5 tight ends with 4+ touchdowns in an NFL game ft. Travis Kelce

Las Vegas Raiders v Kansas City Chiefs
Las Vegas Raiders v Kansas City Chiefs

#3 - Jimmie Giles

Jimmie Giles of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Jimmie Giles of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

In a shootout between Dan Marino's Miami Dolphins and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the latter team's tight end Jimmie Giles caught four touchdown passes back in 1985.

The Dolphins came out on top that day with a score of 41-38, but Giles still managed to catch four touchdowns and go for 116 yards on just seven receptions.

Giles was voted into the Pro Bowl on four occasions during his career, and was inducted into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ring of Honor following his retirement.


#2 - Travis Kelce

Las Vegas Raiders v Kansas City Chiefs
Las Vegas Raiders v Kansas City Chiefs

Travis Kelce recently joined this prestigious list after catching four touchdown passes against the Las Vegas Raiders during Week 5 of the 2022 season.

Kelce caught all of his passes from Patrick Mahomes, but managed just 25 yards on the night as he caught seven passes.

Kelce has been a seven-time Pro Bowl selection during his career and has 9,353 yards to go with 64 touchdowns to date. He will surely be bound for the Pro Football Hall of Fame once he retires, but the 33-year-old shows no signs of slowing down.


#1 - Kellen Winslow Sr.

Kellen Winslow Sr. with the San Diego Chargers
Kellen Winslow Sr. with the San Diego Chargers

The only tight end in NFL history to catch five touchdowns in a single game is Pro Football Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow.

Back in 1981, in a 55-21 blowout victory for the San Diego Chargers, Winslow caught five touchdowns for 144 yards against the Oakland Raiders.

Winslow spent his entire career with the San Diego Chargers and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1995, after making five Pro Bowls and catching a total of 45 NFL touchdowns.

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