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in four games that month.
‣ since 1950, Johnson’s 31 receptions in the month of october are a
franchise-best. His 579 receiving yards rank second in october in
team history, and his 5 receiving touchdowns are tied for third among
lions receivers.
‣ Johnson’s 658 receiving yards in 5 games played since the beginning of
December are the third-highest tally in Nfl history for games played
in December/January (regular season)
‣ also nominated for esPy Nfl Player of the year.
‣ Caught 6 passes for 88 yards at Tampa Bay (9/11) along with two
touchdown catches.
‣ extended the lions lead in the second half on a 1-yard toss from QB
Matthew stafford in the corner, it was his second touchdown catch of the
game. it marked his fifth career game registering 2 receiving touchdowns,
and he became the ninth player in team history to accomplish that feat.
‣ on Johnson’s second touchdown in the opener, he moved his career
total to 35 which placed him into a four-way tie on the lions career
touchdown receptions list with Terry Barr (1957-65), leonard Thompson
(1975-86) and Johnnie Morton (1994-2001). at this point in the season,
Johnson was now tied for second (with four other lions) with 35 receiving
touchdowns. Wr Herman Moore leads the all-time list with 62.
‣ Capped the opening drive of the home opener vs. Kansas City (9/18)
with a 15-yard reception from QB Matthew stafford, marking his 36th
career touchdown reception. Johnson is now in sole possession of
second place on the lions’ all-time career receiving touchdowns list.
Wr Herman Moore has the team’s all-time record with 62.
‣ His second touchdown of the game came on a 1-yard, fourth-down pass
with 1:17 left in the third quarter. it marked the first time in his career
he has scored 2 receiving touchdowns in six or more games. Johnson
became the seventh player in lions history to record 2 receiving
touchdowns in six or more games.
‣ Johnson’s 2 touchdown passes from stafford in the game marked the
second time in the season’s first two games that they connected for
2 touchdowns. in the last three games that stafford had started and
completed (including last year’s win vs. Washington 10/31/10), he had
thrown 7 touchdown passes to Johnson.
‣ recorded 7 receptions for 108 yards and 2 touchdowns in the lions’
historic 26-23 overtime win at Minnesota (9/25) giving him 6 on the
season. His 6 touchdowns were the most receiving scores by a lions’
receiver in the first month of the season. The previous best was 5
touchdown grabs by Wr leonard Thompson in september 1984. it was
his third-straight game he caught 2 touchdowns on the year, making
him the first player in Nfl history to start the season off by catching at
least 2 touchdowns in each of the team’s first three games. He joins rB
Mel farr (1970) and e Cloyce Box (1952) to score 2 receiving touchdowns
in three-straight games.
‣ against the Vikings’ marked his seventh career game of at least 2
touchdowns, and he became he fourth player in lions history with seven
games of 2 or more receiving touchdowns. He is tied with e Cloyce Box
(7, 1949-50, 52-54) and Wr Terry Barr (7, 1957-65) for the second-most
career games recording of at least 2 receiving touchdowns. Wr Herman
Moore (1991-2001) holds the franchise record with 9.
‣ His 2 scores of 32 and 5 yards respectively fueled the lions’ comeback,
but it was his 40-yard over-the-shoulder, highlight reel catch in overtime
to set up the lions’ field goal that gave them the victory.
‣ He also had 2 catches against the Vikings of 25+ yards, including a
32-yarder to put the lions on the board in the second half and the
40-yard grab in overtime to move the ball down to the 14-yard line.
With the performance, he reached 41 career receptions of 25+-yards,
and 35 since the beginning of the 2008 season.
‣ Moved career total touchdowns to 40 (39 receiving and 1 rushing) to
become fifth player in team history with 40 total touchdowns.
‣ recorded 2 fourth quarter touchdowns in the lions’ 24-point comeback
at Dallas (10/2). finished with a team leading 8 receptions for 96 yards
and 2 touchdowns. His 2 scores gave him a streak of four-straight
games with 2+ receiving touchdowns. He joined Vikings Wr Cris Carter
(1995) as the only receivers in Nfl history to record 2 touchdown
catches in four-straight games, and was the first player to accomplish
this feat in the season’s first four games. With Johnson’s 40th career
touchdownscatch he became the second player in lions history to record
40 career receiving touchdowns (Wr Herman Moore 62, 1991-2001).
‣ The last time a lions player scored touchdowns in four consecutive
games was Wr roy Williams who registered a five-game stretch to
end the 2006 season and begin the 2007 season and was the first lions
player to register touchdowns in four-straight games in the same season
since Moore had a four-game stretch in 1998.
‣ in the lions 24-13 win over Chicago on Monday Night football, he gave
the lions a 7-0 lead early in the second quarter on a 73-yard pass from
QB Matthew stafford. it was Johnson’s ninth touchdown reception of the
season. He became the first player in Nfl history with nine touchdown
receptions through the first five games of the season. The 73-yard pass
play was the longest of the season for the lions.
‣ Johnson’s 73-yard touchdown reception was his fifth career reception
of 70+ yards. He tied Wr leonard Thomson (5) for the most 70+-yard
receptions in team history.
‣ Johnson caught 5 passes for 130 yards with one touchdown, and he
surpassed 100 yards for the 15th time in his career. He now is tied with
Wr Terry Barr (15, 1957-65) for the third-most 100-yard receiving games
in lions history. in the first half, he caught three passes for 100 yards.
