MH Tidbits * A former first round pick out of Syracuse in the 1996 draft, a pick obtained in a package from Atlanta in the Jeff George trade... * 4th all time in NFL history in career receptions, 6th in receiving yards and 3rd in receiving TD's... * Owner of single season record for most receptions - 143 in 2002, breaking Hermann Moore's mark of 123 set in 1995... * Averages 6.01 receptions per game, the highest in NFL history... * 59 career 100+ receiving yard games (2nd most in NFL history) in 170 regular season contests (34.7%)... * Recorded at least one reception in every NFL game he's ever played in (181 regular season and playoffs combined)... * Only man in NFL history to catch at least one pass in each of his first 160 regular season games... * Currently has longest active streak in NFL of consecutive games with at least one reception... * Scored at least one TD in exactly half of his 170 regular season games ... * Only player in NFL history to record four consecutive 100+ catch seasons (99-02)... * One of only four men ( Jerry Rice '95, Issac Bruce '95 and Charlie Hennigan '61 ) to post 1700+ receiving yard seasons... * Owner of 8 consecutive 1000+ receiving yard season (active streak)... * Was the 69th player in NFL history to reach 500 career receptions, 28th to reach 600, 15th to 700, 11th to 800, 6th to 900 and 4th to 1,000... * Has 5 four game 100+ receiving yards streaks to his name... * Only Jerry Rice (with 4) has recorded more 1,500+ receiving yard seasons than MH who has 3... * MH is the only man to post consecutive 1,500+ receiving yard campaigns in NFL history... * Between them, Peyton Manning and MH have recorded the most completions, yards and TD's by any QB/WR tandem in NFL history... * Only player in NFL to have scored 10+ receiving TD's in each of the last 8 seasons... * Has recorded 16 career games with at least 10 receptions... * Has logged 100+ receiving yard games versus 27 NFL teams... * Has made 705 FD's in his career, meaning that he moves the chains or finds the endzone on 80.92% of his receptions... * Has 219 catches of 20+ yards in his career (21.43%)... * Has caught at least 114 more receptions than anyone else in the league since 1999 - 826 compared to Torry Holt in 2nd place during that period with 712... * One of seven WR's since 1999 to record 600+ receptions (Torry Holt, Rod Smith, Terrell Owens, Hines Ward, Eric Moulds & Randy Moss), one of two to reach 700+ and the only WR in the NFL to reach 800+ during that period... * Since 1960, Colts players have had 64+ receptions in a single season on 29 occasions. 10 of those 29 occasions were recorded by MH... * Since 1960, Colts players have had 1100+ receiving yards in a single season on 13 occasions. 8 of those 13 occasions were recorded by MH... * Logged 5 different seasons in the top 3 in receptions for that year (99-02 & 06)... * Logged 6 different seasons in the top 6 in receiving yards for that year (99-03 & 06)... * Logged 8 consecutive seasons in the top 4 in receiving TD's for that year (99-06)... MH's career numbers versus all 31 NFL teams to follow shortly...
MH's Career Receiving Vs. Each Opponent ( Game - Receptions - Yards - YPC - YPG - TD ) ARI: 2 / 8 / 104 / 13.0 / 52.0 / 1 ATL: 2 / 12 / 183 / 15.3 / 91.5 / 2 BAL: 6 / 31 / 436 / 14.1 / 72.7 / 3 BUF: 14 / 61 / 831 / 13.6 / 59.4 / 9 CAR: 1 / 8 / 119 / 14.9 / 119.0 / 0 CHI: 2 / 10 / 91 / 9.1 / 45.5 / 1 CIN: 6 / 44 / 597 / 13.6 / 99.5 / 6 CLE: 4 / 38 / 407 / 10.7 / 101.8 / 2 DAL: 4 / 29 / 333 / 11.5 / 83.3 / 3 DEN: 5 / 36 / 391 / 10.9 / 78.2 / 3 DET: 3 / 24 / 266 / 11.1 / 88.7 / 5 GB: 3 / 15 / 191 / 12.7 / 63.7 / 2 HOU: 10 / 61 / 805 / 3.2 / 80.5 / 5 JAX: 11 / 47 / 709 / 15.1 / 64.5 / 8 KC: 5 / 35 / 528 / 15.1 / 105.6 / 6 MIA: 15 / 84 / 1133 / 13.5 / 75.5 / 9 MIN: 3 / 25 / 255 / 10.2 / 85.0 / 4 NE: 16 / 102 / 1458 / 14.3 / 91.1 / 14 NO: 3 / 19 / 308 / 16.2 / 102.7 / 3 NYG: 3 / 25 / 350 / 14.0 / 116.7 / 3 NYJ: 13 / 73 / 826 / 11.3 / 63.5 / 5 OAK: 3 / 21 / 245 / 11.7 / 81.7 / 3 PHI: 4 / 18 / 311 / 17.3 / 77.8 / 4 PIT: 3 / 15 / 256 / 17.1 / 85.3 / 2 STL: 2 / 9 / 135 / 15.0 / 67.5 / 1 SD: 6 / 37 / 563 / 15.2 / 93.8 / 2 SF: 3 / 16 / 243 / 15.2 / 81.0 / 4 SEA: 2 / 11 / 172 / 15.6 / 86.0 / 0 TB: 2 / 14 / 233 / 16.6 / 116.5 / 2 TEN: 10 / 70 / 933 / 13.3 / 93.3 / 8 WAS: 4 / 24 / 285 / 11.9 / 71.3 / 2 ........................................................................... TOT: 170 - 1,022 - 13,697 - 13.4 - 80.6 - 122
