When Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill said in July that, “I will break 2,000 yards this year,” it would have been easy to dismiss, as no one in NFL history has ever recorded 2,000 receiving yards in a season. No one can dismiss Hill’s chances now.
Hill has 1,324 receiving yards through 11 games, which puts him on pace for 2,046 yards in a 17-game season. The NFL record for receiving yards in a season was set by Calvin Johnson in 2012, with 1,964 receiving yards.
With 76 yards at Washington on Sunday, Hill will be the fifth player in NFL history to reach the 1,400-yard mark within the first 12 games of the season. The others to do it were Johnson in 2012, Lance Alworth in 1965, Charley Hennigan in 1961 and Elroy “Crazylegs” Hirsch in 1951.
No wide receiver has ever been named the NFL’s Most Valuable Player, and it’s very unlikely to go to any non-quarterback in today’s NFL, where quarterbacks control the game in a way no non-quarterback can. But if there’s a non-quarterback who’s in the MVP conversation it’s Hill, who is playing the game at a level than no other wide receiver can reach.
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If Hill does indeed break that record, I certainly hope he does it in week 17. I don't want any asterisk and someone saying, "yea, but it took him 17 games".
But in the GRAND scheme of things, I'd rather have Hill not break the record and the Dolphins make a deep playoff run than to have Hill break the record and be one and done in the playoffs.
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With 157 more receiving yards today Hill now has 1,481 total receiving yards with 5 games to go. To beat Johnson's 1,964 yards over 16 games Hill will have to average 121 yards for the next 4 games. Otherwise, if the goal is just to get to 2000 in 17 games he just needs 97 yards per game. This is VERY doable.
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I really hope he gets it week 17 so we can rest him in a meaningless Buffalo game. And it would be nice to not have an asterisk next to the accomplishment.
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Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill’s remarkable 2023 season continued on Sunday. Hill scored touchdowns on 78- and 60-yard catches of passes from quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and put up five catches for 157 yards overall in Miami’s 45-15 rout of the Commanders. Hill was asked after the game if he was surprised about seeing man coverage from Washington on the 78-yard score.
“Not for real man, because those guys are great at what they do and they also get paid. But at some point it’s like, man. I don’t know, man. I just appreciate it. Thanks for not respecting me, I guess,” Hill said, via Barry Svrluga of the Washington Post.
Hill said he thought quarterback Tua Tagovailoa threw the ball to the wrong place on the 60-yard score, but, via Marcel Louis-Jacques of ESPN.com, said he realized after watching the tape that he had run the wrong route. Whatever happened, it all continues to work out perfectly for Hill and the Dolphins. -
The only thing better than being a Dolphins fan right now is being a Dolphins fan and having Tyreek Hill on your fantasy team.
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Going to be hard to do it. I think he falls short imho. I don’t want us forcing the issue and costing us some games trying to break a personal record.
I don’t think he’s getting 100 yards against ravens / Buffalo or Dallas.
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Did Calvin miss any time in his 16 game season when he set the record? So far Tyreek has essentially sat out the 4th quarter of the Denver, New York and Washington games. I wouldn't be surprised if he sits the 4th against the Titans as well, their pass defence is awful and it's going to be another *** whooping.
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Ravens will be tough.
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Don't forget about the Texans and the Broncos
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I'm actually relishing seeing Buffalo not making the playoffs for the first time in 5 years. It's a changing of the guard in the AFC East.KeyFin, Dol-Fan Dupree and Tuanon4Life like this. -
I hope it happens that way, but KC is playing badly, Dallas plays poorly on the road and I never count Buffalo as a win for us until it happens. Also, Denver has to play at Detroit, so they're likely going to lose one more game. -
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Gonna have to disagree with Tyreek on this one:
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Worth pointing out that without Hill setting the Dolphins single season record himself last year, he would have just broken the old mark in just 12 games. And not just barely, but surpassing the nearly 40 year old record by almost 100 yards.
Hill 2022: 119 receptions, 1710 yards, 7 TD
Hill 2023: 93 receptions, 1481 yards, 12 TD
Clayton 1984: 73 receptions, 1389 yards, 18 TD
Waddle nearly broke the old mark himself last year, with 1356 yards, and so three of the top four seasons in team history have come in the last two years. At 743 yards so far this season, Waddle likely isn't coming close to last year's totals though.
FWIW, the Dolphins record in a 14-game season was 996 yards by Paul Warfield in 1971, so Hill beat that by almost 500 yards in two fewer games. Very different era and team makeup of course. After Warfield's 1971 season, the team never had another player even break 800 yards until the year was expanded to 16 games in 1978. -
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