Raiders TE Darren Waller just the fourth tight end ever to reach 200 yards in a single game

Sunday couldn’t have gone better for Darren Waller.

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Sunday couldn’t have gone better for Darren Waller. Not only did his team win, but he had a career day. Waller caught an incredible 13 passes for 200 yards and two touchdowns. Not only was it a big game for him, but it was also a historic one from the tight end position.

According to Pro Football Reference, Waller is now just the fourth tight end ever to reach 200 receiving yards in a single game, with Shannon Sharpe, George Kittle and Rich Caster doing it before him. It was also just the 23rd instance in NFL history where a tight end caught at least 13 passes in a single game.

Waller did his damage all over the field against the Jets as they had no answer for him. As you can see from his receiving chart in Week 13, he lined up all over the formation and had success on just about every level of the defense. Take a look at what he did this week via the NFL’s Next Gen Stats:

Waller hasn’t been quite as consistent this season as he was in 2019, but he still has the big performances every now and then. Whenever the Raiders needed a big play, Waller was the target. He drew multiple flags and made play after play after the catch.

Waller should be a lock to make the first Pro Bowl of his career as he now has 742 yards and seven touchdowns on the season. With four games left in the season, it’s not impossible that he reaches 1,000 yards and double-digit touchdowns.

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