Cincinnati Bengals #85 Wide Receiver Chad Johnson Biography

2004 RECAP: Started 16 games for the first time in his career, and extended to 55 his streak of consecutive games played ... Johnson’s 1274 receiving yards were second-most in Bengals history, behind only his own 1355 in 2003 ... Ranked sixth in NFL in yards ... ... Scored 7 of his TDs in last 7 games ... Had three games of 100-plus receiving yards, including career-high 161 on Dec. 5 at Baltimore, and had two additional games of 99 yards ... Had his first career rushing attempts in ’04, averaging 9.8 yards (4-39) ... Totaled 5 catches for 99 yards in season opener Sept. 12 at NY Jets ... Had 3 catches for 45 yards Sept. 19 vs. Miami, including a 20 yarder to the Dolphins 30 that was the big play in setting up Shayne Graham’s 39-yard game-winning FG with :02 to play ... Had his second 99-yard receiving day of the season Sept. 26 vs. Baltimore (8 catches) ... Led team in receiving yards (54) on Oct 3 at Pittsburgh, ranking second in catches (4) ... Caught 7-for-149 in Monday night win Oct. 25 vs. Denver ... Had a pair of 50-yard catches in the Denver game, including one in first quarter for game’s first TD ... On Oct. 31 at Tennessee, led team in receptions (6) and second in receiving yards with 67 ... On Nov. 7 vs. Dallas, led team with 8 receptions and finished second in yards (74) ... On Nov. 14 at Washington, led team with 89 receiving yards and finished second in catches (6), and in the second quarter, he pulled in a 34-yard pass on third-and-13 to set up a Shayne Graham FG from the Washington 17, giving Bengals 17-0 lead ... Led team Nov. 21 vs. Pittsburgh in receptions (5) and receiving yards (80), and scored his third TD of year in first quarter when he soared above Steelers CB Deshea Townsend for an acrobatic catch at goal line to complete a 36-yard play from QB Carson Palmer ... Tied his career high with 10 catches (for 117) yards Nov. 28 vs. Cleveland ... His 46-yard TD catch in first quarter vs. Cleveland gave Bengals their first lead at 14-7 ... Had career-high 161 yards Dec. 5 vs. Baltimore, tying his career catches high with 10, and scored 2 TDs ... Caught 13-yard scoring pass with 14:55 left in the fourth quarter at Baltimore, and a 12-yarder with 10:39 to play ... Also had a 51-yard catch at Baltimore, which was his fourth 50-plus reception of the season ... Had 5 catches for 80 yards Dec. 12 at New England, with a 5-yard TD catch in second quarter, and also had 1 rush for 10 yards ... Led the team with 8 receptions Dec. 26 vs. NY Giants, and scored 2 TDs, including the game winner on a 3-yard toss from Jon Kitna with 0:44 to play ... Also scored on a 5-yard catch in the first quarter vs. Giants ... Had 5 catches for 67 yards on Jan. 2 at Philadelphia, and added an 18-yard rushing gain.

RECORD BOOK REVIEW: Johnson’s 1355 receiving yards in 2003 broke the Bengals record of 1273 yards, set by Eddie Brown in 1988 … Johnson broke the record in Game 15, Dec. 21 at St. Louis, when he moved to 1326 yards … His 115-yard game at St. Louis was his fifth 100-yarder of the season, tying a team record which he already had shared … He became the third Bengal to win an AFC receiving yards title, joining Eddie Brown (1273 in 1988) and Isaac Curtis (843 in ’73) … Became only second Bengals receiver to catch 90 or more passes in a season, as his 90 ranked third in club history behind Carl Pickens’ totals of 100 in 1996 and 99 in ’95 … Johnson tied the club record for TD receptions in a game with 3 on Nov. 23 at San Diego, joining Pickens (four times with 3 TDs), Isaac Curtis (twice), Cris Collinsworth (once) and Bob Trumpy (once).

DYNAMIC DUOS: Along with his considerable individual accomplishments, Johnson has paired with different Bengals teammates the past two seasons to set marks for tandem receiving. In 2003, Johnson and Peter Warrick set team records for most catches (169) and yards (2174) by a pair of Bengals receivers in a season. In 2004, Johnson and T.J. Houshmandzadeh broke the tandem yards mark with 2252 and fell just one short of the tandem catches mark with 168. And on Dec. 5, 2004 at Baltimore, Johnson and Houshmandzadeh combined for the most catches (20) and yards (332) by any pair of receivers in the same Bengals game (Houshmandzadeh 10-171; Johnson 10-161).

PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2003 - Johnson’s 1355 receiving yards led the AFC by 52 yards over second-place Derrick Mason of Tennessee (1303) … Johnson ranked fourth in the NFL in receiving yards … His 90 receptions ranked fifth in AFC … His 10 TDs were most receiving scores by a Bengal since Carl Pickens had 12 in 1996 … Had 7 catches of more than 40 yards, including 4 of more than 50 … Ranked fourth in AFC in third-down receptions (27) … Had 5 catches for 156 yards and 1 TD in Pro Bowl … Only WR Randy Moss (212 yards in Feb., 2000) has had more receiving yards in Pro Bowl, and Johnson’s 90 TD catch from QB Steve McNair on AFC’s first scrimmage play was the second-longest TD pass in the game’s history (longest was 93 yards from Bengals QB Jeff Blake to WR Yancey Thigpen in Feb., 1996) … In Bengals season opener Sept. 7 vs. Denver, Johnson led the team in receptions (6) and finished second in receiving yards (95), with a diving catch for a 41-yard TD in fourth quarter … Had 8 catches for season-high 131 yards Sept. 14 at Oakland, leading the team in yards and tying for most catches … Led team in receiving yards (77) on Sept. 21 vs. Pittsburgh … Had the first 2-TD game of his career in victory Sept. 28 at Cleveland, on 3-yard reception in first quarter and 55-yarder with 0:20 left in first half … Led team in receptions (5) and yards (130) in victory Oct. 19 vs. Baltimore, with a career long 82-yard reception for a TD to put the Bengals ahead 21-7 in second quarter … 82-yarder vs. Baltimore was longest Bengals pass play since 88-yarder from Jeff Blake to Darnay Scott on 9-17-95 at Seattle … Led receivers in yards (84) with 3 catches in victory Oct. 26 vs. Seattle, including a 53-yard TD catch for the game’s final score, giving Bengals a 27-24 lead with 8:03 to play … Led the team in receptions (7) for 74 yards on Nov. 16 vs. Kansas City … Led the team in receiving yards Nov. 23 at San Diego, totaling 107 on career-high 10 catches … Johnson’s team-record tying 3 TD catches at San Diego came on plays of 5 and 4 yards in first quarter and 12 yards in second quarter … Led the team in receiving yards with 117 on Nov. 30 at Pittsburgh, and his 6 catches included a 4-yard TD pass in the second quarter … Led the Bengals in receptions (7) and receiving yards (115) Dec. 21 at St. Louis, the 11th time on the season that he led in receiving yards. 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 5 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 7 catches … Recorded his fourth 100-yard receiving game in five games with 114 yards on 6 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 on Oct. 14 vs. Cleveland … Missed Games 6-9 … Made his first 2 NFL catches Sept. 30 at San Diego, including an 8-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 5 catches (for 68 yards) despite being sidelined in third quarter with collarbone fracture … Returned to action Nov. 25 at Cleveland and had 1 catch for 7 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.