NFL History: 50 greatest quarterback-wide receiver tandems in NFL history

DETROIT, MI - OCTOBER 27: Matthew Stafford #9 of the Detroit Lions celebrates with teammate Calvin Johnson #81 after a first quarter touchdown the game against the Dallas Cowboys at Ford Field on October 27, 2013 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Leon Halip/Getty Images) /

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Antonio Brown #84 and Ben Roethlisberger (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) /

There’s a special connection between a quarterback and a wide receiver. While we aren’t discounting the positional importance of the running back, tight end, halfback, and others but there’s just something about the quarterback and wide receiver that appear to make an offense jump.

NFL history is flooded with a long list of quarterbacks that were not only great but also had their wide receiver sidekick right beside them.

In honor of the seemingly endless and important connection between a quarterback and wide receiver, we’ve constructed a comprehensive list of the top quarterback-wide receiver duo in NFL history. We made sure that we excluded several notable names today such as Patrick Mahomes and Tyreek Hill. It isn’t because they aren’t great but more so because we need to see a bit more.

Also, for clarification, we didn’t exactly put a time stamp on our duos list. Meaning, if they dominated the league, then we gave them a rightful spot anyways.

Everything is weighed when it comes to our list, what they accomplished, their stats as a tandem, and overall team success. Now that you guys have somewhat gotten the picture, it’s time to dive in and read our top 50 quarterback-wide receiver duos of all time.

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