."

Rice played in 303 regular-season games, never missing a game to injury for his first 12 seasons. Even when Rice suffered a torn ACL and MCL when Warren Sapp tackled him awkwardly in 1997, he bounced back with 82 catches for 1,157 yards and nine touchdowns the following season.

Rice caught seven passes for 133 yards against the Rams on his 40th birthday, the first of seven 100-yard games in his 40s. Rice played 16 games in 17 of his 20 regular seasons. He played 17 games in 2004, when Seattle acquired him from Oakland.

* "I find it virtually impossible to say any player is the absolute best even at their own position," crixtopher wrote. "Rice was a great player, but I have a hard time anointing him, without a doubt, the best receiver to ever play the position. Stats don't tell the whole story. Still, even if stats are a huge part of the argument, what about Don Hutson? Obviously, I never saw him play, but many of his stats are better. Throw out stats and just talk about domination. Cris Carter, Randy Moss, Lynn Swann, Lance Alworth, Don Maynard, Marvin Harrison, Sterling Sharpe, James Lofton -- the list could go on. Step outside of wide receiver and how about Walter Payton? Earl Campbell? Bo Jackson? Eric Dickerson? Dick Butkus, Lawrence Taylor, Ronnie Lott, Joe Montana, Johnny Unitas? There are so many greats. Picking one as above all others? I just can't do it."

Football is such a team sport. Rice made those around him better, no doubt, but if the Colts, Lions or Bucs hadn't passed on him in the 1985 draft, the conversation might be taking a different course.

"Being on teams that didn’t win, I know what it’s like," said Williams, who played for the Cardinals before finishing his career with the Rams. "I also know what it was like when I got here with the Rams, with a Marshall Faulk, Torry Holt, Kurt Warner, Orlando Pace and Isaac Bruce. It’s a difference. Jerry could have been on a lousy team and put up some of the same numbers, but would we have the same reverence for him? Collectively, they did it as a team, which caused the shoe to shine on not only one person."

Four of the 14 other modern-era finalists for the 2010 Hall of Fame class played with Rice in San Francisco. Four additional Rice-era 49ers -- Montana, Steve Young, Lott and Woodson -- are already enshrined in Canton, as is former 49ers coach Bill Walsh.

Rice outlasted and outproduced all of them.

"You talk about longevity and playing at a high level for umpteen number of years," Sharper said. "His work ethic, I think it permeated through his team and allowed for them to kind of win the championships that they did, even though they had a lot of good players. I think he always just strove for excellence, and as a football player, that is what you want to try to achieve. It's being excellent year in and year out. You have to rank him as the top receiver of all time and one of the top football players, too."

 

[thalunatic]

I really don't think there has to be a case made for Rice.. it's pretty obvious he's tha greatest

 

[Nobody]

The least you can say is, the argument for rice as goat is a very strong argument. It's always up for discussion however, but you can't laugh someone off at all for mentioning him.

 

[Blunt]

It's still Jim Brown by a mile. (Only Montana is close. Rice is in the ballpark.)

 

[JD Walker]

That was a more physical and brutal league back then as well. If he was playing in this era he'd have 250+TDs.

 

[Spectrum]

That was a more physical and brutal league back then as well. If he was playing in this era he'd have 250+TDs.

cosign... is there anyone now that even hits remotely as hard as Ronnie Lott... dude used to murder cats....

 

[AllState17]

It's still Jim Brown by a mile. (Only Montana is close. Rice is in the ballpark.)

Too short a career.

Yes, longevity is a major part of this.

Sorry.

 

[JD Walker]

cosign... is there anyone now that even hits remotely as hard as Ronnie Lott... dude used to murder cats....

No. Today you don't have those safetys that ended your career like Jack Tatum, Lott, Atwater, Easley, T-Mac, Cecil etc.

Hell, I remember Aneas Williams who was considered one of the softer DBs back in the day knockin T.O. out cold in that Rams game. That nigga was out for a good 5 minutes.

 

[Nemesis Prime]

Among all-time greats, you can legitimately argue who's the greatest among their positions. Whether for RB, its Jim Brown, Sweetness, or Barry, or for QB, Montana, Elway, Unitas, or CB, Primetime, Woodson, etc. The only position where there is NO DOUBT is Wide Reciever. You cannot legitmately argue that anyone other than Jerry Rice is the greatest reciever ever. IMHO, this pushes him up above everyone else as the greatest football player ever based on how much more greater he was than his position's counterparts...

 

[Dark19]

cosign... is there anyone now that even hits remotely as hard as Ronnie Lott... dude used to murder cats....

Closest I Think Does...Another USC Cat Troy Polamalu

 

[Spectrum]

The only position where there is NO DOUBT is Wide Reciever. You cannot legitmately argue that anyone other than Jerry Rice is the greatest reciever ever.

 

[AllState17]

The argument of the GOAT though will never be settled in football.

You cannot compare the stats or even the impact of the different positions, thats on top of having to compare eras.

Rice however is the only guy that has his own position on LOCK.

To be honest, I used to have doubts about Harrison challenging him in the futur, but damn its like he faded fast.

 

[manythoughts]

Has always been my pick..even over Jim Brown

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcwest/post/_/id/13874/the-case-for-rice-as-the-greatest-ever

MIAMI -- Anyone advocating Jerry Rice as the greatest player in NFL history can bury the opposition in statistics.

Rice averaged 1,145 yards receiving and more than 10 total touchdowns per season -- for 20 NFL seasons.


The gridiron has seen some legendary players come and go over the years, but only a few are in the discussion to be considered the greatest NFL player of all time. Who do you think is the greatest of all time? Cast your vote now!
Rice caught 69 touchdown passes -- more than the career totals for Art Monk, Michael Irvin, Charlie Joiner, John Stallworth and numerous other Hall of Fame receivers -- during a five-season span ending in 1993. Rice then caught 28 touchdown passes over the next two seasons, more than half the career total for Hall of Famer Lynn Swann.

He retired holding NFL records for:

* Touchdowns (208), receiving TDs (197), receiving TDs in a season (22), consecutive games with a TD reception (13), TDs in Super Bowls (8), receiving TDs in a single Super Bowl (3) and postseason TDs (22).

* Receptions (1,549), consecutive games with a reception (274), receptions in Super Bowls (33) and postseason receptions (151).

* Receiving yards (22,895), receiving yards in a season (1,848), receiving yards in Super Bowls (589), receiving yards in a Super Bowl (215), postseason receiving yards (2,245) and seasons with at least 1,000 yards receiving (14).

Rice, whose selection to the Pro Football Hall of Fame is a formality Saturday, probably enjoyed the greatest NFL career. He was probably the greatest wide receiver despite some arguments for Don Hutson. But was he the greatest player, period?

"Oh, yeah," Hall of Fame defensive back Rod Woodson said almost reflexively during Super Bowl media day.

Woodson, perhaps mindful of history as a member of the NFL's 75th Anniversary team, then showed he could still backpedal a bit.

Brown
Getty ImagesWhen talking about the greatest players ever, Jim Brown needs to be in the conversation.
"I mean, he is definitely up there," he said. "I don't think one player is the greatest player ever, but he is in that water-cooler conversation. Now, if you say greatest receiver, absolutely. But the greatest player, to make him the most dominant player ever in NFL history or just say pro football history, that is a profound statement. But I can say that he will be in that argument time in and time out."

The conversation might include Otto Graham, Jim Brown, Sammy Baugh, Lawrence Taylor, Joe Montana, Johnny Unitas, Hutson, Walter Payton and Barry Sanders among players no longer active. And that list is probably shortchanging defensive greats such as Deacon Jones and Dick Butkus.

But Ray Lewis, arguably the greatest defensive player of the current era, didn't hesitate in singling out Rice.

"I don't know what argument you are going to make why he is not," Lewis said.

And that might be what separates Rice from the rest. There really isn't a great case against him. No one played at such a high level for as long with such grace.

"Jerry Rice doesn't rank in the all-time greats," said Saints safety Darren Sharper, a five-time Pro Bowl choice and member of the 2000s All-Decade team. "He is the greatest receiver and maybe the greatest football player of all time."

Maybe?

"I can't comment on eras that I didn't perform in," retired cornerback Deion Sanders said, "but the era I performed in, Jerry Rice is the best football player to play in that era."

On what grounds beyond the numbers?

"Work ethic, precision, routes, physical toughness, awareness, that hunger," Sanders said. "Jerry stayed hungry until the day he retired."

Perhaps more than anyone, Rice changed the way players trained, particularly during the offseason. Running sprints up a 2.5-mile hill wasn't enough. Rice would even run stairs on game days to lose weight if he felt the need to trim down.

"Not many people that own all the records spend that type of commitment and give that type of commitment in the offseason," Broncos coach Mike Shanahan told reporters when Rice retired in 2005 after one final training camp, with Denver. "That's why, in my opinion, he's the greatest player to ever play the game."

The numbers Rice put up after age 30 -- 1,000 receptions for 13,546 yards and 102 touchdowns -- would put him in elite company if left to stand on their own. Marvin Harrison, Cris Carter and Terrell Owens are the only other players in league history with career totals on those levels for all three categories.

"If you ask me," Lewis said, "I'm talking about the greatest."

Rice was a 13-time Pro Bowler and 10-time first-team All-Pro choice. Only Bruce Matthews and Merlin Olsen had more Pro Bowls (14 apiece). Only Jim Otto earned as many first-team All-Pro honors. But there are many ways to measure excellence. Sometimes only a trained eye will catch them.

"People talk about excellence, and when I saw him, I saw excellence defined as attention to details," said retired defensive back Aeneas Williams, like Sanders an eight-time Pro Bowl choice and member of the 1990s All-Decade team. "There are some guys who are very good and probably Hall of Famers, and some like Jerry where, not only did it look like his shoes fit his feet, but they were so well shined and buffed that you would notice it."

Some great players exercise caution in anointing one of their peers as the greatest ever. Not so much, the rest of us.

Some boldly proclaimed Rice or Brown or Montana or others as easy choices for greatest player when I encouraged discussion on the subject Monday. The ensuing conversation did not devolve into chaos, though. Several made strong, reasoned points bearing mention:

* "There is something singular about Jerry Rice's contribution to the game," rrobinsrc1 wrote. "When I hear people talk about the best player ever, Jerry Rice and Jim Brown seem to pop up most often. I think it's because both were the best ever at their positions (arguably, in Brown's case) AND both brought something more than mere performance on the field. I'm not as familiar with Brown, but his fans talk about the ruthlessly physical way he played. In Rice's case, it was the peerless level of professionalism he brought to the sport."

Williams called it grace, noting that Rice wasn't the type to taunt opponents, hog the credit or indulge the selfish nature Williams said all players possess on some level.

"The truly great understand that their masterpiece is on display for the benefit of those watching," Williams explained, "and they always leave the display and the perception of what we are seeing to determine the value that each person will place on him."

* "Greatest player ever? Not quite," rblain26 wrote. "[Rice] could easily be considered the best player at his position of anyone, but the impact a QB has on a game is too much to discount when talking about the best ever. Peyton Manning, in my opinion will go down as the best, but Rice, I think, is the best non-QB to ever play the game."

That's a fair and rational argument. Quarterback is the most important position, and increasingly so. Montana and the 49ers won two Super Bowls before Rice helped the organization win three more. Rice benefited from great quarterbacks throughout his career.

But receiver can be an underappreciated position, in part because so many wideouts have shown prima donna tendencies over the years. Rice wasn't that way at all. Quite the opposite.

"I've always thought the wide receivers, because of what you ask them to do, are some of the best athletes on your team, first of all," former 49ers offensive coordinator Mike Holmgren said when I reached out to him for a piece on all-time great receivers. "They may be the toughest guys, the really good ones, because they get a hit a lot of times when they do not see the hit coming. There are usually collisions with those guys on every play, one way or another way. You must have tremendous courage and concentration. Not every great athlete can do that."

Rice played in 303 regular-season games, never missing a game to injury for his first 12 seasons. Even when Rice suffered a torn ACL and MCL when Warren Sapp tackled him awkwardly in 1997, he bounced back with 82 catches for 1,157 yards and nine touchdowns the following season.

