Matt Ryan and Touchdown Passes To 13 Different Receivers

by Chase Stuart on January 1, 2017

You probably have heard the stat: Matt Ryan just set an NFL record by throwing touchdowns to 13 different receivers. Here’s the final tally:

				Games		Receiving
No.	Player	Age	Pos	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Y/R	TD ▼
18	Taylor Gabriel	25	wr	13	3	35	579	16.5	6
11	Julio Jones	27	WR	13	13	76	1313	17.3	5
12	Mohamed Sanu	27	WR	14	14	55	621	11.3	3
83	Jacob Tamme	31	te	8	5	22	210	9.5	3
81	Austin Hooper	22	te	14	3	19	271	14.3	3
16	Justin Hardy	25	wr	15	2	17	160	9.4	3
24	Devonta Freeman	24	RB	15	15	49	381	7.8	2
26	Tevin Coleman	23		12	0	28	406	14.5	2
19	Aldrick Robinson	28	wr	15	1	18	287	15.9	2
80	Levine Toilolo	25	TE	15	10	12	246	20.5	2
42	Patrick DiMarco	27	fb	15	8	7	52	7.4	1
82	Joshua Perkins	23	te	7	1	3	42	14.0	1
86	D.J. Tialavea	25		1	0	1	1	1.0	1

Provided by Pro-Football-Reference.com: View Original Table

And while I’ve heard this stat mentioned in a number of places, I never heard who was the previous record holder. So I ran the numbers myself. Brad Johnson set the record in 2003 with 12, breaking the record first set back in 1947 by Sammy Baugh. Then, Tom Brady tied Johnson two years later. After running the numbers, this doesn’t seem like a stat that’s all that meaningful, but here’s a list of all instances where a quarterback threw touchdowns to at least 10 different receivers on the same team in one year:

