Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tgt | Rec | Rec Yds | Rec TD | Catch % | Y/Tgt | Y/Rec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | NO | 14 | 0 | 54 | 420 | 1 | 5400.0 | 420.0 | 7.8 |
| 1977 | NO | 14 | 0 | 41 | 265 | 0 | 4100.0 | 265.0 | 6.5 |
| 1978 | NO | 16 | 102 | 74 | 582 | 2 | 72.5 | 5.7 | 7.9 |
| 1979 | NO | 15 | 78 | 58 | 484 | 1 | 74.4 | 6.2 | 8.3 |
| 1980 | NO | 16 | 72 | 57 | 470 | 2 | 79.2 | 6.5 | 8.2 |
| 1981 | MIN | 14 | 26 | 18 | 144 | 0 | 69.2 | 5.5 | 8.0 |
| 1982 | MIN | 8 | 21 | 17 | 153 | 0 | 81.0 | 7.3 | 9.0 |
| 1983 | MIN | 13 | 64 | 45 | 348 | 2 | 70.3 | 5.4 | 7.7 |
| 1984 | NYG | 16 | 52 | 37 | 357 | 0 | 71.2 | 6.9 | 9.6 |
| 1985 | NYG | 16 | 37 | 30 | 327 | 1 | 81.1 | 8.8 | 10.9 |
| 1986 | NYG | 16 | 37 | 33 | 268 | 0 | 89.2 | 7.2 | 8.1 |
| 1987 | NYG | 12 | 28 | 26 | 248 | 0 | 92.9 | 8.9 | 9.5 |