Rice caught seven passes for 133 yards against the Rams on his 40th birthday, the first of seven 100-yard games in his 40s. Rice played 16 games in 17 of his 20 regular seasons. He played 17 games in 2004, when Seattle acquired him from Oakland.

* "I find it virtually impossible to say any player is the absolute best even at their own position," crixtopher wrote. "Rice was a great player, but I have a hard time anointing him, without a doubt, the best receiver to ever play the position. Stats don't tell the whole story. Still, even if stats are a huge part of the argument, what about Don Hutson? Obviously, I never saw him play, but many of his stats are better. Throw out stats and just talk about domination. Cris Carter, Randy Moss, Lynn Swann, Lance Alworth, Don Maynard, Marvin Harrison, Sterling Sharpe, James Lofton -- the list could go on. Step outside of wide receiver and how about Walter Payton? Earl Campbell? Bo Jackson? Eric Dickerson? Dick Butkus, Lawrence Taylor, Ronnie Lott, Joe Montana, Johnny Unitas? There are so many greats. Picking one as above all others? I just can't do it."

Football is such a team sport. Rice made those around him better, no doubt, but if the Colts, Lions or Bucs hadn't passed on him in the 1985 draft, the conversation might be taking a different course.

"Being on teams that didn’t win, I know what it’s like," said Williams, who played for the Cardinals before finishing his career with the Rams. "I also know what it was like when I got here with the Rams, with a Marshall Faulk, Torry Holt, Kurt Warner, Orlando Pace and Isaac Bruce. It’s a difference. Jerry could have been on a lousy team and put up some of the same numbers, but would we have the same reverence for him? Collectively, they did it as a team, which caused the shoe to shine on not only one person."

Four of the 14 other modern-era finalists for the 2010 Hall of Fame class played with Rice in San Francisco. Four additional Rice-era 49ers -- Montana, Steve Young, Lott and Woodson -- are already enshrined in Canton, as is former 49ers coach Bill Walsh.

Rice outlasted and outproduced all of them.

"You talk about longevity and playing at a high level for umpteen number of years," Sharper said. "His work ethic, I think it permeated through his team and allowed for them to kind of win the championships that they did, even though they had a lot of good players. I think he always just strove for excellence, and as a football player, that is what you want to try to achieve. It's being excellent year in and year out. You have to rank him as the top receiver of all time and one of the top football players, too."

Rice is the greatest receiver. There's no debate on that but...

I can't give greatest player of all time to any receiver b/c their position is THE most directly dependent on others in sports.

Matter of fact I don't think you can even judge football players in terms of 'overall' greatness b/c each position requires an entirely different set of athletic and mental skills.

 

[JD Walker]

Closest I Think Does...Another USC Cat Troy Polamalu

While I like Polamalu he's no where close to being on the level of the previously mentioned safteys.

 

[thismybgolname]

Closest I Think Does...Another USC Cat Troy Polamalu

Dude can't stay on the field long enough to be effective.

 

[RoomService]

 

[BDR]

Jerry Rice =

Last Name
Evah

First Name
Greatest

 

[thalunatic]

it's really not a debate..

Statistics
Consistency
Championships
Longevity

there's nobody in visible distance, yet alone close to all that.. Rice is tha G.O.A.T

 

[jasonblacc]

Closest I Think Does...Another USC Cat Troy Polamalu

Man dude ain't no where close, he's a ball hawking safety not hard hitting safety. No one in the league is scared to come across the middle because of Troy hitting ,more so because he can intercept the pass and go the other way. Ryan Clark hits hard than Troy. The last two safeties that played to hurt retired in 09 Lynch, and Harrison. B dwaks up there.

 

[Soul On Ice]

The argument of the GOAT though will never be settled in football.

You cannot compare the stats or even the impact of the different positions, thats on top of having to compare eras.

Rice however is the only guy that has his own position on LOCK.

To be honest, I used to have doubts about Harrison challenging him in the futur, but damn its like he faded fast.

Jerry Rice =

Last Name
Evah

First Name
Greatest

I am strongly considering traveling from CA to Canton to watch the HOF induction. Hopefully Craig and Haley into it as well

 

[Uncontainable_Spirit]

Jim Brown. Period.

From 1957 through 1965 he compiled 20 NFL records. His 12,312 total yards, 106 rushing touchdowns, 126 overall touchdowns and 5.2 yards per carry were all records at his retirement at age 29. He is the only person voted to three halls of fame for pro football, lacrosse and college football in 1971, 1983, and 1995 respectively.

Jim Brown could play in ANY era... I wonder what Jerry Rice would do in Jim Brown's era or earlier? Poorer equipment, fewer rules to protect from injury, fewer games, less sophisticated training regimens, less sophisticated rehab. The game was a whole different animal then. Jim Brown excelled. I'm going to even put Otto Graham in that mix because dude won the equivalent of 10 Superbowls. I like Jerry Rice and I think that he's a great player but to say the best of ALL TIME? I cannot go that far. What about Reggie White? In fact... I can SERIOUSLY put Reggie White up against Jerry Rice any day and have a field day.

Oh and let's not forget, the 4-3 Defense was invented by Ton Landry solely for the purposes of stopping one man. Jim Brown.

Now if you want to go strictly by the numbers and count longevity in the picture Jerry Rice is STILL #2 behind Reggie White according to PFR:

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/

Here are the top 20 players of all-time according to PFR

1) Reggie White
2) Jerry Rice
T3) Alan Page
Brett Favre
5) Bruce Smith
6) Dan Marino
7) Peyton Manning
8) Rod Woodson
9) Johnny unitas
10) Carl Eller
T11)Merlin Olsen
Lawrence Taylor
Frank Tarkenton
T14)John Elway
Derrick Brooks
16) Anthony Munoz
T17) Steve Young
Ray Lewis
T19)Marshall Faulk
Andy Robustelli

I am 99% sure that the site hasn't been updated to account for 2009-10 stats, so you have to figure that Favre is going to move up to the #3 slot and Peyton Manning and Ray Lewis will also move up. Lewis will be knocking on the door of the top 10 and might even pass Woodson into the top 8 depending on how this season is calculated.

Suffice to say Jim Brown is #88 on this list only because of longevity. So again, longevity is important to a degree, however stats don't say it all. This is only my opinion of course however Jim Brown is the greatest player in football history.

 

[Big Philly]

It's still Jim Brown by a mile. (Only Montana is close. Rice is in the ballpark.)

cosign

 

[PrettyToney]

That was a more physical and brutal league back then as well. If he was playing in this era he'd have 250+TDs.

No. Today you don't have those safetys that ended your career like Jack Tatum, Lott, Atwater, Easley, T-Mac, Cecil etc.

Hell, I remember Aneas Williams who was considered one of the softer DBs back in the day knockin T.O. out cold in that Rams game. That nigga was out for a good 5 minutes.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

 

[BMG]

Jim Brown GOAT, they couldnt fuck with Brown i seen footage of dude draggin 2-3 dudes on his back while scoring a TD

WRs got it easy compared to HBs

 

[Mello Mello]

That was a more physical and brutal league back then as well. If he was playing in this era he'd have 250+TDs.

 

[JD Walker]

After reading this beyond ridiculous Jerry Rice stat page, he's GOAT, hands down...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFL_records_held_by_Jerry_Rice

 

[mrfreekydeeky]

I think he is one of the greatest, but in football there is no one player who is greater then all others. A receiver is dependent on a good QB who can get him the ball.

Example: Every great QB has a great receiver associated with them

Montana-Rice/Taylor
Bradshaw-Swann/Stallworth
Young-Rice/T.O.
Manning-Harrison/Wayne
Marino-Duper/Clayton

Runningbacks, the great ones are a rare breed. I heard Mitch Albom this morning saying Jerry was the first one running hills to condition himself. WRONG, that was Walter Payton.


With all do respect to Rice, I would build my team Around Walter Payton. If he didn't spend all of those seasons struggling with the teams he did prior to Ditka, sheeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit! He would own the books! He was the most COMPLETE football player ever.

 

[JD Walker]

I think he is one of the greatest, but in football there is no one player who is greater then all others. A receiver is dependent on a good QB who can get him the ball.

Example: Every great QB has a great receiver associated with them

Montana-Rice/Taylor
Bradshaw-Swann/Stallworth
Young-Rice/T.O.
Manning-Harrison/Wayne
Marino-Duper/Clayton

Runningbacks, the great ones are a rare breed. I heard Mitch Albom this morning saying Jerry was the first one running hills to condition himself. WRONG, that was Walter Payton.


With all do respect to Rice, I would build my team Around Walter Payton. If he didn't spend all of those seasons struggling with the teams he did prior to Ditka, sheeeeeeeiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit! He would own the books! He was the most COMPLETE football player ever.

I don't think you understand. kats are about to get piss at what I'm about to post, but you need to understand his dominance...


NFL RECORDS SET BY JERRY RICE:

Regular Season
[edit] Career Records

* Receptions (1,549)
* Receiving yards (22,895)
* Touchdown receptions (197)
* Yards from scrimmage (23,540)
* All-purpose yards (23,546)
* Combined rushing and receiving touchdowns (207)
* Total touchdowns (208) [197 receiving, 10 rushing, 1 fumble return]

[edit] Touchdown records

* 1st quarter touchdowns (49)
* 2nd quarter touchdowns (68)
* 1st half touchdowns (117)
* 3rd quarter touchdowns (42)
* 4th quarter touchdowns (49)
* 2nd half touchdowns (91)
* 1st quarter touchdown receptions (46)
* 2nd quarter touchdown receptions (66)
* 1st half touchdown receptions (112)
* 3rd quarter touchdown receptions (39)
* 4th quarter touchdown receptions (46)
* 2nd half touchdown receptions (85)
* Go-ahead touchdowns (73)
* Go-ahead or tying touchdowns (81)
* Game winning touchdowns (42)
* Game winning touchdown receptions (41)
* Touchdown receptions of 96+ yards (1) - tied with over 30 other players
* Touchdown receptions of 80+ yards (5) - tied with Derrick Alexander, Bob Hayes, & Lance Alworth
* Only player to have 5 touchdown receptions of 80+ yards & 5 rushing touchdowns of 20+ yards
* Touchdown receptions of 60+ yards (23)
* Touchdown receptions of 50+ yards (36)
* Touchdown receptions of 40+ yards (54)
* Touchdown receptions of 30+ yards (76)
* Touchdown receptions of 20+ yards (102)
* Touchdown receptions of 10+ yards (137)
* Touchdown receptions of 2 yards or less (16) - tied with Cris Carter
* Touchdown receptions of 3 yards or less (21)
* Touchdown receptions of 5 yards or less (36) - tied with Cris Carter
* Touchdown receptions of 8 yards or less (54)
* Touchdown receptions of 9 yards or less (58)
* Touchdowns of 96+ yards from scrimmage (1) - tied with many different players
* Touchdowns of 60+ yards from scrimmage (23)
* Touchdowns of 50+ yards from scrimmage (36)
* Touchdowns of 40+ yards from scrimmage (55)
* Touchdowns of 30+ yards from scrimmage (77)
* Touchdowns of 20+ yards from scrimmage (107)
* Touchdowns of 10+ yards from scrimmage (143)

