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THE COFFIN CORNER: Vol. 14, No. 1 (1992) PLAYERS WHO HAVE GAINED 200 YARDS RECEIVING IN A GAME Compiled by Ken Pullis Date Player Team Opp No Yds TD Date Player Team Opp No Yds TD 10-18-1942 Don Hutson GB Cle 13 209 2 12-19-1965 Curtis McClinton KC Deb 5 213 0 11-01-1942 Don Hutson (2) GB ChiC 5 207 3 11-13-1966 Bob Hayes Dal Was 9 246 2 10-31-1943 Wilbur Moore Was Bkn 7 213 0 11-13-1966 Bernie Casey SF ChiB 12 225 0 11-21-1943 Don Hutson (3) GB Bkn 8 237 2 10-29-1967 Lance Alworth (5) SD Oak 10 213 1 10-08-1944 Don Hutson (4) GB CdPt 11 207 2 11-19-1967 Lance Rentzel Dal Was 13 223 1 11-22-1945 Jim Benton Cle Det 10 303 1 09-15-1968 Don Maynard NYJ KC 8 203 2 12-01-1946 Jim Benton (2) LARm NYG 12 202 2 09-29-1968 Carroll Dale (2) GB Det 6 205 2 09-28-1947 Hugh Taylor Was Phi 8 212 3 11-17-1968 Don Maynard (2) NYJ Oak 10 228 1 10-23-1949 Gene Roberts NYG ChiB 4 201 3 10-20-1969 Don Maynard (3) NYJ Hou 7 212 2 11-13-1949 Gene Roberts (2) NYG GB 7 212 3 09-24-1972 Rich Caster NYJ Bal 6 204 3 12-03-1950 Cloyce Box Det Bal 12 302 4 10-14-1973 Harold Jackson LARm Dal 7 238 4 12-07-1952 Bud Grant Phi Dal 11 203 2 11-25-1975 Charlie Joiner Cin Cle 7 200 0 12-07-1952 Billy Howton GB LARm 6 200 0 10-03-1976 Ron Jessie LARm Mia 7 220 2 12-13-1952 Cloyce Box (2) Det Dal 7 202 3 10-24-1976 Roger Carr Bal NYJ 5 210 2 12-14-1952 Elbie Nickel Pit LARm 10 202 1 11-07-1976 Sammy White Min Det 7 210 2 10-31-1954 Harlon Hill ChiB SF 7 214 4 11-07-1976 Frank Grant Was SF 11 200 0 10-27-1956 Billy Howton (2) GB LARm 7 257 2 12-06-1976 John McDaniel Cin Oak 9 201 1 11-10-1957 Raymond Berry Bal Was 12 224 2 09-02-1979 Wes Chandler NO Atl 6 205 1 11-16-1958 Red Phillips LARm GB 8 208 1 09-23-1979 Jerry Butler Buf NYJ 10 255 4 12-13-1958 Jimmy Orr Pit ChiC 6 205 2 11-12-1979 Tony Hill Dal Phi 7 213 2 10-13-1961 Charlie Hennigan Hou Bos 13 272 1 10-04-1981 Nat Moore Mia NYJ 7 210 2 10-22-1961 Buddy Dial Pit Cle 9 235 2 12-20-1982 Wes Chandler (2) SD Cin 10 260 2 10-29-1961 Charlie Hennigan (2) Hou Buf 9 232 2 10-02-1983 Cris Collinsworth Cin Bal 8 206 1 12-03-1961 Charlie Hennigan (3) Hou SD 10 214 3 12-09-1983 Mark Duper Mia Buf 7 202 2 12-10-1961 Tommy McDonald Phi Pit 7 237 2 09-10-1984 Art Monk Was SF 10 200 0 09-16-1962 Frank Clarke Dal Was 10 241 3 10-15-1984 James Lofton GB Den 11 206 1 09-16-1962 Charlie Hennigan (4) Hou Bos 8 202 2 09-15-1985 Wes Chandler (3) SD Sea 13 243 1 10-28-1962 Del Shofner NYG Was 11 269 1 11-10-1985 Mark Duper (2) Mia NYJ 8 217 2 11-04-1962 Sonny Randle StL NYG 16 256 1 12-09-1985 Jerry Rice SF LARm 10 241 1 11-18-1962 Johnny Morris ChiB Dal 10 201 1 12-15-1985 Art Monk (2) Was Cin 13 230 1 10-13-1963 Jackie Smith StL Pit 9 212 2 12-22-1985 Stephone Paige KC SD 8 309 2 10-20-1963 Lance Alworth SD KC 9 252 2 12-22-1985 Drew Hill Hou Ind 9 210 2 11-10-1963 Lance Alworth (2) SD Bos 13 210 1 10-27-1985 Gary Clark Was NYG 11 241 1 11-10-1963 Bake Turner NYJ Hou 8 210 1 11-17-1985 Jerry Rice (2) SF Was 12 204 0 11-17-1963 Bobby Mitchell Was Pit 11 218 2 10-04-1987 Anthony Allen Was SF 7 255 3 11-17-1963 Carroll Dale LARm Det 7 207 3 10-18-1987 Steve Largent Sea Det 15 261 3 12-22-1963 Art Powell Oak Hou 10 247 4 12-06-1987 Mark Carrier TB NO 8 212 1 10-24-1964 Elbert Dubenion Buf NYJ 5 218 2 11-06-1988 Eddie Brown Cin Pit 7 216 2 11-01-1964 Lance Alworth (3) SD Oak 8 203 2 09-17-1989 Henry Ellard LARm Ind 12 230 3 11-08-1964 Glen Bass Buf NYJ 8 231 1 11-12-1989 James Dixon Dal Phx 6 203 1 09-11-1965 Lance Alworth (4) SD Den 7 211 1 11-26-1989 Flipper Anderson LARms NO 15 336 1 10-03-1965 Dave Parks SF Bal 9 231 3 12-03-1989 Richard Johnson Det NO 8 248 1 10-10-1965 Art Powell (2) Oak Bos 11 206 2 12-11-1989 John Taylor SF LARm 11 286 2 10-21-1965 Paul Flatley Min SF 7 202 2 09-17-1990 Stephone Paige (2) KC Den 10 206 2 11-14-1965 Pete Retzlaff Phi Was 7 204 0 10-14-1990 Jerry Rice (3) SF Atl 13 225 5 12-12-1965 Tommy McDonald (2) LARm Cle 6 200 3 12-16-1990 Hayward Jeffries Hou KC 9 245 1 .
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