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NFL Single Game Kick & Punt Return Yards Leaders

Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have complete boxscore data (1960 onward) and all 100 yard rushing/receiving or 300 yard passing games from 1940-1959. Create your own leader lists using the Player Game Finder tool!

Rank Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active RtY Boxscore
1. Tyrone Hughes 347  New Orleans Saints vs. Los Angeles Rams, October 23, 1994 
2. Devin Hester (25) 314  Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions, September 30, 2007 
3. Josh Cribbs (24) 306  Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Ravens, November 18, 2007 
4. Josh Cribbs (26) 305  Cleveland Browns vs. Kansas City Chiefs, December 20, 2009 
5. Ted Ginn Jr. (24) 299  Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets, November 1, 2009 
6. Eddie Payton 289  Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 17, 1977 
7. Michael Lewis 286  New Orleans Saints vs. Washington Redskins, October 13, 2002 
8. Speedy Duncan 282  San Diego Chargers vs. New York Jets, November 24, 1968 
9. Domenik Hixon (25) 281  New York Giants vs. New Orleans Saints, October 18, 2009 
10. Josh Cribbs (25) 278  Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Ravens, November 2, 2008 
Chad Morton 278  New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills, September 8, 2002 
12. Jermaine Lewis 275  Baltimore Ravens vs. Seattle Seahawks, December 7, 1997 
13. Mel Renfro+ 273  Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers, November 29, 1964 
14. Brandon Banks (23) 271  Washington Redskins vs. Detroit Lions, October 31, 2010 
15. Ted Ginn Jr. (26) 268  San Francisco 49ers vs. Seattle Seahawks, September 11, 2011 
16. Steve Smith (22) 267  Carolina Panthers vs. St. Louis Rams, November 11, 2001 
Tony Horne 267  St. Louis Rams vs. Kansas City Chiefs, October 22, 2000 
Terry Fair 267  Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers, September 6, 1998 
19. Jerome Mathis 266  Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts, October 23, 2005 
Jerome Mathis 266  Houston Texans vs. Kansas City Chiefs, November 20, 2005 
21. Mel J. Gray 263  Houston Oilers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, October 6, 1996 
Billy Johnson 263  Houston Oilers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, October 5, 1975 
23. Dante Hall 262  St. Louis Rams vs. Dallas Cowboys, September 30, 2007 
24. Tony Smith 261  Atlanta Falcons vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, September 27, 1993 
25. Clifton Smith 259  Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Kansas City Chiefs, November 2, 2008 
Adam Jones (23) 259  Tennessee Titans vs. New England Patriots, December 31, 2006 
Willie Ponder 259  New York Giants vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 18, 2004 
28. Eddie Drummond 257  Detroit Lions vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, November 14, 2004 
29. Roell Preston 256  Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings, October 5, 1998 
30. Derrick Witherspoon 253  Philadelphia Eagles vs. Arizona Cardinals, November 24, 1996 
Leon Washington (28) 253  Seattle Seahawks vs. San Diego Chargers, September 26, 2010 
32. Terrence Wilkins 252  St. Louis Rams vs. Kansas City Chiefs, December 8, 2002 
Josh Scobey 252  Arizona Cardinals vs. St. Louis Rams, September 28, 2003 
34. Jon Vaughn 251  Kansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins, December 12, 1994 
Eric Metcalf 251  Arizona Cardinals vs. Oakland Raiders, October 4, 1998 
36. Ronney Jenkins 250  San Diego Chargers vs. Oakland Raiders, November 18, 2001 
B.J. Sams 250  Baltimore Ravens vs. Kansas City Chiefs, October 4, 2004 
38. Trindon Holliday (26) 248  Denver Broncos vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 12, 2013 
Noland Smith 248  Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers, October 15, 1967 
Dexter Carter 248  San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 18, 1995 
41. Desmond Howard 247  Detroit Lions vs. Cincinnati Bengals, October 28, 2001 
Felix Jones (21) 247  Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles, September 15, 2008 
Timmy Brown 247  Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys, November 6, 1966 
Travis Williams 247  Green Bay Packers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, November 2, 1969 
45. Devin Hester (24) 246  Chicago Bears vs. St. Louis Rams, December 11, 2006 
Glyn Milburn 246  Detroit Lions vs. Chicago Bears, November 27, 1997 
47. Chris Carr (23) 245  Oakland Raiders vs. Baltimore Ravens, September 17, 2006 
48. Andre Coleman 244  San Diego Chargers vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 29, 1995 
Desmond Howard 244  Oakland Raiders vs. Buffalo Bills, December 13, 1998 
Desmond Howard 244  Green Bay Packers vs. New England Patriots, January 26, 1997