[edit] Season records

* Consecutive seasons with at least 1-7 receptions (20)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 1 touch (20) - tied with Darrell Green
* Consecutive seasons with at least 2-8 touches (20)
* Seasons with at least 1-7 receptions (20)
* Seasons with at least 1 touch (20) - tied with Vinny Testaverde & Darrell Green
* Seasons with at least 2 touches (20) - tied with Vinny Testaverde
* Seasons with at least 3-8 touches (20)
* Seasons with at least 9 touches (19)
* Seasons with at least 8 or 9 receptions (19)
* Seasons with at least 10 receptions (19)
* Seasons with at least 10 touches (19)
* Seasons with at least 20 receptions (19)
* Seasons with at least 20 touches (19)
* Seasons with at least 30 receptions (19)
* Seasons with at least 30 touches (19)
* Seasons with at least 40 receptions (18)
* Seasons with at least 40 touches (18)
* Seasons with at least 50 receptions (17)
* Seasons with at least 50 touches (18)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 49 receptions (12) - tied by Tony Gonzalez & Torry Holt
* Seasons with at least 60 receptions (17)
* Seasons with at least 60 touches (17)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 60 receptions (11) - tied by Tony Gonzalez
* Seasons with at least 70 receptions (13)
* Seasons with at least 69 touches (17) - tied with Marcus Allen
* Consecutive seasons with at least 70 receptions, 1989-1996 (8) - broken by Tim Brown, 1993–2002,(10) before Rice retired; tied by Cris Carter, Marvin Harrison, & broken by Rod Smith, 1997–2005,(9) all after Rice retired
* Seasons with at least 80 receptions (12)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 80 receptions (8) – tied with Marvin Harrison & Torry Holt
* Seasons with at least 90 receptions (6) – tied with Marvin Harrison & Torry Holt
* Seasons with at least 100 receptions (4) – tied with Marvin Harrison
* Consecutive seasons with at least 105 receptions (3) - tied with Wes Welker
* Consecutive seasons with at least 1 through 68 yards from scrimmage (20)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 1 through 68 all-purpose yards (20)
* Seasons with at least 1-68 all-purpose yards (20)
* Seasons with at least 1-68 yards from scrimmage (20)
* Seasons with at least 100 yards from scrimmage (19)
* Seasons with at least 100 all-purpose yards (19)
* Seasons with at least 200 yards from scrimmage (19)
* Seasons with at least 200 all-purpose yards (19)
* Seasons with at least 300 yards from scrimmage (19)
* Seasons with at least 300 all-purpose yards (19)
* Seasons with at least 400 yards from scrimmage (19)
* Seasons with at least 400 all-purpose yards (19)
* Seasons with at least 500 yards from scrimmage (18)
* Seasons with at least 500 all-purpose yards (18)
* Seasons with at least 600 yards from scrimmage (18)
* Seasons with at least 600 all-purpose yards (18)
* Seasons with at least 700 yards from scrimmage (18)
* Seasons with at least 700 all-purpose yards (18)
* Seasons with at least 800 yards from scrimmage (18)
* Seasons with at least 800 all-purpose yards (18)
* Seasons with at least 900 yards from scrimmage (15)
* Seasons with at least 900 all-purpose yards (15)
* Seasons with at least 1,000 yards from scrimmage (14) - tied with Emmitt Smith
* Seasons with at least 1,000 all-purpose yards (14) - tied with Emmitt Smith
* Seasons with at least 1,100 yards from scrimmage (14)
* Seasons with at least 1,100 all-purpose yards (14)
* Seasons with at least 1,200 yards from scrimmage (11)
* Seasons with at least 1,200 all-purpose yards (11) - tied with Brian Mitchell
* Seasons with at least 1-78 receiving yards (20)
* Seasons with at least 100 receiving yards (19)
* Seasons with at least 200 receiving yards (19)
* Seasons with at least 300 receiving yards (19)
* Seasons with at least 400 receiving yards (19)
* Seasons with at least 500 receiving yards (18)
* Seasons with at least 600 receiving yards (18)
* Seasons with at least 700 receiving yards (18)
* Seasons with at least 800 receiving yards (18)
* Seasons with at least 900 receiving yards (15)
* Seasons with at least 900 receiving yards & 20 yards rushing (11)
* Seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards (14)
* Seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards & 50 yards rushing (7)
* Seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards & 1+ rushing touchdown (8)
* Seasons with at least 1,100 receiving yards (13)
* Seasons with at least 1,200 receiving yards (11)
* Seasons with at least 1,200 receiving yards & 30 yards rushing (8)
* Seasons with at least 1,200 receiving yards & 60 yards rushing (5)
* Seasons with at least 1,200 receiving yards & 70 yards rushing (4)
* Seasons with at least 1,200 receiving yards & 10 touchdown receptions (8), (Randy Moss is 2nd with 7)
* Seasons with at least 1,200 receiving yards & 1 rushing touchdown (7)
* Seasons with at least 1,300 receiving yards (7)
* Seasons with at least 1,300 receiving yards & 1 rushing touchdown (5)
* Seasons with at least 1,300 receiving yards & 30 yards rushing (6)
* Seasons with at least 1,300 receiving yards & 60 yards rushing (4)
* Seasons with at least 1,400 receiving yards (6)
* Seasons with at least 1,400 receiving yards & 30 yards rushing (6)
* Seasons with at least 1,500 receiving yards (4)
* Seasons with at least 1,500 receiving yards & 1 rushing touchdown (3)
* Seasons with at least 1,500 receiving yards & 30 rushing yards (3)
* Seasons with at least 1,500 receiving yards & 60 rushing yards (2)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 1-78 receiving yards (20)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 600 receiving yards, 1985-1996 (12) - tied by Tony Gonzalez 1998-2009, & broken by Terrell Owens (13), 1997–2009
* Consecutive seasons with at least 700 receiving yards, 1985-1996 (12) - broken by Terrell Owens (13), 1997–2009
* Consecutive seasons with at least 800 receiving yards (12)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 900 receiving yards (12)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards (11)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 1,100 receiving yards (9)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 1,200 receiving yards (9)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 1,200 receiving yards & 10 touchdown receptions (7)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 1,200 receiving yards & 1 rushing touchdown (5)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 1,200 receiving yards & 30 rushing yards (5)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 1,499 receiving yards (3)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 1,499 receiving yards & 1 rushing touchdown (3)
* Receiving yards gained in a single season (1,848), 1995
* Receiving yards in a 2 season period (3,351), 1994–1995
* Receiving yards in a 3 season period (4,850), 1993–1995
* Receiving yards in a 4 season period (6,104), 1993–1996 - broken by Marvin Harrison (6,322), 1999–2002; before Rice retired
* Receiving yards in a 5 season period (7,305), 1992–1996 - broken by Marvin Harrison (7,594), 1999-2003 & Tory Holt (7,368), 2000–2004; before Rice retired
* Receiving yards in a 6 season period (8,759), 1990–1995
* Receiving yards in a 7 season period (10,242), 1989–1995
* Receiving yards in an 8 season period (11,548), 1988–1995
* Receiving yards in a 9 season period (12,802), 1988–1996
* Receiving yards in a 10 season period (14,196), 1986–1995
* Receiving yards in an 11 season period (15,450), 1986–1996 - no other player has this many in a career
* Total major offensive titles after AFL-NFL merger: Number of times finishing the season first place in 2-pt. conversions, points scored, touchdowns, touchdown receptions, receiving yards, or receptions (18)
* Touchdown receptions in a 2 season period (37), 1986–1987
* Touchdown receptions in a 3 season period (48), 1987–1989
* Touchdown receptions in a 4 season period (63), 1986–1989
* Touchdown receptions in a 5 season period (76), 1986–1990
* Touchdown receptions in a 6 season period (90), 1986–1991
* Touchdown receptions in a 7 season period (100), 1986–1992
* Touchdown receptions in an 8 season period (115), 1986–1993
* Touchdown receptions in a 9 season period (128), 1986–1994
* Touchdown receptions in a 10 season period (143), 1986–1995
* Touchdown receptions in an 11 season period (151), 1986-1996 - no other player has this many in a career
* Touchdown receptions in an 12 season period (154), 1985-1996 - no other player has this many in a career
* Touchdown receptions in an 13 season period (161), 1986-1998 - no other player has this many in a career
* Touchdown receptions in an 14 season period (166), 1986-1999 - no other player has this many in a career
* Touchdown receptions in an 15 season period (173), 1986-2000 - no other player has this many in a career
* Touchdown receptions in an 16 season period (182), 1986-2001 - no other player has this many in a career
* Touchdown receptions in an 17 season period (189), 1986-2002 - no other player has this many in a career
* Touchdown receptions in an 18 season period (192), 1985-2002 - no other player has this many in a career
* Touchdown receptions in an 19 season period (194), 1985-2003 - no other player has this many in a career
* Touchdown receptions in an 20 season period (197), 1985-2004 - no other player has this many in a career
* Consecutive seasons with at least 1 touchdown reception (20)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 5 touchdown receptions (11) - shared with Marvin Harrison, Don Hutson, Cris Carter, & Tim Brown
* Consecutive seasons with at least 6 touchdown receptions (11) - shared with Marvin Harrison & Don Hutson
* Consecutive seasons with at least 7 touchdown receptions (11)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 8 touchdown receptions (11)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 9 touchdown receptions (10)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 10 touchdown receptions (7) - broken by Marvin Harrison (8)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 12 touchdown receptions (3, twice) - shared with Marvin Harrison, who also did this twice. Terrell Owens, Lance Allworth, & Cris Carter did this only once
* Consecutive seasons with at least 13 touchdown receptions (3, twice) - shared with Terrell Owens & Lance Allworth, who both did this only once
* Consecutive seasons with at least 13 touchdown receptions & 1 rushing touchdown (3)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 14 touchdown receptions (2) - shared with Marvin Harrison
* Consecutive seasons with at least 15 touchdown receptions (2)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 15 touchdown receptions & 1 rushing touchdown (2)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 1 touchdown (20)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 5 touchdowns (11) - shared with Marvin Harrison, Don Hutson, Cris Carter, & Tim Brown
* Consecutive seasons with at least 6 touchdowns (11) - shared with Marvin Harrison & Don Hutson
* Consecutive seasons with at least 7 touchdowns (11)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 8 touchdowns (11)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 9 touchdowns (11)
* Consecutive seasons with at least 10 touchdowns (10)
* Seasons with at least 1 touchdown (20)
* Seasons with at least 2 touchdowns (19)
* Seasons with at least 3 touchdowns (18)
* Seasons with at least 4 touchdowns (17)
* Seasons with at least 5 touchdowns (16)
* Seasons with at least 6 touchdowns (15)
* Seasons with at least 7 touchdowns (15)
* Seasons with at least 8 touchdowns (13)
* Seasons with at least 9 touchdowns (13)
* Seasons with at least 10 touchdowns (10)
* Seasons with at least 11 touchdowns (9)
* Seasons with at least 12 touchdowns (8) - tied with LaDainian Tomlinson
* Seasons with at least 13 touchdowns (8)
* Seasons with at least 14 touchdowns (7)
* Seasons with at least 15 touchdowns (6) - tied with LaDainian Tomlinson
* Seasons with at least 16 touchdowns (5) - tied with Shaun Alexander & LaDainian Tomlinson
* Seasons with at least 17 touchdowns by a wide receiver (3) - tied with Randy Moss
* Seasons with at least 18 touchdowns by a wide receiver (1) - tied with Randy Moss, Sterling Sharpe, Mark Clayton, & Bill Groman
* Seasons with at least 19-22 touchdowns by a wide receiver (1) - tied with Randy Moss
* Touchdowns by a wide receiver in a single season, 1987 in a 12 game season (23) - tied with Randy Moss, 2007, in a 16 game season
* Seasons with at least 1 touchdown reception (20)
* Seasons with at least 2 touchdown receptions (19)
* Seasons with at least 3 touchdown receptions (18)
* Seasons with at least 4 touchdown receptions (16)
* Seasons with at least 5 touchdown receptions (16)
* Seasons with at least 6 touchdown receptions (15)
* Seasons with at least 7 touchdown receptions (15)
* Seasons with at least 8 touchdown receptions (13)
* Seasons with at least 9 touchdown receptions (12)
* Seasons with at least 10 touchdown receptions (9) - tied with Randy Moss
* Seasons with at least 11 touchdown receptions (8) - tied with Randy Moss
* Seasons with at least 12 touchdown receptions (8)
* Seasons with at least 13 touchdown receptions (8)
* Seasons with at least 14 touchdown receptions (6)
* Seasons with at least 15 touchdown receptions (5)
* Seasons with at least 16 touchdown receptions (2) - (broken by Randy Moss, (3))
* Seasons with at least 17 touchdown receptions (2) - (broken by Randy Moss, (3))
* Seasons with at least 18 touchdown receptions (1) - tied with Randy Moss, Sterling Sharpe, Mark Clayton, & Bill Groman
* Seasons with at least 19 touchdown receptions (1) - tied with Randy Moss
* Seasons with at least 20 touchdown receptions (1) - tied with Randy Moss
* Seasons with at least 21 touchdown receptions (1) - tied with Randy Moss
* Seasons with at least 22 touchdown receptions (1) - tied with Randy Moss
* Touchdown receptions in a single season (22), 1987, in a 12 game season - (broken by Randy Moss(23) in a 16 game season)
* Touchdowns in a season by a player with 97 touches or less, 1987 (23) on 73 touches
* Touchdown receptions in a season by a player with 97 receptions or less, 1987 (22) on 65 receptions
* Touchdown receptions in a season by a player with 1,400 receiving yards or less (22) on 1,078 receiving yards
* Touchdowns in a season by a player with 1,300 yards from scrimmage or less, 1987 (23) on 1,129 yards from scrimmage
* Touchdowns in a season by a player with 1,300 all-purpose yards or less, 1987 (23) on 1,129 all purpose yards
* Fewest touches in a season by a player with 19+ touchdowns, 1987 (73) for 23 tds
* Fewest touches in a season by a player with 18+ touchdown receptions, 1987 (73) for 22 rec. tds
* Fewest receptions in a season by a player with 18+ touchdown receptions, 1987 (65) for 22 rec. tds
* Best ratio of touchdowns to all purpose yards in a season by a player with 800+ all-purpose yards, 1987 (1:49.09)
* Best ratio of touchdowns to yards from scrimmage in a season by a player with 800+ yards from scrimmage, 1987 (1:49.09)
* Best ratio of touchdown receptions to receiving yards in a season by a player with 600+ receiving yards, 1987 (1:49)
* Best ratio of touchdown receptions to receptions in a season by a player with 51+ receptions, 1987 (1:2.95)
* Best ratio of touchdowns to touches(returns, rushes, receptions) in a season by a player with 52+ touches, 1987 (1:3.17)
* Average yards per reception in a season by a player with 85+ receptions (18.26), 1986
* Receiving yard titles since 1940 (6), 1986, 1989, 1990, 1993–1995
* Touchdown reception titles since 1940 (6), 1986, 1987, 1989–1991, 1993 (Randy Moss is 2nd with 5)
* Consecutive receiving yard titles since 1943 (3), 1993–1995
* Consecutive touchdown reception titles since 1943 (3), 1989–1991

