Chad Johnson

2006 HIGHLIGHTS: GENERAL: Sixth-year pro has earned his fourth straight Pro Bowl selection this season (all four as a starter) ... Has started Games 1-14, with 80 catches for 1284 yards and 7 TDs ... Leads NFL in receiving yards, bidding to become first Bengal to win NFL title in this category ... Led AFC in receiving yards the last three seasons, and this year he could become the first league player to lead either AFC or NFC for four consecutive years ... His 80 catches lead the team, and rank fourth in AFC and tied for sixth in NFL ... On Nov. 12 vs. San Diego and Nov. 19 at New Orleans, set NFL record for receiving yards in back-to-back games (450), posting Bengals-RECORD 260 vs. Chargers and 190 at Saints ... Broke two-game receiving yards mark of 448 Set by San Francisco’s John Taylor in 1989 ... Johnson has caught at least one pass in 74 straight games, second-longest streak in club history (Carl Pickens holds record at 93) ... Ranks second all-time on Bengals in catches (459), after passing Isaac Curtis (416) and Cris Collinsworth (417) on Nov. 5 in Baltimore ... Needs 72 more catches to pass all-time Bengals leader Carl Pickens (530) ... Ranks third all-time on Bengals in receiving yards (6840), after passing Cris Collinsworth (6698) on Nov. 30 vs. Baltimore ... Needs 48 more yards to pass Pickens (6887) into No. 2 spot on Bengals receiving yards list, and needs 262 to supplant Isaac Curtis (7101) as franchise leader ... Has Bengals-record 21 games with 100-plus receiving yards, one more than Isaac Curtis ... Tied with Eddie Brown for third place on Bengals in career TD receptions (41) ... Has 6 rushes for 24 yards on the season .. Has played in 84 straight Bengals games.

GAME-BY-GAME: Made the most dramatic catch of Bengals season on Oct. 22 vs. Carolina, setting up winning TD on a fourth-and-one gamble when he beat tight coverage to catch 32-yard pass at the Panthers 3 ... Caught 6-for-78 on Sept. 17 vs. Cleveland, including 8-yard TD catch in first quarter for 14-3 Bengals lead … Had game-high 6 catches (for 64 yards) on Oct. 1 vs. New England … His 6-for-99 on Oct. 15 at Tampa Bay included 51-yard catch in fourth quarter, setting up a field goal … On Oct. 22 at Carolina, in addition to key catch detailed above, he led team with 73 receiving yards (on 6 catches) … On Oct. 29 vs. Atlanta, tied for team lead in catches (6), and his 78 yards included 12-yard TD in second quarter, extending Bengals lead to 14-6 … On Nov. 12 vs. San Diego, tied career-high in catches (11) while posting team-record 260 receiving yards ... Broke 18-year-old Bengals RECORD in the Chargers game, surpassing Eddie Brown’s 216-yard receiving total on 11-6-88 vs. Pittsburgh, and at the time, his 260 yards was most in NFL since Terrell Owens had 283 for San Francisco in 2000 ... Scored 2 TDs against Chargers, 51-yarder in first quarter that put Bengals up 21-0, and 74-yarder in third quarter, putting the Bengals up 38-28 ... 74-yarder vs. Chargers is Bengals’ longest scrimmage play of the year and stands as Johnson’s second-longest (behind 82 on 10-19-03 vs. Baltimore) ... Had 6 catches for 190 yards and 3 TDs on Nov. 19 at New Orleans, tying his career high for TDs and tying Bengals game-record for receiving TDs ... Scores at New Orleans were 41-yarder in first quarter which gave the Bengals a 7-0 lead, 60-yarder in fourth quarter for a 17-10 lead and 4-yarder later in quarter to put Bengals up 24-10 … Had 7 catches for team-high 123 yards and 1 rush for 6 yards Nov. 26 at Cleveland … On Nov. 30 vs. Baltimore, had 8 catches for 91 yards … Had 5 catches for 101 yards Dec. 10 vs. Oakland, posting his Bengals-record 21st game of 100-plus receiving yards … On Dec. 18 at Indianapolis, had 3 catches for 37 yards, 1 rush for 1 yard, and preserved a Bengals possession by covering a Rudi Johnson fumble in first quarter.

2005 PARTICIPATION: Played every game for the fourth straight season, and started every game for the second straight year … Extended to 71 his streak of consecutive regular-season Games played.

