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NFL third-down receptions leaders

*--* Name Rec. Yds. Avg. LG TD Chad Johnson, Cincinnati 20 287 14.4 50t 1 Antonio Gates, San Diego 19 220 11.6 29 4 Randy McMichael, Miami 18 210 11.7 42t 1 Hines Ward, Pittsburgh 15 218 14.5 58 1 Jabar Gaffney, Houston 14 189 13.5 30 0 Johnnie Morton, Kansas City 14 212 15.1 31 2 Brandon Stokley, Indianapolis 14 179 12.8 27t 3 Ronald Curry, Oakland 13 195 15.0 43t 2 David Givens, New England 13 194 14.9 27 0 Kenny Watson, Cincinnati 13 83 6.4 11 1 Drew Bennett, Tennessee 12 119 9.9 20 0 Antonio Bryant, Dal.-Cleveland 12 136 11.3 22 0 Wayne Chrebet, N.Y. Jets 12 125 10.4 25 0 Derrick Mason, Tennessee 12 137 11.4 27 0 Eric Moulds, Buffalo 12 190 15.8 49 1 Chris Chambers, Miami 11 183 16.6 71t 2 Tony Gonzalez, Kansas City 11 165 15.0 29 3 T.J. Houshmandzadeh, Cincinnati 11 128 11.6 20 0 Andre Johnson, Houston 11 183 16.6 54t 3 Antwaan Randle El, Pittsburgh 11 134 12.2 20 0 Jimmy Smith, Jacksonville 11 251 22.8 65 1

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