Re: WR with most career 90+ yard TD receptions
Posted: Thu Dec 14, 2023 9:01 am
John, you must've been one of those guys who didn't pay attention in class.
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(I know because I was one.)Re: WR with most career 90+ yard TD receptions
Posted: Fri Dec 15, 2023 12:48 am
A related question: What player's only completion one season was a 98-yard touchdown pass? I believe only one guy qualifies, but maybe one of you will come up with somebody else.
Re: WR with most career 90+ yard TD receptions
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2023 1:36 am
PFR must only go back so far. Gaynell "Gus" Tinsley had a 97 yard touchdown reception in 1937, and a 98 yard touchdown reception in 1938.RichardBak wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 5:05 pm Took a quick look at PFR list of longest receptions in history. Mike Wallace and Terrell Owens also had two 90-yard+ receptions in their careers. Aside from them and JuJu and Taylor, nobody else has done it more than once.
Re: WR with most career 90+ yard TD receptions
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2023 10:29 am
Nah, my bad. Appears to be a few more than I originally thought I saw. I'm working with old eyeballsconace21 wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 1:36 amPFR must only go back so far. Gaynell "Gus" Tinsley had a 97 yard touchdown reception in 1937, and a 98 yard touchdown reception in 1938.RichardBak wrote: ↑Tue Dec 12, 2023 5:05 pm Took a quick look at PFR list of longest receptions in history. Mike Wallace and Terrell Owens also had two 90-yard+ receptions in their careers. Aside from them and JuJu and Taylor, nobody else has done it more than once.
Re: WR with most career 90+ yard TD receptions
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2023 3:02 pm
Not bad for what one might have called a "possession receiver" back in the day. Steve Watson was excellent and quite underrated.Retro Rider wrote: ↑Wed Dec 13, 2023 3:32 pm In 1981 Steve Watson recorded a 93 yard TD reception against the Chargers in Week 4 and a 95 yard TD reception against Detroit in Week 6. In Week 14 he tallied an 86 yarder versus Kansas City, a play that fell just 6 yards short of the endzone. At the time it was the longest non-scoring pass play in Broncos history.
Re: WR with most career 90+ yard TD receptions
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2023 3:11 pm
Doug Russell fits that bill. If you're not thinking of him, I'm guessing it's likely someone else in the single wing era.
Re: WR with most career 90+ yard TD receptions
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2023 5:21 pm
Yes! Russell is the one. I believe that 98-yarder set the record for longest TD pass, and then Frank Filchock completed a 99-yarder to somebody (Andy Farkas, maybe) in 1939.GameBeforeTheMoney wrote: ↑Sat Dec 16, 2023 3:11 pm Doug Russell fits that bill. If you're not thinking of him, I'm guessing it's likely someone else in the single wing era.