2005 HIGHLIGHTS: Won AFC receiving yards race by 286 over nearest competitor, Indianapolis’ Marvin Harrison at 1146 … Ranked third in NFL in receiving yards, behind Carolina’s Steve Smith (1563) and Washington’s Santana Moss (1483) … Johnson’s career-high 97 catches ranked fifth in NFL, six off league lead … Caught seven for 139 yards Sept. 18 vs. Minnesota, with a 70-yard TD on game’s second scrimmage play, opening door for 37-8 Bengals win … Had only three catches Sept. 25 at Chicago, but two went for TDs, an 18-yarder that put the Bengals up 7-0 in the first quarter, and a 40-yarder that gave Cincinnati a 24-7 lead in the fourth quarter … Had team-leading five catches (for 52 yards) Oct. 9 at Jacksonville, including a 14-yard TD in the second quarter … Had eight receptions for team-leading 135 yards Oct. 16 at Tennessee, including 15-yard TD catch in the fourth quarter that put the Bengals ahead to stay at 24-20 … Made his TD catch at Tennessee despite pass interference against him, and earlier on the drive, he drew a pass interference penalty against him for 34 yards … Had five receptions for 91 yards on Nov. 6 at Baltimore, and his spectacular grab at Ravens 4 in fourth quarter was good for 48 yards, setting up the game-clinching TD … Had career-high 189 receiving yards Nov. 20 vs. Indianapolis, while catching team-leading eight passes … First catch vs. Indy was for TD of 68 yards in first quarter, putting him at exactly 5000 receiving yards for his career … Caught 5-for-88 Nov. 27 vs. Baltimore, scoring on 54-yarder in second quarter … Played key role in Cincinnati’s game-winning fourth-quarter FG drive Dec. 11 vs. Cleveland, drawing two penalties against the Browns that turned third downs into first downs … Caught career-high 11 passes (for 99 yards) Dec. 18 at Detroit and scored eighth TD of the season in second quarter, giving Bengals 17-0 lead … Had nine catches for 117 yards Dec. 24 vs. Buffalo, including a 41-yard TD catch in second quarter that gave Bengals a 14-13 lead … Caught 4-for-59 in Wild Card playoff 1-8-06 vs. Pittsburgh … Had two catches for 15 yards in Pro Bowl on 2-12-06.

DUAL Leads ARE DAZZLING: Johnson’s 2005 AFC titles in receptions (97) and receiving yards (1432) marked the first time for a Bengal to lead the conference in both categories at any point, much less in the same season. Johnson has led the AFC in yards each of the last three seasons. He is the only Bengal to do it more than once. Isaac Curtis (1973) and Eddie Brown (‘88) each led the AFC in receiving yards once, but neither won a catches title. Carl Pickens is the only Bengal besides Johnson to lead the AFC in receptions for a full season, doing it in 1995 and ’96. But Pickens never led the AFC in yards. The Bengals have yet to have a player lead the NFL in receptions or receiving yards for a full season.

MORE ON CHAD AND THE RECORD BOOK: Johnson’s 1432 receiving yards in 2005 broke his own Bengals season mark of 1355, set in ’03 … His career-high 97 receptions were three short of Bengals record (Carl Pickens, 100 in 1996) and Ranked third in club history … Finished ’05 ranked fifth in all-time Bengals receptions (379), still 151 behind Carl Pickens (530) but only 38 behind second-place Cris Collinsworth (417) ... Finished ’05 ranked sixth in all-time Bengals receiving yards (5556), 419 behind fifth-place Darnay Scott (5975) ... Ranks fourth all-time on Bengals in 100-yard receiving Games (17), but is only three short of first place (Isaac Curtis, 20) ... Has caught a pass in 60 consecutive games, third-longest such streak in team history (RECORD is 93 by Carl Pickens).

PREVIOUS seasons: 2004 - Led AFC in receiving yards (1274), and his 95 catches Ranked third in NFL … His nine TDs (all receiving), were second-most on team … Voted to second straight Pro Bowl, and named to Pro Football Weekly All-AFC team and College & Pro Football Weekly All-Pro second team … Won twice in weekly fan voting for the Levitra play of the Week Award, joining Philadelphia QB Donovan McNabb as only two-time winners … Earned the Play of the Week for an acrobatic 36-yard TD catch Nov. 21 vs. Pittsburgh, and for his game-winning four-yard grab Dec. 26 vs. N.Y. Giants … His diving 53-yard TD catch against double coverage on Sept. 12 at the N.Y. Jets was hailed by QB Carson Palmer as “the best catch I’ve ever seen on a ball I threw in my entire football career” … In Cincinnati’s showcase Monday night win Oct. 25 vs. Denver, Johnson caught 7-for-149, including a pair of 50-yard gains … On Dec. 5 at Baltimore, Johnson Made a tough, over-the-head catch for 22-yard gain to the Ravens 9-yard line with 30 seconds remaining, setting up Shayne Graham’s game-winning FG … Also at Ravens, had season-high 161 yards on 10 catches (tied for season high) … On Sept. 19 vs. Miami, his 20-yard catch to Dolphins 30 was the big play in setting up Shayne Graham’s 39-yard game-winning FG … Caught 10-for-117 Nov. 28 vs. Cleveland, including 46-yard TD … Led team with eight catches Dec. 26 vs. N.Y. Giants, and scored two TDs, including game-winner on a three-yard toss from Jon Kitna with 44 seconds to play.

