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The 2006 NFL season was the 87th regular season of the National Football League (NFL). Regular season play was held from September 7 to December 31, 2006. The season began with the reigning Super Bowl XL champion Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Miami Dolphins in the NFL Kickoff Game.
Hall of Fame member Jerry Rice, the NFL's all-time receiving yards leader, [7] led the league in receiving yards six times over his career. Marvin Harrison was the NFL's receiving yards leader twice over his career. Calvin Johnson led the league in receiving yards in 2011 and followed it up by setting the league record for receiving yards in 2012.
Position Team(s) by season Receptions Yards Average; 1 Jerry Rice ^ Wide receiver: San Francisco 49ers (1985–2000) Oakland Raiders (2001–2004) Seattle Seahawks 1,549 22,895 14.8 2 Larry Fitzgerald: Arizona Cardinals (2004–2020) 1,432 17,492 12.2 3 Terrell Owens ^ San Francisco 49ers (1996–2003) Philadelphia Eagles (2004–2005) Dallas ...
The first NFL player to record over 100 receptions in a season was Art Monk in 1984; Lionel Taylor and Charlie Hennigan had accomplished the feat in the AFL in 1961 and 1964 respectively. The NFL record for single-season receptions has changed on 15 occasions, with Michael Thomas holding the current record of 149 receptions set in 2019. [1]
Johnson finished the 2006 season with 87 receptions for a league leading 1,369 yards and seven touchdowns. [31] [32] He was the first Bengal ever to lead the NFL in receiving yards. [33] Johnson and Houshmandzadeh also became the first Bengals teammates to each amass over 1,000 receiving yards in the same season.
Week 1 of the 2024 NFL season culminated in the San Francisco 49ers' 32-19 win over the New York Jets on Monday Night Football. With that matchup in the books, all 32 teams have started their ...
In 21 games across 10 NFL postseasons, he has accumulated 156 catches for 1,810 yards and 19 touchdowns. His postseason yardage and touchdown receptions both rank second in NFL playoff history ...
The 2006 Green Bay Packers season was the franchise's 88th season overall and their 86th in the National Football League (NFL). This season resulted in an 8–8 record. After the firing of Mike Sherman, [1] the Packers hired Mike McCarthy as their head coach. [2] 2006 would be McCarthy's first year as head coach. The Packers improved from 4 ...