Calvin Johnson, photo by Gavin Smith / Detroit Lions

“He’s unreal … I’m just proud to be associated with him.”
~Lions QB Matthew Stafford

With 11 catches for 225 yards against the Atlanta Falcons, Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson strode into the record books to set the single-season yardage record for a wide receiver with 1892 yards. ESPN reports:

Johnson surpassed Jerry Rice’s single-season yards receiving record of 1,848 with his 10th catch in the fourth quarter Saturday night. That put Johnson over the 200-yard mark in the game against the Atlanta Falcons. He needed 182 to surpass the mark Rice set in 1995 with the San Francisco 49ers.

Johnson had more than 100 yards receiving for an eighth straight game, breaking an NFL record set by Charley Hennigan in 1961 and matched by Michael Irvin in 1995. Johnson broke another league mark with 10 receptions in a fourth game in a row.

It was Johnson’s 11th game with 100 yards receiving this season, tying Irvin’s NFL mark.

In the first quarter, Johnson surpassed Herman Moore’s single-season franchise record of 1,686 yards.

You might also enjoy Mitch Albom’s column on Calvin Johnson, who seeks the 2000 yeard milestone this Sunday against the Bears. View more photos from Megatron’s record-setting game and also see shots of Calvin and his dad post-game. You can get a Facebook cover of the catch from the Detroit Lions Facebook page, and there’s video of the catch as well.

More Detroit Lions on Michigan in Pictures.