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Raiders' Brock Bowers breaks Mike Ditka's 63-year-old record for rookie TE receiving yards
Brock Bowers set a new rookie receiving yards record for tight ends on Sunday, surpassing Mike Ditka’s mark of 1,076 set in 1961, during the Las Vegas Raiders’ matchup with the New Orleans Saints.
Raiders’ Brock Bowers breaks 2 NFL records, including Mike Ditka’s 1961 rookie tight end mark
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Brock Bowers has broken Mike Ditka’s 1961 record for yards receiving by a rookie tight end. Drafted by the Las Vegas Raiders 13th overall out of Georgia, Bowers eclipsed Ditka’s mark of 1,076 yards when he made a 13-yard catch late in the second quarter on Sunday against New Orleans.
Raiders' Brock Bowers passes Puka Nacua for NFL rookie receptions record, breaks Mike Ditka's 63-year-old mark
Brock Bowers is rewriting the NFL record books Sunday. The Las Vegas Raiders tight end now has the most receiving yards for a tight end in his rookie season in NFL history, breaking Mike Ditka's 63-year old record for most receiving yards by a tight end in his rookie season in the second quarter of Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints .
Raiders' Brock Bowers Breaks Mike Ditka's NFL Record for Receiving Yards by Rookie TE
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers is officially in the record books. As Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk, Bowers surpassed Chicago Bears
Raiders rookie TE Brock Bowers breaks Mike Ditka's 63-year-old record
Las Vegas Raiders' superstar rookie tight end, Brock Bowers, has officially broken Mike Ditka's tight end rookie receiving yards record
Raiders TE Brock Bowers sets rookie receptions mark
Las Vegas tight end Brock Bowers caught four passes in the Raiders' regular-season finale on Sunday, nudging him past New York Giants wide receiver Malik Nabers for the NFL's single-season rookie reception record.
Raiders' Brock Bowers: Concludes remarkable rookie season
Bowers was unable to record his first catch until early in the third quarter, and the majority of his production came in garbage time on the Raiders' final offensive possession. Nevertheless, he managed to tally the fifth touchdown of his rookie season and reached at least 50 receiving yards for the fourth time in seven games since the Raiders' bye in Week 10.
Brock Bowers 2024 stats: Where Raiders superstar ranked in major categories
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers capped off a historic rookie campaign in Week 18. Here's a look at where the 2024 first-round pick ranked in major categories, both among tight ends and the rest of the NFL.
Raiders’ Brock Bowers breaks Mike Ditka’s, Puka Nacua’s rookie receiving records
Las Vegas Raiders rookie tight end Brock Bowers spent Sunday’s game rewriting the record books, most notably breaking Mike ...
Brock Bowers passes Mike Ditka for most yards by a rookie tight end
You'd be hard-pressed to find a guy in NFL history tougher than Mike Ditka, but Brock Bowers is making his case. On Sunday, ...
Long-standing Mike Ditka record broken by Brock Bowers
Legendary Chicago Bears tight end and coach Mike Dikta had a 63-year run with a remarkable record, but it has fallen at the ...
Brock Bowers closing in on record held by Mike Ditka
Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers is poised to break Mike Ditka's rookie tight end record of 1,076 yards receiving in ...
Brock Bowers breaks Mike Ditka's 63-year-old record for receiving yards by NFL rookie tight end
Las Vegas Raiders standout Brock Bowers broke Mike Ditka's 63-year-old NFL record for receiving yards by a rookie tight end.
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Brock Bowers passes Mike Ditka for most receiving yards by a rookie tight end in NFL history
In what has already been a historic rookie campaign for the No. 13 overall pick, he's now broken an NFL record that stood for ...