#	QB	Year	Team	Receiver
12	Brad Johnson	2003	TAM	Keenan McCardell (8); Keyshawn Johnson (3); Charles Lee (2); Warren Sapp (2); Michael Pittman (2); Todd Yoder (2); Joe Jurevicius (2); Rickey Dudley (1); Jameel Cook (1); Ken Dilger (1); Will Heller (1); Reggie Barlow (1)
12	Tom Brady	2005	NWE	Deion Branch (5); Mike Vrabel (3); Ben Watson (3); Daniel Graham (3); David Givens (2); Troy Brown (2); Christian Fauria (2); Tim Dwight (2); Tom Ashworth (1); Corey Dillon (1); Andre' Davis (1); Bethel Johnson (1)
11	Vinny Testaverde	1996	BAL	Michael Jackson (14); Derrick Alexander (9); Floyd Turner (2); Brian Kinchen (1); Jermaine Lewis (1); Jonathan Ogden (1); Eric Green (1); Bam Morris (1); Earnest Byner (1); Calvin Williams (1); Herman Arvie (1)
11	Matthew Stafford	2012	DET	Calvin Johnson (4); Brandon Pettigrew (3); Titus Young (3); Ryan Broyles (2); Nate Burleson (2); Kris Durham (1); Will Heller (1); Brian Robiskie (1); Tony Scheffler (1); Mike Thomas (1); Kevin Smith (1)
11	Matt Ryan	2014	ATL	Roddy White (7); Julio Jones (6); Antone Smith (3); Eric Weems (2); Devin Hester (2); Harry Douglas (2); Levine Toilolo (2); Jacquizz Rodgers (1); Devonta Freeman (1); Bear Pascoe (1); Patrick DiMarco (1)
11	Philip Rivers	2010	SDG	Antonio Gates (10); Malcom Floyd (6); Vincent Jackson (3); Darren Sproles (2); Seyi Ajirotutu (2); Randy McMichael (2); Kelley Washington (1); Patrick Crayton (1); Jacob Hester (1); Craig Davis (1); Legedu Naanee (1)
11	Jake Plummer	2002	ARI	Kevin Kasper (3); Marcel Shipp (3); Joel Makovicka (3); Frank Sanders (2); Steve Bush (1); Nate Poole (1); Arnold Jackson (1); Jason McAddley (1); Freddie Jones (1); MarTay Jenkins (1); David Boston (1)
11	Donovan McNabb	2008	PHI	Brian Westbrook (5); L.J. Smith (3); Hank Baskett (3); Correll Buckhalter (2); Kevin Curtis (2); DeSean Jackson (2); Jason Avant (2); Brent Celek (1); Greg Lewis (1); Reggie Brown (1); Todd Herremans (1)
11	Dan Marino	1985	MIA	Nat Moore (7); Bruce Hardy (4); Joe Rose (4); Mark Clayton (4); Dan Johnson (3); Ron Davenport (2); Mark Duper (2); Tony Nathan (1); Jim Jensen (1); Vince Heflin (1); Woody Bennett (1)
11	Andrew Luck	2013	IND	T.Y. Hilton (5); Coby Fleener (4); Griff Whalen (2); Donald Brown (2); Da'Rick Rogers (2); LaVon Brazill (2); Reggie Wayne (2); Trent Richardson (1); Darrius Heyward-Bey (1); Stanley Havili (1); Dwayne Allen (1)
11	Drew Brees	2014	NOR	Jimmy Graham (10); Marques Colston (5); Josh Hill (5); Kenny Stills (3); Brandin Cooks (3); Ben Watson (2); Erik Lorig (1); Nick Toon (1); Austin Johnson (1); Pierre Thomas (1); Travaris Cadet (1)
11	Drew Brees	2008	NOR	Lance Moore (10); Marques Colston (5); Reggie Bush (4); Robert Meachem (3); Pierre Thomas (3); Devery Henderson (3); Mark Campbell (2); Billy Miller (1); Deuce McAllister (1); Aaron Stecker (1); David Patten (1)
11	Tom Brady	2006	NWE	Reche Caldwell (4); Ben Watson (3); Troy Brown (3); Chad Jackson (3); Doug Gabriel (3); Kevin Faulk (2); Daniel Graham (2); David Thomas (1); Jabar Gaffney (1); Laurence Maroney (1); Heath Evans (1)
11	Tom Brady	2002	NWE	Christian Fauria (7); David Patten (5); Troy Brown (3); Kevin Faulk (3); Donald Hayes (2); Antowain Smith (2); Deion Branch (2); David Givens (1); Mike Vrabel (1); Daniel Graham (1); Cam Cleeland (1)
11	Sammy Baugh	1947	WAS	Hugh Taylor (6); Dick Poillon (4); Bob Nussbaumer (4); Eddie Saenz (3); Paul McKee (2); Doug Turley (1); Joe Tereshinski (1); Sal Rosato (1); George Wilde (1); Joe Duckworth (1); John Lookabaugh (1)
