1, 2, 3 … 208

Hall of Famers Published on : 9/17/2010


Rice scores on a 24-yard TD reception in the first minute of the 49ers game against the Atlanta
Falcons  on Oct. 14, 1990. It marked the first of a career-high five touchdowns that day for Rice.

 

Jerry Rice caught a 25-yard touchdown pass from San Francisco 49ers quarterback Joe Montana in Week 5 of his rookie season. That score, his first of his NFL career, came 3 minutes, 14 seconds into the fourth quarter of San Fran’s 38-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Oct. 6, 1985. Rice’s TD reception turned out to be the winning score of the game.

It was the first of a staggering 208 touchdowns that Rice would go on to score in his 20-season NFL career. As it turned out, the Falcons were apparently his favorite opponent as he found the end zone against Atlanta more times (29) than any other team he faced.

In all, he scored 197 receiving touchdowns, added 10 on rushing, and fell on a football in the end zone (in a game against the Falcons) for one fumble recovery.

Here is the rundown of each of Rice’s regular season touchdowns.
 

Rice's Career Touchdowns
208 Regular Season Touchdowns
* Rushing TD; ** Fumble Return for TD; all other TDs were receiving
TD # Date Opponent Distance
1985
1 Oct. 6 Atlanta Falcons 25
2 Nov. 3 Philadelphia Eagles 14
3 Dec. 9 Los Angeles Rams 66
4 Dec. 22 Dallas Cowboys 15*
1986
5 Sept. 14 Los Angeles Rams 66
6 Sept. 28 Miami Dolphins 18
7 Sept. 28 Miami Dolphins 50
8 Oct. 5 Indianapolis Colts 45
9 Oct. 5 Indianapolis Colts 16
10 Oct. 5 Indianapolis Colts 58
11 Oct. 12 Minnesota Vikings 34
12 Oct. 12 Minnesota Vikings 17
13 Oct. 26 Green Bay Packers 7
14 Nov. 9 St. Louis Cardinals 45
15 Nov. 9 St. Louis Cardinals 40
16 Nov. 9 St. Louis Cardinals 44
17 Nov. 23 Atlanta Falcons 2
18 Dec. 1 New York Giants 11
19 Dec. 1 New York Giants 1*
20 Dec. 19 Los Angeles Rams 44
1987
21 Sept. 13 Pittsburgh Steelers 3
22 Sept. 20 Cincinnati Bengals 34
23 Sept. 20 Cincinnati Bengals 25
24 Oct. 25 New Orleans Saints 8
25 Nov. 1 Los Angeles Rams 51
26 Nov. 8 Houston Oilers 1
27 Nov. 15 New Orleans Saints 46
28 Nov. 15 New Orleans Saints 50
29 Nov. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21
30 Nov. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 42
31 Nov. 22 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 3
32 Nov. 29 Cleveland Browns 2
33 Nov. 29 Cleveland Browns 30
34 Nov. 29 Cleveland Browns 29
35 Dec. 6 Green Bay Packers 57
36 Dec. 14 Chicago Bears 1
37 Dec. 14 Chicago Bears 16
38 Dec. 14 Chicago Bears 2
39 Dec. 20 Atlanta Falcons 5*
40 Dec. 20 Atlanta Falcons 20
41 Dec. 20 Atlanta Falcons 1
42 Dec. 27 Los Angeles Rams 22
43 Dec. 27 Los Angeles Rams 50
1988
44 Sept. 11 New York Giants 78
45 Sept. 25 Seattle Seahawks 1
46 Sept. 25 Seattle Seahawks 69
47 Sept. 25 Seattle Seahawks 60
48 Oct. 2 Detroit Lions 11*
49 Oct. 24 Chicago Bears 23
50 Nov. 21 Washington Redskins 80
51 Nov. 27 San Diego Chargers 96
52 Nov. 27 San Diego Chargers 41
53 Dec. 4 Atlanta Falcons 20
1989