[edit] Game records

* Games with at least 75 yards receiving (135)
* Games with at least 100 yards receiving (76)
* Games with at least 125 yards receiving (49)
* Games with at least 150 yards receiving (30)
* Games with at least 225 yards receiving (3)
* Games with at least 240 yards receiving (2) - tied with Wes Chandler
* Total receiving yards in the best two performances of a career (530); 289 & 241
* Games with at least 50 yards receiving in a single season (15) - tied with 11 other players
* Games with at least 150 yards receiving in a single season (5) - tied with Roy Green & Tim Brown
* Games with at least 149 yards receiving in a single season (6)
* Games with at least 50 yards from scrimmage by a non-running back in a single season (16); 1993
* Games with at least 1 touchdown reception in a single season; 1989 (13) - tied with Carl Pickens, Randy Moss, & Mark Clayton
* Games with at least 1 touchdown reception in a 12 game season; 1987 (12) - only player to record a touchdown reception in every game of a season
* Games with at least 2 touchdown receptions in a single season (7); 1987, a 12 game season - tied by Cris Carter & broken by Randy Moss(8) in 16 game seasons
* Games with 10+ receptions & 140+ receiving yards (13)
* Games with 10+ receptions & 200+ yards receiving (4)
* Games with at least 12 points (46)
* Games with at least 16 points (14) - tied with Jim Brown & Gino Cappelletti
* Games with at least 17 points (14) - tied with Jim Brown
* Games with at least 18 points (14) - tied with Jim Brown
* Games with at least 1 touchdown (144)
* Games with at least 1 touchdown reception (139)
* Games with at least 2 touchdowns (46)
* Games with at least 2 touchdown receptions (44)
* Games with at least 3 touchdowns (14) - tied with Jim Brown
* Games with at least 3 touchdown receptions (11)
* Games with at least 4 touchdown receptions (2) - tied with Bob Shaw & Sterling Sharpe
* Games with at least 5 touchdowns (1) - tied with 13 other players
* Receiving touchdowns in a game (5) - tied with Kellen Winslow & Bob Shaw
* Touchdown receptions in a 2 game span (6, three times)-8 others have done this once
* Touchdown receptions in a 4 game span (10)game7'87-game10'87 - tied with Art Powell
* Touchdown receptions in a 5 game span (12)game7'87-game11'87
* Touchdown receptions in a 6 game span (14)game7'87-game12(last game)'87
* Touchdown receptions in a 7 game span (16)game6'87-game12(last game)'87
* Touchdown receptions in a 8 game span (17)
* Touchdown receptions in a 9 game span (18)
* Touchdown receptions in a 10 game span (19)
* Touchdown receptions in a 11 game span (21)game2'87-game12(last game)'87
* Touchdown receptions in a 12 game span (22)game1'87-game12(last game)'87
* Touchdown receptions in a 13 game span (23)game16'86-game12(last game)'87
* Touchdown receptions in a 14 game span (23)game16'86-game1'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 15 game span (24)game16'86-game2'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 16 game span (26)game1'87-game4'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 17 game span (27)game16'86-game4'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 18 game span (27)
* Touchdown receptions in a 19 game span (28)game10'86-game12(last game)'87
* Touchdown receptions in a 20 game span (28)game10'86-game1'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 21 game span (29)game10'86-game2'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 22 game span (29)game10'86-game3'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 23 game span (32)game10'86-game4'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 24 game span (34)game5'86-game12(last game)'87
* Touchdown receptions in a 25 game span (36)game4'86-game12(last game)'87
* Touchdown receptions in a 26 game span (36)game3'86-game12(last game)'87
* Touchdown receptions in a 27 game span (37)game2'86-game12(last game)'87
* Touchdown receptions in a 28 game span (37)game4'86-game1'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 29 game span (40)game4'86-game4'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 30 game span (40)game3'86-game4'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 31 game span (41)game2'86-game4'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 32 game span (41)game2'86-game5'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 33 game span (41)game2'86-game6'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 34 game span (41)game2'86-game7'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 35 game span (42)game2'86-game8'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 36 game span (42)game2'86-game9'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 37 game span (42)game2'86-game10'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 38 game span (44)game4'86-game13'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 39 game span (45)game4'86-game14'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 40 game span (45)
* Touchdown receptions in a 41 game span (46)game2'86-game14'88
* Touchdown receptions in a 42 game span (46)game4'86-game1'89
* Touchdown receptions in a 43 game span (47)game4'86-game2'89
* Touchdown receptions in a 44 game span (50)game6'87-game5'90*
* Touchdown receptions in a 45 game span (51)game5'87-game5'90
* Touchdown receptions in a 46 game span (52)game4'87-game5'90
* Touchdown receptions in a 47 game span (53)game3'87-game5'90
* Touchdown receptions in a 48 game span (55)game2'87-game5'90
* Touchdown receptions in a 49 game span (56)game1'87-game5'90
* Touchdown receptions in a 50 game span (57)game16'86-game5'90*
* Touchdown receptions in a 51 game span (58)game16'86-game6'90
* Touchdown receptions in a 52 game span (59)game4'86-game11'89
* Touchdown receptions in a 53 game span (60)game4'86-game12'89
* Touchdown receptions in a 54 game span (61)
* Touchdown receptions in a 55 game span (61)
* Touchdown receptions in a 56 game span (62)game10'86-game5'90
* Touchdown receptions in a 57 game span (62)game9'86-game5'90
* Touchdown receptions in a 58 game span (63)game8'86-game5'90
* Touchdown receptions in a 59 game span (63)game7'86-game5'90
* Touchdown receptions in a 60 game span (65)game6'86-game5'90
* Touchdown receptions in a 61 game span (68)game5'86-game5'90
* Touchdown receptions in a 62 game span (70)game4'86-game5'90*
* Touchdown receptions in a 63 game span (70)game4'86-game6'90
* Touchdown receptions in a 64 game span (71)game4'86-game7'90
* Touchdown receptions in a 65 game span (72)game4'86-game8'90
* Touchdown receptions in a 66 game span (73)game4'86-game9'90
* Touchdown receptions in a 67 game span (73)
* Touchdown receptions in a 68 game span (74)game2'86-game9'90
* Touchdown receptions in a 69 game span (75)
* Touchdown receptions in a 70 game span (75)
* Touchdown receptions in a 71 game span (75)
* Touchdown receptions in a 72 game span (75)
* Touchdown receptions in a 73 game span (76)
* Touchdown receptions in a 74 game span (76)
* Touchdown receptions in a 75 game span (78)game4'86-game2'91
* Touchdown receptions in a 76 game span (80)game4'86-game3'91
* Touchdown receptions in a 77 game span (81)game4'86-game4'91
* Touchdown receptions in a 78 game span (81)game4'86-game5'91
* Touchdown receptions in a 79 game span (82)game4'86-game6'91
* Touchdown receptions in a 80 game span (83)game4'86-game7'91
* Touchdown receptions in a 81 game span (83)game4'86-game8'91
* Touchdown receptions in a 82 game span (84)game2'86-game7'91
* Touchdown receptions in a 83 game span (84)game2'86-game8'91
* Touchdown receptions in a 84 game span (84)game2'86-game9'91
* Touchdown receptions in a 85 game span (84)game2'86-game10'91
* Touchdown receptions in a 86 game span (84)game4'86-game13'91
* Touchdown receptions in a 87 game span (85)game4'86-game14'91
* Touchdown receptions in a 88 game span (87)game4'86-game15'91
* Touchdown receptions in a 89 game span (89)game4'86-game16'91*
* Only player to record 5 touchdown receptions & 200+ yards from scrimmage in the same game, 10/14/90
* Only player to record 5 touchdown receptions & 200+ all purpose yards in the same game, 10/14/90
* Only player to record 5 touchdowns & 200+ yards receiving in the same game, 10/14/90
* Only player to record 5 touchdowns, 200+ yards from scrimmage, & 10+ receptions in the same game, 10/14/90
* Only player to record 280+ yards receiving & 10+ yards rushing in the same game, 12/18/95
* One of two players (Jimmy Smith) to record 280+ yards receiving & 3+ touchdowns in a single game, 12/18/95
* Only player to record 299+ yards from scrimmage & 3+ touchdown receptions in the same game, 12/18/95
* Only player to record 299+ all purpose yards & 3+ touchdown receptions in the same game, 12/18/95
* Only player with 16+ receptions and 3+ touchdown receptions in the same game, 11/20/94
* Receiving yards in back-to-back games 6 days apart (442), Dec. 18, 1995-Dec. 24, 1995
* Receptions in back-to-back games 6 days apart (26), Dec. 18, 1995-Dec. 24, 1995
* Only player to record 40+ receptions, 500 yards from scrimmage, and 4 touchdown receptions in a 4 game span, Nov. 20,1994-Dec. 11, 1994
* Games played by an offensive or defensive player (303)
* Games started by a non-offensive lineman and non-quarterback (284)
* Consecutive games with at least 1 reception (274)
* Consecutive games with at least 2 receptions (146)
* Consecutive games with at least 12 receptions (2) - tied with Cris Carter, Drew Bennett & Clark Gaines
* Consecutive games with at least 1 touchdown reception (13)
* Consecutive games with at least 3 touchdown receptions (2) - tied with many other players
* Games with at least 1 reception (296)
* Games with at least 2 receptions (284)
* Games with at least 3 receptions (256)
* Games with at least 4 receptions (213)
* Games with at least 5 receptions (166)
* Games with at least 6 receptions (128)
* Games with at least 7 receptions (86)
* Games with at least 8 receptions (50) - broken by Marvin Harrison(51)
* Games with at least 9 receptions (86)
* Games with at least 10 receptions (17)
* Games with at least 11 receptions (11) - tied with Cris Carter & broken by Marvin Harrison(12)
* Games with at least 12 receptions (7) - broken by Marvin Harrison(8)
* Games with at least 13 receptions (3) - tied by Anquan Boldin, Wes Welker, & Kellen Winslow - broken by Marvin Harrison(4)
* Games with at least 14 receptions (2) - tied with Jason Witten, Brandon Marshall, Jimmy Smith, Marvin Harrison, & Kellen Winslow
* Games with at least 1 touch (297)
* Games with at least 2 touches (284)
* Games with at least 3 touches (264)
* Games with at least 4 touches (224)
* Consecutive games with at least 1 touch (274)
* Longest offensive touchdown in the 13th game of a season (96), via reception in 1988 @ San Diego
* Receiving yards in the 15th game of a season (289), 1995 vs. Minnesota Vikings
* Receiving yards in the last 3 games of a season (563), 1995
* Games with at least 1 yard from scrimmage (295)
* Games with at least 1 all purpose yard (296)
* Games with at least 10 yards from scrimmage (288)
* Games with at least 10 all purpose yards (288)
* Games with at least 20 yards from scrimmage (279)
* Games with at least 20 all purpose yards (279)
* Games with at least 30 yards from scrimmage (253)
* Games with at least 30 all purpose yards (253)
* Games with at least 40 yards from scrimmage (232)
* Games with at least 40 all purpose yards (232)
* Games with at least 50 yards from scrimmage (202)
* Games with at least 50 all purpose yards (202)
* Games with at least 60 yards from scrimmage (182)
* Games with at least 60 all purpose yards (182)
* Games with at least 70 yards from scrimmage (153) - tied with Emmitt Smith
* Fewest games needed to reach 15,000 receiving yards (171) - (no other player has 16,000+ yards receiving)
* Fewest games needed to reach 14,000 receiving yards (164)
* Fewest games needed to reach 13,000 receiving yards (154)
* Fewest games needed to reach 12,000 receiving yards (142)
* Fewest games needed to reach 11,000 receiving yards (133) - broken by Torry Holt (130) in 2006
* Fewest games needed to reach 10,000 receiving yards (121) - broken by Torry Holt (116) in 2006
* Fewest games needed to reach 140 touchdown receptions (166) - (no other player has 150+ TD receptions)
* Fewest games needed to reach 130 touchdown receptions (155)
* Fewest games needed to reach 120 touchdown receptions (141)
* Fewest games needed to reach 110 touchdown receptions (132)
* Fewest games needed to reach 100 touchdown receptions (120)
* Fewest games needed to reach 90 touchdown receptions (107)
* Fewest games needed to reach 80 touchdown receptions (91)
* Fewest games needed to reach 70 touchdown receptions (80)
* Fewest games needed to reach 60 touchdown receptions (69)
* Fewest games needed to reach 40 touchdown receptions (44) - tied with Randy Moss
* Fewest games needed to reach 1,000 receptions (181) - broken by Marvin Harrison (168) in 2006
* Fewest games needed to reach 1,100 receptions (198) - broken by Marvin Harrison (190) in 2008 (no other player has 1,103+ receptions)
* Games played in single regular season (17) in 2004. He was traded from the Raiders (before their bye week) to the Seahawks (post bye-week) and thus had no bye week - tied with Dexter Carter (1995), Braylon Edwards (2009), & Will Witherspoon (2009)