10	Jameis Winston	2015	TAM	Charles Sims (4); Austin Seferian-Jenkins (4); Mike Evans (3); Cameron Brate (3); Vincent Jackson (3); Luke Stocker (1); Adam Humphries (1); Russell Shepard (1); Donteea Dye (1); Doug Martin (1)
10	Russell Wilson	2015	SEA	Doug Baldwin (14); Tyler Lockett (6); Jermaine Kearse (5); Fred Jackson (2); Jimmy Graham (2); Will Tukuafu (1); Chase Coffman (1); Thomas Rawls (1); Luke Willson (1); Ricardo Lockette (1)
10	Russell Wilson	2014	SEA	Marshawn Lynch (4); Luke Willson (3); Doug Baldwin (3); Robert Turbin (2); Cooper Helfet (2); Ricardo Lockette (2); Paul Richardson (1); Tony Moeaki (1); Jermaine Kearse (1); Derrick Coleman (1)
10	Mike Tomczak	1989	CHI	Dennis McKinnon (3); James Thornton (3); Wendell Davis (2); Neal Anderson (2); Cap Boso (1); Ron Morris (1); Dennis Gentry (1); Thomas Sanders (1); Matt Suhey (1); Brad Muster (1)
10	Jack Thompson	1983	TAM	Kevin House (5); Gerald Carter (2); Adger Armstrong (2); Theo Bell (2); James Wilder (2); Jerry Bell (1); Mel Carver (1); Jim Obradovich (1); Jimmie Giles (1); James Owens (1)
10	Vinny Testaverde	2000	NYJ	Wayne Chrebet (6); Dedric Ward (3); Richie Anderson (2); Anthony Becht (2); Fred Baxter (2); Curtis Martin (2); Laveranues Coles (1); Jermaine Wiggins (1); Jumbo Elliott (1); Marcus Coleman (1)
10	Fran Tarkenton	1962	MIN	Tommy Mason (6); Charley Ferguson (6); Jerry Reichow (3); Bill Brown (1); Gordie Smith (1); Mel Triplett (1); Oscar Donahue (1); Doug Mayberry (1); Steve Stonebreaker (1); Bobby Reed (1)
10	Ryan Tannehill	2015	MIA	Jarvis Landry (4); Rishard Matthews (4); DeVante Parker (3); Jordan Cameron (3); Kenny Stills (3); Lamar Miller (2); Jake Stoneburner (2); Greg Jennings (1); Dion Sims (1); Damien Williams (1)
10	Matthew Stafford	2015	DET	Calvin Johnson (9); Golden Tate (6); Eric Ebron (5); Theo Riddick (3); Lance Moore (3); Tim Wright (2); T.J. Jones (1); Michael Burton (1); Brandon Pettigrew (1); Ameer Abdullah (1)
10	Brian Sipe	1983	CLE	Ozzie Newsome (6); Bobby Jones (4); Harry Holt (3); Ricky Feacher (3); Rocky Belk (2); Willis Adams (2); Dave Logan (2); Mike Pruitt (2); Dwight Walker (1); Boyce Green (1)
10	Matt Ryan	2013	ATL	Tony Gonzalez (8); Jason Snelling (3); Roddy White (3); Drew Davis (2); Harry Douglas (2); Jacquizz Rodgers (2); Levine Toilolo (2); Julio Jones (2); Darius Johnson (1); Steven Jackson (1)
10	Matt Ryan	2012	ATL	Julio Jones (10); Tony Gonzalez (8); Roddy White (7); Harry Douglas (1); Michael Palmer (1); Mike Johnson (1); Drew Davis (1); Jason Snelling (1); Michael Turner (1); Jacquizz Rodgers (1)
10	Aaron Rodgers	2008	GNB	Greg Jennings (9); Donald Driver (5); Donald Lee (5); John Kuhn (2); Jordy Nelson (2); Jermichael Finley (1); Ryan Grant (1); Ruvell Martin (1); James Jones (1); Korey Hall (1)
10	Carson Palmer	2005	CIN	Chad Johnson (9); T.J. Houshmandzadeh (7); Chris Henry (6); Jeremi Johnson (3); Chris Perry (2); Kelley Washington (1); Reggie Kelly (1); Tab Perry (1); Matt Schobel (1); Kevin Walter (1)
10	Charlie O'Rourke	1946	LAD	Joe Aguirre (2); Bob Nowaskey (2); John Kimbrough (1); Dale Gentry (1); John Polanski (1); Harry Clarke (1); Jack Morton (1); Bus Mertes (1); Al Krueger (1); Bernie Nygren (1)
10	Joe Montana	1984	SFO	Freddie Solomon (9); Dwight Clark (5); Earl Cooper (3); Renaldo Nehemiah (2); Roger Craig (2); Russ Francis (2); Wendell Tyler (2); John Frank (1); Mike Wilson (1); Carl Monroe (1)