54 Sept. 10 Indianapolis Colts 58
55 Sept. 17 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2
56 Sept. 24 Philadelphia Eagles 68
57 Sept. 24 Philadelphia Eagles 33
58 Oct. 8 New Orleans Saints 60
59 Oct. 15 Dallas Cowboys 8
60 Oct. 22 New England Patriots 3
61 Oct. 22 New England Patriots 50
62 Oct. 29 New York Jets 45
63 Nov. 6 New Orleans Saints 32
64 Nov. 6 New Orleans Saints 2
65 Nov. 12 Atlanta Falcons 39
66 Nov. 12 Atlanta Falcons 11
67 Nov. 19 Green Bay Packers 9
68 Nov. 27 New York Giants 4
69 Dec. 17 Buffalo Bills 8
70 Dec. 24 Chicago Bears 29
1990
71 Sept. 16 Washington Redskins 12
72 Sept. 23 Atlanta Falcons 35
73 Oct. 7 Houston Oilers 6
74 Oct. 14 Atlanta Falcons 24
75 Oct. 14 Atlanta Falcons 25
76 Oct. 14 Atlanta Falcons 19
77 Oct. 14 Atlanta Falcons 13
78 Oct. 14 Atlanta Falcons 15
79 Oct. 28 Cleveland Browns 14
80 Nov. 4 Green Bay Packers 64
81 Nov. 11 Dallas Cowboys 7
82 Dec. 17 Los Angeles Rams 60
83 Dec. 30 Minnesota Vikings 14
1991
84 Sept. 2 New York Giants 73
85 Sept. 8 San Diego Chargers 32
86 Sept. 8 San Diego Chargers 70
87 Sept. 15 Minnesota Vikings 15
88 Sept. 15 Minnesota Vikings 21
89 Sept. 22 Los Angeles Rams 62
90 Oct. 13 Atlanta Falcons 57
91 Oct. 20 Detroit Lions 2
92 Dec. 1 New Orleans Saints 47
93 Dec. 8 Seattle Seahawks 9
94 Dec. 14 Kansas City Chiefs 1
95 Dec. 14 Kansas City Chiefs 20
96 Dec. 23 Chicago Bears 3
97 Dec. 23 Chicago Bears 69
1992
98 Sept. 20 New York Jets 5
99 Oct. 11 New England Patriots 32
100 Oct. 18 Atlanta Falcons 80
101 Oct. 18 Atlanta Falcons 40
102 Oct. 18 Atlanta Falcons 26*
103 Nov. 9 Atlanta Falcons 19
104 Nov. 22 Los Angeles Rams 42
105 Nov. 29 Philadelphia Eagles 22
106 Dec. 6 Miami Dolphins 12
107 Dec. 19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 32
108 Dec. 19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 30
1993
109 Sept. 5 Pittsburgh Steelers 5
110 Sept. 5 Pittsburgh Steelers 6
111 Sept. 19 Atlanta Falcons 43*
112 Oct. 3 Minnesota Vikings 39
113 Oct. 24 Phoenix Cardinals 8
114 Oct. 24 Phoenix Cardinals 7
115 Nov. 14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 12
116 Nov. 14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 51
117 Nov. 14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9
118 Nov. 14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 26
119 Nov. 22 New Orleans Saints 11
120 Nov. 22 New Orleans Saints 14
121 Nov. 28 Los Angeles Rams 39
122 Nov. 28 Los Angeles Rams 7
123 Dec. 19 Detroit Lions 80
124 Jan. 3, 1994 Philadelphia Eagles 3
1994
125 Sept. 5 Los Angeles Raiders 69
126 Sept. 5 Los Angeles Raiders 23*
127 Sept. 5 Los Angeles Raiders 38
128 Sept. 18 Los Angeles Rams 1
129 Sept. 25 New Orleans Saints 28
130 Sept. 25 New Orleans Saints 6
131 Oct. 16 Atlanta Falcons 1
132 Nov. 6 Washington Redskins 28*
133 Nov. 13 Dallas Cowboys 57
134 Nov. 20 Los Angeles Rams 7
135 Nov. 20 Los Angeles Rams 6
136 Nov. 20 Los Angeles Rams 18
137 Dec. 4 Atlanta Falcons 9
138 Dec. 17 Denver Broncos 23
139 Dec. 26
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