NFL Fumbles Recovered Single Game Leaders (since 1999)
All-Time Fumbles Recovered Leaders
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
FR |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Baker Mayfield | 4 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. Cleveland Browns, September 11, 2022 |
| Kyler Murray | 4 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Cleveland Browns, October 17, 2021 |
| Jay Cutler | 4 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills, December 17, 2017 |
| Patrick Peterson | 4 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Miami Dolphins, September 30, 2012 |
| Tony Romo | 4 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins, September 26, 2011 |
6 | Carson Wentz | 3 | WAS | Washington Commanders vs. Tennessee Titans, October 9, 2022 |
| Hunter Renfrow | 3 | LVR | Las Vegas Raiders vs. Cleveland Browns, December 20, 2021 |
| Colt McCoy | 3 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Seattle Seahawks, November 21, 2021 |
| Jarvis Landry | 3 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Ravens, December 14, 2020 |
| Derek Carr | 3 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Detroit Lions, November 3, 2019 |
| Chase Daniel | 3 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants, December 2, 2018 |
| Landry Jones | 3 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, December 31, 2017 |
| Russell Wilson | 3 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Tennessee Titans, September 24, 2017 |
| Ryan Tannehill | 3 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets, November 29, 2015 |
| Matthew Stafford | 3 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 8, 2013 |
| Colt McCoy | 3 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. San Francisco 49ers, October 30, 2011 |
| Earnest Graham | 3 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Detroit Lions, September 11, 2011 |
| Matt Hasselbeck | 3 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Texans, December 13, 2009 |
| Daunte Culpepper | 3 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 11, 2009 |
| Eli Manning | 3 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Buffalo Bills, December 23, 2007 |
| Cleo Lemon | 3 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills, December 9, 2007 |
| Kurt Warner+ | 3 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. Seattle Seahawks, September 17, 2006 |
| Mike McMahon | 3 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants, November 20, 2005 |
| Drew Bledsoe | 3 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Washington Redskins, September 19, 2005 |
| Chad Pennington | 3 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Kansas City Chiefs, September 11, 2005 |
| Lamont Brightful | 3 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Cincinnati Bengals, September 19, 2004 |
| Chad Pennington | 3 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Oakland Raiders, November 9, 2003 |
| Brian Young | 3 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Baltimore Ravens, November 9, 2003 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 3 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Arizona Cardinals, December 29, 2002 |
| Rod Woodson+ | 3 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, September 15, 2002 |
| Jon Kitna | 3 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, November 11, 2001 |
| Kyle Turley | 3 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. St. Louis Rams, December 24, 2000 |
| Doug Pederson | 3 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 10, 2000 |
| Jon Kitna | 3 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, November 12, 2000 |
| Tiki Barber | 3 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 29, 2000 |
| Mark Brunell | 3 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Denver Broncos, December 13, 1999 |
| Darryl Williams | 3 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs, October 4, 1998 |
| Stephen Boyd | 3 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears, October 4, 1998 |
| Scott Mitchell | 3 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Atlanta Falcons, August 31, 1997 |
| Lonnie Johnson | 3 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs, December 22, 1996 |
| Craig Erickson | 3 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Seattle Seahawks, October 6, 1996 |
| John Thierry | 3 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Houston Oilers, October 22, 1995 |
| Ricky Reynolds | 3 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills, December 18, 1994 |
| Jeff George | 3 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. San Diego Chargers, November 6, 1994 |
| Craig Erickson | 3 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Denver Broncos, December 26, 1993 |
| Marcus Dowdell | 3 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Phoenix Cardinals, October 18, 1992 |
| Don Majkowski | 3 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings, September 6, 1992 |
| Rich Gannon | 3 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Detroit Lions, November 11, 1990 |
| Jeff Hostetler | 3 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Phoenix Cardinals, October 21, 1990 |
| Dave Krieg | 3 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Kansas City Chiefs, November 5, 1989 |
| Ray Childress | 3 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Washington Redskins, October 30, 1988 |
| Dave Krieg | 3 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears, December 20, 1987 |
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