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ANDRE JOHNSON NOTESDRE’S AVERAGE IS EXTRAORDINARYWR Andre Johnson has averaged 78.8 yards per gamethrough his stellar career, which is the highest in NFLhistory among players with at least 100 games played.MOST RECIEVING YARDS PER GAME, NFL HISTORY(Minimum 100 games played)Player G Rec Yds TD YPGAndre Johnson* 107 619 8,436 44 78.8Anquan Boldin* 102 624 8,038 49 78.8Torry Holt 173 920 13,382 74 77.4Marvin Harrison 190 1102 14,580 128 76.7Randy Moss* 193 944 14,770 153 76.5Jerry Rice 303 1549 22,895 197 75.6* indicates active playersWHEN IN DOUBT, SEND IT DRE’S WAYWR Andre Johnson’s two touchdown catches this seasonhave essentially been the difference between 4-2 and2-4 for the Texans, tying the game against Washington inthe fourth quarter and providing the winning margin in theWeek 6 win against Kansas City.But that’s nothing new for Johnson.Fifteen of Johnson’s 44 career touchdown receptionshave come when the team is trailing by seven points orless.Since 2009, Johnson has pulled in 43 passes for 643yards and four touchdowns (tied for the league-best)when his team has been down by seven points or less.Only Reggie Wayne has more receptions and yards (49-715) in those situations since 2009.ALWAYS OPENWR Andre Johnson has been an integral part of the Texansoffense ever since the team drafted him third overallin 2003. Johnson has averaged 5.79 receptions per gamein his career, the third-highest average in NFL history.Since head coach Gary Kubiak was hired in 2006, Johnsonis averaging 6.63 catches per game, which would bethe most in NFL history.MOST RECEPTIONS PER GAME, NFL HISTORY(Minimum 500 receptions)Player G Rec Yds Avg Rec/GmAnquan Boldin* 102 624 8,038 12.9 6.12Marvin Harrison 190 1102 14,580 13.2 5.80Andre Johnson* 107 619 8,436 13.6 5.79Larry Fitzgerald* 98 552 7,402 13.4 5.63Torry Holt 173 920 13,382 14.5 5.32* indicates active playersTHE 1,500-1,500 CLUBWR Andre Johnson finished the 2009 season with 1,569yards on 101 receptions to join former Indianapolis WRMarvin Harrison (2001-02) as the only players to haveback-to-back 1,500-yard receiving seasons.NFL RECEIVERS WITH 1,500 YARDS IN BACK-TO-BACKSEASONSPlayer Year Rec Yds Avg TDAndre Johnson 2009 101 1,569 15.5 9Andre Johnson 2008 115 1,575 13.7 8Marvin Harrison 2002 143 1,722 12.0 11Marvin Harrison 2001 109 1,524 14.0 15THE NEW “FLASH 80”WR Andre Johnson led the NFL in both receptions andreceiving yards in 2008 with 115 catches for 1,575 yards.He was tops in the NFL again in 2009 with 1,569 yards andtied for third in receptions with 101.Johnson joined Hall of Famer Jerry Rice as the onlyreceivers since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970 to lead theleague in yards in back-to-back seasons. Rice did so in1989-90 and again from 1993-95.LEADING THE NFL IN RECEIVING YARDS,BACK-TO-BACK SEASONSPlayer Year Rec Yds Avg TDAndre Johnson 2009 101 1,569 15.5 9Andre Johnson 2008 115 1,575 13.7 8Jerry Rice 1995 122 1,848 15.1 15Jerry Rice 1994 112 1,499 13.4 13Jerry Rice 1993 98 1,503 15.3 15Jerry Rice 1990 100 1,502 15.0 13Jerry Rice 1989 82 1,483 18.1 1780-10-100According to ESPN Stats & Information, WR Andre Johnsonis tied for the second-most games with at least 10 receptionsand 100 yards receiving by an NFL player sincethe AFL-NFL merger in 1970. Only Hall of Fame WR JerryRice has more. Johnson is tied with a future Hall of Famer,Marvin Harrison.MOST CAREER GAMES WITH10+ CATCHES & 100+ YARDS SINCE 1970Player Career GP 10-100 Gms PctJerry Rice 303 15 4.95%Marvin Harrison 190 14 7.37%Andre Johnson 107 14 13.08%Tim Brown 255 13 5.10%25GAME 7 • TEXANS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS • HOUSTONTEXANS.COM