NFL Yards per Kick Return Single Game Leaders (since 1941)

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Leaders Table
Rank Player Y/Rt Tm Boxscore
1Ron Brown92.0RAMLos Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers, November 24, 1985
2Travis Williams86.0GNBGreen Bay Packers vs. Cleveland Browns, November 12, 1967
3Jordan Todman80.0INDIndianapolis Colts vs. Green Bay Packers, November 6, 2016
4Andre Roberts74.0LACLos Angeles Chargers vs. Denver Broncos, January 2, 2022
5Gale Sayers+73.5CHIChicago Bears vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, September 17, 1967
Wally Triplett73.5DETDetroit Lions vs. Los Angeles Rams, October 29, 1950
7LeGarrette Blount72.5NWENew England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills, December 29, 2013
Keith Lincoln72.5SDGSan Diego Chargers vs. New York Titans, September 16, 1962
9Kyle Williams72.0SFOSan Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota Vikings, September 23, 2012
Lemar Parrish72.0CINCincinnati Bengals vs. Buffalo Bills, November 8, 1970
11O.J. Simpson+70.5BUFBuffalo Bills vs. New York Jets, October 4, 1970
12Ted Dean70.0PHIPhiladelphia Eagles vs. New York Giants, September 29, 1963
13Jacoby Ford69.0OAKOakland Raiders vs. Cleveland Browns, October 16, 2011
Ollie Matson+69.0CRDChicago Cardinals vs. Chicago Bears, October 5, 1952
15Chris Polk68.5PHIPhiladelphia Eagles vs. Washington Redskins, September 21, 2014
16Terry Fair68.0DETDetroit Lions vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, September 28, 1998
17Cordarrelle Patterson67.5CHIChicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings, November 16, 2020
Joe McKnight67.5NYJNew York Jets vs. Baltimore Ravens, October 2, 2011
Randall Cobb67.5GNBGreen Bay Packers vs. New Orleans Saints, September 8, 2011
Brian Mitchell67.5PHIPhiladelphia Eagles vs. Atlanta Falcons, October 1, 2000
21Lenny Lyles67.3SFOSan Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Colts, December 18, 1960
22Ameer Abdullah67.0DETDetroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers, November 15, 2015
Derrick Cullors67.0NWENew England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills, November 9, 1997
Jon Vaughn67.0NWENew England Patriots vs. Phoenix Cardinals, September 29, 1991
25Marqise Lee66.5JAXJacksonville Jaguars vs. Houston Texans, December 18, 2016
26Aaron Bailey66.0INDIndianapolis Colts vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, December 10, 1995
Mercury Morris66.0MIAMiami Dolphins vs. Cincinnati Bengals, September 14, 1969
Mel Renfro+66.0DALDallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers, November 7, 1965
29Ken Hall65.3HOUHouston Oilers vs. New York Titans, October 23, 1960
30Knile Davis65.0KANKansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos, December 1, 2013
Gary Ballman65.0PITPittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers, November 3, 1963
Timmy Brown65.0PHIPhiladelphia Eagles vs. Cleveland Browns, September 17, 1961
33Ron Smith64.5RAMLos Angeles Rams vs. St. Louis Cardinals, September 16, 1968
Gale Sayers+64.5CHIChicago Bears vs. Los Angeles Rams, October 23, 1966
35Ollie Matson+64.0CRDChicago Cardinals vs. Washington Redskins, October 14, 1956
36Tony Horne63.5STLSt. Louis Rams vs. Atlanta Falcons, October 17, 1999
Preston Pearson63.5BALBaltimore Colts vs. San Francisco 49ers, October 13, 1968
Carver Shannon63.5RAMLos Angeles Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings, November 3, 1963
39Leon Washington63.3SEASeattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers, September 26, 2010
40Ollie Matson+63.0CRDChicago Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, November 23, 1958
41Jakeem Grant62.5MIAMiami Dolphins vs. Tennessee Titans, September 9, 2018
Cassius Vaughn62.5DENDenver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers, January 2, 2011
Derrick Mason62.5TENTennessee Titans vs. Cincinnati Bengals, November 18, 2001
Roy Green62.5STLSt. Louis Cardinals vs. Dallas Cowboys, October 21, 1979
Jimmy Patton62.5NYGNew York Giants vs. Washington Redskins, October 30, 1955
Ollie Matson+62.5CRDChicago Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 31, 1954
47Steven Sims62.0WASWashington Redskins vs. Detroit Lions, November 24, 2019
Pharoh Cooper62.0LARLos Angeles Rams vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, October 15, 2017
Nate Lewis62.0SDGSan Diego Chargers vs. New Orleans Saints, November 17, 1991
Mel Gray62.0NORNew Orleans Saints vs. San Francisco 49ers, September 21, 1986
Cotton Speyrer62.0BALBaltimore Colts vs. Buffalo Bills, November 25, 1973
Willie Galimore62.0CHIChicago Bears vs. Baltimore Colts, October 4, 1958
Jack Salscheider62.0NYGNew York Giants vs. Chicago Cardinals, October 30, 1949
Billy Hillenbrand62.0BCLBaltimore Colts vs. Brooklyn Dodgers, September 7, 1947