List_of_National_Football_League_annual_receiving_touchdowns_leaders

List of NFL annual receiving touchdowns leaders

List of NFL annual receiving touchdowns leaders

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In American football, passing, along with running (also referred to as rushing), is one of the two main methods of advancing the ball down the field. Passes are typically attempted by the quarterback, but any offensive player can attempt a pass provided they are behind the line of scrimmage.[2] To qualify as a passing play, the ball must have initially moved forward after leaving the hands of the passer; if the ball initially moved laterally or backwards, the play would instead be considered a running play.[3] A receiving touchdown is scored when a player catches the ball in the field of play and advances it into the end zone, or catches it while already being within the boundaries of the end zone.[4]

Randy Moss currently holds the single-season touchdown receptions record with 23 in 2007.[1]

The National Football League (NFL) did not begin keeping official records until the 1932 season.[5] Since the adoption of the 14-game season in 1961, only one season (the strike-shortened 1982 season) has had a receiving touchdowns league leader record fewer than 10 touchdown catches.[6] The record for receiving touchdowns in a season is 23, set by Randy Moss during the 2007 season; only one other player (Jerry Rice) has recorded 20 or more receiving touchdowns in a season.[1] In addition to the overall NFL receiving touchdown leaders, league record books recognize the receiving touchdown leaders of the American Football League (AFL), which operated from 1960 to 1969 before being absorbed into the National Football League in 1970.[7]

Don Hutson led the league in receiving touchdowns nine times, the most of any player in league history; Rice ranks second with six league-leading seasons.[8][9] Hutson also holds the record for the two longest streaks leading the league in receiving touchdowns, doing so for four consecutive seasons (1935 to 1938) and then doing it for five consecutive years from 1940 to 1944.[10][11]

NFL annual receiving touchdowns leaders

Don Hutson running with a football on the field
Don Hutson led the NFL in touchdown receptions nine times, the most of any player.[8]
Mark Clayton headshot
Mark Clayton's 18 touchdown receptions in 1984 broke Don Hutson's 42 year old record.[12]
Jerry Rice headshot
Jerry Rice led the NFL in receiving touchdowns six times.[9]
Cris Carter in Hall of Fame jacket
Cris Carter and Minnesota Vikings teammate Randy Moss alternated in winning the title from 1997–2000.
Rob Gronkowski raising his arm.
Rob Gronkowski's 17 touchdown receptions in 2011 is the highest single-season total among tight ends.[13]
Davante Adams in a Green Bay Packers unifrorm.
Davante Adams led the NFL in receiving touchdowns in 2020 and in 2022.[14]
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AFL annual receiving touchdowns leaders

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Notes

  1. The NFL did not have a set number of games for teams to play until the 1935 season, instead setting a minimum.[15]
  2. The 1982 season was reduced from 16 to 9 games due to a 57-day players' strike.[65]

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