Darren Sproles sets playoff single-game reception record
This season, Saints running back Darren Sproles set a career high in rushing yards (603), however, the sixth-year back is more valuable in the passing game.
Sproles set career highs in receptions (86), receiving yards (710) and receiving touchdowns (seven) this season while also breaking the NFL record for all-purpose yards (2,696).
In today's loss to the 49ers, Sproles set the NFL record for most receptions (15) in a playoff game and finished with 119 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Before today's game, the record was 13 held by four players: Chad Morton, Shannon Sharpe, Thurman Thomas and Kellen Winslow Sr.