Saints' Michael Thomas Makes More NFL History

Michael Thomas is in the record books again. Yep, again.

John Hendrix | Dec 16, 2019

Stop me if you've heard this one before, but Michael Thomas has made more NFL history. The Saints wide receiver entered Monday Night Football already being tied with Wes Welker (2009) and Andre Johnson (2008) for having the most games (seven) in a single season with at least 10 catches or more. Now, Thomas stands alone with eight.

It came at the beginning of the second half, as Brees connected with Thomas on a 9-yard pass play.

The Saints rewarded Thomas in the offseason at the end of July with a 5-year, $100 million contract extension, and he's been worth every penny of it this season. Thomas set single-season franchise records in receiving yardage and receptions in 2018, and bested that personal production in 2019. He's on pace to beat out Marvin Harrison's single-season catch record (143 receptions) from 2002.

Thomas is one of two NFL receivers to eclipse multiple seasons of 120 receptions or better with 1,400 yards. The other would be Antonio Brown. Oh by the way, he bested his personal best, franchise single-season reception record from a season ago (125). He did it in 'Can't Guard Mike' fashion, connecting with Drew Brees on a 15-yard touchdown pass.

Published Dec 16, 2019

JOHN HENDRIX

I officially started covering the New Orleans Saints & other NFL topics in 2011. My work has been featured on various outlets over the years. I worked closely with Skyhorse Publishing in Fall 2018 to update the book, Tales From the New Orleans Saints Sidelines, which filled in all Saints material from the 2013-2017 seasons. Prior to joining Saints News Network, I served as the Managing Editor of SB Nation's Canal Street Chronicles for 3.5 years, and before that with FanSided's Who Dat Dish as the Managing Editor for several years. I have also had experiences of being a freelance Saints reporter for The Sun Herald in Biloxi, MS and a contributing writer for WDSU, a local NBC TV station in New Orleans. I have appeared on a vast amount of TV and Radio shows, both nationally and locally. For tips, comments, or suggestions, please contact me at johnhendrix@saintsnews.net