Randy Moss currently holds the single-season touchdown receptions record with 23 in 2007.[ 1] InAmerican football ,passing , along withrunning (also referred to as rushing), is one of the two main methods of advancing the ball down the field. Passes are typically attempted by thequarterback , but anyoffensive player can attempt a pass provided they are behind theline of scrimmage .[ 2] [ 3] touchdown is scored when a player catches the ball in the field of play and advances it into theend zone , or catches it while already being within the boundaries of the end zone.[ 4]
TheNational Football League (NFL) did not begin keeping official records until the1932 season.[ 5] 1961 , only one season (the strike-shortened1982 season ) has had a receiving touchdowns league leader record fewer than 10 touchdown catches.[ 6] Randy Moss during the2007 season ; only one other player (Jerry Rice ) has recorded 20 or more receiving touchdowns in a season.[ 1] 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] 1935 to1938 ) and then doing it for five consecutive years from1940 to1944 .[ 10] [ 11]
NFL annual receiving touchdowns leaders [ edit ] Don Hutson led the NFL in touchdown receptions nine times, the most of any player.[ 8] Mark Clayton 's 18 touchdown receptions in 1984 broke Don Hutson's 42-year-old record.[ 12] Jerry Rice led the NFL in receiving touchdowns six times.[ 9] Cris Carter andMinnesota Vikings teammate Randy Moss alternated in winning the title from 1997 to 2000.Rob Gronkowski 's 17 touchdown receptions in 2011 is the highest single-season total amongtight ends .[ 13] Davante Adams led the NFL in receiving touchdowns in 2020 and in 2022.[ 14] Key Symbol Meaning Leader The player who recorded the most receiving touchdowns in the NFL TDs The total number of receiving touchdowns the player had GP The number of games played by a player during the season[ A] † Inducted into thePro Football Hall of Fame ^ Active player * Set the single-season receiving touchdowns record (#) Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
AFL annual receiving touchdowns leaders [ edit ] Key Symbol Meaning Leader The player who recorded the most receiving touchdowns in the AFL TDs The total number of receiving touchdowns the player had GP The number of games played by a player during the season † Pro Football Hall of Fame member* Player set the single-season receiving touchdowns record (#) Denotes the number of times a player appears in this list
Most seasons leading the league [ edit ] Count Player Seasons Team(s) Refs 9 Don Hutson 1935 –1938 ,1940 –1944 Green Bay Packers [ 6] [ 25] 6 Jerry Rice 1986 ,1987 ,1989 –1991 ,1993 San Francisco 49ers [ 6] [ 71] 5 Randy Moss 1998 ,2000 ,2003 ,2007 ,2009 Minnesota Vikings (3) /New England Patriots (2)[ 6] [ 78] 3 Lance Alworth 1964 –1966 San Diego Chargers [ 6] [ 105] Cris Carter 1995 ,1997 ,1999 Minnesota Vikings [ 6] [ 74] Terrell Owens 2001 ,2002 ,2006 San Francisco 49ers (2) /Dallas Cowboys (1)[ 6] [ 79]
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