Chad Johnson and Terrell Owens Debate Who the Better NFL Wide Receiver Was

Former NFL receivers Chad Johnson and Terrell Owens had a debate over a simple question on Friday.

Who was better?

T.O. tops Ochocinco in every statistical receiving category and played in 53 more games. Here’s how their careers match up, per Pro-Football-Reference.com:

Totals

Player	Games	Receptions	Yards	Touchdown	YPC
Johnson	166	766	11,059	67	14.4
Owens	219	1,078	15,934	153	14.8

Averages

Player	RPG	YPG	TDPG
Johnson	4.6	66.6	0.4
Owens	4.9	72.8	0.7

The numbers don’t lie. Statistically, it’s Owens.

Johnson argued that T.O.’s numbers are partly due to his surroundings, though.

"Don’t let the numbers fool you," Ocho said. "It just so happened he was put in situations that were great for him. I’m the better receiver."

T.O. was blunt in response: "Turn the film on."

The debate seemed lighthearted and in good fun. A better discussion might be who was better at celebrating touchdowns.

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