[edit] Records by month

* Receptions in September (350)
* Receptions in October (337)
* Receptions in November (406)
* Receptions in December (437)
* Receiving yards in September (5,636)
* Receiving yards in October (4,689)
* Receiving yards in November (6,085)
* Receiving yards in December (6,193)
* Touchdowns in September (48)
* Touchdowns in October (47)
* Touchdowns in November (59)
* Touchdowns in December (53)
* Touchdown receptions in September (45)
* Touchdown receptions in October (44)
* Touchdown receptions in November (58)
* Touchdown receptions in December (49)
* Receiving yards in the month of December in a single season (595), 1995
* Touchdown receptions in a single calendar month (10), November 1987

[edit] Team records

* Games played by a San Francisco 49er (238)
* Games started by a San Francisco 49er (224)
* Receiving yards by a San Francisco 49er rookie in a single game (241) - second in the NFL (since 1960)
* Receptions by a San Francisco 49er rookie in a single game (10) - tied with Earl Cooper
* Points scored by a San Francisco 49er (1,130)
* Points scored by a San Francisco 49er in a single season (138)
* Points in a single game by a San Francisco 49er (30) - (Ricky Watters had 30 points in a playoff game)
* Total Touchdowns for one team (San Francisco 49ers) (187)
* Rushing & Receiving touchdowns for one team (San Francisco 49ers) (186)
* Touchdown receptions for one team (San Francisco 49ers) (176)
* Touchdowns by a San Francisco 49er in single season (23)
* Touchdown receptions by a San Francisco 49er in single season (22)
* Touchdowns in a single game by a San Francisco 49er (5) - (Ricky Watters had 5 touchdowns in a playoff game)
* Touchdown receptions in a single game by a San Francisco 49er (5)
* Receptions for one team (San Francisco 49ers) (1,281)
* Receptions by a San Francisco 49er in a single season (122)
* Receiving yards for one team (San Francisco 49ers) (19,247)
* Receiving yards gained in a single season by San Francisco 49er (1,848)
* Receiving yards by a San Francisco 49er in a single game (289)
* Yards from scrimmage by a San Francisco 49er in a single game (299)
* Double digit reception games by a San Francisco 49er (15)
* Two point conversions by a San Francisco 49er (4)
* Two point conversions by a San Francisco 49er in a single season (2) - tied with Terry Kirby
* Yards from scrimmage by a San Francisco 49er (19,872)
* All-purpose yards by a San Francisco 49er (19,878)
* 100 yard receiving games for one team (San Francisco 49ers) (66)
* 200 yard receiving games by a San Francisco 49er (4)
* Seasons leading a team in receiving yards (14)(13 with San Francisco, 1 with Oakland)
* Seasons leading a team in touchdown receptions (15)(13 with San Francisco, 2 with Oakland)
* Seasons leading a team in receptions (13)(11 with San Francisco, 2 with Oakland)
* Touchdown connections between a San Francisco 49er quarterback and receiver (Steve Young to Jerry Rice) (85)
* Receiving yards between a San Francisco 49er quarterback and receiver (Steve Young to Jerry Rice) (10,576)
* Receptions between a San Francisco 49er quarterback and receiver (Steve Young to Jerry Rice) (760)
* Only player to hold career team records for: points, all purpose yards, yards from scrimmage, receiving yards, receptions, touchdown receptions, total touchdowns & 2-point conversions
* Only player to hold the single season team records for receiving yards, receptions, touchdown receptions, total touchdowns, 2-point conversions, & points
* Only player to hold single game team records for receiving yards, yards from scrimmage, touchdown receptions, total touchdowns, & points
* Longest reception by a San Francisco 49er (96) on 11/27/88 - broken by John Taylor (97) 11/3/91, before Rice retired
* Receptions in a single game by a San Francisco 49er (16) on 11/20/94 - broken by Terrell Owens (20) on 12/17/00, before Rice retired

[edit] Records against opponents

* Touchdowns by any player against a single opponent (29; Atlanta Falcons)
* Touchdown receptions by any player against a single opponent (25; Atlanta Falcons)
* Points scored by any player against the Atlanta Falcons (174) (John Kasay is 2nd with 171)
* Receptions by any player against a single opponent (175; Atlanta Falcons)
* Receiving yards against a single opponent (2,731; Atlanta Falcons)
* Yards from scrimmage against the Atlanta Falcons (2,857)
* All purpose yards against the Atlanta Falcons (2,857)
* Touchdowns scored against the Atlanta Falcons in a single game (5)
* Touchdown receptions against the Atlanta Falcons in a single game (5)
* Receptions by any player against the Atlanta Falcons in a single game (13) - tied with Anquan Boldin
* Points scored against the Atlanta Falcons in a single game (30)-1990
* Touchdowns against the Atlanta Falcons in one season (6)-1990
* Receiving yards against the Atlanta Falcons in one season (396)-1990
* Touchdown receptions by any player against the Atlanta Falcons in one season (6)-1990
* 100 yard receiving games against the Atlanta Falcons (11)
* Points scored against the Atlanta Falcons in one season (36)-1990
* Receptions against the Atlanta Falcons in one season (23)-1995
* Touchdowns against the New Orleans Saints (15)
* Touchdowns receptions against the New Orleans Saints (14)
* Yards from scrimmage against the New Orleans Saints (2,131)
* All purpose yards against the New Orleans Saints (2,137)
* Receptions against the New Orleans Saints (147)
* Receiving yards against the New Orleans Saints (2,025)
* Touchdowns against the St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams (21) - tied with Lenny Moore
* Touchdowns receptions against the St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams (20)
* Receptions against the St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams (166)
* Yards from scrimmage against the St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams (2,615)
* All purpose yards against the St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams (2,615)
* Receiving yards against the St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams (2,551)
* Receptions by one player against the St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams in a single game (16) - tied with Keenan McCardell
* Receptions against a single opponent in one season (27; St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams)-1994
* 100 yard receiving games against the St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams (8) - (Anquan Boldin is 2nd with 6)
* Only player to record 20+ receiving touchdowns, 3+ rushing touchdowns, a touchdown pass, and a fumble recovery touchdown against a single opponent (Atlanta Falcons)
* Only player to record 25+ receiving touchdowns and 3+ rushing touchdowns against a single opponent (Atlanta Falcons)
* Only player with 2,500 receiving yards against two different teams (St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams, Atlanta Falcons)
* Only player with 2,000 receiving yards against three different teams (St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams, Atlanta Falcons, New Orleans Saints)
* As a member of one team (San Francisco 49ers), Rice caught a touchdown pass against 27 opponents (every NFL team during that time) and at least 2 touchdown receptions against 26 teams during the regular season in an 8 season period (1987–1994). The only team Rice did not have at least two touchdown receptions against in that time frame during the regular season was the Denver Broncos, whom he had 3 against in Super Bowl XXIV, of the 1989 season.
* Recorded a 100+ yard receiving game against 26 different opponents
* Receptions by one player gainst the Minnesota Vikings in a single game (14)
* Receiving yards against the Minnesota Vikings in a single game (289)(also 2nd to Donald Driver's 290 receiving yards against Vikings in one season(2 games))
* Yards from scrimmage by one player against the Minnesota Vikings in a single game (299)
* Touchdowns scored against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a single game (4) - tied with Marshall Faulk & Sterling Sharpe
* Touchdown receptions against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a single game (4) - tied with Sterling Sharpe
* Points scored against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in a single game (24) - tied with Marshall Faulk & Sterling Sharpe

