{"id":344362,"date":"2025-12-13T01:32:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T01:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/344362\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T01:32:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T01:32:10","slug":"who-has-the-most-receiving-touchdowns-in-an-nfl-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/344362\/","title":{"rendered":"Who has the most receiving touchdowns in an NFL game?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In December 2025, the Atlanta Falcons<\/a> defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> 29-28<\/a>. Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts Sr.<\/a> had a career game, catching three touchdown passes from Kirk Cousins<\/a>.<\/p>\n

No NFL player has ever caught more than five touchdowns in a single game. Who has caught four or more? Take a closer look at the historical breakdown below:<\/p>\n

Editor’s Picks<\/p>\n

2 Related<\/p>\n

5<\/p>\n

Jerry Rice (San Francisco) – San Francisco 49ers vs. Atlanta Falcons, Oct. 14, 1990<\/p>\n

Kellen Winslow (San Diego) – San Diego Chargers vs. Oakland Raiders, Nov. 22, 1981<\/p>\n

Bob Shaw (Chicago) – Chicago Cardinals vs. Baltimore Colts, Oct. 2, 1950<\/p>\n

4<\/p>\n

Travis Kelce (Kansas City) – Kansas City Chiefs vs. Las Vegas Raiders, Oct. 10, 2022<\/p>\n

Marvin Jones (Detroit) – Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings, Oct. 20, 2019<\/p>\n

Jamaal Charles (Kansas City) – Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders, Dec. 15, 2013<\/p>\n

Eric Decker (Denver) – Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs, Dec. 1, 2013<\/p>\n

Marvin Jones (Cincinnati) – Cincinnati Bengals vs. New York Jets, Oct. 27, 2013<\/p>\n

Randy Moss (New England) – New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills, Nov. 18, 2007<\/p>\n

Terrell Owens (Dallas) – Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins, Nov. 18, 2007<\/p>\n

Joe Horn (New Orleans) – New Orleans Saints vs. New York Giants, Dec. 14, 2003<\/p>\n

Marcus Robinson (Baltimore) – Baltimore Ravens vs. Seattle Seahawks, Nov. 23, 2003<\/p>\n

Isaac Bruce (St. Louis) – St. Louis Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, Oct. 10, 1999<\/p>\n

Irving Fryar (Philadelphia) – Philadelphia Eagles vs. Miami Dolphins, Oct. 20, 1996<\/p>\n

Mark Ingram (Miami) – Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets, Nov. 27, 1994<\/p>\n

Sterling Sharpe (Green Bay) – Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys, Nov. 24, 1994<\/p>\n

Jerry Rice (San Francisco) – San Francisco 49ers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Nov. 14, 1993<\/p>\n

Sterling Sharpe (Green Bay) – Green Bay Packers vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Oct. 24, 1993<\/p>\n

Don Beebe (Buffalo) – Buffalo Bills vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, Sept. 8, 1991<\/p>\n

Wesley Walker (New York) – New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins, Sept. 21, 1986<\/p>\n

Jimmie Giles (Tampa Bay) – Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Miami Dolphins, Oct. 20, 1985<\/p>\n

Daryl Turner (Seattle) – Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers, Sept. 15, 1985<\/p>\n

Roy Green (St. Louis) – St. Louis Cardinals vs. Seattle Seahawks, Nov. 13, 1983<\/p>\n

Earnest Gray (New York) – New York Giants vs. St. Louis Cardinals, Sept. 7, 1980<\/p>\n

Jerry Butler (Buffalo) – Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets, Sept. 23, 1979<\/p>\n

Ahmad Rashad (Minnesota) – Minnesota Vikings vs. San Francisco 49ers, Sept. 2, 1979<\/p>\n

Paul Warfield (Miami) – Miami Dolphins vs. Detroit Lions, Dec. 15, 1973<\/p>\n

Harold Jackson (Los Angeles) – Los Angeles Rams vs. Dallas Cowboys, Oct. 14, 1973<\/p>\n

Bob Hayes (Dallas) – Dallas Cowboys vs. Houston Oilers, Dec. 20, 1970<\/p>\n

Dave Williams (St. Louis) – St. Louis Cardinals vs. New Orleans Saints, Nov. 2, 1969<\/p>\n

Ben Hawkins (Philadelphia) – Philadelphia Eagles vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, Sept. 28, 1969<\/p>\n

Lance Alworth (San Diego) – San Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos, Dec. 1, 1968<\/p>\n

Roy Jefferson (Pittsburgh) – Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Atlanta Falcons, Nov. 3, 1968<\/p>\n

Frank Jackson (Kansas City) – Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers, Dec. 13, 1964<\/p>\n

Art Powell (Oakland) – Oakland Raiders vs. Houston Oilers, Dec. 22, 1963<\/p>\n

Mike Ditka (Chicago) – Chicago Bears vs. Los Angeles Rams, Oct. 13, 1963<\/p>\n

Harlon Hill (Chicago) – Chicago Bears vs. San Francisco 49ers, Oct. 31, 1954<\/p>\n

Elroy Hirsch (Los Angeles) – Los Angeles Rams vs. New York Yanks, Sept. 28, 1951<\/p>\n

Cloyce Box (Detroit) – Detroit Lions vs. Baltimore Colts, Dec. 3, 1950<\/p>\n

Bob Shaw (Los Angeles) – Los Angeles Rams vs. Washington Redskins, Dec. 11, 1949<\/p>\n

Dante Lavelli (Cleveland) – Cleveland Browns vs. Los Angeles Dons, Oct. 14, 1949<\/p>\n

Don Hutson (Green Bay) – Green Bay Packers vs. Detroit Lions, Oct. 7, 1945<\/p>\n

For more NFL updates, check out the ESPN hub page with scores<\/a>, standings<\/a>, stats<\/a>, schedules<\/a> and more.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In December 2025, the Atlanta Falcons defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 29-28. Falcons tight end Kyle Pitts Sr.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":344363,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,593,85],"class_list":{"0":"post-344362","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=344362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/344362\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/344363"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=344362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=344362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=344362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}