February 6, 2010

List of the Day: First 1000-Yard Receiver for Each Current AFC Franchise

(In chronological order)


Browns: Mac Speedie, 1947
(67 rec., 1146 yds., 17.1 avg., 6 TD)

Broncos: Lionel Taylor, 1960 (pictured above)
(92 rec., 1235 yds., 13.4 avg., 12 TD)

Colts: Raymond Berry, 1960 (pictured below #82)
(74 rec., 1298 yds., 17.5 avg., 10 TD)



Jets/Titans: Don Maynard & Art Powell, 1960
(Maynard – 72 rec., 1265 yds., 17.6 avg., 6 TD)
(Powell – 69 rec., 1167 yds., 16.9 avg., 14 TD) (pictured above #84)

Titans/Oilers: Bill Groman, 1960
(72 rec., 1473 yds., 20.5 avg., 12 TD)

Chargers: Dave Kocurek, 1961
(55 rec., 1055 yds., 19.2 avg., 4 TD)

Steelers: Buddy Dial, 1961 (pictured below)
(53 rec., 1047 yds., 19.8 avg., 12 TD)



Raiders: Art Powell, 1963 (pictured above)
(73 rec., 1304 yds., 17.9 avg., 16 TD)

Bills: Elbert Dubenion, 1964 (pictured at bottom #44)
(42 rec., 1139 yds., 27.1 avg., 10 TD)

Chiefs: Otis Taylor, 1966 (pictured below)
(58 rec., 1297 yds., 22.4 avg., 8 TD)


Patriots: Harold Jackson & Stanley Morgan, 1979
(Jackson – 45 rec., 1013 yds., 22.5 avg., 7 TD)
(Morgan – 44 rec., 1002 yds., 22.8 avg., 12 TD)

Bengals: Cris Collinsworth, 1981
(67 rec., 1009 yds., 15.1 avg., 8 TD)

Dolphins: Mark Duper, 1983 (pictured below)
(51 rec., 1003 yds., 19.7 avg., 10 TD)


Jaguars: Jimmy Smith & Keenan McCardell, 1996
(Smith – 83 rec., 1244 yds., 15.0 avg., 7 TD)
(McCardell – 85 rec., 1129 yds., 13.3 avg., 3 TD)

Ravens: Michael Jackson & Derrick Alexander, 1996
(Jackson – 76 rec., 1201 yds., 15.8 avg., 14 TD)
(Alexander – 62 rec., 1099 yds., 17.7 avg., 9 TD)

Texans: Andre Johnson, 2004 (pictured below #80)
(79 rec., 1142 yds., 14.5 avg., 6 TD)