2003 - Johnson’s AFC-leading 1355 receiving yards set Bengals season record at the time, breaking Eddie Brown mark of 1273 that had stood since 1988 … Had 90 catches, led team with career-high 10 TDs, and earned his first Pro Bowl berth … Tied club RECORD for TD receptions in a game with three on Nov. 23 at San Diego … Had eight catches for season-high 131 yards Sept. 14 at Oakland … Had the first two-TD game of his career in Sept. 28 win at Cleveland, on three-yard reception in first quarter and 55-yarder with 0:20 left in first half … Had 130 yards, including career-long 82-yard TD, in victory Oct. 19 vs. Baltimore … His 53-yard TD catch Oct. 26 vs. Seattle lifted Bengals from 24-20 deficit to 27-24 win … Had five catches for 156 yards and one TD in Pro Bowl, including 90-yard TD … In Pro Bowl, had the second-most receiving yards (156) in game history, and his 90-yard TD catch from Tennessee’s Steve McNair was second-longest TD pass in game annals (longest was 93 yards from Bengals QB Jeff Blake to Steelers WR Yancey Thigpen in Feb., 1996).

2002 — Played every game, and started the last 14 … His 1166 receiving yards Ranked fifth in team history through ’02, and still stands as the most ever by a first or second-year Bengal … Led the team in receptions (69) and yards per catch (16.9), as well as in yards … Tied club record with five 100-yard receiving Games, including only the third instance in Bengals history of three straight 100-yarders … His five TDs ranked second among the receivers and third on the team … Burned opponents for three 100-yard games in a row, going 7-for-110 on Nov. 10 at Baltimore, 4-for-103 on Nov. 17 vs. Cleveland and 7-for-152 on Nov. 24 at Pittsburgh … Joined Carl Pickens (1994-95), Tim McGee (’89) and Eddie Brown (’88) in the ranks of Bengals with five 100-yard receiving games in a season … On Nov. 17 vs. Cleveland, his 4-for-103 day included a 72-yard TD reception from QB Jon Kitna early in first quarter, the longest Bengals scrimmage play of the season … Johnson recorded his third consecutive game with 100 receiving yards Nov. 24 at Pittsburgh, getting career-high 152 on seven catches … Recorded his fourth 100-yard receiving game in five games with 114 yards on six catches Dec. 8 at Carolina … Closed season Dec. 29 at Buffalo with his Bengals-RECORD tying fifth 100-yard game of the year (6-123).

2001 — Drafted by Cincinnati in second round (36th overall) … Entered draft after his junior season at Oregon State … Signed July 18 … Finished third on team in receiving yards (329) despite missing four Games with fractured left clavicle he suffered after making a catch in the third quarter Oct. 14 vs. Cleveland … Missed games 6-9 … Made his first two NFL catches Sept. 30 at San Diego, including an eight-yard TD reception from Jon Kitna late in the second quarter that tied the score at 7-7 … Led the team in victory Oct. 14 vs. Cleveland with five catches (for 68 yards) despite being sidelined in third quarter with collarbone fracture … Returned to action Nov. 25 at Cleveland and had one catch for seven yards … Was 2-for-34 receiving on Jan. 6 at Tennessee, and in the fourth quarter, drew a 14-yard pass interference penalty against Michael Booker that put the offense in range for game-winning FG.

College: Averaged 21.8 yards per catch in 2000 as he helped boost Oregon State to a No. 4 national ranking and a Fiesta Bowl victory over Notre Dame … Caught touchdown passes of four and 74 yards in the Fiesta Bowl … set OSU school record with a 97-yard TD reception vs. Stanford … Finished the 2000 season, including the Fiesta Bowl, with 37 catches for 806 yards and eight TDs … College teammate of Bengals WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh, with both players chosen by Cincinnati in the 2001 NFL Draft … Johnson played in 1997 and ’99 at Santa Monica (CA) COLLEGE, sitting out ’98 to concentrate on academics … In 20 Games at Santa Monica, he caught 120 passes for 2100 yards and 23 touchdowns.

PERSONAL: Hometown is Miami, Fla. … Attended Miami Beach High School … Physical education major at Oregon State … Attended Langston University (Okla.) in 1996, but did not play football … Has two high-profile cousins who have been NFL standouts, WR Keyshawn Johnson and CB Samari Rolle.