TG Tidbits TG was one of only two TE's ( Gates ) to post 70+ catches, 900+ receiving yards and 5+ TD's in 2006... Only one TE in the NFL ( Winslow ) recorded more receptions than TG in 2006... 2006 was TG's ninth straight campaign with at least 59 receptions... In 7 of the last 8 seasons TG has caught at least 70 receptions... TG has averaged 63 receiving yards per game in his last 63 regular season games played... 15.81% of TG's career receptions have gained at least 20 yards... 80% of TG's catches this season resulted in a FD or a TD... TG has not lost a fumble since 1999.. TG is currently ranked #24 All Time on the NFL reception leaderboard and #50 All Time in receiving yardage... Three times in his career ( '99, '00 & '03 ) TG has ranked in the top 6 for receiving TD's... In 2006 TG led KC in receving yards for the 5th time ( '99, '01, 03-04, '06 ) to tie the record during the Super Bowl era with NYG's Bob Tucker for the most times a TE has led his team during a season in that statistical category...
TG Career Numbers 721 Receptions - 8,710 Yards - 12.1 YPC - 61 TD's TE's with 300+ Receptions over last 10 years 1. Tony Gonzalez 97/06 - 721 2. Shannon Sharpe 97/03 - 422 3. Freddie Jones 97/04 - 404 4. Frank Wycheck 97/03 - 389 5. Todd Heap 01/06 - 316 6. Marcus Pollard 97/06 - 315 7. Jeremy Shockey 02/06 - 314 TE's with 30+ TD's over last 10 years 1. Tony Gonzalez 97/06 - 61 2. Marcus Pollard 97/06 - 37 3. Wesley Walls 97/03 - 35 4. Antonio Gates 03/06 - 34 5. Shannon Sharpe 97/03 - 31 6. Alge Crumpler 01/06 - 30 TE's with 3,500+ Yds over last 10 years 1. Tony Gonzalez 97/06 - 8,710 2. Shannon Sharpe 97/03 - 5,176 3. Freddie Jones 97/04 - 4,232 4. Frank Wycheck 97/03 - 3,976 5. Marcus Pollard 97/06 - 3,921 6. Alge Crumpler 01/06 - 3,768 7. Todd Heap 01/06 - 3,658 8. Jeremy Shockey 02/06 - 3,609 TE's with 500+ Receptions in NFL History 1. Shannon Sharpe 90/03 - 815 2. Tony Gonzalez 97/06 - 721 3. Ozzie Newsome 78/90 - 662 4. Kellen Winslow 79/87 - 541 5. Frank Wycheck 93/03 - 505 TE's with 6,000+ Yds in NFL History 1. Shannon Sharpe 90/03 - 10,060 2. Tony Gonzalez 97/06 - 8,710 3. Ozzie Newsome 78/90 - 7,980 4. Jackie Smith 63/78 - 7,918 5. Kellen Winslow 79/87 - 6,741 6. Steve Jordan 82/94 - 6,307 TE's with 50+ Receiving TD's in NFL History 1. Shannon Sharpe 90/03 - 62 2. Tony Gonzalez 97/06 - 61 3. Jerry Smith 65/77 - 60 4. Wesley Walls 89/03 - 54 5. Dave Casper 74/84 - 52 6. Ben Coates 91/00 - 50 Most receptions & yards by a TE during the 10th year of their career 1. Tony Gonzalez 2006 - 73 receptions / 900 yards 2. Raymond Chester 1979 - 58 receptions / 721 yards 3. Steve Jordan 1991 - 57 receptions / 638 yards Most receptions & yards by a TE during the 9th year of their career 1. Tony Gonzalez 2005 - 78 receptions / 905 yards 2. Mickey Shuler 1986 - 69 receptions / 675 yards 3. Shannon Sharpe 1998 - 64 receptions / 768 yards Most receptions & yards by a TE during the 8th year of their career 1. Tony Gonzalez 2004 - 102 receptions / 1,258 yards 2. Todd Christensen 1986 - 95 receptions / 1,153 yards 3. Mickey Shuler 1985 - 76 receptions / 879 yards 4. Shannon Sharpe 1997 - 72 receptions / 1,107 yards Most TD's scored by a TE during the 7th year of their career 1=. Tony Gonzalez 2003 - 10 1=. Shannon Sharpe 1996 - 10 Most receving yards by a TE during the 4th year of their career 1. Tony Gonzalez 2000 - 1,203 2. Ben Coates 1994 - 1,174 3. Ozzie Newsome 1981 - 1,002
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