[edit] Records by Location

* Touchdowns in a game in Atlanta (5)
* Touchdown receptions in a game in Atlanta (5)
* Points scored in a game in Atlanta (30)
* Touchdown receptions in a game in Tampa Bay (4) - tied with Sterling Sharpe
* Touchdowns in a game in Tampa Bay (4) - tied with Marshall Faulk & Sterling Sharpe
* Points scored in a game in Tampa Bay (24) - tied with Marshall Faulk & Sterling Sharpe
* Touchdowns scored in Atlanta by a player from the visiting team (11)
* Touchdown receptions in Atlanta by a player from the visiting team (10) - tied with Terrell Owens
* Receptions in Atlanta by a player from the visiting team (90)
* Receiving yards in Atlanta by a player from the visiting team (1,281)
* Yards from scrimmage in Atlanta by a player from the visiting team (1,306)
* All purpose yards in Atlanta by a player from the visiting team (1,306)
* Receptions in New Orleans by a player from the visiting team (67) - Muhsin Muhammad is 2nd with 48
* Receiving yards in New Orleans by a player from the visiting team (905) - Muhsin Muhammad is 2nd with 817
* Yards from scrimmage in New Orleans by a player from the visiting team (974) - Muhsin Muhammad is the closest active player with 817
* All purpose yards in New Orleans by a player from the visiting team (974) - Steve Smith is 2nd with 927
* All purpose yards at St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams by a player from the visiting team (1,381)
* Receptions at St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams by a player from the visiting team (80)
* Receiving yards at St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams by a player from the visiting team (1,337)
* Yards from scrimmage at St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams by a player from the visiting team (1,381)
* Touchdown receptions at St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams by a player from the visiting team (10)
* Touchdowns at St. Louis (LA/Cle) Rams by a player from the visiting team (11)
* Longest touchdown reception in San Diego (96)
* Longest play from scrimmage in San Diego (96)
* Receiving yards in a single game played in Candlestick Park (289)
* Yards from scrimmage in a single game played in Candlestick Park (299)
* All purpose yards in a single game played in Candlestick Park (299)
* Yards from scrimmage in Candlestick Park (9,813), (5 came as a member of the Seahawks)
* All purpose yards in Candlestick Park (9,819), (5 came as a member of the Seahawks)
* Receptions in one stadium (Candlestick Park, 652), (1 reception came as a member of the Seahawks)
* Receiving yards made in one stadium (Candlestick Park, 9,515), (5 came as a member of the Seahawks)
* Touchdowns made in one stadium/city (Candlestick Park, San Francisco: 99)
* Touchdown receptions made in one stadium/city (San Francisco, Candlestick Park: 91)
* Touchdowns made in one state (California, 123); includes Oakland, Anaheim, San Diego, San Francisco, and Stanford(due to an earthquake which caused destruction to Candlestick Park)
* Touchdown receptions made in one state (California, 115)
* Receptions in one state (California; 865)
* Receiving yards made in one state (California; 12,793)
* Yards from scrimmage in one state (California; 13,166)
* All-purpose yards in one state (California; 13,172)
* Touchdowns on the east coast by a west coast player (40), Teams: 49ers, Raiders, Seahawks; GA:11, FL:12, PA:6, NJ:5, NY:1, MA:2, DC:1, NC: 2
* Receiving yards at home (11,452)
* Receiving yards on the road (11,443)
* Receptions at home (763)
* Receptions on the road (786)
* Touchdowns made at home (115)
* Touchdown receptions made at home (108)
* Touchdowns made on the road (93)
* Touchdown receptions made on the road (90)
* Yards from scrimmage at home (11,758)
* All purpose yards at home (11,764)
* Yards from scrimmage on the road (11,782)
* All purpose yards on the road (11,782)
* Recorded at least 4 NFL receptions in 23 different states plus the nation's capitol(WA, CA, AZ, CO, TX, LA, TN, MO, NC, SC(Clemson '95), GA, FL, MD, DC, PA, NJ, NY, MA, OH, IN, MI, MN, WS, IL)
* Recorded NFL receptions in 45 different stadiums
* Recorded an NFL touchdown reception in 40 different stadiums

[edit] Age records

* Oldest non-quarterback to record a 2 pt. conversion (36 years, 5 days)
* Oldest player to catch a 2 pt. conversion pass (36 years, 5 days)
* 2 point conversions by a player 36 years (or older) in a season (2)
* Oldest Seattle Seahawk to record a reception (42 years, 67 days)
* Oldest LA/Oakland Raider to record a reception (41 years, 357 days)
* Oldest San Francisco 49er to record a reception (38 years, 71 days)
* Oldest Seattle Seahawk to record a touchdown (42 years, 67 days)
* Oldest LA/Oakland Raider to record a touchdown (41 years, 62 days)
* Oldest San Francisco 49er to record a touchdown (38 years, 51 days)
* Oldest Seattle Seahawk to record a touchdown reception (42 years, 67 days)
* Oldest LA/Oakland Raider to record a touchdown reception (41 years, 62 days)
* Oldest San Francisco 49er to record a touchdown reception (38 years, 51 days)
* Oldest non-kicker/non-quarterback to score (42 years, 67 days)
* Oldest non-quarterback to score a touchdown (42 years, 67 days)
* Oldest wide receiver to appear in a game (42 years, 81 days)
* Oldest non-quarterback to record 1+ yards from scrimage in a game (42 years, 67 days)
* Oldest LA/Oakland Raider to record 10+ yards from scrimmage in a game (41 years, 357 days)
* Oldest LA/Oakland Raider to record 1+ yards receiving in a game (41 years, 357 days)
* Oldest non-quarterback/non-punter with a 10+ yard run (40 years, 14 days)
* Oldest non-quarterback/non-punter to attempt a rush (40 years, 50 days)
* Oldest non-quarterback/non-punter with a 1+ yard run (40 years, 50 days)
* Oldest player to record a 75+ yard reception (39 years, 351 days)
* Oldest player with a 75+ yard gain (39 years, 351 days)
* Oldest player to record a 50+ yard reception (42 years, 39 days)
* Oldest player with a 50+ yard gain (42 years, 39 days)
* Oldest player to record a 30+ yard reception (42 years, 54 days)
* Oldest player with a 30+ yard gain from scrimmage (42 years, 54 days)
* Oldest player to record 10+ yard reception (42 years, 67 days)
* Oldest player to record 20+ yards from scrimmage in a game (42 years, 67 days)
* Oldest player to record 1-20+ yards receiving in a game (42 years, 67 days)
* Oldest player to record 50+ yards from scrimmage in a game (42 years, 60 days)
* Oldest player to record 50+ all-purpose yards in a game (42 years, 60 days)
* Oldest player to record 50+ yards receiving in a game (42 years, 60 days)
* Oldest player to record a reception (42 years, 67 days)
* Oldest player to record at least 2 or 3 receptions in a game (42 years, 67 days)
* Oldest player to record at least 4 or 5 receptions in a game (42 years, 60 days)
* Oldest player to record at least 6-8 receptions in a game(42 years, 54 days)
* Oldest player to record at least 9 or 10 receptions in a game (41 years, 70 days)
* Oldest player to record at least 11+ receptions in a game (39 years, 337 days)
* Oldest player to record at least 16+ receptions in a game (32 years, 38 days)
* Oldest player to record 3+ touchdown receptions in a game (39 years, 36 days)
* Oldest player to record 3+ touchdowns in a game (39 years, 36 days)
* Oldest player to record 2+ touchdown receptions in a game (40 years, 29 days)
* Oldest player to record 2+ non-rushing touchdowns in a game (40 years, 29 days)
* Oldest player to record a non-rushing touchdown (42 years, 67 days)
* Oldest player to record a touchdown (42 years, 67 days) on 12/19/04 – (broken by Doug Flutie at 42 years, 71 days) on 1/2/05; before Rice retired
* Oldest player to record 2+ touchdowns in a game (40 years, 29 days) on 11/11/02 – (broken by Doug Flutie at 41 years, 17 days) on 11/9/03 before Rice retired
* Oldest player to record a touchdown reception (42 years, 67 days)
* Oldest player to record a 100+ yard receiving game (42 years, 54 days)
* Oldest player to record 100+ yards from scrimmage in a game (42 years, 54 days)
* Oldest player to record 100+ all-purpose yards in a game (42 years, 54 days)
* Oldest player to record a 150+ yard receiving game (41 years, 70 days)
* Oldest player to record 150+ yards from scrimmage in a game (41 years, 70 days)
* Oldest player to record 150+ all-purpose yards in a game (41 years, 70 days)
* Oldest player to record 250+ receiving yards in a game (33 years, 66 days)
* Oldest player to record 275+ receiving yards in a game (33 years, 66 days)
* Oldest player to record 289+ receiving yards in a game (33 years, 66 days)
* Oldest player to record 250+ yards from scrimmage in a game (33 years, 66 days)
* Oldest player to record 275+ yards from scrimmage in a game (33 years, 66 days)
* Oldest player to record 299+ yards from scrimmage in a game (33 years, 66 days)
* Oldest player to record 275+ all-purpose yards in a game (33 years, 66 days)
* Oldest player to record 299+ all-purpose yards in a game (33 years, 66 days)
* Receiving yards per game by a player 33 years or older in a season (115.5)
* Receiving yards by a player 33 years or older in a season (1,848), NFL overall record
* All-purpose yards by a player 33 years or older in a season (1,884)
* Yards from scrimmage by a player 33 years or older in a season (1,884)
* Receiving yards per game by a player 40 years or older in a season (75.7)
* Receiving yards by a player 40 years or older in a season (1,211)
* Yards from scrimmage by a player 40 years or older in a season (1,231)
* All-purpose yards by a player 40 years or older in a season (1,231)
* Rushing yards by a non-quarterback in a season 40 years or older (20)
* Receiving yards per game by a player 41 years or older in a season (54.4)
* Receiving yards by a player 41 years or older in a season (869)
* Yards from scrimmage by a player 41 years or older in a season (869)
* All-purpose yards by a player 41 years or older in a season (869)
* Receiving yards per game by a player 42 years or older in a season (25.2)
* Receiving yards by a player 42 years or older in a season (429)
* Yards from scrimmage by a player 42 years or older in a season (429)
* All-purpose yards by a player 42 years or older in a season (429)
* Receptions by a player 33 years or older in a season (122)
* Receptions by a player 34 years or older in a season (108)
* Oldest player to lead the league in receptions (108 receptions at 34)
* Receptions by a player 40 years or older in a season (92)
* Receptions by a player 41 years or older in a season (63)
* Receptions by a player 42 years or older in a season (30)
* Touchdowns by a player 42 years or older in a season (3)
* Touchdown receptions by a player 42 years or older in a season (3)
* Touchdowns by a player 41 years or older in a season (2) - tied with Doug Flutie - broken by Rice @ age 42
* Touchdown receptions by a player 41 years or older in a season (2) - broken by Rice @ age 42
* Touchdowns by a player 40 years or older in a season (7)
* Touchdown receptions by a player 40 years or older in a season (7)
* Touchdowns by a player 39 years or older in a season (9)
* Touchdown receptions by a player 39 years (or older) in a season (9)
* Touchdowns by a player 38 years or older in a season (7) - tied with Charlie Joiner - broken by Rice @ age 39
* Touchdown receptions by a player 38 years (or older) in a season (7) - tied with Charlie Joiner - broken by Rice @ age 39
* Touchdown receptions by a player 36 years (or older) in a season (9) - tied w/ himself @ age 39
* Touchdown receptions by a player 33 years (or older) in a season (15) - tied w/ Terrell Owens
* Touchdowns by a player 25 years or younger in a season (23)
* Touchdown receptions by a player 25 years or younger in a season (22)
* Receptions after 40th birthday (161) - Brett Favre is the only other player over 40 with one reception, for -2 yards
* Receiving yards after 40th birthday (2,169) - no other player has any
* Yards from scrimmage after 40th birthday (2,182)
* All-purpose yards after 40th birthday (2,182)
* Touchdowns after 40th birthday (10)
* Touchdown receptions after 40th birthday (10) - no other player has any
* 100 yard receiving games after 40th birthday (7) - no other player has any games with 1+ yard receiving
* Games with 100 yards from scrimmage after 40th birthday (7) - no other player has any
* Games with 100 yards from scrimmage after 35th birthday (15)
* Games with 100 yards from scrimmage after 30th birthday (43)
* Games with 100 all purpose yards after 35th birthday (15)
* Games with 100 all purpose yards after 40th birthday (7) - no other player has any
* Receptions after 35th birthday (495)
* Receiving yards after 35th birthday (6,480)
* Yards from scrimmage after 35th birthday (6,511)
* All-purpose yards after 35th birthday (6,511)
* Touchdowns after 35th birthday (43)
* Touchdown receptions after 35th birthday (43)
* 100 yard receiving games after 35th birthday (15)
* Receptions after 30th birthday (1,000)
* Receiving yards after 30th birthday (13,546)
* Yards from scrimmage after 30th birthday (13,586)
* All-purpose yards after 30th birthday (13,586)
* Touchdowns after 30th birthday (108)
* Touchdown receptions after 30th birthday (102)
* 100 yard receiving games after 30th birthday (40)

