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Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson caught his 982nd career pass in the fourth quarter of Sunday's win over the Cleveland Browns to match Randy Moss for 10th place on the all-time receptions list, per Drew Dougherty of HoustonTexans.com.

Johnson made the milestone catch a memorable one, moving into the top 10 with a 10-yard reception that converted a 4th-and-3 from the Browns' 38-yard line early in the fourth quarter. Covered tightly by Pro Bowl cornerback Joe Haden on the play, Johnson trapped the ball against his thigh while falling down and then maintained control while staying in bounds.

Already up 17-7 at the time, Houston was then able to run another three minutes off the clock before kicking a 37-yard field goal. The Texans would later add another field goal, winning 23-7 in a game that saw Johnson catch seven passes for 68 yards.

The 33-year-old wideout is on pace for 88 receptions this season, but he's averaging his fewest yards per catch (11.5) since 2006 and has caught only one touchdown through 10 games.

While perhaps not the superstar of past seasons, Johnson is still going strong in his 12th year, and a solid first start by quarterback Ryan Mallett offers hope for the previously dormant Houston passing game.

Johnson is a safe bet to pass Moss for sole possession of 10th place in Week 12 against the Cincinnati Bengals. The former Miami Hurricane has caught at least one pass in each of his last 128 appearances, tying him with fellow Hurricane Reggie Wayne for the NFL's second-longest active streak, behind only Larry Fitzgerald's 159 games, per Pro-Football-Reference.com's play index.

Looking further ahead, Johnson will likely surpass ninth-place Hines Ward (1,000 receptions) on the all-time catches list before the end of this season, and he may even make a run at eighth-place Isaac Bruce (1,024).

The players are mostly bunched pretty closely until you get to Jerry Rice's 1,549 receptions and Tony Gonzalez's 1,325. Third-place Marvin Harrison has 1,102, which is only 120 ahead of Johnson.

Sitting between Johnson and the top of the list is one active player, with the aforementioned Wayne at 1,053 career receptions after Week 11.

Both Johnson and Wayne seem likely to pass Harrison for third place either this season or next, but it will take an unexpected late-career burst for one of the two to make a run at Gonzalez in second place.