NFL Longest Kick Returns Single Game Playoffs Leaders
All-Time Longest Kick Returns 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 |
Lng |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Jacoby Jones | 108 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers, February 3, 2013 |
2 | Knile Davis | 106 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Houston Texans, January 9, 2016 |
3 | Trindon Holliday | 104 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 12, 2013 |
4 | Eric Weems | 102 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Green Bay Packers, January 15, 2011 |
5 | Brian Mitchell | 100 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, January 15, 2000 |
6 | Desmond Howard | 99 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. New England Patriots, January 26, 1997 |
7 | Dion Lewis | 98 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Houston Texans, January 14, 2017 |
| Andre Coleman | 98 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 29, 1995 |
| Fulton Walker | 98 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Washington Redskins, January 30, 1983 |
10 | Ron Dixon | 97 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 28, 2001 |
| Ron Dixon | 97 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 7, 2001 |
| Vic Washington | 97 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Dallas Cowboys, December 23, 1972 |
13 | Maurice Jones-Drew | 96 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 5, 2008 |
14 | Tony Horne | 95 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Minnesota Vikings, January 16, 2000 |
| Chuck Levy | 95 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Green Bay Packers, January 11, 1998 |
16 | Danieal Manning | 94 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. New England Patriots, January 13, 2013 |
| Tim Dwight | 94 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Denver Broncos, January 31, 1999 |
18 | Miles Austin | 93 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Seattle Seahawks, January 6, 2007 |
| Stanford Jennings | 93 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 22, 1989 |
20 | Devin Hester+ | 92 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Indianapolis Colts, February 4, 2007 |
| Dante Hall | 92 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 11, 2004 |
22 | Eric Metcalf | 90 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Buffalo Bills, January 6, 1990 |
23 | Rod Hill | 89 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Green Bay Packers, January 16, 1983 |
| Nat Moore | 89 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Oakland Raiders, December 21, 1974 |
25 | Reggie Barlow | 88 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New York Jets, January 10, 1999 |
26 | Percy Harvin | 87 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos, February 2, 2014 |
| Marshall Johnson | 87 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. Oakland Raiders, December 24, 1977 |
28 | Charlie Rogers | 85 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Miami Dolphins, January 9, 2000 |
29 | Jermaine Lewis | 84 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. New York Giants, January 28, 2001 |
30 | Ellis Hobbs | 80 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 21, 2007 |
| Derrick Mason | 80 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, January 23, 2000 |
32 | Devin Hester+ | 78 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Atlanta Falcons, January 14, 2017 |
| Ed Podolak | 78 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Miami Dolphins, December 25, 1971 |
34 | Mike Nelms | 76 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 22, 1983 |
35 | Kevin Dyson | 75 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Buffalo Bills, January 8, 2000 |
36 | Keisean Nixon | 73 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 20, 2024 |
37 | Desmond King | 72 | LAC | Los Angeles Chargers vs. Baltimore Ravens, January 6, 2019 |
| Speedy Duncan | 72 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Buffalo Bills, December 26, 1964 |
39 | Brian Mitchell | 70 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, January 19, 2003 |
| Chad Morton | 70 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Indianapolis Colts, January 4, 2003 |
41 | Doug Baldwin | 69 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers, January 19, 2014 |
42 | Mel Gray | 68 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Green Bay Packers, December 31, 1994 |
43 | Steve Tasker | 67 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Los Angeles Raiders, January 15, 1994 |
| Rick Upchurch | 67 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 15, 1978 |
| Terry Metcalf | 67 | STL | St. Louis Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 27, 1975 |
| Speedy Duncan | 67 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. San Francisco 49ers, December 26, 1971 |
47 | Ahmad Bradshaw | 65 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, January 11, 2009 |
48 | Jamal Agnew | 63 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Kansas City Chiefs, January 21, 2023 |
| Darren Sproles | 63 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, January 11, 2009 |
50 | Leon Washington | 62 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Chicago Bears, January 16, 2011 |
| Carl Garrett | 62 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Denver Broncos, January 1, 1978 |
| Elbert Dubenion | 62 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Boston Patriots, December 28, 1963 |
| Max Krause | 62 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Chicago Bears, December 8, 1940 |
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