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Ranking the 16 greatest pass catchers in NFL history

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1- Jerry Rice
2- Tony Gonzalez
3- Don Hutson
4- Randy Moss
5- Lance Alworth
6- Steve Largent
7- Michael Irvin
8- Terrell Owens
9- Ozzie Newsome
10- Charley Taylor
11- Paul Warfield
12- Raymond Berry
13- Shannon Sharpe
14- James Lofton
15- Art Monk
16- Andre Johnson
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Larry Fitzgerald belongs in the list
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No Cris Carter?

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Most touchdown receptions on Thursday games (9)
Most 12+ reception games in a single season (4) in 1995
One of 3 players (Clarke Gaines and Jerry Rice) to record 12+ receptions in back to back games
Most 1-yard touchdown receptions in NFL history (9) - tied with Jeremy Shockey
Most touchdown receptions 2 yards or less in NFL history (16) – tied with Jerry Rice
Most touchdown receptions 4 yards or less in NFL history (28)
Most touchdown receptions 5 yards or less in NFL history (36) – tied with Jerry Rice
Most touchdown receptions 6 yards or less in NFL history (44)
Most touchdown receptions 7 yards or less in NFL history (48)
Most consecutive games with 2 touchdown receptions (4) – tied with Calvin Johnson
Most consecutive seasons with 5+ touchdown receptions (11) – Terrell Owens, Jerry Rice, Marvin Harrison, Don Hutson, Tim Brown
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dbackjon wrote:Larry Fitzgerald belongs in the list
Over Reggie Wayne? Nah.

Agree on CC.
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Lookit all these new threads, dback! Slow tax season? :lol:
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Ivytalk wrote:Lookit all these new threads, dback! Slow tax season? :lol:
LOL - I don't do taxes. Just decided to do all at once :nod:
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List is incomplete:

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dbackjon wrote:LOL - I don't do taxes.
You're a liberal, why would you? :kisswink:
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89Hen wrote:
dbackjon wrote:LOL - I don't do taxes.
You're a liberal, why would you? :kisswink:

I pay my fair share, like most liberals I know. We understand that to have a government, and pay the following salaries:
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Elroy Hirsch.

Tom Fears.

Drew Pearson.

Tony Hill.

Bob Chandler.

Cliff Branch.

Lynn Swann.

Doug Cosbie.

Jay Novacek.

Todd Christiansen.
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Grizalltheway wrote:Agree on CC.
Yeah, that's a pretty glaring omission. :?
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Rice/Hutson top any list. Rice broke Hutson's records some 40 years later.
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