NFL Yards per Punt Single Game Playoffs Leaders (since 1939)
All-Time Yards per Punt Leaders
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Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have mostly complete boxscore data (1933 onward).
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Y/P |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Sam Francis | 62.0 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins, December 12, 1937 |
2 | George McAfee+ | 61.0 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants, December 21, 1941 |
| Roy Zimmerman | 61.0 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Chicago Bears, December 8, 1940 |
| Ed Danowski | 61.0 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Detroit Lions, December 15, 1935 |
5 | Jon Ryan | 59.5 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons, January 14, 2017 |
| Reggie Roby | 59.5 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 5, 1991 |
7 | Mike Scifres | 59.0 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 13, 2008 |
| Johnny Gildea | 59.0 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers, December 11, 1938 |
9 | Johnny Hekker | 58.0 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 30, 2022 |
| Saverio Rocca | 58.0 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 18, 2009 |
11 | Mitch Wishnowsky | 57.0 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 14, 2023 |
| Klaus Wilmsmeyer | 57.0 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 17, 1993 |
| Clarke Hinkle+ | 57.0 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. New York Giants, December 10, 1939 |
14 | Mitch Wishnowsky | 56.0 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Detroit Lions, January 28, 2024 |
| Ray Guy+ | 56.0 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. San Diego Chargers, January 11, 1981 |
| Beattie Feathers | 56.0 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins, December 12, 1937 |
17 | Michael Dickson | 55.8 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 9, 2021 |
18 | Ryan Allen | 55.0 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 11, 2014 |
| Hunter Smith | 55.0 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. New England Patriots, January 18, 2004 |
| Tom Landry+ | 55.0 | NYY | New York Yankees vs. San Francisco 49ers, December 4, 1949 |
| Sid Luckman+ | 55.0 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Washington Redskins, December 8, 1940 |
22 | Ryan Wright | 54.7 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. New York Giants, January 15, 2023 |
| Jake Schum | 54.7 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 15, 2017 |
24 | Darren Bennett | 54.5 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Indianapolis Colts, December 31, 1995 |
25 | Jack Fox | 54.0 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 28, 2024 |
| Jake Schum | 54.0 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Atlanta Falcons, January 22, 2017 |
| Tommy Barnhardt | 54.0 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Atlanta Falcons, December 28, 1991 |
28 | Sam Koch | 53.8 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 15, 2011 |
29 | Michael Dickson | 53.7 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers, January 12, 2020 |
30 | Bryan Anger | 53.6 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 16, 2022 |
31 | Craig Hentrich | 53.3 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 10, 2009 |
32 | Bradley Pinion | 53.0 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 23, 2022 |
| Andy Lee | 53.0 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens, February 3, 2013 |
| Craig Colquitt | 53.0 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Houston Oilers, January 7, 1979 |
35 | Zoltan Mesko | 52.8 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Houston Texans, January 13, 2013 |
| Hunter Smith | 52.8 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. New England Patriots, January 21, 2007 |
37 | Mike Scifres | 52.7 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 3, 2009 |
38 | Brett Kern | 52.5 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 11, 2020 |
| Sammy Baugh+ | 52.5 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Chicago Bears, December 13, 1942 |
40 | Tommy Townsend | 52.3 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 30, 2022 |
| Dustin Colquitt | 52.3 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 6, 2007 |
42 | Craig Hentrich | 52.0 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 16, 2000 |
43 | Jake Camarda | 51.8 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Detroit Lions, January 21, 2024 |
| Mike Scifres | 51.8 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos, January 12, 2014 |
| Pat McAfee | 51.8 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. New England Patriots, January 11, 2014 |
46 | Matthew Bosher | 51.6 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 6, 2018 |
| Lee Johnson | 51.6 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Los Angeles Raiders, January 13, 1991 |
48 | Pat McAfee | 51.5 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Cincinnati Bengals, January 4, 2015 |
49 | Michael Dickson | 51.4 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 5, 2019 |
| Todd Sauerbrun | 51.4 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 21, 2007 |
| John Hadl | 51.4 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Buffalo Bills, December 26, 1965 |
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