NFL Punt Return Yards Single Game Playoffs Leaders (since 1941)
All-Time Punt Return Yards Leaders
Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have mostly complete boxscore data (1933 onward).
+ Indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Yds |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Allen Rossum | 152 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. St. Louis Rams, January 15, 2005 |
2 | Anthony Carter | 143 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. New Orleans Saints, January 3, 1988 |
3 | Bob Hayes+ | 141 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Cleveland Browns, December 24, 1967 |
4 | Desmond Howard | 117 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 4, 1997 |
5 | Reggie Bush | 109 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 16, 2010 |
| DeSean Jackson | 109 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 4, 2009 |
7 | Charley Trippi+ | 102 | CRD | Chicago Cardinals vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 28, 1947 |
8 | Bosh Pritchard | 101 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 21, 1947 |
9 | Jermaine Lewis | 99 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 20, 2002 |
10 | Jim Cason | 98 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Yankees, December 4, 1949 |
11 | Theo Bell | 91 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Houston Oilers, January 7, 1979 |
12 | Trindon Holliday | 90 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 12, 2013 |
| Desmond Howard | 90 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. New England Patriots, January 26, 1997 |
14 | Butch Byrd | 87 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. San Diego Chargers, December 26, 1965 |
15 | Nate Burleson | 84 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Washington Redskins, January 5, 2008 |
| Carl Roaches | 84 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Oakland Raiders, December 28, 1980 |
17 | Santana Moss | 83 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 15, 2005 |
18 | James Jones | 81 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 28, 1980 |
| Hugh Gallarneau | 81 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Green Bay Packers, December 14, 1941 |
20 | Troy Brown | 80 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 27, 2002 |
21 | Darrien Gordon | 79 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. New York Jets, January 17, 1999 |
| George McAfee+ | 79 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 17, 1950 |
23 | Will Blackwell | 78 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New England Patriots, January 3, 1998 |
24 | Kadarius Toney | 77 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles, February 12, 2023 |
| Antwaan Randle El | 77 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, January 5, 2003 |
| Jahine Arnold | 77 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Indianapolis Colts, December 29, 1996 |
27 | Tavon Austin | 73 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 5, 2019 |
| Santonio Holmes | 73 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. San Diego Chargers, January 11, 2009 |
29 | Darren Sproles | 72 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 3, 2009 |
| Az-Zahir Hakim | 72 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 16, 2000 |
| Reggie Barlow | 72 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New England Patriots, January 3, 1999 |
| Dave Meggett | 72 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 5, 1997 |
| Antonio Freeman | 72 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Atlanta Falcons, December 31, 1995 |
| Vitamin Smith | 72 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Detroit Lions, December 21, 1952 |
35 | Julian Edelman | 71 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 18, 2015 |
| Jackie Wallace | 71 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 31, 1978 |
| Leroy Kelly+ | 71 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Colts, December 26, 1971 |
38 | Mecole Hardman | 70 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 16, 2022 |
| Kyle Williams | 70 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants, January 22, 2012 |
| Derrick Mason | 70 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 3, 2004 |
| Dennis Northcutt | 70 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 5, 2003 |
| Russell Copeland | 70 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 23, 1994 |
| Brian Mitchell | 70 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 2, 1993 |
44 | Dana McLemore | 69 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Bears, January 6, 1985 |
| John Sciarra | 69 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 11, 1981 |
| Bruce Taylor | 69 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 27, 1970 |
47 | Jalen Richard | 68 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Houston Texans, January 7, 2017 |
48 | Steven Sims | 67 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 20, 2024 |
| Eddie Brown | 67 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, January 6, 1980 |
| Keith Molesworth | 67 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants, December 9, 1934 |
51 | Eric Decker | 66 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. San Diego Chargers, January 12, 2014 |
| Jeff Ogden | 66 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Oakland Raiders, January 6, 2001 |
| Bobby Joe Edmonds | 66 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Houston Oilers, January 3, 1988 |
| Ken Strong+ | 66 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears, December 9, 1934 |
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