Gates Joins Elite Company
San Diego Chargers tight end Antonio Gates joined elite company last night. Gates had 9 receptions for 92 yards and 2 touchdowns against the Pittsburgh Steelers. In doing so, he became only the second tight end with 100 career touchdown receptions. He is also just the 22nd player in NFL history to record 100 career touchdowns. View the list below.
| Player | Touchdowns |
| Jerry Rice | 208 |
| Emmitt Smith | 175 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson | 162 |
| Randy Moss | 157 |
| Terrell Owens | 156 |
| Marcus Allen | 145 |
| Marshall Faulk | 136 |
| Cris Carter | 131 |
| Marvin Harrison | 128 |
| Jim Brown | 126 |
| Walter Payton | 125 |
| John Riggins | 116 |
| Lenny Moore | 113 |
| Shaun Alexander | 112 |
| Tony Gonzalez | 111 |
| Barry Sanders | 109 |
| Tim Brown | 105 |
| Don Hutson | 105 |
| Antonio Gates | 101 |
| Steve Largent | 101 |
| Franco Harris | 100 |
| Curtis Martin | 100 |
| Italics denotes Hall of Famers Top 20 lists courtesy of Elias Sports Bureau Bold - Players active during the 2015 season |
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