ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Sunday's game in Buffalo was the 16th of Odell Beckham Jr.'s NFL career. That means the second-year wide receiver, who missed the first four games of his rookie year with a hamstring injury, has now played the equivalent of a full season. And by one statistical measure, he has done it better than any other receiver ever has.
Beckham boosted his career receiving total to 1,612 yards -- the most by a player in his first 16 games. He finished the Giants' 24-10 win over the Bills with five catches for 38 yards.
An 8-yard catch in the first quarter sent Beckham past the previous record of 1,593 by Houston's Bill Groman in 1960-61.
Beckham was the NFL's Offensive Rookie of the Year in 2014, catching 91 passes for 1,305 yards and 12 touchdowns in just 12 games following his injury. Through the first three games of this season, he ranked 11th in the league with 269 receiving yards and 18th in the league with 19 catches. He also had two touchdowns through the Giants' first three games.