His favorite receiver was tight end Howard Cross, who ended up with 77 yards on 6 receptions.

Brisby was Drew Bledsoe's favorite receiver their first three years together, starting in 1993.

"Every quarterback has his favorite receivers," Sanders said.

He threw for two touchdowns to his favorite receiver, Tommy Kane.

Kane, his favorite receiver, took the ball at the line of scrimmage and ran to the Syracuse 49.

He looked around the lot and found his favorite receiver, Sean Burke, breaking toward the ball.

"I've always said my favorite receiver is the open guy," Kanell added.

Pennington's favorite receiver was Coles, who had been held to seven catches in the previous two games.

Crawford's favorite receiver was Corrigan, who caught 8 passes for 141 yards.

Dropping back like a quarterback, he went long, aiming for his favorite receiver.