1970 NFC Receiving Yards per Game Leaders
Receiving yards per game played
Gene Washington led the NFC in receiving yards per game in 1970 with 84.6, 11.3 ahead of Dick Gordon (73.3).
Showing players who met 1.875 receptions per team game. Show all players
Led the NFC in 1970
Gene Washington
SF
84.6
Receiving Yards per Game
11.3 clear of Dick Gordon
Showing Receiving Yards per Game and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | Y/G | G | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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SF | 84.6 | 13 | 53 | 1,100 | 12 |
| 2 |
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CHI | 73.3 | 14 | 71 | 1,026 | 13 |
| 3 |
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DAL | 68.4 | 13 | 34 | 889 | 10 |
| 4 |
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SLC | 68.0 | 14 | 45 | 952 | 5 |
| 5 |
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NO | 64.7 | 14 | 55 | 906 | 5 |
| 6 |
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LAN | 61.4 | 14 | 51 | 859 | 7 |
| 7 |
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WAS | 59.3 | 10 | 42 | 593 | 8 |
| 8 |
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GB | 58.1 | 14 | 49 | 814 | 2 |
| 9 | Clifton McNeil | NYG | 54.6 | 14 | 50 | 764 | 4 |
| 10 | Lance Rentzel | DAL | 50.5 | 11 | 28 | 556 | 5 |
| 11 | Gene Washington | MIN | 50.1 | 14 | 44 | 702 | 4 |
| 12 |
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SLC | 49.1 | 14 | 37 | 687 | 4 |
| 13 | Jim Mitchell | ATL | 46.4 | 14 | 44 | 650 | 6 |
| 14 | George Farmer | CHI | 45.1 | 11 | 31 | 496 | 2 |
| 15 |
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PHI | 43.8 | 14 | 41 | 613 | 5 |
| 16 | Ben Hawkins | PHI | 43.7 | 14 | 30 | 612 | 4 |
| 17 |
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PHI | 42.9 | 14 | 47 | 601 | 3 |
| 18 |
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WAS | 41.1 | 14 | 43 | 575 | 9 |
| 19 | Larry Walton | DET | 40.9 | 13 | 30 | 532 | 5 |
| 20 |
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NYG | 40.8 | 14 | 40 | 571 | 5 |
| 21 |
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ATL | 38.9 | 14 | 39 | 544 | 1 |
| 22 | Charlie Sanders | DET | 38.9 | 14 | 40 | 544 | 6 |
| 23 | John Henderson | MIN | 37.6 | 14 | 31 | 527 | 2 |
| 24 | Les Josephson | LAN | 35.6 | 12 | 44 | 427 | 0 |
| 25 |
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NYG | 34.8 | 14 | 48 | 487 | 4 |
| 26 | Al Dodd | NO | 34.6 | 14 | 28 | 484 | 1 |
| 27 | Billy Truax | LAN | 30.0 | 14 | 36 | 420 | 3 |
| 28 |
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GB | 29.6 | 14 | 36 | 414 | 0 |
| 29 | Walter Roberts | WAS | 29.4 | 14 | 27 | 411 | 1 |
| 30 |
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NYG | 29.1 | 14 | 40 | 408 | 3 |
| 31 | Lee Bouggess | PHI | 28.6 | 14 | 50 | 401 | 2 |
| 32 |
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WAS | 26.2 | 13 | 37 | 341 | 2 |
| 33 |
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SLC | 26.1 | 14 | 32 | 365 | 2 |
| 34 | Bob Windsor | SF | 25.9 | 14 | 31 | 363 | 2 |
| 35 |
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DET | 18.6 | 14 | 27 | 261 | 2 |
| 36 |
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SF | 18.5 | 14 | 31 | 259 | 3 |
| 37 |
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PHI | 17.8 | 14 | 28 | 249 | 0 |
| 38 |
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DET | 17.8 | 12 | 29 | 213 | 2 |
| 39 | Doug Cunningham | SF | 17.4 | 12 | 35 | 209 | 0 |