Steve Smith now in the top-ten for most 100-yard games

[TN05]

According to Pro Football Reference, he now has 45 100-yard games - tied with Issac Bruce for 10th-most all-time. Here are the players ahead of him:

1. Jerry Rice (76)

2. Randy Moss (64)

3. Marvin Harrison (59)

4. Terrell Owens (51)

5. Don Maynard (50) 

6. Andre Johnson (50) [active]

7T. Michael Irvin (47)

7T. Torry Holt (47)

9. Jimmy Smith (46) 

10T. Steve Smith (45)

 

I think he's a Hall of Fame lock if he can get to 51 100-yard games. It'll be tough but going ahead of that sort of talent would really pay dividends towards being counted among them. For reference, here's where he ranks in other categories, excluding playoffs:

*Receptions - 854 (22nd)

*Receiving yards - 12,487 (18th)

*Yards per catch - 14.6 (17th)

*Reeiving TDs - 68 (36th)

*Receiving YPG - 67.5 (27th)

*All-purpose yards - 16,897 (15th, current active leader)

*Yards-per-touch - 14.2 (18th)

 

[pstall]

6 more is very doable

[gettlemanjack]

With a 101-yard receiving game at Cleveland Sunday, Steve Smith now has 25 career 100-yard receiving games on the road. Only Jerry Rice (39) and Marvin Harrison (26) have more.

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The five catches for 101 yards pushed Smith to 290 yards for the season, the most by a player in the first three games with the franchise since Anquan Boldin's 287.

[Anybodyhome]

6 more is very doable

Given the division he plays in, those 6 may be doable this season.

[B.BERSIN]

I'll just sit and wait here to set my avatar when he's inducted into the HoF.

[Kevin Greene]

Hall of Fame.

[PanthersClinic]

HOF or not, he's had a great career.

[carolina-chuck]

HOF!!!!!!

[carolina-chuck]

That's a lot of great name. If 89 if up there with them, he better make the HOF.

Steve Smith > Reggie Wayne

[TN05]

After today's game he is now tied with Torry Holt and Michael Irvin. If he can manage three more his entire career, he will be tied with Don Maynard and Andre Johnson - although, given how this season is going, he could very well get five or six more and pass Terrell Owens. 

Also, he already has more yards and touchdowns than he did in the entirety of the 2010 season. He's on pace for 93 receptions, 1,528 yards, and 11 touchdowns - which would be his second best season ever behind 2005. And given how they are giving him in the area of 8 targets per game, it's not completely out of the picture.

[Machete]

That's a lot of great name. If 89 if up there with them, he better make the HOF.

Steve Smith > Reggie Wayne

Reggie has a ring for his resume. Let Smitty win a ring and then I agree with your inequality.

[carolina-chuck]

Reggie has a ring for his resume. Let Smitty win a ring and then I agree with your inequality.

Doesn't matter.

Randy Moss and TO. Of course they might have a better career but 89 is a much better receiver than Wayne. Reggie had been healthier and played 95% of his career with Manning.

Smitty played with Delhomme who was an above average QB, and guys like Moore and Clausen.

[yosemiteben]

Smitty is averaging 95.5 ypg with the Ravens.  Last year with us he averaged just under 50 ypg.  

 

To state the obvious, he is not the same player that he was last season.

[gettlemanjack]

he already has four 100-yard games in 6 games this season

118 - Bengals

101 - Browns

139 - Panthers

110 - Bucs