2015 DETROIT LIONS MEDIA GUIDE

1,681 in 2011, 1,964 in 2012, 1,492 in 2013).
‣ ¾ Only player in franchise history with 1,000 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns in two separate seasons, and now he has
done it four times (2008, 2010, 2011, 2013).
‣ ¾ Only player in team history with 10 touchdown receptions in at least three different seasons – 2008 (12), 2010 (12), 2011
(14) and 2013 (12). Second player in team history to record 10 touchdown receptions in back-to-back seasons (H. Moore)
‣ ¾ In 2010, Johnson was first Lions wide receiver to be named to the Pro Bowl (2011) since WR Roy Williams in 2007 and
he was the seventh Lions Pro Bowl receiver in team history. Became the first Lions offensive player to be elected to the
original Pro Bowl squad (non-alternate) since TE David Sloan in 2000 and first receiver since WR Herman Moore in 1998.
‣ ¾ In 2008, he led Detroit with 78 receptions for 1,331 yards (17.1 avg) and 12 touchdowns. Johnson finished the 2008
season with some of the top offensive statistics in the NFL: tied for first in touchdown receptions (12), fifth in receiving
yards (1,331), second in yards per catch among receivers with 60 receptions (17.1), tied for second in 20+-yard receptions
(21), tied for second in 40+-yard receptions (seven) and tied for first in 25+-yard touchdown catches (six).
NFL RECORDS AND NOTES
‣ ¾ 2014: With 119 career games, Johnson holds the NFL all-time record for receiving yards per game. His 39-yard effort
against the Packers (12/28) moved his career average to 87.4 (10,405 yards).
‣ ¾ With a 103-yard effort at Chicago (12/21/14), Johnson recorded his 44th-career 100-yard game, which is the secondmost
by a player in his first eight seasons in NFL history. He finished just one 100-yard game behind WR Randy Moss
(45, 1998-2006) for the most by a player in his first eight seasons.
‣ ¾ 2013: After catching six passes for 98 yards against Baltimore (12/16/13), Johnson became the first player in NFL
history to register 5,000 receiving yards over a three-year span.
• By surpassing 1,400 yards in 2013, Johnson joined Hall of Fame WR Jerry Rice (1993-95) and WR Marvin Harrison
(1999-2002) as the only players in NFL history with three-consecutive seasons registering 1,400+ receiving yards.
• He is the sixth player in NFL history with three career seasons of 1,400+ receiving yards, including Rice (6), WR Larry
Fitzgerald (4), Harrison (4), WR Andre Johnson (3) and WR Randy Moss (3).
‣ ¾ With his 115 yards against Tampa Bay (11/24/13), Johnson tallied 861 yards over his past five games, setting a new
NFL record for receiving yards in five games. He broke the previous record of 822 yards set by Houston WR Charley
Hennigan in 1961.
‣ ¾ Johnson is the sixth player in NFL history to catch a pass in their first 100 games (Marshall Faulk, Marvin Harrison,
Keyshawn Johnson, Randy Moss and Jeremy Shockey).
‣ ¾ Johnson’s 329 yards vs. Dallas (10/27/13) are the most by a player in NFL history during a regulation game. In Flipper
Anderson’s NFL record 336-yard game, 40 yards occurred in overtime. Anderson finished regulation with 296 receiving
yards. By reaching 100 yards vs. Dallas, Johnson (329) became the third player in NFL history to collect 36 100-yard
receiving games in his first 100 games.
‣ ¾ On his first reception of the game at Washington (9/22/13), a 23-yarder in the first quarter, Johnson surpassed 8,000
career receiving yards. He became the fifth player in NFL history to reach 8,000 career receiving yards in fewer than 100
games. Johnson accomplished this feat in his 96th career game.
‣ ¾ Johnson became the third player in NFL history to register 500 career receptions and 8,000 receiving yards in fewer than
100 games. Johnson accomplished this feat in his 96th career game. He joins WR Randy Moss (93) and WR Torry Holt
(95) as the only players in NFL history with 500 receptions and 8,000 yards in fewer than 100 games.
‣ ¾ 2012: Produced one of the most historic seasons among receivers in NFL history during 2012 season. Finished the
season with 122 receptions for an NFL record 1,964 yards and five touchdowns.
• By establishing an NFL single-season record (1,964), he broke the mark set by WR Jerry Rice (1,848 in 1995) by
116 yards.
• His 122.8 yards per game average was the third-most in NFL history (minimum 12 games) and the most since WR
Charley Hennigan recorded a 124.7 yard per game average (14 games) in 1961.
‣ ¾ By gaining over 100 yards vs. Atlanta (12/22/12), he set an NFL record with his eighth-straight 100-yard receiving game.
He broke the previous record (7) by WR Charley Hennigan (1961) and WR Michael Irvin (1995).
‣ ¾ Johnson’s 11 receptions against Atlanta (12/22/12) was his fourth-straight game with 10+ receptions and he became
the first player in NFL history to register 10+ receptions in four-straight games.
‣ ¾ In 2012, he became the first player in NFL history with 1,900 receiving yards in a season, the second player to register
over 1,800 receiving yards and the fifth player to record over 1,700 yards in NFL history. Rice (1,848 in 1995) and Johnson
are the only players to record 1,800 receiving yards in a season, and Johnson joins Rice, WR Isaac Bruce (1,781 in 1995),
Hennigan (1,746 in 1961) and WR Marvin Harrison (1,722 in 2002) in the group of receivers to record 1,700 yards in a season.
‣ ¾ Johnson’s 122 receptions in 2012 made him the sixth player in NFL history (eight times) to register 120 receptions in a
season. 122 receptions are tied for fourth-highest single-season tally in NFL history.
‣ ¾ Ended 2012 averaging 16.02 yards per reception. He and WR Rod Smith are the only players in NFL history to register
100 receptions and a yard per receptions average over 16. Smith averaged 16.020 (100-1602), which was slightly higher
than Johnson (16.016; 122-1,964).
‣ ¾ In 2012, Johnson registered 11 100+-yard receiving games, tied for the most in NFL history for a single season (M.
Irvin, 1995).
‣ ¾ First player in NFL history to record two 200-yard games in two different seasons (2011, 2012).
‣ ¾ He has registered five 200+-yard receiving games, tied for the most in League history (L. Alworth).
‣ ¾ Sixth player in NFL history with 45 TD catches and 5,500 receiving yards through first five seasons (Jerry Rice, Randy
Moss, Lance Alworth, Marvin Harrison and Larry Fitzgerald).
PRO
One of the League’s elite receivers who possesses a unique blend of size, strength and speed. Ranks first in Lions history
in receiving yards (10,405), receiving touchdowns (74) and second in receptions (643).
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