‣ finished with 7 receptions for 113 yards vs. san francisco (10/16),
marking his third 100+-yard game of the season (third in the last
four games). surpassed 300 career receptions on his first catch of the
game, becoming the fastest to reach that mark (66 games) in lions
history. also registered his 16th career 100-yard receiving game, the
third-most in team history.
‣ With his 10th touchdown reception vs. atlanta (10/23), Johnson
became the first player in lions’ history with 10 touchdown catches
in three different seasons. He also caught 12 touchdowns in 2008 and
2010. He joined Wr Herman Moore as the only players in team history
with 10 touchdown catches in back-to-back seasons. Moore had 11
touchdowns in 1994 and 14 in 1995. Johnson became the sixth player
in Nfl history with 10 touchdown receptions though the first 7 games
of a season and first since Wr randy Moss had 10 through 7 games
for New england in 2007.
‣ With 5 receptions for 115 yards vs. the falcons, Johnson moved into
fifth place on the lions’ all-time receiving list surpassing Hall of fame
Te Charlie sanders (4,817, 1968-77). He also became the first lions’
receiver with three-straight 100-yard games since Wr German Crowell
in 1999. it was also the first time he’s registered 100 receiving yards
in three-straight games.
‣ recorded 6 catches for 125 yards and 1 touchdown at Denver (10/30).
He caught a 56-yard pass from Matthew stafford down the left sideline.
‣ He caught his 11th touchdown in the first eight games of the season
on a 56-yard pass from QB Matthew stafford. Johnson joins Wr randy
Moss as the only players since the 1970 Nfl-afl Merger to record 11
touchdown receptions in the first eight games of the season.
‣ By surpassing the 100-yard mark in receiving yards, Johnson had four
straight 100-yard games, and was the first lions player to accomplish
this feat since Wr Herman Moore in 1997. By reaching 100 receiving
yards in the game, Johnson tied Wr Johnnie Morton for the secondmost
100-yard receiving games in team history with 18.
‣ He also passed Moore (4,895; 1991-95) for the most receiving yards
in a player’s first five seasons with the team. Johnson reached 4,995
career receiving yards.
‣ recorded 7 catches for 81 yards at Chicago (11/13).
‣ With a 17-yard catch on the first offensive play of the game at Chicago
(11/13), Johnson surpassed 5,000 career receiving yards becoming the
fifth player in franchise history to accomplish the feat.
‣ He reached 5,000 yards faster than anybody else in team history
(69 games). He was the first player to do it in their first five seasons
with the club.
‣ With his second reception vs. the Bears (11/13), he surpassed Wr
Herman Moore for the second-most receptions for a lion in their first
five seasons with the team.
‣ Had 5 catches for 89 yards, including a leaping 30-yard grab over two
defenders in the fourth quarter vs. Carolina (11/20). He also added a
26-yard reception in the third quarter.
‣ finished with 4 catches for 49 yards and a touchdown vs. Green Bay
(11/24). He went over the 1,000 yard mark in the game marking the
third time in his career he has registered 1,000 receiving yards in a
single season. He became the first receiver in lions history to record
1,000 receiving yards three times (1,331 in 2008 and 1,120 in 2010) in
the first five seasons with the team.
‣ By catching 12 touchdown passes in three of his first five Nfl seasons,
Johnson joined Hall of famers Wr lance alworth and Wr Jerry rice
as the only players in Nfl history with 12+ TD catches three times in
their first five seasons.
‣ He became the 10th player in Nfl history to record 12 touchdown
receptions in three different seasons.
‣ Johnson caught 6 passes for 69 yards at New orleans (12/4) and
moved up a few spots on both the team’s career receiving yards and
receptions list.
‣ He moved past Wr Gail Cogdill (5,221; 1960-68) for fourth place and
past Wr Brett Perriman (5,244; 1991-96) for third place on the team’s
career receiving yards list. on his second reception of the game, Johnson
surpassed past Wr Brett Perriman (334, 1991-95) for the most receptions
by a lions receiver in their first five seasons with the team. He
also passed Hall of fame Te Charlie sanders (336; 1968-77) for fifth
place on the team’s career receptions list.
‣ With 29 receiving yards vs. Minnesota (12/11), Johnson (1,121 yards)
surpassed 1,100 yards on the season. He reached that mark for the third
time in his career and for the first time in back-to-back seasons. Johnson
and Moore are the only receivers in team history to reach 1,100 yards
three times during their career with the lions, and Johnson became
the first to do so three times in his first five seasons.
‣ He had a career-high 214 yards on 9 catches and 2 TDs at oakland
(12/18), including a game-winning 6-yard TD catch with 39 seconds
left. He also caught a 51-yard touchdown in the first quarter. The 214
receiving yards were the second-most in the league in 2011 and the
most by an NfC receiver.
‣ in addition to his 51-yard touchdown, he added a 48-yard catch to help
set up the final touchdown. He finished with 5 catches of over 20 yards.
‣ His 214 yards in the game rank third all-time in team history for receiving
yards in a game, and that tally was the highest by a lions receiver since
Wr richard Johnson had 248 vs. New orleans December 3, 1989. it was
his first career 200-yard effort and his 19th career 100-yard receiving
game. He moved past Wr Johnnie Morton (18, 1994-2001) for the
second most in team history.
‣ Johnson’s 2 touchdown receptions give him a career high with 14
and he tied with Wr Herman Moore (14 in 1995) for the second-most
single-season touchdown receptions in team history.
‣ He reached 9 career games with 2+ touchdowns, which tied Moore for
most in team history. it also marked the fifth game in 2011 with 2+