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Lost in all the hoopla surrouding Adrian Peterson's chase of Eric Dickerson's NFL-record 2,105 rushing yads in a season was Calvin Johnson's equally historic pursuit of Jerry Rice's single-season yardage record for receivers. Here are the top 10 receiving seasons in NFL history.
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A year after threatening Jerry Rice's record for receiving yards in a single season, Detroit's Calvin Johnson broke it with one week to play in the regular season. Saturday night against Atlanta, 'Megatron' caught 11 passes for 225 yards to give him 1,892 yards this season, breaking Rice's record of 1,848 set back in 1995. And Johnson could have the first 2,000-yard season if he has a big game next week.
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Before Johnson finally broke the record, Rice had set the standard back in 1995, going for a record 1,848 yards.
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Rice broke a record that had stood for 34 years. In 1961, AFL receiver Charley Hennigan caught 82 passes for 1,746 yards, good for an average of 21.2 yards per catch.
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1995 was a banner year for wide receivers. Rice broke the yardage record, and Isaac Bruce and Herman Moore also went over the 1,600-yard mark. Until Johnson broke the record this season, Bruce had the second-highest total in league history with his 1,781 yards.
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Marvin Harrison is one of two men who appear on this list twice. In his best season in 2002, he racked up 1,722 receiving yards.
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Lining up on the other side of Bruce, Torry Holt turned in a 1,696-yard performance as part of the 'Greatest Show in Turf' in 2003.
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Also largely forgotten because of Bruce and Rice's efforts, another Lions receiver, Herman Moore, gained 1,686 receiving yards in '95.
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Just last year, Johnson took aim at the record with 1,681 receiving yards.
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Harrison and Johnson are the only men who are on this list twice. In 1999, Harrison gained 1,663 yards receiving.
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1999 was another great year for receivers, because while Harrison cracked the top 10 with his effort, Jacksonville Jaguars wide receiver Jimmy Smith also had a big season, gaining 1,636 yards.
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Lost in all the hoopla surrouding Adrian Peterson's chase of Eric Dickerson's NFL-record 2,105 rushing yads in a season was Calvin Johnson's equally historic pursuit of Jerry Rice's single-season yardage record for receivers. Here are the top 10 receiving seasons in NFL history.
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