[edit] Records by Decade

* Only player to record 70+ touchdowns in two different decades (1980s:70, 1990s:110)
* Only player to record 60+ touchdown receptions in two different decades (1980s:66, 1990s:103)
* Only player to record 300+ receptions in 3 different decades (1980s:346, 1990s:860, 2000s:343)
* Only player to record 4,000+ receiving yards in 3 different decades (1980s:6,364, 1990s:12,078, 2000s:4,453)
* Only player to record 4,000+ all-purpose yards 3 different decades (1980s:6,659, 1990s:12,416, 2000s:4,471)
* Only player to record 4,000+ yards from scrimmage in 3 different decades (1980s:6,653, 1990s:12,416, 2000s:4,471)
* Only player to record at least 10 games with 100+ yards receiving in 3 different decades (1980s: 25, 1990s: 41, 2000s: 10)
* Only player to record at least 25 games with 100+ yards receiving in 2 different decades (1980s: 25, 1990s: 41)
* Only player to record at least 10 games with 100+ yards receiving in 3 different decades (1980s: 25, 1990s: 41, 2000s: 10)
* Only player to record at least 10 games with 150+ yards receiving in 2 different decades (1980s: 10, 1990s: 19)
* Only player to record at least 5 multi-touchdown games in 3 different decades (1980s: 17, 1990s: 23, 2000s: 5)
* Only player to record at least 5 multi-touchdown receptions games in 3 different decades (1980s: 16, 1990s: 22, 2000s: 5)
* First player to record at least one 3 touchdown game in three different decades (1980s: 7, 1990s: 6, 2000s: 1)
* First player to record at least one 3 touchdown reception game in three different decades (1980s: 6, 1990s: 4, 2000s: 1)
* First player to record at least 2 double digit reception games in three different decades (1980s: 2, 1990s: 13, 2000s: 2)
* Only player in the post AFL-NFL merger era to lead all other players at his position(wide receivers) in touchdowns in 2 separate decades (1980s: 70, 1990s: 110)
* Only receiver in the post AFL-NFL merger era to finish in the top two in a major statistical category in two separate decades (finished 2nd in receiving touchdowns during the 1980s with 66, and finished 1st in receiving touchdowns during the 1990s with 103). Steve Largent finished 1st in receiving touchdowns in the 1980s with 69(3 more than Rice) despite playing 5 years longer.
* Only player to record a 90+ yard reception, an 80+ yard reception, & a 75+ yard reception in 3 separate decades
* Only player to record a 90+ yard touchdown reception, an 80+ yard touchdown reception, & a 60+ yard touchdown reception in 3 separate decades
* Receptions in a single decade (860), 1990–1999 - broken by Tory Holt (868), 2000–2009
* Receiving yards in a single decade (12,078), 1990–1999 - broken by Tory Holt (12,594), 2000–2009
* Touchdown receptions in a single decade (103), 1990–1999 - broken by Randy Moss (120) & Terrell Owens (114), 2000–2009

[edit] Monday Night records

* Games played on Monday Night Football (45)
* Points scored by a non-kicker on Monday Night Football (216) - 2nd place overall behind Gary Anderson with 241
* Touchdowns on Monday Night Football (36)
* Touchdown receptions on Monday Night Football (34)
* Receptions on Monday Night Football (254)
* Receiving yards on Monday Night Football (4,029)
* Yards from scrimmage on Monday Night Football (4,116)
* All purpose yards on Monday Night Football (4,116)
* Yards from scrimmage on a MNF game (299); 12/18/95
* MNF games with 200+ all purpose yards (3)
* MNF games with 175+ all purpose yards (5) - tied with Emmitt Smith
* MNF games with 125+ all purpose yards (11)
* MNF games with 225+ yards from scrimmage (2)
* MNF games with 200+ yards from scrimmage (3)
* MNF games with 175+ yards from scrimmage (5) - tied with Emmitt Smith
* MNF games with 125+ yards from scrimmage (11)
* MNF games with 75+ yards from scrimmage (23)
* Touchdown receptions on a MNF game (3, twice) - tied with 11 others who did this once
* Games with at least 2 touchdown receptions (9)
* Games with at least 1 touchdown reception (23)
* Only player to record a double digit reception game on MNF in 3 different decades
* Only player to record a 150 yard receiving game on MNF in 3 different decades
* Receptions on a MNF game (14); 12/18/95 - tied with Herman Moore
* Games with 13+ receptions on MNF (1) - tied with Herman Moore, Terrell Owens, & Andre Reed
* Games with 12+ receptions on MNF (2)
* Games with 11+ receptions on MNF (3)
* Games with 10+ receptions on MNF (5)
* Games with 9+ receptions on MNF (7)
* Games with 8+ receptions on MNF (11)
* Games with 7+ receptions on MNF (15)
* Games with 6+ receptions on MNF (19)
* Games with 5+ receptions on MNF (25)
* Games with 4+ receptions on MNF (36)
* Games with 3+ receptions on MNF (41)
* Games with 2+ receptions on MNF (43)
* Games with 1+ receptions on MNF (45)
* Consecutive MNF games with a reception (45)
* Receiving yards on a MNF game (289); 12/18/95
* Games with 225+ receiving yards on MNF (2)
* Games with 200+ receiving yards on MNF (3)
* Games with 175+ receiving yards on MNF (4)
* Games with 150+ receiving yards on MNF (6)
* Games with 125+ receiving yards on MNF (10)
* Games with 100+ receiving yards on MNF (14)
* Games with 75+ receiving yards on MNF (23)
* Receiving yards on MNF games played in a single season (619), 1995
* Receptions on MNF games played in a single season (33), 1995
* Touchdown receptions on MNF games played in a single season (5), 1995 - tied with Mark Clayton, 1984
* Yards from scrimmage on MNF games played in a single season (629), 1995
* All-purpose yards on MNF games played in a single season (629), 1995
* Receiving yards on MNF games played in a single decade (2,223), 1990–1999
* Receptions on MNF games played in a single decade (141), 1990–1999
* Touchdown receptions on MNF games played in a single decade (20), 1990–1999

[edit] Single accomplishment records

* Only player with 10,000+ receiving yards, 500+ rushing yards, & 50+ passing yards
* Only player with 10,000+ receiving yards, 500+ rushing yards, & 5+ pass attempts
* Only player with 10,000+ receiving yards, 500+ rushing yards, & 2+ completions
* Only player with 10,000+ receiving yards, 500+ rushing yards, & 2+ rushing touchdowns
* Only player with 10,000+ receiving yards & 600+ yards rushing
* Only player with 10,000+ receiving yards, 300+ yards rushing, & 1 touchdown pass
* Only player with 10,000+ receiving yards & 80+ rushing attempts
* Only player with 10,000+ receiving yards & 10+ touchdowns rushing
* Only player with 5,000+ receiving yards, 500+ rushing yards, 50+ passing yards, 5+ kick off return yards, & 600+ receptions
* Only player with 650+ receptions, 600+ rushing yards, 60+ passing yards, & 6+ kick off return yards
* Only player with 90+ touchdown receptions, 3+ touchdowns rushing, & 3+ completions
* Only player with 90+ touchdown receptions, 3+ touchdowns rushing, & 70+ passing yards
* Only player with 90+ touchdown receptions & 300+ yards rushing
* Only player with 80+ touchdown receptions & 4+ touchdowns rushing
* Only player with 80+ touchdown receptions & 600+ yards rushing
* Only player with 80+ touchdown receptions & 80+ rushing attempts
* Only player with 80+ touchdown receptions, 200+ rushing yards, & 3+ completions
* Only player with 70+ touchdown receptions, 1+ touchdown pass, & 1+ fumble return for a touchdown
* Only player with 70+ touchdown receptions, 1+ touchdown rushing, & 1+ fumble return for a touchdown
* Only player with 50+ touchdown receptions, 10+ touchdowns rushing, & 1+ fumble return for touchdown
* Only player with 1,000+ receptions, 3+ completions, & 1+ touchdown pass
* Only player with 1,000+ receptions, 1+ touchdown pass, & 1+ rushing touchdown
* Only player with 1,000+ receptions, 1+ touchdown pass, & 1+ fumble return for a touchdown
* Only player with 1,000+ receptions, 1+ rushing touchdown, & 1+ fumble return for a touchdown
* Only player with 1,000+ receptions, 70+ passing yards, & 1+ touchdown pass
* Only player with 1,000+ receptions & 10+ pass attempts
* Only player with 1,000+ receptions & 60+ rushing attempts
* Only player with 1,000+ receptions & 4+ rushing touchdowns
* Only player with 1,000+ receptions & 300+ yards rushing
* Only player with 1,000+ receptions, 200+ yards rushing, & 50+ yards passing
* Only player with 1,000+ receptions, 200+ yards rushing, & 2+ completions
* Only player with 1,000+ receptions, 100+ yards rushing, & 1+ touchdown pass
* Only player with 900+ receptions & 80+ rushing attempts
* Only player with 900+ receptions & 10+ rushing touchdowns
* Only player with 900+ receptions & 600+ yards rushing
* Only player with 900+ receptions, 300+ yards rushing, & 1+ touchdown pass
* Only player with 900+ receptions, 300+ yards rushing, & 10+ pass attempts
* Only player with 900+ receptions, 300+ yards rushing, & 10+ rushing touchdowns
* Only player with 900+ receptions, 300+ yards rushing, & 70+ passing yards
* Only player with 900+ receptions, 300+ yards rushing, & 3+ completions
* Only player with 900+ receptions, 300+ yards rushing, & 80+ rushing attempts
* Only player with 800+ receptions, 400+ yards rushing, & 3+ completions
* Only player with 800+ receptions, 400+ yards rushing, & 10+ pass attempts
* Only player with 800+ receptions, 400+ yards rushing, & 70+ passing yards
* Only player with 800+ receptions, 400+ yards rushing, & 1+ touchdown pass
* Only player with 700+ receptions, 500+ yards rushing, & 1+ touchdown pass
* Only player with 700+ receptions, 500+ yards rushing, & 2+ completions
* Only player with 700+ receptions, 500+ yards rushing, & 10+ pass attempts
* Only player with 700+ receptions, 500+ yards rushing, & 70+ passing yards
* Only player with 650+ receptions, 10+ rushing touchdowns, & 10+ pass attempts
* Only player with 1,000+ points & 600+ receptions
* Only player with 1,100+ points & 400+ touches
* Only player with 1,100+ points & 300+ receptions
* Only player with 1,100+ points, 80+ rushing attempts, & 2+ receptions
* Only player with 1,100+ points, 80+ rushing attempts, 0+ receiving yards
* Only player with 1,100+ points & 400+ yards rushing
* Only player with 1,100+ points & 10+ rushing touchdowns
* Only player with 1,100+ points & 50+ touchdown receptions
* Only player with 1,100+ points & 5,000+ yards receiving
* Only player with 1,100+ points & 5,000+ yards from scrimmage
* Only player with 1,100+ points & 5,000+ all-purpose yards
* Only non-kicker to score in 20 consecutive seasons
* Scored in 20+ consecutive seasons - shared with Morten Andersen, Gary Anderson, & John Carney
* Only non-kicker to score for one team (San Francisco 49ers) for 16 consecutive seasons, 1985–2000
* Scored for the same team for 16+ consecutive seasons - shared with Pat Leahy & Jason Hanson
* Only player to make multiple receptions for the same team in 16 consecutive seasons; 1985–2000, San Francisco 49ers
* Only player to score in 20 consecutive seasons, 16 of which for one team; 1985–2000, San Francisco 49ers
* Only player to record 1,700+ receiving yards, & 15+ receiving touchdowns in the same season, 1995
* Only player to record 1,700+ receiving yards, & 17+ touchdowns in the same season, 1995
* Only player to record 120+ receptions, 1,500+ receiving yards, & 15+ receiving touchdowns in the same season, 1995
* Only player to record 120+ receptions, 1,500+ receiving yards, & 17+ total touchdowns in the same season, 1995
* Only player to record 1,500+ receiving yards, & 10+ rushing attempts in the same season, 1986
* Only player to record 1,300+ receiving yards, & 13+ rushing attempts in the same season, 1988
* Only player to record 120+ receptions & 1+ rushing touchdown in the same season, 1995
* Only player to record 120+ receptions & 1+ fumble return for a touchdown in the same season, 1995
* Only player to record at least 3 seasons of 1,500+ receiving yards & 15+ touchdowns, 1986, 1993, 1995
* Only player to record 1,300+ receiving yards, 100+ rushing yards, & 1 rushing touchdown in the same season, 1988
* Only player to have 1,400+ receiving yards & 2+ rushing touchdowns in the same season, 1994
* Only player to have scored 15+ receiving touchdowns, 1 rushing touchdown, 1 fumble return for a touchdown in the same season, 1995
* Only player to have 15+ receiving touchdowns & 50+ rushing yards in the same season, 1986, 1987, 1993 (3 times)
* Only player to have 13+ receiving touchdowns & 10+ rushing attempts in the same season, 1986
* Only player to have 13+ receiving touchdowns & 90+ rushing yards in the same season, 1994
* Only player to have 13+ receiving touchdowns & 2+ rushing touchdowns, & 70 receptions in the same season, 1994
* Only player to have 13+ receiving touchdowns & 2+ rushing touchdowns, & 70 rushing yards in the same season, 1994
* Only player with a 40+ yard touchdown pass, a 40+ yard touchdown run, a 95+ yard touchdown reception, & a fumble return for a touchdown
* Only player with 10+ games of 10+ receptions & 3+ games with 200+ yards receiving(17 w/ 10 receptions, 4 w/ 200 receiving yards; some of these games overlap)
* Only player with 18,000+ all-purpose yards & a fumble return for a touchdown
* Only player with 18,000+ yards from scrimmage & a fumble return for a touchdown
* Only player with 18,000+ all-purpose yards, 20+ touchdown receptions, 10+ rushing touchdowns, & 1+ touchdown pass
* Only player with 18,000+ yards from scrimmage, 20+ touchdown receptions, 10+ rushing touchdowns, & 1+ touchdown pass
* Only player with 17,000+ all-purpose yards & 40+ touchdown receptions
* Only player with 17,000+ yards from scrimmage & 40+ touchdown receptions

