Official Site of the Lions · Sep 27, 2017
STATS PACK: Tate an important weapon for Lions' offense
Golden Tate has become the most important offensive weapon the Lions have outside of quarterback Matthew Stafford.
Tate caught seven passes Sunday for 58 yards and a touchdown, coming a half yard short of a second touchdown.
In just over three seasons, Tate has already surpassed 300 receptions. He has 301 after Sunday. He reached 300 catches faster than any player in team history by accomplishing this feat in 51 games. He broke the previous best of 66 games to 300 catches by Calvin Johnson. That's beating it by nearly a season.
After back-to-back-back 90-plus-catch seasons, Tate is now tied with Brandon Pettigrew (301, 2009-16) for the eighth-most receptions in Lions history.
