Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones passed Hall of Fame wide receiver Jerry Rice on the NFL’s single-season receiving yardage list today.
Jones entered Sundays season finale 126 yards behind Rice’s mark of 1,848 yards set in 1995.
The All-Pro torched the New Orleans Saints fr 149 yards on nine catches — finishing the season with 1,871 receiving yards, second only to Calvin Johnson’s record of 1,964 yards set back in 2012.
What a season for Julio Jones! He recorded the 2nd-most single-season Rec yds in NFL history. pic.twitter.com/KMyOjf1jU5
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) January 3, 2016
Jones also caught 136 passes this season as well, and challenged for the single season record in catches as well.