Deebo Samuel breaks NFL record with unique trick play touchdown
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 28, 2026, 12:00 AM
Last updated Sep 28, 2026
The San Francisco 49ers improved to 3-0 after facing the Arizona Cardinals in Week 3. Deebo Samuel scored on an 80-yard touchdown following a trick play in the first quarter. The play involved Mike Evans pitching the ball to Samuel, marking a historic scoring move. By recording 80 receiving yards without a reception, Samuel set a new NFL record for the most receiving yards in a game without a reception, surpassing Timmy Brown's 65 yards from 1961.
- •49ers lead the season at 3-0 after the victory.
- •Samuel's touchdown came from a trick play in the first quarter.
- •Samuel totaled 80 yards without a recorded reception.
- •He broke a 65-year-old record for receiving yards without a reception.
- •Timmy Brown held the previous record with 65 yards.
- 12:48 AMYahoo Sports — Deebo Samuel makes NFL history with 0 catches for 80 receiving yards and 1 TD
- 12:00 AMYahoo Sports — Deebo Samuel sets weird NFL history thanks to 49ers trick play touchdown
"San Francisco wide receiver Deebo Samuel had a stat line never before seen in NFL history today: Zero catches, 80 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown.
"The 49ers' early trick play touchdown by Deebo Samuel made unusual NFL history.
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External links- Yahoo SportsSep 28, 2026, 12:48 AMDeebo Samuel makes NFL history with 0 catches for 80 receiving yards and 1 TD
San Francisco wide receiver Deebo Samuel had a stat line never before seen in NFL history today: Zero catches, 80 receiving yards and a receiving touchdown.
- Yahoo SportsSep 28, 2026, 12:00 AMDeebo Samuel sets weird NFL history thanks to 49ers trick play touchdown
The 49ers' early trick play touchdown by Deebo Samuel made unusual NFL history.
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