[edit] Quarterback to receiver records

* Touchdown combinatons by players that are at least 36 (14), (Rich Gannon/Jerry Rice)(7) & (Steve Young/Jerry Rice)(7)
* Only player to catch 2+ touchdown passes by a quarterback 13+ years younger (Matt Hasselbeck,29/Jerry Rice,42) - Jay Cutler,23/Rod Smith,36 & Matt Moore,23/Christian Fauria,36 both did this once
* Only player to catch a touchdown pass from 10+ different players from one team (San Francisco 49ers), & 2+ different players from 1 team & 2+ players from another team (Seattle Seahawks & Oakland Raiders)
* Only player to catch 8+ touchdown passes from two different quarterbacks in a season; 1987 (Joe Montana, 13)(Steve Young, 8)
* Only player to catch 50+ touchdown passes from two different quarterbacks - Rice caught 55 from Joe Montana & 85 from Steve Young
* Only player to catch 10+ touchdown passes of 50+ yards from two different quarterbacks - Rice caught 16 from Joe Montana & 13 from Steve Young
* Only player with 10,000+ receiving yards from one quarterback, & 5,000+ receiving yards from another quarterback - Rice caught 10,576 yards from Steve Young & 5,500(estimate) from Joe Montana
* Passer/receiver touchdown combination (Steve Young/Jerry Rice, 85) – broken by Marvin Harrison/Peyton Manning, 112
* Passer/receiver yards combination (Steve Young/Jerry Rice, 10,576) – broken by Marvin Harrison/Peyton Manning, 12,756
* Passer/receiver reception combination (Steve Young/Jerry Rice, 730) – broken by Marvin Harrison/Peyton Manning, 953
* Oldest passer/receiver (oldest combined age) touchdown combination (Rich Gannon,36 /Jerry Rice,40 yrs) - broken by Vinny Testaverde,44/Christian Fauria,36

[edit] Other records

* Average yards per rushing attempt by a player with 80+ attempts (7.41), on 87 attempts
* Rushing yards by a player with 100 rushing attempts or less (645), on 87 attempts
* Points scored by a non-kicker (1,256)
* Touches by a non-running back (1,637)
* Last player to record 5 touchdown receptions in a single game, 10/14/90
* Only player with 17+ years experience to never be a part of a team that has been shutout in regular season or the postseason (his team however, has posted 10 shutouts in the same allotted time)
* Only player in the post NFL/AFL merger era to gain a single-season major offensive title with an output double that of the number two man. His 22 touchdown catches in 1987 were twice that of Mike Quick's 11.

[edit] Postseason

* Games played (29)
* Games started (29)
* Seasons advanced to the postseason (16)
* Touchdowns (22)
* Touchdown receptions (22)
* Passer/Receiver touchdown combination (12)(Joe Montana/Jerry Rice)
* Oldest tandem of passer/receiver touchdown combination (Rich Gannon,37/Jerry Rice,40), Super Bowl XXXVII - this was the 1st time in NFL history both passer & receiver were at least 37
* Points by a nonkicker (132)
* Receptions (151)
* Yards receiving (2,245)
* Yards from scrimmage (2,289)
* All-purpose yards (2,289)
* Touchdown receptions in a single game (3, three times; 12 others have had 3 in a game once)
* Games with at least 2 touchdown receptions (5)
* Games with at least 3 touchdowns (3)
* Games with at least 18 points (3)
* Games with at least 10 yards from scrimmage (27)
* Games with at least 50 yards from scrimmage (18) - tied with Franco Harris
* Games with at least 100 receiving yards (8)
* Games with at least 125 receiving yards (5)
* Games with at least 150 receiving yards (2) - tied with Larry Fitzgerald, Steve Smith, & Fred Biletnikoff
* Largest gap between postseason games of 150+ receiving yards (13 years)
* Consecutive games with at least one reception (28)
* Games with at least 1 reception (28)
* Games with at least 2 receptions (27)
* Games with at least 3 receptions (26)
* Games with at least 4 receptions (22)
* Games with at least 5 receptions (17)
* Games with at least 6 receptions (11)
* Games with at least 7 receptions (6)
* Games with at least 8 receptions (5) - tied with Tony Nathan
* Games with at least 9 receptions (4)
* Games with at least 10 receptions (3)
* Games with at least 11 receptions (2)
* Oldest wide receiver to appear in a game (42 years, 87 days)
* Oldest player to score a touchdown (40 years, 105 days)
* Oldest player record a reception (40 years, 105 days)
* Oldest player to record a touchdown reception (40 years, 105 days)
* Only player to record a 100 yard receiving game in 3 different decades
* Only player to record 100 yards from scrimmage in a game in 3 different decades

[edit] Super Bowl Records

* Receptions (33)
* Yards receiving (589)
* All-purpose yards (604)
* Yards from scrimmage (604)
* Touchdown receptions (8)
* Touchdowns (8)
* Points scored (48)
* Receptions in a single game (11) - tied with Deion Branch, Dan Ross, & Wes Welker
* Yards receiving in a single game (215)
* Yards from scrimmage in a single game (220)
* Touchdown receptions in a single game (3, twice)
* Touchdowns in a single game (3, twice) - tied with Roger Craig, Ricky Watters, & Terrell Davis who each did this once
* Points scored in a single game (18, twice) - tied with Roger Craig, Ricky Watters, & Terrell Davis who each did this once
* Oldest player to score a touchdown (40 years, 105 days)
* Oldest player with a touchdown reception (40 years, 105 days)
* Oldest player to record a reception (40 years, 105 days)
* Fastest offensive score (84 seconds)
* Only player with a touchdown reception in 4 different Super Bowls
* Oldest tandem of passer/receiver touchdown combination (Rich Gannon,37/Jerry Rice,40), Super Bowl XXXVII - this was the 1st time in NFL history both passer & receiver were at least 37

* Only player to score in a Super Bowl played in 3 different decades

 

[ron_mexico]

Among all-time greats, you can legitimately argue who's the greatest among their positions.

Whether for RB, its Jim Brown, Sweetness, or Barry, or for QB, Montana, Elway, Unitas, or CB, Primetime, Woodson, etc.

The only position where there is NO DOUBT is Wide Reciever. You cannot legitmately argue that anyone other than Jerry Rice is the greatest reciever ever.

IMHO, this pushes him up above everyone else as the greatest football player ever based on how much more greater he was than his position's counterparts...

THIS.

Although I do want to hear the argumnet for Reggie White. It's pretty hard to say another DE was better than White.

 

[Bruh In Law]

i cant quote all that shit JD
but that basically means
he got it

 

[Spectrum]

After reading this beyond ridiculous Jerry Rice stat page, he's GOAT, hands down...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NFL_records_held_by_Jerry_Rice

Yeah. I had a big debate with Blunt in some thread and I started posting records by Rice.. statistically Rice >>>>> everyone....and he has the hardware and other non-stastitically shit as well...and no knock on Jim Brown and I can understand the argument of him being the GOAT..however, he is not even the consensus best at his position.. the argument can be made for Payton or others... there is not debate with Rice... he is #1 by a long shot at the WR position

 

[ron_mexico]

Jim Brown. Period.

From 1957 through 1965 he compiled 20 NFL records. His 12,312 total yards, 106 rushing touchdowns, 126 overall touchdowns and 5.2 yards per carry were all records at his retirement at age 29. He is the only person voted to three halls of fame for pro football, lacrosse and college football in 1971, 1983, and 1995 respectively.

Jim Brown could play in ANY era... I wonder what Jerry Rice would do in Jim Brown's era or earlier? Poorer equipment, fewer rules to protect from injury, fewer games, less sophisticated training regimens, less sophisticated rehab. The game was a whole different animal then. Jim Brown excelled. I'm going to even put Otto Graham in that mix because dude won the equivalent of 10 Superbowls. I like Jerry Rice and I think that he's a great player but to say the best of ALL TIME? I cannot go that far. What about Reggie White? In fact... I can SERIOUSLY put Reggie White up against Jerry Rice any day and have a field day.

Oh and let's not forget, the 4-3 Defense was invented by Ton Landry solely for the purposes of stopping one man. Jim Brown.

Now if you want to go strictly by the numbers and count longevity in the picture Jerry Rice is STILL #2 behind Reggie White according to PFR:

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/

Here are the top 20 players of all-time according to PFR

1) Reggie White
2) Jerry Rice
T3) Alan Page
Brett Favre
5) Bruce Smith
6) Dan Marino
7) Peyton Manning
8) Rod Woodson
9) Johnny unitas
10) Carl Eller
T11)Merlin Olsen
Lawrence Taylor
Frank Tarkenton
T14)John Elway
Derrick Brooks
16) Anthony Munoz
T17) Steve Young
Ray Lewis
T19)Marshall Faulk
Andy Robustelli

I am 99% sure that the site hasn't been updated to account for 2009-10 stats, so you have to figure that Favre is going to move up to the #3 slot and Peyton Manning and Ray Lewis will also move up. Lewis will be knocking on the door of the top 10 and might even pass Woodson into the top 8 depending on how this season is calculated.

Suffice to say Jim Brown is #88 on this list only because of longevity. So again, longevity is important to a degree, however stats don't say it all. This is only my opinion of course however Jim Brown is the greatest player in football history.

I want to hear your argument for Reggie White. That was my dude.

 

[LADYTEE]

WHO ELSE BUT JERRY

 

[JD Walker]

I want to hear your argument for Reggie White. That was my dude.

I never liked Reggie White. Couldn't stand him. But I remember one game, I believe it was in the regular season, Green Bay played Dallas at Dallas.

Eric Williams was whoopin Reggie's ass for most of the 1st half, and broke Reggie's arm. Of course everyone thought it was a wrap for Reggie. Reggie came back during the second half with a cast on his arm. I kid you not, Reggie started whoopin Eric's ass with ONE ARM. Keep in mind, Eris was like 330lbs. Then they doubled teamed him. He broke through those, with ONE ARM. This fool was on some Hulk type shit. Greenbay ended up winning. I've never seen anything like that since.

 

[godofwine]

nobody will ever come close. Rice is the best to ever lace em up