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The Lions selected Sanders in the third round of the 1968 NFL draft, and he became their starting tight end for the next ten seasons. He had 336 career receptions for 4,817 yards and 31 touchdowns. [1] He was also known as a superior blocker. Sanders was chosen for the Pro Bowl seven times (1968–71, 1974–76). [5]
Take a look at the all-time passing yardage leaders for ... one 5,000-yard passing season with the Lions. Green Bay Packers: Brett Favre ... led the NFL in passing yards twice in his career. San ...
Note: Y. A. Tittle passed for 33,070 yards in his professional career, which would place him in 44th on this list, but 4,731 of those yards came in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), which the NFL does not recognize statistics and records from to date. [54] [55] Thus, Tittle's career passing yards total in the NFL stands at 28,339. [56]
Winston had 334 yards and looked miles better than Watson has for nearly his entire time in Cleveland. It makes the 1-6 start with Watson flailing around at quarterback look like a total waste.
Sam LaPorta, Lions: 1 TD, 6 receptions, 48 yards. Brock Wright, Lions: 1 TD, 1 catch, 8 yards. LaPorta was the one tight end who caught a TD from a non-quarterback, hauling in a pass from running ...
In the Lions' 22–29 loss to the Packers on Thanksgiving, LaPorta broke Sanders' franchise record of 533 yards by a rookie tight end when he had five catches for 47 yards and a touchdown. [40] In Week 13, LaPorta broke the franchise record for receiving yards by a rookie tight end in a single game with 140 yards and a touchdown on nine ...
The record stood until 2022, when it was broken by T. J. Hockenson's 179 yards against the Seattle Seahawks. [7] As of 2018, Gibbons ranks tenth on the Lions' all-time reception list with 287 receptions, 3,561 yards and 20 touchdowns. Selected to three Pro Bowls, one career highlight came in a 1960 game versus the Baltimore Colts in
Goff completed 24 of 34 passes for 278 yards and a career-high-tying five touchdowns. ... Payton in a massive 42-17 Lions victory. Receivers/tight ends. ... McGlinchey to hit Wilson and force an ...