All-Time Punting 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 | Steve Weatherford | 557 | NYG | New York Giants vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 22, 2012 |
2 | Tom Landry+ | 550 | NYY | New York Yankees vs. San Francisco 49ers, December 4, 1949 |
3 | Dave Jennings | 530 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Cleveland Browns, January 3, 1987 |
4 | Ray Guy+ | 460 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Houston Oilers, December 28, 1980 |
5 | Marquette King | 457 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Houston Texans, January 7, 2017 |
6 | Andy Lee | 455 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants, January 22, 2012 |
| Ode Burrell | 455 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Oakland Raiders, December 21, 1969 |
8 | Rich Camarillo | 452 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Denver Broncos, January 4, 1987 |
9 | Michael Dickson | 446 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 9, 2021 |
10 | Sam Koch | 444 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans, January 15, 2012 |
11 | David Lee | 438 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Oakland Raiders, December 24, 1977 |
12 | Dale Hatcher | 431 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Bears, January 12, 1986 |
13 | Kyle Richardson | 430 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Giants, January 28, 2001 |
14 | Britton Colquitt | 423 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. New England Patriots, January 24, 2016 |
| Jim Norton | 423 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Oakland Raiders, December 31, 1967 |
16 | Brad Maynard | 422 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 28, 2001 |
17 | Mark Royals | 418 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Washington Redskins, January 15, 2000 |
18 | Johnny Hekker | 417 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. New England Patriots, February 3, 2019 |
19 | Curley Johnson | 415 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Oakland Raiders, December 29, 1968 |
20 | Shane Lechler | 414 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Oakland Raiders, January 7, 2017 |
21 | Len Younce | 410 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers, December 17, 1944 |
22 | Max Runager | 400 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Giants, January 4, 1987 |
23 | Brad Nortman | 399 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Buffalo Bills, January 7, 2018 |
24 | Keith Molesworth | 398 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants, December 17, 1933 |
25 | Andy Lee | 396 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. New Orleans Saints, January 14, 2012 |
| Cliff Parsley | 396 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Oakland Raiders, December 28, 1980 |
27 | Herman Weaver | 391 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys, December 26, 1970 |
28 | Dave Zastudil | 390 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Tennessee Titans, January 3, 2004 |
29 | Sam Koch | 386 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Denver Broncos, January 12, 2013 |
30 | Kyle Richardson | 383 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Denver Broncos, December 31, 2000 |
31 | Kevin Huber | 380 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 4, 2015 |
32 | Tom Tupa | 378 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, January 3, 1999 |
| Josh Miller | 378 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. New England Patriots, January 5, 1997 |
34 | Ron Widby | 377 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Baltimore Colts, January 17, 1971 |
35 | Frankie Albert | 375 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. New York Yankees, December 4, 1949 |
36 | Ray Guy+ | 374 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Baltimore Colts, December 24, 1977 |
37 | Britton Colquitt | 367 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers, February 7, 2016 |
38 | Keith Molesworth | 366 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants, December 9, 1934 |
39 | Maury Buford | 363 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Los Angeles Rams, January 12, 1986 |
| Horace Gillom | 363 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. New York Giants, December 17, 1950 |
41 | Chris Kluwe | 362 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 4, 2009 |
| Len Younce | 362 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins, December 19, 1943 |
43 | Tom Tupa | 361 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Green Bay Packers, January 26, 1997 |
| David Lee | 361 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 27, 1975 |
45 | Michael Dickson | 360 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 5, 2019 |
| Bryan Barker | 360 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers, January 2, 1993 |
| Bob Cifers | 360 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 21, 1947 |
48 | Thomas Morstead | 359 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 24, 2010 |
49 | Ron Widby | 358 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Detroit Lions, December 26, 1970 |
50 | Chuck Ramsey | 357 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Miami Dolphins, January 23, 1983 |
51 | Tom Hutton | 356 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, January 15, 2000 |
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