We wish everyone celebrating a happy National Tight Ends Day!

Among those enjoying the football holiday were NFL tight ends themselves, who scored 16 touchdowns and totaled 177 receptions – the most catches by a tight end in one day in league history. That’s also more TDs than have ever been scored on this occasion since San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle created the day of recognition for his position and his colleagues in 2018.

Let’s start with the tight ends who caught two touchdowns for their respective teams in Week 8. The showpiece game for this position was the Atlanta Falcons’ 31-26 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, which included four touchdowns from tight ends.

Here are all the tight ends who found the end zone in Week 8 on Sunday before the Monday Night Football matchup between the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants

Kyle PittsFalcons: 2 touchdowns, 4 catches, 91 yards

Cade OttonBuccaneers: 2 touchdowns, 9 catches, 81 yards

Pitts’ second score of the day came with some uncertainty. At the goal line, it appeared Bucs defender Antoine Winfield Jr. threw the ball away. But after the replay, it was determined that Pitts had crossed the goal line before the ball went free.

David NjokuBrowns: 1 TD, 5 catches, 61 yards

Dalton KincaidBills: 1 TD, 4 receptions, 31 yards

Travis KelceChiefs: 1 touchdown, 10 catches, 90 yards

Perhaps it’s fitting that one of the NFL’s most iconic tight ends had his best game of the 2024 season on the day he celebrated his position. Travis Kelce caught 10 passes for 90 yards in the Kansas City Chiefs’ 27-20 win over the Las Vegas Raiders. Also his touchdown brought him to fifth place on the NFL’s all-time TD list for tight ends.

Two games featured teams with two different tight ends catching touchdowns. The Detroit Lions started things off with their 52:14 win over the Tennessee Titans.

Sam LaPortaLions: 1 TD, 6 receptions, 48 ​​yards

Brock WrightLions: 1 TD, 1 catch, 8 yards

LaPorta was the only tight end to catch a touchdown from a non-quarterback, catching a pass from running back David Montgomery on a trick play.

The other team that had two catch touchdowns by tight ends was the Denver Broncos in their 28-14 win over the Carolina Panthers.

Nate AdkinsBroncos: 1 TD, 1 catch, 3 yards

Adam TrautmanBroncos: 1 TD, 3 catches, 73 yards

Tyler ConklinJets: 1 TD, 3 receptions, 42 yards

Mark AndrewsRavens: 1 TD, 5 catches, 36 yards

The Green Bay Packers’ 30-27 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars included a tight end touchdown catch for each team.

Tucker KraftPackers: 1 TD, 3 receptions, 78 yards

Evan EngramJaguars: 1 TD, 4 catches, 36 yards

Engram’s TD was huge, making the catch between three defenders and tying the score at 27-27 with 1:48 to play.

George Kittle, 49ers: 1 TD, 6 receptions, 128 yards

George Kittle scored a great touchdown for the 49ers in the second half of their game against the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night, giving them a 10-point lead at the time. His six catches for 128 yards led the Niners to a 30-24 victory over the Cowboys.

Credit also goes to the tight ends who put up great numbers in Week 8 but didn’t score a touchdown. No one at the position had a better statistical day than Trey McBride, who had nine receptions for 124 yards as the Arizona Cardinals defeated the Miami Dolphins 28-27.

Additionally, Mike Gesicki caught seven passes for 73 yards for the Cincinnati Bengals and Zach Ertz of the Washington Commanders grabbed six receptions for 66 yards.