11 career moments of No. 11 Julio Jones
11 career moments of No. 11 Julio Jones
Wide receiver Julio Jones spent a decade in a Falcons uniform. In 2011, Atlanta traded away five draft picks to select the budding star 6th overall to pair with quarterback Matt Ryan. The two have set numerous franchise records along the way. Here are some of the career marks for the All-Pro wideout:
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NOV. 6, 2011
Julio Jones’ first career touchdown receptions came in Week 8 of his rookie year against the Colts. The first was a 50-yard diving catch at the goal line. The second showcased his speed when he took a 5-yard slant pass for 80 yards.
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SEPT. 15, 2013
Jones takes a pass from Matt Ryan 81 yards against St. Louis for the longest TD of his career.
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JAN. 20, 2014
Jones sets franchise record for most receiving yards in a playoff game with 182 yards in a loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game.
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DEC. 8, 2014
On the national stage on Monday Night Football, Jones records 11 catches for 259 yards - fourth most ever in a Monday night game.
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JAN. 3, 2016
With 149 yards against the Saints in the regular season finale, Jones sets the Falcons franchise record for most 100-yard receiving games in one season with nine.
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JAN. 3, 2016
Jones finishes the season with 1,871 yards - on a franchise record 136 receptions. Jones nearly eclipses the single-season receiving yards record of 1,964 held by Calvin Johnson.
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OCT. 2, 2016
Jones catches 12 passes - the last one, a 75-yard catch-and-run touchdown - to become the sixth player in NFL history with 300 receiving yards in a single game.
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JAN. 22, 2017
Jones fights off two would-be tacklers on his way to a 73-yard touchdown against the Packers in the NFC Championship Game. Despite a foot injury, he finishes with two touchdowns and 180 yards en route to the Super Bowl.
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NOV. 11, 2018
In his 104th career game, Jones becomes the fastest player to reach 10,000 receiving yards.
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DEC. 17, 2018
Jones finishes the season as the league’s leading receiver with 1,677 yards (104.8 ypg). He becomes the first receiver to record five straight seasons of at least 1,400 yards.
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DEC. 15, 2019
Atlanta stuns San Francisco as Matt Ryan connects with Jones three times on a last-ditch, 70-yard drive in which Jones scores the winning points with under 5 seconds to go.
