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9/22/02

PATRIOTS’ BROWN TIES FOR FOURTH-MOST

RECEPTIONS IN AN NFL GAME

New England Patriots wide receiver TROY BROWN today tied three players for the fourth-most receptions in a single NFL game with 16.

Brown caught 16 passes for 176 yards and a touchdown against the Kansas City Chiefs in a 41-38 Patriots overtime victory at home.

San Francisco 49ers wide receiver TERRELL OWENS holds the record for most catches in a game with 20.  Owens caught 20 passes for 283 yards and one touchdown against Chicago on December 17, 2000.

Most pass receptions in an NFL game:

20                 TERRELL OWENS, San Francisco vs. Chicago, December 17, 2000

18                 TOM FEARS, Los Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay, December 3, 1950

17                 CLARK GAINES, New York Jets vs. San Francisco, September 21, 1980

16                 TROY BROWN, New England vs. Kansas City, September 22, 2002

16                 KEENAN MC CARDELL, Jacksonville vs. St. Louis, October 20, 1996

16         SONNY RANDLE, St. Louis Cardinals vs. New York Giants, November 4, 1962

16                 JERRY RICE, San Francisco vs. Los Angeles Rams, October 20, 1994

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