Larry Fitzgerald
Cardinals Peak (2008-09) · 2008–2009
Fitzgerald's elite Clutch Factor (92) and elite Football IQ (92) define this era.
Scouting Report
Position ratings · 0-99 scale · Based on career data
Trophy Case
2005, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020
11 selections — the most sure-handed receiver of his era
2008
Selected in 2008 — led the Cardinals to the Super Bowl
2008
Led the league in 2008 — carried Arizona to the Super Bowl
Signature Moments
Super Bowl XLIII — The Greatest Losing Performance
Fitzgerald caught 7 passes for 163 yards and 2 touchdowns in Super Bowl XLIII, including a 64-yard TD that gave the Cardinals the lead with 2:37 left. Then Santonio Holmes made an impossible toe-tap catch to win it for Pittsburgh. Fitzgerald was magnificent in defeat.
He gave the greatest receiving performance in Super Bowl history — and lost. Larry Fitzgerald deserved that ring. The football gods disagreed.
The Hands — Zero Drops
Fitzgerald was famous for never dropping the ball. His catch radius was impossible — one-handed grabs, fingertip catches, contested balls in traffic. He had the greatest hands in NFL history, making difficult catches look routine and impossible catches look merely difficult.
He had the best hands in football history. Period. Larry Fitzgerald caught everything thrown within his ZIP code.
Career Numbers
Career Rec Yards
2nd all-time at retirement
17492
Career Rec TDs
121
Career Receptions
2nd all-time at retirement
1432
Yards Per Reception
12.2
Career Targets
2020
Catch %
2nd highest among WRs with 1000+ targets
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Yards Per Target
8.7
Rec Yards/Game
66.5
100-Yard Games
48
Career First Downs
778
20+ Yard Receptions
196
Drop Rate
Best hands in NFL history — PFF
3.1
Contested Catch Rate
PFF
53.2
Career Fumbles
Elite ball security
15
Super Bowl Record
Lost SB XLIII — 7 rec, 115 yds, 2 TD
0-1
Playoff Rec Yards
1102
Playoff Rec TDs
10
Pro Bowl Selections
11
Games Played
17 seasons
263
Season Stats · Cardinals Peak (2008-09)
Engine Attributes
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