20 best wide receiver seasons in NFL history

NEW ORLEANS, LA - JANUARY 28: Jerry Rice #80 of the San Francisco 49ers celebrates with teammates after he scored a touchdown against the Denver Broncos during Super Bowl XXIV on January 28, 1990 at the Super Dome in New Orleans, LA. The 49ers won the Super Bowl 55-10. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

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PITTSBURGH, PA – DECEMBER 20: Wide receiver Antonio Brown #84 of the Pittsburgh Steelers leaps as he tries to avoid cornerbacks Kayvon Webster #36 and Bradley Roby #29 of the Denver Broncos during a game at Heinz Field on December 20, 2015 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Steelers defeated the Broncos 34-27. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images) /

14. Antonio Brown, Steelers (2015)

As of late, he’s been making headlines for all the wrong reasons. There’s no denying the talent of wide receiver Antonio Brown. When his playing days are finally done, he will make for an interesting discussion when it comes to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

The 2010 sixth-round pick of the Pittsburgh Steelers remains the only player in NFL history to catch at least 100 passes in six consecutive seasons (2013-18). It was during the third year of that stretch that the talented performer put on quite a show, especially one Sunday afternoon against the eventual Super Bowl 50 champion Broncos.

In 2015, Brown and Falcons’ star Julio Jones tied for the NFL lead with 136 catches. The latter (1,871) edged out the Pittsburgh wideout (1,834) when it came to the most receiving yards in the league that season. Brown totaled 10 touchdown grabs.

In a Week 15 come-from-behind 34-27 win over Denver, the team’s “No Fly Zone” could not stop the Steelers’ wide receiver. Brown was targeted 18 times and caught 16 passes for 189 yards and two touchdowns.

The season would end on a rough note for Brown, knocked out of the AFC wild card showdown with the Bengals in Cincinnati. He caught seven passes for 119 yards before being sidelined.

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