 In eight postseason games, he caught 31 balls for 358 yards and only one touchdown.He led the league in receptions twice, and his 349 receptions from 1983 through 86 (four seasons) was an NFL record.In 2017, the Professional Football Researchers Association named Christensen to the PFRA Hall of Very Good Class of 2017 

Following his football career Christensen participated in Masters Track and Field, where he set an age-group world record in the Heptathlon and was the top decathlete in the world for ages 45-and-over.