( CNN ) -- In a mega moment for the man called Megatron , Detroit Lions wide receiver Calvin Johnson broke Jerry Rice 's single-season record for receiving yards Saturday night against the Atlanta Falcons . Johnson set the record in the final minutes of the fourth quarter , snagging a pass from Matthew Stafford for a 26-yard gain . After the play , Johnson brought the ball to the Detroit sideline to give to his father , Calvin Johnson Sr. , while the crowd erupted in a roaring ovation . `` I do n't think I said anything to my dad when I gave him the ball , '' Johnson said after the game . `` I just gave him a hug . But when I think back on it , it 's a special moment . '' Entering Saturday 's game in Detroit , Johnson needed 182 receiving yards to surpass Rice , who had a total of 1,848 yards in the 1995 season when he was with the San Francisco 49ers . Johnson finished the night with 225 yards , and now has 1,892 on the season . Rice congratulated Johnson with an in-stadium message on the Ford Field video board . Johnson said he knew when he caught the pass that he broke the record . `` The guys were telling me on the sideline I 'm like 4 or 5 yards away , '' Johnson said . `` So it was just like one reception and I 'm there , so I 'm like , 'shoot , let 's go ahead and knock this thing out . ' '' Johnson broke two other NFL records Saturday . He had more than 100 yards receiving for the eighth straight game , passing Charley Henningan in 1961 and Michael Irvin in 1995 . Johnson set another league mark with 10 receptions for four consecutive games . Johnson had 11 receptions Saturday . Following the game , Stafford said if someone had told him at the beginning of the year that someone would break Rice 's record this season , he would point to his star wide receiver . `` Nobody goes about their business as professionally as he does , '' Stafford said . `` We 're lucky to have a guy like that . '' Despite the history made by Johnson , the Lions lost 31-18 , their seventh straight defeat . They are in last place in the NFC . The Falcons , meanwhile , clinched home-field advantage through the NFC playoffs with their win Saturday night . Johnson now will try to reach a number that was once unthinkable : 2,000 receiving yards in a single season . The Lions finish the season at home against the Chicago Bears . But for now , despite the Lions ' loss , Johnson can still put the record in perspective . `` It 's an accomplishment that took a lot of work , so you ca n't take that thing away , '' he said .
Johnson set the new record at 1,892 receiving yards in one season . The Lions wide receiver gained 225 receiving yards against the Atlanta Falcons . He surpassed Jerry Rice 's old record of 1,848 , which has stood since 1995 . Comment: