Fun Fact: Panthers Receivers in the Playoffs

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

Fun Fact: Of the top 10 best receiving yardage performances in playoff history, three of them belong to Carolina Panthers.

 

Steve Smith had 404 yards in the 2003 playoffs (4th all-time) and 335 yards in 2005 (10th all-time; 3rd all-time for those who didn't play in the Super Bowl).

Additionally, Muhsin Muhammad had 352 yards in 2003, good for 9th on the all-time list.

 

No other team has more than two entries in the top 25.

 

Steve Smith is also the only player to appear twice in the top 12. And if you add every player's two best playoff yardage performances together, he finishes just ahead of 2nd place Jerry Rice by 13 yards and 3rd place Larry Fitzgerald by 34 yards.

 

Despite his limited number of playoff appearances, Steve Smith still sits pretty at 13th all-time on the playoff receiving list, behind only Reggie Wayne and Anquan Boldin for active players.

 

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http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/rec_yds_single_season_playoffs.htm

PFR link if anyone's interested.

[L-TownCat]

GOAT

[KSpan]

The man was simply unstoppable in his prime, and that was with Jake Delhomme slinging the ball.  Plus, I've never seen a non-RB player get tackled/make crazy catches inside the five as many times as Smitty... guy was probably 30 total yards away from another 10 or so career receiving TDs.

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

The man was simply unstoppable in his prime, and that was with Jake Delhomme slinging the ball.  Plus, I've never seen a non-RB player get tackled/make crazy catches inside the five as many times as Smitty... guy was probably 30 total yards away from another 10 or so career receiving TDs.

Remember the GB game in '08 (I think it was '08?) when he got tackled at the one yard line twice in the same game?

[OneBadCat]

Just imagine if we had prime Smitty right now. We'd be unbeatable. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Yep, a Smitty type big play threat would be ideal opposite KB.

[KSpan]

Remember the GB game in '08 (I think it was '08?) when he got tackled at the one yard line twice in the same game?

The Chicago game in 2011, the Cowboys in the 03 playoffs...

[Ricky Spanish]

The Chicago game in 2011, the Cowboys in the 03 playoffs...

If Smitty were 2 inches taller he'd have at least 6 more touchdowns in his career from those types of plays alone. 

[Car123]

The Chicago game in 2011, the Cowboys in the 03 playoffs...

2005 vs Vikings (Boat celebration)

[Jase]

It's the playoff Jake Delhomme effect.  Until that arizona game, he was the best rated passer in playoff history...

[pantherclaw]

It's the playoff Jake Delhomme effect.  Until that arizona game, he was the best rated passer in playoff history...

yessir

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Steve is definitely deserving of a spot in Canton. No other 5'9 WR will ever come close to his numbers

[hepcat]

Steve is definitely deserving of a spot in Canton. No other 5'9 WR will ever come close to his numbers

If the Panthers won Superbowl 38 there's no question he'd be in the HOF if all the rest of his numbers were the same. 

[pantherphan96]

if we dont win the SB, I'm hoping the Ravens do so Smitty can finally have a ring and hopefully make it in the HOF