10	Marcus Mariota	2015	TEN	Delanie Walker (4); Dorial Green-Beckham (3); Craig Stevens (2); Harry Douglas (2); Anthony Fasano (2); Kendall Wright (2); Jalston Fowler (1); Justin Hunter (1); Dexter McCluster (1); Bishop Sankey (1)
10	Dan Marino	1997	MIA	Troy Drayton (4); Charles Jordan (3); Lamar Thomas (2); Ed Perry (1); Brett Perriman (1); Jerris McPhail (1); Karim Abdul-Jabbar (1); Bernie Parmalee (1); O.J. McDuffie (1); Fred Barnett (1)
10	Dan Marino	1986	MIA	Mark Duper (11); Mark Clayton (10); Bruce Hardy (5); Nat Moore (5); Dan Johnson (4); Lorenzo Hampton (3); James Pruitt (2); Tony Nathan (2); Jim Jensen (1); Ron Davenport (1)
10	Dan Marino	1984	MIA	Mark Clayton (18); Mark Duper (7); Nat Moore (6); Bruce Hardy (5); Dan Johnson (3); Jimmy Cefalo (2); Tony Nathan (2); Joe Rose (2); Jim Jensen (2); Woody Bennett (1)
10	Ron Jaworski	1980	PHI	Harold Carmichael (9); Keith Krepfle (4); Charlie Smith (3); Wilbert Montgomery (2); John Spagnola (2); Billy Campfield (2); Scott Fitzkee (2); Rodney Parker (1); Louie Giammona (1); Leroy Harris (1)
10	Dan Fouts	1981	SDG	Kellen Winslow (9); Charlie Joiner (7); Wes Chandler (5); Eric Sievers (3); James Brooks (3); Ron Smith (2); John Cappelletti (1); Clarence Williams (1); Dwight Scales (1); Hank Bauer (1)
10	Brett Favre	1996	GNB	Keith Jackson (10); Antonio Freeman (9); Dorsey Levens (5); Don Beebe (4); Robert Brooks (4); Derrick Mayes (2); Terry Mickens (2); Andre Rison (1); William Henderson (1); Edgar Bennett (1)
10	John Elway	1986	DEN	Sammy Winder (4); Steve Watson (3); Gerald Willhite (3); Vance Johnson (2); Gene Lang (2); Orson Mobley (1); Mark Jackson (1); Clarence Kay (1); Dave Studdard (1); Steve Sewell (1)
10	Trent Dilfer	1998	TAM	Reidel Anthony (7); Dave Moore (4); Jacquez Green (2); Bert Emanuel (2); Robb Thomas (1); Mike Alstott (1); Brice Hunter (1); John Davis (1); Karl Williams (1); Lorenzo Neal (1)
10	Chris Chandler	1997	ATL	Bert Emanuel (7); Terance Mathis (4); O.J. Santiago (2); Byron Hanspard (1); Jamal Anderson (1); Brian Kozlowski (1); Todd Kinchen (1); Ed West (1); Bob Christian (1); Michael Haynes (1)
10	Derek Carr	2015	OAK	Michael Crabtree (9); Amari Cooper (6); Seth Roberts (5); Andre Holmes (4); Clive Walford (3); Mychal Rivera (1); Lee Smith (1); Taiwan Jones (1); Marcel Reece (1); Roy Helu (1)
10	John Brodie	1966	SFO	Dave Parks (5); Ken Willard (2); Monty Stickles (2); Kay McFarland (1); Dave Kopay (1); John David Crow (1); Kent Kramer (1); Gary Lewis (1); Jim Jackson (1); Bernie Casey (1)
10	Drew Brees	2013	NOR	Jimmy Graham (16); Kenny Stills (5); Marques Colston (5); Pierre Thomas (3); Lance Moore (2); Robert Meachem (2); Ben Watson (2); Darren Sproles (2); Josh Hill (1); Travaris Cadet (1)
10	Drew Brees	2009	NOR	Robert Meachem (9); Marques Colston (9); Reggie Bush (3); Jeremy Shockey (3); Lance Moore (2); Pierre Thomas (2); Devery Henderson (2); Heath Evans (2); Darnell Dinkins (1); David Thomas (1)
10	Steve Bono	1996	KAN	Chris Penn (3); Kimble Anders (1); Greg Hill (1); Sean LaChapelle (1); Reggie Johnson (1); Danan Hughes (1); Dale Carter (1); Tony Richardson (1); Tamarick Vanover (1); Lake Dawson (1)
10	Drew Bledsoe	1997	NWE	Ben Coates (8); Troy Brown (5); Sam Gash (3); Keith Byars (3); Shawn Jefferson (2); Terry Glenn (2); Vincent Brisby (2); Dave Meggett (1); Lovett Purnell (1); Curtis Martin (1)
10	Sammy Baugh	1948	WAS	Dick Todd (6); Hal Crisler (5); Hugh Taylor (3); Tom Farmer (2); Steve Bagarus (1); Bob Nussbaumer (1); Dick Poillon (1); Joe Tereshinski (1); Dan Sandifer (1); Jim Castiglia (1)

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